Page 17 - HP3A 006 John Davison Rockefeller

instead. John and other investors like

the Clark started the company with

a small refinery. He soon bought the

shares owned by the Clark brothers

and reinforced his ownership of the

company. However, he soon found

himself struggling with other

competition and a lot of issues

within the company. demand for railroad transport. They

Mea nw h ile, t he big r a ilw ay had to look for alternative ways to

companies which were the previous make their companies survive. The

giants of the economy were steadily railway magnate, Cornelius Van

declining. There were too many Der Bilt, knew just how to gain the

railroads in America and too little competitive edge. If he could strike a