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Random Reminiscences of Men and Events

CHAPTER I
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While he had to admit that it was possible the oil supply might fail and that the risks of the trade were great, he always believed that if we went into the oil business at all, we should do the work as well as we knew how; that we should have the very best facilities; that everything should be solid and substantial; and that nothing should be left undone to produce the finest results.

And he followed his convictions of building as though the trade was going to last, and his courage in acting up to his beliefs laid strong foundations for later years.
There are a number of people still alive who will recall the bright, straightforward young Flagler of those days with satisfaction.

At the time when we bought certain refineries at Cleveland he was very active.

One day he met an old friend on the street, a German baker, to whom he had sold flour in years gone by.

His friend told him that he had gone out of the bakery business and had built a little refinery.
This surprised Mr.Flagler, and he didn't like the idea of his friend investing his little fortune in a small plant which he felt sure would not succeed.


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