Evening journal., 1911-09-19
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Resentment That Helped
to Expose Standard
9 Oil
By Holland.

ception l received at the offices Of the
Standard Oil Company at Cleveland in
1878 at time when l had been In
structed by the late Charles A. Dana,
editor OF the New York Sun, to make a
thorough investigation Of the origin.
growth and methods of the Standard
Oil Company That was in 1878, and
the report which then made was the
first of any length that was ever print
ed on the oil trust
l had met perfect Chinese wall at
the offices of the Standard Oil Com
pany, the sentry of which was one OF
the blandest and politest young men
whom ] had ever met / had told him
that as / could not get my informa-
tion at first hand | would undertake
to secure 1t at second nand. SO /
turned 10 Samuel Andrews. | had re-
ceived an intimation that If ] would
call upon Mr.. Andrews at his home in
the suburbs of Cleveland / would
probably ir him ready 70 talk.
Mr.. Andrews was the practical man
Of the first Standard Oil combination.
He was an experienced, In fact, a very
able. redner. He was of English birth
and had, ! believe, learned his trade in
that country He was the man who
made it possible for the Rockefeller
brothers to manufacture and market
very high grade Of kerosene oil. AS
he was at first indispensable, he was
carried along in the various promo
tions out Of which the Standard OIL
trust, so-called, was perfected.
In reply TO a note, Mr.. Andrews
wrote me that if l would call at his
house at certain hour some morn
ing he woud be glad to see me. His
home was a beautiful one, perhaps
two miles from the center of Cleve-
land. / found him in his library. AL
though of quiet manner, dressed in
immaculate taste, and surrounded by
luxurious furniture and adornments,
yet 1t was apparent that Mr.. Andrews
had known hard labor, and labor with
the hands. There was no vanity or
false pride about the man, and
thought that he was enjoying the
riches that had come to him in most
reasonable manner. If there we're any
ostentation il was not for his sake,
but for the sake of his family.
you know am no longer connect
ed with the Standard Oil Company"
Mr.. Andrews said, by way of preface.
Il am out of H. ] have been used for
all the value that is In me and / pre-
sumo that l am no longer useful"
] thought / detected a hint OF re-
sentiment or chagrin In Mr.. Andrews
manner, and / told him frankly that !
had heard that he had been recently
frozen out OF the Standard Oil Com
pany
mot exactly that" he replied. "No,
It wasn't that; but have been bought
out ! don't suppose the Standard Oil
Company would have been any success
at all if it hadn't been sor the fact
that showed the company the way TO
refine oil economically and to market
| it in successful competition. / thought
my ability of that kind was worthy CT
equal recognition with that of She
men who looked after the dnancia
end of the business. But the practica
man, unless he has plenty of money
is the man who is of least conse.
Quence, and when others have beer
taught all he knows, then he is not o.
any more use and is let out. 1t is al
ways so.
Il shall be very glad to tell you al
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growth of the Standard Oil Company,
Mr.. Andrews went on to say Il don
know Il all, but l know some things
But / must ask you to be careful no
to suggest in any way that l feel tina
! have not been rightly used"
He then went on 90 give me much o
the information which l had unsuc
cessfully tried TO obtain direct from
A. Ct,A1o,J 0t1 Cpr,,r In form a
tion that subsequent Investigations
conducted in the name of the Law
proved to be absolutely correct Oc
casionally, there crept into what b
said some hint of the strong feelin
of resentment which he apparently en-
tertained that ne had not been treate
fairly by his old associates. After
wards learned that Mr.. Andrews ha
received for his interest in the Stand
ard Oil Company something like 81
million dollars. an immense fortun
for that time So il was apparent tina
the resentment he felt was not due
any sense of poverty. but rather irri
tation that. after the service which n
had given to the Standard Oil Com
pany, there should have been, as h
thought, a disposition to cast hiI
dslue. Anu OcCduSo VI ehio lSoSHeAtc 2.
many Of the things that the publ
was anxious to find out about the ol
ganization and the methods Of the o
Trust were for the first time mad
known to it in the printed page.
Copyright. 1911. by E. ]. Edwards. A
rights reservcd.)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell (
tsThe 4 DON'T That Blasted Great E,
DedfafiODs"