New-York tribune., 1907-12-05


,rara brought over a little later in automobiles.
and the special started for New York at .
o'clock
On Wednesday Mr.. Havemeyer and his family
came down TO spend the holiday After dln-
ner Mr. Havemeyer and his son went Tor a
walk and II is said that while out Mr. have
MEYER first complained of not feeling we'll Later
he became violently ILL., and DR. w II. Ross OF
Brentwood, was summoned. He found his pa
tient so III he advised that experts be sum-
moned
Henry Osborne Havemeyer horn IN this city
on October IS. 1877. He the son OF Frederick
Christian Havemeyer. jr and the grandson or tlat
Frederick Christian Havemeyer who. with his
brother William, founded the sugar refining house
of w & F c. Havemeyer in Nandam street In
1902. When the sons of the founders s"cceeded to
the business the title OF the firm was changed 10
w r & f. c. Havemeyer. jr. and such was
after their retirement, by their brotherS
Albert and Dietrich.
In 1876 Frederick c. Havemeyer. tr. re-entered
the sugar business. establishing a refinery at Will
iamsburg. the firm being known Havemeyer.
Townsend & Co. and later. the death OF Mr..
Townsend and the admission of Theodore a Have
never and J. Lawrence Elder the and son-in-
law of the senior partner, as Havemeyers * Elder
Henry 0. Havemeyer. the youngest son of +. c.
Havemeyer. jr-, after attending pubic and private
schools in this city. entered the employ OF his
father at the age of eighteen spending three years
in learning the practical details OF the business in
the Williamsburg reineries. lie was then trans
ferred to the mercantile department In Wall Street
1863 admitted TO partnership in the firm
of Havemeyers & Elder.
Mr.. Elder had died in 1868. and Thomas ]. Have
meyer, the second son Of the senior partner. and
c. H Senff his son-in-law. had already been taken
into the firm, but its title remained unchanged
Henry o. Havemeyer devoted himself TO the inter
OF the house. thoroughly mastered its mercan-
tile side. made q study of production and markets.
in a few years. the virtual retirement OF
his father found himself practically the manager
of the concern which had by that time grown TO
enormous proportions.
Foreseeing even greater possibilities in the union
of the sugar refining firms throughout the country
mainly through his efforts combination of fifteen
OF the principal sugar dealers effected. This
so-called Sugar Trust falling under the ban OF
the courts and more sweeping change was
made by consolidating all the various companies
into a single great corporation This was done on
January L. 1891 by the Incorporation OF the Arner!
can Sugar Refneries Company in the State of New
Jersey
The capitalization of the corporation. originally
$50 600 COO was later increased TO $5O00000 TO allow
OF the purchase of four sugar companies In Phla-
delphia. At the same time the corporation pur-
chased half the stock OF the Spreckels company.
controlling the sugar Of Hawaii and the market
west of the Mississippi. The eighteen companies
thus merged in the greater corporation were the
FIavemeyers & Elder company. Of Brooklyn; the
BROOKLYN Sugar Refining Company. of Brooklyn;
the Decastro 81 Douner company. Of Brooklyn; the
Havemeyer company OF Brooklyn: the Havemeyer
conpany of Jersey City: the +. O. Matthessen &
Wiechers company. OF Jersey city: the Standard
company of Boston: the Boston Sugar HehhihE
C-ompany of Boston; the Continental company or
Boston; the Forest City company. Of Portland 'he
ST Louis company. of St Louis; the Louisiana ana
Planters. companies of New Orleans; the Franklin
company of Philadelphia; the T. L hnleht COM
pany of Philadelphia: the Claus Spreckeis COM
pany of Philadelphia; the Delaware company w
Philadelphia; the Harrison & Frazier cohipiis' "1
I,,.;,od.,bia and the Baltimore company of Balt-
more ,so+
Theodore A Hayemeyer was the "'St P'e''4-l,
but Henry o. the first vice president. soon ioS0
10 be the actual managing head of the concern.
and eventually became al hd'iie' "' " 90 "
feet. its president ,.
On August o. 1889. Mr. Havemeyer was illai i'eu
TO Miss Louisine Waldron Elder daughter Oh
George w Elder jr of this city Ihree cniiuieh
were born to them, Adalne. Horace ana Eiec'tt, t
| -rhair town touse Is Mt 66th street and Fifth
! avenue but since 1888 Mr. Havemeyer had MAIN
tanned a legal residence at Greenwich ooilh'' "i
! he built and presented to the town at u Cost VI
| $4,000 a magnificent public school mousse ne
| Merrivae Stock Farm. near NorthpoF'' Loiis E
| and where Mr. Havemeyer died. was also owned
| by him and a favorite retreat OF MS "hei
| in need of rest and secluslon The mouse OF ihe
! place is small stone lodge, unpreteh'ious Oh 'ne
| outside but handsomely furnished 1t was always
| kent ready for his visits. The estate comprises
| more than three hundred acres, only part OF
which is kept cleared and used for breeding pur-
poses while the wilder part is stocked with guam
| and imported game birds.
Mr. Havemever was president and director of
the American Coffee Company and the Great
| Western Company, a director of the Alliance
| Realty Company. tne Brooklyn Cooperage COM
| pany the Brooklyn Eastern District Ierninal.
! the BROOKLYN Elevator and Milling Company.
the Colonial Safe Deposit Company, the National
| CITY Bank of New York. the New Jersey and
| New York Realty and Improvement Company and
| the Palmer Waterfront Land and Improvement