New-York tribune., 1905-06-21
H. II. ROGERS'SSETTLEMENT|
Dir. Lascson Says Former Tried to
Cheat Him Ont of S6,50O,O00.

Thomas w Lawson in the July number Of
''Everybody's Magazine" continues his recital OF
Frenzied Finance. the Story Of Arnalgamated.
Perhaps the interesting episode Is his descrip-
ton of the alleged attempt of H II. Rogers to cheat
him out of 900 OF the 100000 claimed by him
as his share of the profits of the fotation of the
Amalsamated Copper Company. Rogers had handed
Lawson a statement OF account:
At the first glance caught the balance-it was a
little lit less than two millions and half. At once
the the other lines upon the sheet became crimson
ures and facts which proved irresistiby that 1
should have read nine millions in place of the num-
| stuck the paper under Mr.. Rogers's eyes, On the
balance line beat tattoo with my trembling fore
what said. for all barriers were down and food
ing There was no Chance for Mr. Rogers to an
sWer or to interrupt me. Suddenly became con-
that this IS final? Is this what get for my cursed
work.? My voice as heard it was strange-a
death sentence NO by =. MOI sprang be-
tween him and the door
Lawson. stop for secondi There is some mis-
b1 fakei see there is some mistake some terrible
another word Give me that paper, and I'll take
it to Mr.. Rockefeller. He will see what is wrong;
SaTe nT ne Shas aaq m so over 1t together and you S
I handed him the paper without a word. He was
waited. 1 shall forget the racking torture Of
lines of Boston *Coppers" which were to be nclud-
ed in the second section of Amalgamated, but had
another m flashed d af afroSa
refused what was fair You should have nothing?-
that you could go to The devil and fight? Then
where would you be?" That meant @ rum cLuShig d
jumped my feet to admit Mr. Rogers, IN nus
hand was the paper had eyes eyes D5 90T devonred m
its contents. II was the same sheet the same
word balance" but, underneath the OLD nsuress
was line below which appeared a new oe set OF OF
ciphers showing just a fraction under s50OO.eo IN
the brief interval Of minutes my paihis bie hand
on my arm to arrest my attention, Mr. Rogers
lawson one word before you open your moutn
Femember | said YOU should be sat1shed. ea[- a
Rockefeller agrees with me- he THINKS IN eeSS Son H
Won believe they are NOT. to make your o"h anu
you'li have what they call for ,-..o,,, oo,-
1t is a weakness of which am lnteiSely eGi siIy
soions Vet cannot altogether regret, to be eaSlly
TnnyeS by any show of generosity and fairness
hoTever zegcl tSat all the hell had conjured up
was no more than nightmare, very raPnuIe o1 It
gratitude and relief seized me, 1eS i me Of x
1leT Cent of all the millions that had earned Dy
all the laws of the game
Further on Mr. Lawson devotes little space TO
Henry c. Frick, of whom he says, in part;
The man who at the present moment & is disti9- l.
gished by the fat fatal aEe 1aEer and GI eoa age
nar+ner and onponent of Andrew Carnegie, Henry
Clay Fric This wonderfully able person d1a fei5 UNI m
during the great 'frenzied finance market OF ISV1
to 1903 and artfully enlisted III ota~no<lro ~
horned bull of them ali, j. Pierpont Morgan by
taking from him the billion-dolar Steel trust ana
silTanns nonpanies the New-York Life, the Mu-
tual and the Equitable and the dummy ana 500 stool
k3eSers's Establishments easily captivated fTick.
and since that moment the great steel master mas
looms HIGH above the narrow world of Wall Street.
and Older ffnanciers walk under his huge legs
1,-oTders he rerforms dream that this man is but
the latest manifestation of Henry H. Rogers