The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-06
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place. don't like him, but appoint him
and it will be all right And thus James
became Postmaster General. tn the mean
time Sherman had been elected to the SEN
ATE. and four years later Democrat, in the
person Of Henry B. Payne, took the place
of George H. Pendleton"
speaking OF Payne brought up the sub
lect or the Standard Oil miIlionaires.
senator Carron was brought up in Cleve-
land and he knew the most of them as
boys. l asked him to tell me something
about Rockefeller. He replied:
Il knew Rockefeller when he was a
CLERK at something like $50 month. He
didn't seem to be overnight. For a time
he had made my house his lounging- place
! In the evenings, and / remember he would
sit ana SIT until l would begin to watch the
clock and wonder il he would ever 90. He
vas determined fellow, however, and he
nad wonderful amount of perseverance,
He would stick to thing long after other
men would have given it up. You might
refuse him again and again and the third
morning ne would bob up again with the
same proposition. He had wonderful
executive ability. and with all his apparent
dizziness he is one of the shrewdest bust
ness men in the United States.
Sam Andrews was another queer char
ac'er, Senator Carron went on. HE
| began LIE Ike Rockefeller and the two
went along neck and neck for some time,
but now Rockefeller Is said to be worth at
least fifty millions and l doubt whether
sam Andrews has as much as twomilions,
1t was funny thing how Rockefeller got
Andrews out Of the Standard Oil Com
pany: was IN the swim in Cleveland at
the time and knew all about it. Andrews
was very Jealous of RocKefeller's success.
He tried to beat him in every wav. and
Whenever Rockefeller did a thing Andrews
would try to do bigger one. Rockefeller
was president Of the Standard Oil Com
md hn
Andrews soul as he saw him getting
bigger and bigger and himself rem aiming
comparatively stationary. He concluded
that he would assert his independence, and
he came down to the Standard Oil offices
one. DAY and demanded a look at the
books books. Rockefeller told him that the
clerks were busy with them. but that il
he would come in the next day be would
give him statement. Andrews grunted
and went out The next day he returned
and again demanded the books. He was
handed in place of them the statement.
He cast it angrily from him and said:
~ don't want statement. l want to
see the books Of this company. ! ana in
terested in it as much as any man Con-
nected with it. and if | can't see the books
L want to sell nv stock
What will you take for your stock?'
said Mr. Rockefeller, who was sitting at
the desk.
Andrews looked Rockefeller in the eve
and hesitated. He figured up in his mind
that no one would accept the proposition
he was going to make and he said:
II will take just 81, 0O0, 600 cash. and I
want she money now.
CAN right said Rockefeller. I will
give 1t to yOu,' and he picked up his check
book and wrote out his check for S., ZOO. 900
and handed it over to him. Andrews
looked at the check. He didn't want it
and he doubted his eyes when he saw the
n NM nm l~y4
Rockefeller had anything like this amount
az bis command, and he didn't know that
Rockefeller had just been schemng to get
him angry and into just this kind of fix.
Rockefeller thought he could do so and he
got his money. l am told, from Vanderbilt
and had 1t lying IN one of the Cleveland
banks ready for the occasion. Andrews
was ashamed lot to take the check and he
accepted 1t. He worried himself almost
to death investing the money, and he put
about half of it in Government fours. while
large part Of the balance went into the
building of his big house in Cleveland"
WHO is the brainiast man in the Stand
ard OIL COmpany?" / asked.
That is hard 10 say" laughed Mr.. Car
ron. "One OF the biggest, broadcast and
shrewdest is Oliver a. Payne. He is a
great organizer. and he has wonderful
financial talent. He is worth venture,
as much If not more than Rockefeller,
and l understand that his assets amount to
nearly $50. 100000. He is very quiet fe.-
low and he makes no fuss about anything.
He was in college with William C. Whit
ney, and Whitney, | think. came home
with him to Cleveland during one of his
vacations, ard there fell ia love with his
sister and married her. Oliver H. Payne
is great man. and he is great enough not
to make a splurge about it. He seems 20
have no ambition in a political wnr, and
the probability is if he lives much longer
he may become the richest man in the
United States"
FRANK G. CARPENTER.