[PAR] [TLE] South Improvement Company [SEP] The South Improvement Company was a Pennsylvania corporation in 1871-1872.  It was created by major railroad interests, but was widely seen as part of John D. Rockefeller's early efforts to organize and control the oil and natural gas industries in the United States which eventually became Standard Oil.  Although it lasted less than a year and never shipped any oil, the South Improvement Company scheme caused widespread attention to be focused on the relationships between big railroads and big businesses which wanted and demanded favorable treatment. [PAR] [TLE] John D. Rockefeller [SEP] John Davison Rockefeller Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American oil industry business magnate and philanthropist.  Widely considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history, Rockefeller was born into a large family in upstate New York and was shaped by his con man father and religious mother.  His family moved several times before eventually settling in Cleveland, Ohio.
[PAR] [TLE] South Improvement Company [ SEP ] The South Improvement Company was a Pennsylvania corporation in 1871 - 1872 . It was created by major railroad interests , but was widely seen as part of John D. Rockefeller 's early efforts to organize and control the oil and natural gas industries in the United States which eventually became Standard Oil . Although it lasted less than a year and never shipped any oil , the South Improvement Company scheme caused widespread attention to be focused on the relationships between big railroads and big businesses which wanted and demanded favorable treatment . [PAR] [TLE] John D. Rockefeller [ SEP ] John Davison Rockefeller Sr . ( July 8 , 1839 – May 23 , 1937 ) was an American oil industry business magnate and philanthropist . Widely considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history , Rockefeller was born into a large family in upstate New York and was shaped by his con man father and religious mother . His family moved several times before eventually settling in Cleveland , Ohio .
South Improvement Company was one part of which oil magnate's attempts to control this industry?
South Improvement Company was one part of which oil magnate 's attempts to control this industry ?
John Davison Rockefeller Sr.
John Davison Rockefeller Sr.