The sun., 1900-12-16

transaction or BY the two Appr,issrs already
selected Then the purchaser wn TO pu'
W bond of s5oo.ooo 10 accept the factory
st Tho appraisers valuation.
= jout want anv moro Tor the factory
than II I. worth. said Mr., Rossrs TO the oorn-
blits", j don't want ANY le~s, You ought
not 20 expect 10 got II for loss. Under hs
circumstances ypu ought TO DO Wiling "
put NJ proper sunantoe that vvu mean
hu.tncss
u va. all IN vain that tho citizens and
hts friends appealed n him 10 see that no
businss- could DO done on any suoh basis,
Those rero his terms, no said when they
~oro rondy tn talk business 10 ~es Thsro
~r-o n"xuustiona tina. lasted nosrlv half
ye,r Thcre arc rumors now that Mr..
f"e"rs han rs!onted and that hs has scen
lie way TO making some other arrangement
than that hs ar,t sua9ested.
Of course paterson has been In 4 fermert
over Mr., RoHcrs'- airnlrr ever since the
rs0otiatioIs have boon pending. All the old
stories tina. had boon told about Mr Rogers
and his doinss wore rsked over, Some OF
thom boar tho uuiutstak able stamp Of being
! the product Of lons-livod Hossip.
An. Rooxias'a Ynii.spsuIrs,
| Ono Of tho Paterson s,or.-s about Mr.
nest ut disorder and ragrodn-ss This re-.
| rort ,nny have dovu!oped out Of tho p,rue
! Of te nelshbors who have nc. bron invited
, ta,o lils house 70 may be ,ao c!,llt Of u fancy
,, fsd on Tho spectacle Of tic starcd deer G.d
| Trio stuNet swaIs on Ito do0rstrra Eut at
any rate II Il not In ncco rciarr- with the fact.
| Mr. Ro5rrs'n home d!uSy and loosely built
a. IL may srom 70 70 on tr outsdie. 10 as
comfortable place rs an old bachelor could
| havo FOR his declining days. SO FAR Is he
! from being afraid TO 10. anybody see what
the tr.Idc of his housc /. Ike tha: 10 l. con-
sAntly entsrtGirine In TIE r'ost III -ral fash
Ion. u Is noteworthy that he seorls par
tculnlv n like 70 have young people around
him. Aln!os. tao only n'irnats friend Mr..
Royors ever ha IN Paterson was the late
Henry v Butter, Mr.. Rogers used frequently
80 n Mr.. Bu:.crs hca.e and ,hc B.tlers irC-
cu"ttly v!s.tcd hm. They spent Ga"s or
tis popp.oa farm. soHet.,r rs t.ey lived
t'rro ire vhole summer through. This
friendship betwoon NJ Rogers and the family
la continued since Mr.. BItler's death Il
,~r.s o. be no L., bright $40; IA tAe Old
Sent!eman's Ne TIA In that G! tie young
,eopl- But they respect Alr RosCrss CO.
srr Co keep AS va business 70 IL rs. !: a,1
Paterson has been able to set very lttle
comfort GU, O.! the :r.en ds.N-. pC-havs
that Is ono reason tire :r!cadsh!' a s. strong.
An asoG hU-ssGeeper IS In charge o: the
house, The lawns are realty kept and tao
walks are ALWAYS swept c!oIr. u tor any
r'a'on this work Is ne elected tho ne.shbor-
hood 10 apt TO have TIC t-oHt o! seeing
Mr.. Rogers marching up and down the yard
with tho horsckeeper. To!rt!nc out with his
stick every particular BIT 9' 7srer that has
attracted his attention and telling hcr In toncs
NkNt 81 - -.
state @; affairs. lie makes animated ses-
lures and IS very emphatic With them.
ASswrH TO sc!fCrTc-
Another storv sets bin down ~ woman
hater. IL Is said q hi'a thgt he VII never 6 ,
to place where he Il lits!y - necta n vou,an.
The only foundation TIL, yarn has Is that Mr..
Rogers Is bachelor. An t.ler complaint
Paterson hiss made about NJ. Rogers is that
In years gone by when rubllc subscri tion
payers have been circulated Mr.. Rogers has
been visited by ir rs!stert nd vouble person
vita lists OF sig natures and plentiful reasons
why lie should sdd his nure to the o:hers
with the gi.t OF large an count of money.
Sometimes Ir. Rogers alter stUdy ing tie
purposes OF the subscri ton and the ..st ot
those who hao re ycb-;r5uted declined to
have an! thing to do With Il Sometimes he
cave u uluCu ltlOGtN rs I4H IlDlRlt tlt fnAt-
ter called for from L!-. But lay r!ah,y the |
amiab!e persons who brought the arprai to !
him expressed great disapr ONT merit that q |
man poss. ssl 2 from eight 10 eighty million |
dollars should not have subscribed more |
freely. These criticisms werc not always |
reserved until Mr., Rogers wa. out of hearing |
He answered them by scaling down his pubic |
81 hscrr tions.
what do you wantY' Ia said onoe "a a
woman who came 20 him with paper for
worthy cause
Money. lots Of money" replied the woman
vivaciousIy.
What did you come to ne for7- he asked.
Because knew YOU had such lcts Of money |
Mr.. Rogers said the young woman. that |
thought YOU could spare little bit of
Oh. you did" exclaimed MIR. Rogers
Then why did you say YOU were go,rg to
see Old Man Rogers to-day. but vcu knew il
wouldn't do any cood' wouldn't FOR the
world disappoint lady. Good afternoon"
good many wears ago Mr. Rcgors wanted
to close two Paterson streets tha. ran through
his factory. They were OF no use to the city
and were practically part Of the factory
grounds. But the city wouldn't have it. The
city wanted to chow its Independence Of ricn
corporations and to show Rogers that he
uu own tHe tOWU. ne NlEVIs N'Ie NOT
closed but perhaps In these atter-day roeou
tions both MIR Rogers and the people o. Patcr-
con have been reminded once or twice OF tho
hostile spirit the city showed then.
HIS DEER ASp his FARM.
Mr. Rogers owns n great deal of land about
his house. When II FIRST came into his pos
session It was ell open fields. Now Paterson
has bui up all around him, There are acres
aud acres OF green pasture therefore all about
him The land Ia treme ndously more valuable
than II wns when II came TO him. IIe has been
urged to sell or build or do something. He
says he 10 very wen satisfied with things ~
thev are, He does not want to sell. Tho |
Susauehanna Railroad Put lts tracks right
through the middle Of Mr.. Roferss vacant
lots a fev years ago He WAS very much 1
put out about the matter But the road had
the law on tts side ana he could not s,op IT,
He seemed to bs afraid that the trains would
snnov bis deer.
There are about fifty deer They are
housed In q barn bohind his house The lot
on which his ouse Is built covers about half
a city block. The rear half Of It Is altogether
occupied by tho deer park The deer have
plenty of room to run around in a number of