A Colorado oil magnate initially hostile to doing business with Taggart Transcontinental. After Dagny ensures he gets reliable service, he becomes an ally. He ultimately sets his oil fields on fire and declares a strike to abandon the collapsing economy.
Transforms from a resentful client to a trusted business partner and close friend.
Wyatt's frustration with James's monopoly culminates in his withdrawal from the system.
Mouch's policies indirectly force Wyatt into a position of total withdrawal.
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