The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-04
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Chicago Chronicle.
George II. Hopper. who died the ether
cav On his Elmwood estate. near Ci&ve-
land Ohio. became rich through HE az
ISOLATION with the Standard on Company.
but he was noted particularly for his
s,~skinx individuality and qaalnt chargc-
tersssics.
In eariy life he was q timer. and when
the Standard OIL Company Organized no
obtained the contract for making tin cans
Tor the company through Samuel An
drews. a distant relative. The Standard
at that TINE was shipping all Its oil 10
CaHfcrria IN tin cans, and the contract
proved quite valuable one for Hopper.
Later. when the barrel business began.
HOPPER secured the contract for painting.
glaing. and gauaing the barrels. In that
way his name went throughout the civil
lised world. for wherever the Standard
shipped barrel of Illuminating oil there
was inscribed upon the barrel In letters
OF black. George II. Hopper. sauxsr.'.
Fifteen Years ago he sold ont hia Goa
tracts TO the company and went on the
salary list. lie was delegated to manage
the Long Island Paint Works and the
Bayoane Glue workA Time and time
again he asked 10 resiGn on account ~ III
health. but John u. Rockefeller assured
him that SO long az they were both alivo
and the Standard OH Company existed he
should be connected with II In an OFF,
cial capacity
About ten years ago Mr.. Hopper Dur.
chased Eimwood farm. near Cleveland.
Many amusing stories arc told Of him In
this connection.
He decided to turn II into q stock farm.
The first thing he did was 20 purchase
Bell Boy. stallion. for SCI COO Stx months
later Bell Boy and the stables were burned.
Mr.. Hopper became sitsgasted with the ide9
OF raising stock and gave II up.
He was seized with the idea at one time
that II was the proper thing for a eentie-
man OF elegant leisure to own q yacht
He had enc built and christened II the
Florence. In honor Of his eldest daughter
When the yacht was completed II was
found To be too hig 20 enter the creek at
the farm. and. there being no natural har-
Dor at the place IL had to be kept as Ash
tsbula. twelve miles distant. Hopper hat
ed the yach, from the day II was huiis
II was launched without ballast. and &c II
struck the water big wave hit IL and it
capAzed. and went 20 the bottom. with
the crew on board. The yacht was raised.
but Hopper never again pat his foot upon
IT, Whenever any one wanted enil no
caused the crew 70 scan the hori1on care
fully. and II the indications were that
there would be fair weather for three or
four hours he would permit his friends TO
20 cruising in II for that length Of time.
Hopper's whole career as . farmer Waa
an amusing failure. He owned q beauti-
full orchard OF peach trees. and . friend
one dsy remarked that he would come
down in peach season ard paftake some.
'Do." said Hopper. do" GrasptnG him
by the hand warmly. but let u know
when you are coming 20 VIC can get somo
peaches from Geneva"
Hopper was OF a nervous. restlesn d..
position. and had lived such busy me
that II was agony for him TO be ~
Therefore ne employed men TO hui3o =
stone wall around hls park-not that ~
Yail was at al necessary. but that 4 oayo
him something to Hip<rintend.