Chapter 375 The Conscience of the Rich
Chicago suddenly became the focus of the United States because of the outbreak of water pollution. Albert, the editor-in-chief of the Chicago Daily Times, who once again became famous, undoubtedly established the image of being fearless of power and speaking out for justice.
But the real winner will not be seen until a few years later. Ten days later, in the morning, a train entered the Chicago train station. The first person to get off was an eye-catching woman with a camera hanging around her fair neck. She was full of the youthful vigor of a young woman. However, after she stepped out of the train, her pretty eyebrows slightly frowned and she said with some dissatisfaction, "The air is so bad!"
"Even if it's true, you can't say it. Industrial cities are like this. You can't smell it anywhere else!" Sheffield took a deep breath of the imperialist air and said contentedly. If nothing unexpected happens, New Orleans won't be so serious in the future, but the air won't be too good.
The slave owner had just attended the ceremony of Ford's 300,000th car rolling off the production line. Then he immediately got on his car and drove to Chicago, making a special trip to show his social responsibility. Because the development of the matter was beyond expectations, someone was fanning the flames and attracting public opinion.
At this time, they could no longer stay in Oak Manor. Rockefeller Jr. used manpower and material resources to solve the problem of Chicago doctors, and Morgan Jr. launched two new insurance models. Chicago had become the place that citizens cared about the most, and the slave owners could only come here to get some traffic.
Holding Natalia's hand, Sheffield went directly to Edith Rockefeller's villa, wanting to know what was going on. The richest woman did not cause trouble for the slave owner, and welcomed Natalia's arrival without asking why she brought this vixen with her.
"It seems that some New York newspapers are arguing with New Orleans newspapers recently. How come you have time to come to Chicago?" Edith Rockefeller touched the coffee with her lips and pushed it in front of Sheffield. "The temperature is just right."
"Let me be frank. Some newspapers in New Orleans are indeed benchmarking New York, but this is not my instruction. I know very well how powerful the city of New York is. It is indeed presumptuous for New Orleans to benchmark against New York. But these newspapers are not for New Yorkers to read. They are to boost the self-confidence of local people near New Orleans." Sheffield shrugged, indicating that he knew about it, but did not stop it.
"You have a clear self-awareness." Edith Rockefeller gave what she thought was a very pertinent evaluation.
"Why choose Chicago as a benchmark instead of a stronger one? The key is that Chicago is not much better than New Orleans. Chicago has a population of over one million, while New Orleans has a population of over 800,000. They are on the same level." Sheffield was not angered by the superior attitude of the richest woman. He knew that the reality was even more cruel.
There is no similar example in the Republic of China, but there are examples in Japan and South Korea, such as Seoul and Busan, Tokyo and Osaka. In fact, it is far worse than the examples in Japan and South Korea. Not to mention the status of New York and London, the only two world super cities in a hundred years, even Tokyo, which is supported by the whole country of Japan, is just a first-tier city.
Regardless of future development trends, New York is invincible. The strength of New York lies in the fact that whether it is to increase domestic demand or international imports and exports, New York's position will not be shaken. New York itself has a good geographical location, and is surrounded by the Great Lakes industrial city cluster with the strongest coal and iron resources in the United States.
This is equivalent to keeping the location of the Magic City unchanged and placing the coal and iron reserves of the provinces surrounding the Imperial Capital in the provinces surrounding the Magic City.
"Let's not talk about this. We have to give the citizens of New Orleans some hope. Without population, how can there be development?" Sheffield sounded a little discouraged. The monster combination of New York and the Great Lakes industrial city cluster in the United States cannot be subdued without bringing in the West Coast.
"Okay, let's not talk about it. What are you doing in Chicago? It's really unexpected." Edith Rockefeller cleaned up Sheffield and Natalia's coffee, full of housewife style.
"Morgan's insurance company has been promoting new insurance recently. Your brother is using Chicago's pollution to establish a medical order. He's even making a fuss out of it by using his connections to call on famous doctors from all over the world to come to Chicago for a meeting. I have to take advantage of the popularity, otherwise it would be so embarrassing if I'm the only one missing." Sheffield also looked like he didn't want to come, but with good things coming his way, he absolutely couldn't be absent at this opportunity to gain favor.
Besides, the Chicago incident could not be said to have nothing to do with him. At least he had paid real money and ordered a trainload of aspirin through the Evelyn Charity Foundation. Although these aspirins were also produced by the United Company, or more accurately, OEM, the word OEM had too strong a comprador connotation, which the slave owner did not like.
