Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1908 — PEOPLE OF THE DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PEOPLE OF THE DAY

Chief of Standard Oil. Although John I). Rockefeller is the titular head of the Standard Oil company, the actual direction of the affairs of the vast corporation is vested in John D. Archbold, vice president of the company. It is said of Mr. Archbold that no other person is so close to John D. Rockefeller, none so high in the chief’s confidence. And this regard has been won by devotion to Standard interests through many years. He has been with the Standard Oil company since 1875. His recent defense, through the press, of the methods of the company he controls is fresh in the public mind. Mr. Archbold is of Scotch descent and is a native of Ohio. His boyhood

was spent in Titusville, Pa., and when oil was discovered there he became an Independent operator. During this period he fought Rockefeller, and his ability was soon recognized. When the first oil trust was formed he became one of the nine trustees with the Rockefellers and their associates. H. H. Rogers did not attain this rank until several years later. From his Scotch ancestry Mr. Archbold inherited the sterling qualities of that race. He is a bold and fearless fighter. In every one of the investigations and legal assaults made against it Mr. Archbold has been the leader of the Standard forces. Mr. Archbold is the special patron of Syracuse university. He is president of the board of trustees of that institution, and bls gifts have amounted to more than $750,000.

JOHN D. ARCHBOLD.