Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-19
H. H. Rogers Stricken With Apo
pIexy at 6 O'clock This Morn
ing, Died Peacefully at I.
HAD HAD BRILLIANT CAREER.
Hc Was tic Active Spirit in the Or.
ganization OF the .AmaIgamatcu
Copper Company.

pleSy.
Mr. Rogers arose as he usually did,
about 8 O'clock. AT C o'clock he COM
planned of feeling i'll and a physician
was hurricdly summoned. His heart
he was suffering from u stroke of apo
plexy. In spite of all that could be
done for him, this morning, Mr. Rogers
sank rapidly and the end came peace
fully at Z o'clock. This was the sec
5tnd illness OF this nature suffered by
Mr. Rogers, the first having occurred in
july, 1907.
Following the seizure of apnplexy in
1907. Mr.. Rogers began putting his,
affairs III order and he has been out
of the stock market entirely for months
His interests in all of the corpora
lions with whichalle had been identified
have been placed in other hands during
the last year. This step was taken In
order to safeguard his properties in the
event of sudden death.
GREAT RAILWAY PROJECT.
The death of Mr.! Rogers follows
closely upon the completion of the
great railway project to the accom-
Spiishment of which the energies of his
later years. his genius for organization
and a considerable portion OF his pri-5
vate fortune We're devoted. This was
the building OF the Virginia railway a
line which opened up a bituminous coal
country in West Virginia, extending 443
miles from Deep Water. w. Va, to q
tide water terminal at Scwalls Point.
Va This road was distinctly an indi-
vidual undertaking of Mr.. Rogers and
4 lie personally bore the greater part of
the cost of its construction. which has
been estimated at s40,00O,00o. Mr.. Rog-
ers had embarked ron his venture prior
to the financial panic of 1907, which
checked similar undertakings by other
large railroad companies. but the work
of building this line Went on to its fin
ish. ~
Only u few weeks ago the road was
opened to traffic. II @
z His death coming, so soon after5Sthe
greatest achievement of his active husl-
ness life and before he saw the fruit
8tsfsids Dor. in the development of the
Saection served BY his road, is regarded
( by his friends us iregrettabie ending
of a brilliant career i'll the financial
world. The news of the death was
surprise to Wall street. MI. Rogers
was, at the office of the Standard Oil
coir,pa i, yes tard appeared to be
in good spirits, His health hal been
failing somewhat for several Years and
he had curtailed his financial operations
to some extent OH that account but
he continued to perform the duties OF
vice president OF the Standard
A PROMINENT FINANCIER,
Mr.. Rogers was for many years one
of the most prominent financlerS or the
country He took q leading part in
all Of the enterprises undertaken b.
.-.lf n
WAS vice president of the Standard Oil
company, and was the active spirit in
tho organization of the AmaiSamatcd
5t,onper company of whcll4he was presi-
dent up to tho time OF his death.
Il He was also interested in a number
iof railroads, serving as membcr OF the
hoard of directors of tho Atchison To-.
reka. & Santa F'c, the Chicago. Milwan-
lkees & st. Paul and the Union Pacific.
NEWS IN BUTTE.
Butte, Mont. May 19.--Benjamn e.
.,rharer. assistant to the late President
Rogers of the Amalganated Copper
company, who has been In the city
for some time on his semi-annual in
spection OF the mines and the property
al the Ap,alganlated Copper company
in the state leaves this evening for
Now York.
"The business and financial world
has suffered a severe loss. said MT
Thayer,, "but I do not anticipate thae
the death will have any effect OH the
stocks of the various companies. hf.
Rogers was Interested in
3 j. D. RYAN's. COMMENT.
John D. Ryan, who was one of The
most intimate business associates of
Mr.. Rogers, while expressing profound
regret for the death of his friend. saia
it would not, in his opinion. nave any
influence upon the investment OF pusi-
ness situation. Mr.. Ryan said he was
satisfied Mr.. Rogers had no sFecuiu-
tive commitments.
William Rockefeller said OF his as
sociate:
deal. don't know any OF The detatis
but II is safe to say that Mr.. Rogers
death need not have any unfavoritble
IN respect to business re-
aniations. i am quite sure it Will be
found that his affairs are In good or
der
ROGERS BENEFAcTIoNs.
Fair Haven. Mass, May io.-Fair
Haven, the town in which Henry, itos-
ers was born, Go Years ago and where
the extensive Rogers summer estate Is
located. everywhere bears the mark OF
generosity of the great capitalist. His
benefactions to his native town have
aggregated more than three millions
of dollars. In 1854 he made his first
gift to the town, an eight-roonl gram
mar school buildine and later gave
the Mjllicent library. memorial to
deceased. daughter, a town hall building
as a memorial to his wife. who was
one of his Fair Haven school mates. |
and handsome building and lodge
room to the local Masonic lodge.
To the Unitarian society of the town
he gave as a memorial to his mother. |
a magnificent church, parish house ard |
parsonage costing in excess of $1,000.
900.
Another gift 10 the town was
high school of brick. Later he secured
the title to all the land bordering a
infested body OF water in ]
the center of the town. At great ex-
pense he filled In the pond and created |
4 splendid park which he turned over
to the town.
4 Mr. Rogers for many years was sup
of the streets and chiefly
at his own expense he nlacadamized !
every street in the town. placed side
walks at all crossings. curbed all the I
sidewalks and paved all the cutters.