Daga cikin hannun jari 10,000 na farko, John D. Rockefeller ya karɓi 2,667; Harkness ya karɓi 1,334; William Rockefeller, Flagler, da Andrews sun karɓi 1,333; Jennings kowannensu ya karɓi 1,000, kuma kamfanin Rockefeller, Andrews & Flagler ya karɓi 1,000. Rockefeller ya zaɓi sunan "Standard" a matsayin alama ce ta amintaccen "matakan" inganci da sabis wanda ya yi tsammani ga masana'antar mai mai. Tambaya: Ta yaya Standard Oil ya fara?
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