Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-16

snfIain1 pipe lfn@s and transporting
ne oil Ia them rsfksr thl1 ~ railway
When the fzilwAv eorIsuiss bHc os@c
shas shzbbiiy trsstsd, they revised tnsir
sArIf rates ana perEiEt@d eTsfy ocs 70
sor1s IN on an equal footing as shippeFs.
tot in The uoezntime the Standard bs6
7@caras 30 opnlsns that IL did Tot care
aha. action TIE railroads took MO-
Hithstanding toe s0rnpetIiina tse sand
ard noz has Il. cleared $500 Do1 n ls'S.
md the dividend. tbis year vii "a IA
psosz4 o. last. IL has beea INCORPORATED
"a a half dozen States. and the & .s=rent
trzanlz+iious are governed By the
standard iruzs Company, The bad
quarters ~ Ehish are II AsT 1ofS-
Ishn ID. Rockefeller - SAIL the pfe>ad'
ug genius % the eBtire sstAbisnmenf.
from the Trust Company down lie and
ais brother, " BIZ x Jokefsaler, A. hs L
alied by psogie VITO kn0~ him here
,iBoats. ON {+1Oo0o0 Sorth OF stock.
md are Therefore the cocks Of the
standard walk. Col. P.yne'- interest
a ti0.co00oO and Mr.. FioRlsr's ls Abo1I
SHE same.
seven or eight year, ago NJ. An
drewA, ~no sail FrnAined at the re-
1heries ia sne capacity % Ssp@nnten-
hsnt u she pFscsBe4l p4Tt OF the oosi-
a,sss. became dissatisfied for some rea-
on end offered 20 sell his interest.
AxDEKEs SELLS OUr.
Andrews CT sims % b. = common man.
rhsls kJckefelIeF riThtfnliy considers
himself q very 1neo1nmon ore lbs
probably was tue fOHndatipn of the
tfpabie. A. any rate, ADDRESS co1n-
olAinsd, and Rockefeller. qnick az
Z ,sa, asked bim hos much money be
Santed for his share. Andrews WAS al
ready rich, aud, being soIayShat eEef
I'd. pirked % pieoe Of pap~r aud. mas
tiiy VII inc thereon " one million dot
.aTs." handed il to Rockefeller. The of
fer was accepted. although Andrews 81
ssrEzrsi besiratsd about selling, and tue
trHasfer gas made aseordingly. Aweek
i.s-r Kosksfsller sold the Asdrev-
stock 90 W. II. Vanderbilt and made
*.sSO.OO0 Oh the deal. After Address
sntd cot be bsRan the erection 81 the
d. "a. mansion IN Cleveland. IL Mas
fous or i've years IN buiidIng. Work
men we're hrought here from Rome, and
the richest msssriai that es1ld be
purchased Vas used 10 its construction.
fhs place has bsep occupied oy Mr..
Address for several years. and IL proud
Iv pointed oat by noastfaI CleVelandsFs
a. one Of the most rlagti6esnt private
buildings in America. Mr.. Andrews
has 500, 900 IN per cent. Government
bonds, a Rrea: deal OF real estate, stocks
IN some Of The largest manufacturing
establishments 10 Cleveland and any
Hnlsuns Of other property. All this has
been gotten together within twenty
years by poor English lad who worked
as poirsr ia commission hose on tbs
river.
Tosn Andrews has not been as sue
/ cessfui as his brother. Years ago he
owned saloon on Seneca street, at
| which Jimmy Elliott and other spafi-
| ing msu were wont % cooRregaie. AT
1 present he conducts livery and sale
stab.e, and, although not wealthy, earns
good living and seems 20 be coatented
with his lot. Samuel Andrews ~ man
of good Qualities, and IL respected by
| all Who kno~ him. He seems 10 be a
modest man as we'll, for he gave his
workmen oTders to drive away reporters
| from bis house when it Was building,
and 10 this day refuses to permit re-
porter 10 view IL III a professional GA
paeity.
coLosKL II 3 PAYNE
| Colonel Payne resides in tbis city aud
looks after the immense interests of she
| Standard in Onio. He il a bachelor
and about IS or u years old. DE IL a
/ brother of the wife Of William c.
/ Whitney. o. New York. Mr. Whitney
4 is teinR spoken of 10 the Hsw$ptpers in
connection with the Attorney General
ship und,n President-eieot Cleveland.
I Colonel Payne il y business man OF
| great power, p assessing executive ability
/ ard a quick and we'll balanced mind.
/ IL IN said he Won small fortune on the
| recent election. When be was a young
man his father gave him several thou
sand dslisrs With which To 20 into bust
mesa. He invested the money in re
| fiAeFv, sold IL ont to tue Standard and
took his pay Ia stock. Tue Whitney
! children will probably be his heirs, "a
ne IL devoted 90 his sister, aud gives no
outward sign Of ever becoming BRIDE
| groom bimsplf.
John ID. Rockefeller is entitled TO the
credit Of ooncsiving the idea that has
made the Standard what It IL. Will
iam, bis brother, has ability, bat not
| enough tn manage sneh q large eorpo
ration. FlogieF N a schooner. and has
leut John ID. Rockefeller great assist
anoe IN the past. Payne has helped TO
carry out plans that were formed before
he entered tbs company, and those
within the golden circle say thst be has
performed his share Of the work like =
professional.