毛泽东在谈到中国近代工业发展史时,曾说有四位人士不能忘记——搞重工业的张之洞,搞化学工业的范旭东,搞交通运输的卢作孚和搞纺织工业的张謇。梁漱溟评价卢作孚先生“公而忘私,为而不有。”张群说:“卢作孚先生是一个没有受过学校教育的学者,一个没有现代个人享受要求的现代实业家,一个没有钱的大亨。” When talking about the history of China’s modern industrial development, Mao Zedong once said that four people should not forget that Zhang Zhidong, who engaged in heavy industry, Fan Xudong, engaged in chemical industry, Lu Zuofu, who engaged in transportation and Zhang Jian, who engaged in the textile industry. Liang Shu-ming evaluation of Mr. Lu Zuofu “public and private, but not.” “Zhang Qun said:” Mr. Lu Zuofu is a non-school education scholars, a modern individual without the modern enjoyment of the demands of a real businesswoman, a no money Tycoon. "