Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

On a small piece Of sloplng ground,
fronting on the Sleepy Hollow road,
stands one-storied frame building,
which sign designates as John Me-
Inns Inn"
From the back windows Of the main
room there is magnificent view of the
Hudson, as 1t makes a brave curve
IN its seward course; off to the right
lies the old Sleepy Hollow cemetery,
from the front one may look dtssn on
he village Of Mt. Pleasant, a part Of
urrytown, and up to the Poncantlco
hills,
The inn stands almost at the junction
of three roads, and so Insignificant Is
the little building set in the side Of the
hill and partly concealed by few
houses that It cannot be seen until one
has approached within few yards OF
It by the highways.
Just around the turn of one of these
roads begins the front lawn OF one OF
Melln's nelghbors. Indeed If the house
were situated like the inn, only the
width Of the Sleepy Hollow road would
separate them, But the front lawn Oh
Melins neIghbor happens to be nan
mile long, and altogether some l0VO
acres lie about the house, ~
II is impossible to see Mellns niue
Al. NnpQh
cupola OF the palace of the Focahtlco
hills, and this might be the reason Wny
John Melln and his next door nelghDoI'
John d. Rockefeller, are not nelsnDol-
ly-but II isn't, The reason Is that Ml,
Rockefeller sought to get possession
OF Melin's place and the innkeeper not
only frustrated him, but carried lhe
war into the enemy's country ana peat
out the Rockefeller candidate at lhe
last election. ,,.on
Melin. the innkeeper had the advaf-
tage of being the first on the grounu'
For seventeen years his thirst queheh-
inn establishment has been a familiar
landmark in the neighborhood, ana the
srnilInq swede and his wife, VINO 10
gather run the place, are known 10
avery one in the countryside for miles
around. -. hoot
Melin--"the only man that ever beat
the Rockefellers." as he IS iocally
dascrIhed-is a big, broad shouldered'
sIow moving. heavy built sWeue'
shrevdness and good nature beam
from his pleasant grey-blue eyes, ms
speech Is slow and mild, ana what ne
saws IL characterized by wen con"
one,,tnnp Cpuqp.
The mans whole personality preatlles
forth personal independence conplneu
with a tolerant charity for others ono
can see that his fifty-fve years nave
,,,s,,oyvad instead of hardened him.
He would rather be frienaiy WI" 80
whole world than quarrel win any onS,
but there is that In the square Jaw unu
heavy set eyes that tells OF glllh pei T.
sistence 10 be Appreciated once ~ -
in a quarrel. He would hght Nltn ,,a.
bitterness, perhaps. but with tehac s,S
And that Is what he has done IN ms I'LL :
ference with John D. Rockefeller. 4,
aHe fight me an so fight him BACK
says Melin. 81 guess he's a pretty gooe
man rockefeller. He does plenty goou
around here. | got nothing against hlu
but when he fight me fight MIN pacA'
] guess" - -,
The trouble between the two arose oy-
or their both wanting the same thing
M.iIn is by no means rich, but he has a
habit OF holding to what he gets ana ne
already had that which the other. Johh
wanted, the little six square rod plot
~ Ground with the roadside Inn on IT,
Possibly Mr.. Rockefeller wished lnat
narticular spot to put up an arbor or a
iohxa or a barn on; possibly he only