Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-11-28

The subject Of this sketch, copied from
the the N. Y. Times OF october 18th, was
sn uncle Of Mrs. Fidelia Turner and Miss
Ella Stevenson. OF this city:
Tho body Of Col. Vernon X. Stevenson.
Who died Thursday night in bis home, at
Fyn IN :nG Tenth a Avenue wa:
will be placed In the family tomb. Mount
Olivst cemetery, on Monday. Though
he had lived In this city for 70 years. Mr..
Stevenson first began business In Nash.
Vile. made . fortune there, was for many
years rrominent In local and State history.
He leaves an estate said to be worth S..
Ooo, 100. principally IN reality in this city
and In Nashville. Most of his property
here Was up town. but he built and owned
the IL, 20 block 1t No. A Broadway. which
Y 1t present rented by the Standard Oil
sen has not taken IN active part in bust.
moss life for the past two years, leaving
the msnagement Of his affairs largely in
the hands Of his son, V. X. Stevenson, Jr.
He was. however. . member OF the
Chamber Of Commerce and OF the Man.
haitian Club 1t the time Of his death.
Col Stevenson was born In Russellville,
KY. Jan. n. 1917. He was only l6 years
old when he went to Nashville and began
his business career ~ clerk in dry goods
store. Through industry and ability he
became head partner In large house and
retired with . fortune before no was 40
lake IN interest In railroad matters, and
very much desired to SEQ the locomotive
opening up the res0rCes OF both his native
and his adopted States. By personal
subscription among friends he raised
enough money e build the Nashville
with George Peabody for the first supply
Of iron ralle no ever sent to this country
from London. Mr.. Stevenson was elected
President Of the road and remained in
that Office uninterruptedly for Is years.
During this time. in cooperation with his
mote the educational interests Of Tennes-
see. besides taking prominent part in
controlling the Louisville and Nashville
Railway. The town Of Stevenson, Ala,
was named In his honor. It Is growing
town and . junction OF Importance on
phis and Charleston Railroads. When
the southern Pacific Railroad was begun
Napoleon Ill. gave Mr.. Stevenson 500. 200
In cash 70 accept the Presidency Of 1t, with
. salary Of 81, COZ . year. In accepting
those new duties Mr.. Stevenson did not
roads under his management. 1t was his
boast that In his long railroad career
covering moro than 10 years, all pay ments
or ohllGnkions which he personally as
summed, and oil bonds or other securities
0e roads with which he was prominently
identified, had always been paid in full.
Even duriag the war, when in tho natural
devast~ti09 Of battle the tracks OF his
railroad were torn up and the stations and
rolling stock conHscated or ruined, he
n~ver ninched. Alter the war was over
boudholders In London aud Paris re
ceived i've years interest in full on all
their securities. Mr.. Stevenson refused to
ask Tor single dollar rebate.
la politics Mr.. Stevenson was always q
Arm Democrat and Z liberal contributor to
party dnsncss. When . young man no
was favOrite with Andrew jackson, and
no always chung to the principles the old
General 'instiiied into him. Mr.. Steven
was . warm supporter Of Stephen A.
Douglas for the Presidency, doing per
sonal campaign work and even starting
newspapers In his behalf. He was con
vincsd that Mr.. Douglas was the only
available man who could avert the i'm
pending war between the North and
South. when the war did break out Mr..
Stevenson naturally sided with his own
Usals and section. He dounsd the gray