The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-06

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HENRY o. HAvFMETER.
trust was formed in 1887 they were worth
together only SIS, 600, 900, while today their
joint riches aggregate nearly $50, 600. 600.
This means that in seven years these two
men have tripled their wealth.
For the privilege of controlling the sug-
ar output of this country and of dictat-
ing the price %, 900, 600 people shall pay
for that necessity the Havemeyer brothers
elected themselves, respectively, president
and vice president of the American Sugar
Refining company, alias the Sugar trust,
and then incidentally elected themselves
each salary of S75, 600 year. OF course
the trust has other salaried incumbents on
its books, such as, for instance, John f.
Searles, the lord high chancellor of the
trusts eXchequer, who, together with one
Mr.. Stusburg, the kings chief buyer of
raw sugar, draw each just the salary we
pay the president of the United States.
The daily wages of the workmen in the
refneries who make the sugar averages
just $3.50 Two years ago they struck for
more. The trusts answer was, I'VE can't
afford it." And the next day the trust
declared % per cent dividend.
Down at the Sugar trust building, at the
foot of Wall street, arrives the sugar king,
Henry o. Havemeyer, every day. He comes
by the New Haven road from his country
place at Stamford and thence on the ele-
waited road. He usually arrives about
noon. This particular morning he came
at 10 clock. He had crawled out of the
claws of the senate investigating commit
tee only the night before, and a formula
bic accumulation of mail lay ON his desk.
1t was a hot day. All the windows and
doors were open. happened TO be sitting
on a window seat in the outer office where
l could see the sugar king III. O." per
spired profusely and wiped away the hot
beads with a handkerchief, then tucked it
around his neck like bib. He pulled his
cigar meditatively, enjoying every Whit
of it despite his wrestling match with that
awful mail. His face is like full moon,
and it betokens good health. He is in
clined to badness, but wears short stub
by mustache. He always dresses plainly.
This morning he was attired in a very
light suit, the kind SO becoming to the
blond type of man. His eyes are two
searchlights. They are gray and large, and
they look directly into yours.
The king looked over mass of sugar
market reports which he receives every
day from all over the world, did little
figuring, and then an electric bell clicked,
and William FASTENED to the king. Will
liam is lord high warden of the outer Office,
and you've got to pass him before you can
get to the king.
Send Ormonde here" said the king.
Put up the price of refined one-quarter
cent" he ordered when Ormonde came in.
Now, Ormonde is the trusts Pooh Bah.
He has desk down stairs, and he's the
man who sees the people" Five min
utes later a bulletin in the counting room
down stairs announced the put up"
Brokers' clerks came in, glanced at the
bulletin, then hurried away with the news.
That was at 10 O'Clock. At IL the king
again summoned Pooh Bah Ormonde
Put that sugar back again" And
again the bulletin was changed.
Then l called upon some of the sugar
brokers roundabout. They were consign-
ing the trust to perdition in anything but
the most delicate language. Every time
his majesty changes the price of sugar his
whim costs the brokers, just those within
two blocks of the throne, $3.50 for tele-
grams. One broker alone sends $50 tele-
grams at time. This morning it was
computed by an authority that at least
$500 had been spent for kilograms, and
all for nothing.
why did II. o. do this'' 1 asked q
prominent broker.
No earthly reason at all. Just pure cuss-
sedness."
Does it happen often"
HE changes the price, of course, every
few days Il all depends upon his stomach.
His stomach Is the thermometer of the
sugar market When sugar goes up one
point he has dyspepsia; two points, been
up late; three points means he's of for a
short vacation
King Theodore Interviewed.
William took my card in 10 King Henry
q. He was too busy TO sec any man
so sent William to King Theodore, who
received ne cordially and kindly.
Now, in his official capacity a king may
not be exactly lovely and al that. But
when you come TO talk with him q phi
vate individual its another matter. I I
found Mr.. Theodore H2vemcyer Just a. .
and unaffected Is II ne hadn't
been king az all, but just an ordinary, well .
bred gentleman. he shook my hand and I.
aid down hIs pen and gave all his atten- .
ton to poor devil OF an interviewer just I
Is though he hadn't hundred other far 4
nore imporJ.nt claims on his time
You want 10 interview ne about 4
sugar, be sid But now II you'll just
-eAd nay br5,Lcr's testimony before the
-enale cOnlnlittee
''No, interrupted. Il want 70 talk
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lie wheeled round in his chair, facing .
me. and sp5ke with -cfincment- even eie- +
yance He is inclined 10 badness and .
looks very much Ike his brother excerpt .
that TheoCorc wears iron gray SIDE whisA-
srs His GCsk was Uttered with papers f
bus he sat there IN shirt sleeves looking 4
cool and qui;e satisfied with things gen
orally. But lct not any man persuade
himself, thenfore. that Theodore H@vs>
meyer l. not d busy man
BY carer has bcsn quite unevenIful-
be protested n1siastly and added DO .
not carr for newspaper noiorlety- II :
simply this way was born IN Ne% lorS-
hcrc lez4rTle,i the p-Ucess q sugar
refining ia our Brooklyn refineries- then 4
went u CierTusrsy and lea-nod the te-Tzali
v AZ, retErac3 hers an-i took charge q our |.