Show being different brings success M 1 4 4 N 44 JJ wa ITS Ts a long step from being janitor of a small town post office to the presidency of a corporation but 0 ill fuller did it because he be is an individualist inspired by a lecture in his youth to be different he has haa carried out the thought even in the building of service stations for the company of which he la Is now president the richfield oil company of california when but twelve years old he was taken by his father to hear a lecture entitled acres of diamonds given by rev russell conway at bakersfield california the thought behind the talk was that if a man was individual was unwilling to follow in the footsteps of the throng he be would see that real opportunity lay at his feet it t he could but find that endeavor in life for which he were best suited the boy was so impressed that during the school years that followed instead of playing during summer vacations as did other children ho be worked at as many trades and professions as possible at the age of twenty one following this procedure of learning something of baking banking farming meat packing real estate selling and newspaper work at bakersfield all the time holding the he position of janitor of the local post office at per year puller found himself in the oil game twenty years have intervened and at forty one he be heads one of Aine americas ricas major petroleum corporations the youngest nan man from a purely age standpoint to have ever risen to the presidency of un oil company of such size and as to his standing in the tha industry lie he has just been reelected elected re as a director of the american petroleum institute all through these years hla his craving and hobby was to build beautiful buildings that would be different the richfield organization gave him this opportunity lu in its service stations in los angeles the company has jut just completed its own office building instead of the usual type of steel and brick structure it has been encased in black and gold tile making it the outstanding structure of the pacific coast on top Is au an aerial beacon that can be seen for miles the idea of using such a combination came from froia fuller the individualist be different offer a better sery ice to the public make them remember you but not with loud words or actions know as much as possible about the other mans business so that you can talk to him intelligently these are some of ills his axioms |