Rockefeller bankrupt

The Vulture

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Suppose Standard Oil were to fail, leaving Rockefeller more or less destitute before he could monopolize the refining and kerosene business. No trust, no monopoly, and the oil business remains greatly fragmented and filled with smaller companies.

Given that Rockefeller introduced business practices widely modeled to the presnt day, what might become of American business if Rockefeller folds?
 
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Suppose Standard Oil were to fail, leaving Rockefeller more or less destitute before he could monopolize the refining and kerosene business. No trust, no monopoly, and the oil business remains greatly fragmented and filled with smaller companies.

Given that Rockefeller introduced business practices widely modeled to the presnt day, what might become of American business if Rockefeller folds?

I doubt too much would change. Plenty of other robber barons practiced vertical integration, standard oil was just fortunate to do so for the dominate energy source of the 20th century. If Rockefeller fails, I would expect JP Morgan to be the one studied for said business practices.
 
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