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Standard Oil Part I
Acquired
Rockefeller's Trade Ind Food Stuff
In 1859, Ben Rockefeller and his partner put four thousand dollars in capital into the firm to start the trading operations. Things go like ok for a couple of years but they have some losses. In 18 61, something big happens in america, something very big. The north goes to war with the south. This drives up the price of food stuffs through the roof. So he doesn't fight in the civil war, despite being, what would he be, 21, 22 years old at that point in time, like prime fighting age. He hires a substitute. And then around this time, people in cleveland are starting to hear about an interesting development that's happening not too too
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