John D.

Rockefeller
Junwei
Ji ye
Danny
Oumou
C
ONTENTS
1
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
2
How did he start oil business?
3
Became successful business man
4
Conclusion
Who i John D. Rockefeller!

July 8,1839 May 23, 1937

Born at Richford, New York

o!founder of "tandard #il

o$%any

&ir't $an who worth $ore t

han a (illion dollar'

)hilanthro%y

*i' +oal were to $ake , 1-

-,--- and to li.e 1-- year'
"
ar#
$ow %i% he #ar# oil
&uine!
1
'The ecre# #o ucce i #o %o #he common #hin(
uncommonly well.)
* John D.
Rockefeller
-
/ent into the %roduce co$$i''ion
co$%any with a %artner
! Built an oil refinery
! Bou+ht out the lark (rother'
! 0he fir$ of Rockefeller, 1ndrew'
2 &la+ler wa' e'ta(li'hed
! &or$ed "tandard #il of #hio
"
ar#
+ecame ucceful &uine man
2
#ne of the lar+e't 'hi%%er oil and kero'en
e in the country
"outh 3$%ro.e$ent o$%any
#wn %i%eline', tank car', ho$e deli.ery n
etwork4 tran'%ort oil5
1('or(ed o$%etitor'
6ow oil %rice' , reduce frei+ht %ay$ent
"
ar#
,ono-oly
3

Mono%oly 7 1 co$%any control' the $ark

et

8nd of 187-', "tandard #il +ained al$o

't co$%lete control of oil refinin+ and $a
rketin+ 49-95 in the :;";

"tandard #il %ro'%ered and all it' %ro%er

tie' wa' $er+ed in 1882 into the "tand
ard #il 0ru't controlled (y "tandard #il;
"
ar#
,ono-oly
3

2-,--- do$e'tic well', <,--- $ile' of %i

%el!ine, =,--- tank car', and o.er 1--,-
-- e$!%loyee'

6e+i'lature' had difficulty to $ade rule'

in e.ery 'tate

3n 1911, the "u%er$e ourt of the :nite

d "tate' ordered "tandard #il o$%any
to (roken u% into 3< new co$%anie'

*eld o.er 2=9 of "tandard #il>' 'tock

Concluion

Rockefeller had a lon+ and contro.er'ial career in the oil i

ndu'try followed (y a lon+ career in %hilanthro%y

*i' i$a+e wa' .iewed a' an a$al+a$ of all of the'e e?%

erience' and hi' conte$%orarie'

3n hi' =-' Rockefeller 'uffered fro$ $oderate de%re

''ion and di+e'ti.e

Rockefeller died of arterio'clero'i' on $ay, 23,1937

Thank
.ou