Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-21
OIL KING ROGERS
IS STRICKEN DEAD
Multi-Millionaire and Noted FL
nancier Dies Very Unexpected
ly in His Home in New York
City Wednesday Morning.

NEW YORK, May 19-H. H. Rogers
the Standard Oil capitalist, died at his
residence in this city today
Mr. Rogers died at his house, No. 3 East
| 18th street. about o'clock this morning.
He arose about and about half past
| six he began to feel i'll, complaining OF
| numbness and nausea.
Before anything could be done he sank
and died.
He went on Friday last to his country
place at Fair Haven, Mass, and returned
yesterday.
WAS NOTED FINANCIER.
Mr.. Rogers was for many years, one of
the most prominent financiers of the coun-
| try.
He took a leading part in all of the en-
terprises undertaken by the Standard OH
group of capitalists was vice president
of the Standard Oil company, and was
the active spirit of organization OF the
Amalgamated Copper company, of when
| he was president up to the time OF hts
death.
He had interests in a number of rail-
roads, serving as a member of the boaru
of directors of the Atchison, Topeka ana
Santa Fe, the Chicago, Milwaukee ana
! ST. Paul. and the Union Pacific.
| WALL STREET SHOCKED.
The news of the death came as sur
prise to Wall street. Mr.. Rogers was at
the office of the Standard Oil company
yesterday, and appeared to be in coco
| spirits.
Declines in stocks in which he was in
terested resulted from the announce
ment of the death of H. H. Rogers.
Amalgamated Copper, of which he was
president, opened a point 4ower and de-
cIined further on succeeding sales. Con-
solidated Gas fell Is. The market gen.
orally, however, held firm.
His health has been falling somewhat
for several years, and he had curtailed
his financial operations to some extent
on that account, but he continued to
perform the duties of vice president oil
the Standard Oil company.
The death of Mr.. Rogers follows close
on the completion of the great railway
project, to the accomplishment of which
the energies of his later years, his ge-
MUS for organization and a very consid-
cradle portion of his private fortune was
devoted. This was the building of the
Virginia railway, line which opened UP
rich bituminouss coal country in West
Virginia, extending 443 miles from Deep
water, w. Va, to tidewater terminal at
Sewalls Point. Va.
PAID OUT $4O.OOO,OO0.
| This road was distinctly an individual
undertaking of Mr.. Rogers and he person
ally bore the greater part of the cost Of
| its construction which has been estimated
at $40,O00,000. Mr.. Rogers had embarked
on his venture some time prior to the fl
nancial panic Of 1907 which checked sim
| liar undertakings by some of the other
! large railroad companies of this country,
but the work of building this line went on
to it's finish mainly because of the energy
and faith which Mr.. Rogers applied to the
achievement of his purpose.
ENJOYED HIS SUCCESS. ..
Early in April, only a few weeks ago,
the road was opened to traffic and Mr.
| Rogers invited some of his friends from
New York to visit the new line and wit
ness the arrival Of the first train load OF
coal at Sewalls Point Governor Swanson,
of Virginia. United States senators, mem
| bers of congress and several hundred
business men of Virginia and West Vir-
ginia were guests of Mr.. Rogers and
| shared with him in celebrating the sue
| cessful termination of his labor of build
| ing a railroad which was to be almost
his personal and individual property.
/ The completion of the road was a sue
| cess, and after receiving the congratula-
| tons of the officials and business men
of Virginia upon his splendid courage
which had carried the work to it's finish
| in the face of the great financial obsta-
cles, Mr.. Rogers returned to his home in
New York to enjoy the satisfaction which
comes to any man upon the accomplish
| ment of the greatest achievement of an
active business life.
ILLNESS WAS SUDDEN.
| His death coming so soon after the end
| of this work and before he saw the fruit
of his labor in the development of the
| section served by his road is regarded
| by his friends and associates among New
| York fhanciers a regretable ending of
| a brilliant career in the business and fl
| nancial world.
Mr.. Rogers arose as he usually did,
| about o'clock this morning. AT o'clock
he complained of feeling i'll and a ply
| stefan was hurriedly summoned. His
| heart action was weak and it was appa-
rent that he was suffering from a stroke
of apopleXy.
| This was the second illness of this ma
ture suffered by Mr.. Rogers, the first
! having occurred in July 1907. In spite Of
all that could be done for his this morn
/ ing Mr.. Rogers sank rapidly and the end
| came peacefully at o'clock.
| Following the stroke of apoplexy in 1905
Mr.. Rogers began putting his affairs in
| order and he has been out of the stock
| market entirely for months. His inter-
ests in all of the corporations with which
J he had been identified have been placed
! in other hands during the last year. This
| step was taken in order to faseguard his
properties in the event of sudden death.
WHAT COLLEAGUES SAY.
John D. Ryan. who was one of the most
| intimate business associates of Mr.. Rog
ers, while expressing profound regret for
the death of his friend. said that it would
not in his opinion, have and influence
upon the investment or business situation
Mr.. Ryan said that he was satisfied that
Mr.. Rogers had no speculative commit
! ments.
William Rockefeller said of his asso-
| ciate
! I'VE shall mi SIS Mr.. Rogers a great
deal. l do not know any of the details
! but it is safe to say that Mr.. Rogers
| death need not have any Nnfavorable con-
! sequences in respect to his business rela-
| tons. 1 am quite sure it will be found
| that his affairs are in very good order -
WOMAN FACES nEATu