The United Company has a patent agreement with Bayer of Germany, so it can produce aspirin, the current flagship product of Bayer, in China. Aspirin has a wide range of applications, including the treatment of colds and fevers, joint pain, rheumatism, etc. It can also inhibit platelet aggregation, thereby preventing the formation of blood clots, improving microcirculation, etc. Due to its small side effects and wide range of applications, aspirin has been given the title of miracle drug.
According to the patent agreement with Bayer, the United Company helped Bayer establish and promote the market for aspirin in exchange for selling aspirin in the United States without paying patent fees.
Funding from Evelyn's charity, quite logically, went to drugs produced by Sheffield's own industrial companies.
It would have been fine if this matter had not been mentioned. But when Edith Rockefeller was mentioned, she became dissatisfied and accused him, "You helped Bayer sell drugs, which had an impact on the Rockefeller family's pharmaceutical industry."
"It's not that serious. This is all protected by patent law." Sheffield waved his hand. He knew that what Edith Rockefeller said was true. In the case of aspirin alone, the United Company did play the role of a comprador.
The matter came to an end, and when no one else was around, Natalia whispered, "Edith is so fierce."
"I always act according to the code of conduct of a businessman. She can't blame me for this. After all, their medical laboratory is far inferior to Bayer." Sheffield shrugged. "It's late. People will only remember the first one, unless the Rockefeller Medical Laboratory finds evidence from ancient Egyptian documents."
The prototype of aspirin was extracted from willow bark. There are records of using willow leaves to treat arthritis on clay tablets of ancient Sumerians. The Chinese medicine classic "Shennong's Herbal Classic" records that the roots, bark, branches and leaves of willow can be used as medicine, which has the effects of removing phlegm and improving eyesight, clearing away heat and detoxifying, diuresis and preventing wind, and can be applied externally to treat toothache. Even the oldest medical document in ancient Egypt, "Ebers Papyrus", records that the Egyptians knew the analgesic effect of dried willow leaves at least 2,000 years before Christ.
"These ancient people were also very powerful!" Natalia seemed to sigh at the splendor of many civilizations.
"The real winner is Bayer, and it is the Germans who have taken a crucial step. No matter how good something is, it must keep pace with the times." Sheffield stretched his body. He came here mainly to see what the World Medical Conference held in Chicago has to offer. The Rockefeller family's investment in the medical industry worldwide has shown how powerful it is. This conference will show how powerful it is.
The donation of a trainload of aspirin had an immediate effect in Chicago. The Chicago Daily Times expressed gratitude to Sheffield for his generosity, saying that the slave owner's action represented the conscience of the United States businessmen.
Of course, this kind of flattery could not be directed at the slave owner alone. Morgan Jr.'s new insurance, Rockefeller Jr.'s appointment of doctors from his hospitals, and the news that the World Medical Conference would be held in Chicago also occupied important pages. Photos of the three men and the companies they represented appeared in the Chicago Daily Times.
This report made the chaotic Chicago feel the care from the wealthy class. From the newspaper, they knew that these three wealthy people were truly wealthy. Compared with some local wealthy people, these three people were the conscience of businessmen.
The simple citizens of Chicago had no idea that only Rockefeller Jr. was truly enthusiastic and took advantage of this incident to establish medical order. As for Sheffield, he was just playing a trick of transferring money from one hand to the other, and as for the other one, he was purely here to make money.
With Rockefeller Jr.'s investment and Chicago being the headquarters of the American Medical Association, the situation was quickly brought under control. Pollution itself was not capable of paralyzing a city of a million people, and the newspapers and media were just selling panic, scaring Chicagoans into doing irrational things and losing their minds over the slightest illness.
It was not until today that Rockefeller Jr. finally arrived, bringing a message: "J.P. Morgan Jr. has approached me to sponsor the opening of the World Medical Conference with me."
"However much he pays, I'll pay as much!" Sheffield said without thinking. To gain fame, he had to be the first to do so. But he still asked, "How many doctors have you gathered to come to Chicago?"
"As long as there are countries where the Rockefeller family has medical investments, we will invite many famous doctors from Europe, Asia, and America." Rockefeller Jr. raised his head slightly and said, "This time I want to establish a medical order for the whole world. Even if I won't succeed immediately, I still have to have a dream."
"All?" Sheffield touched his nose, feeling a bit like when he sponsored the Olympics.
(End of this chapter)
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