Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-26
SKY rARLoR FOR FINANclER.
j. i. Morgan's Private Office 1i5 Feet
Above the Sidewalk.
From the Boston Globe.


From the Boston Globe.
j Pierpont Morgan, master Of mul-
ti-millions, now sits under a smoking
Egyptian pyramid Just 445 feet and
inches up in the air I'm Wall street
lie is the loftiest millionaire in New
York
This pyramid, which bleches smoke
and steam all day long, is n replica OF
the tomb Of lialicarnassus, in which
were enshrined the remains Of Mau-
solius, ruler of Caria, who died in 1853
b. c. His widow, Artemisla, erected
It. Mausolus, from whose name Is de.
rived the word "mausoleum," was an
independent Partisan satrap. 1t Is re-
lated of him that every caravan which
Jared forth into the desert had to pay
him its tribute Of corn, wine and OF.
It is related Of Mr.. Morgan that the
railroads pay him something of trib.
ute today. Mausolus fought and
whipped Artaxerxes Mnemon and
moved his capital from Mylasa to
Halicarnassus. His kingdom bordered
ON the Ceramic gulf on the southwest
coast OF Asia Minor Mr. Morgan to-
day Is interested in things ceramic
Mausolus' statute in quadriga sur
mounted the splendid pile. 1t Is now
in the British Museum. MausoMs IS
shown as man with square, de-
termined face, with brown eyes deep
set under oyerhanglng brows
The architects of the pyramids were
Satyrus and Pythis, Trowbridge &
Livingston designed Mr.. Morgan's py.
ramid. once up in the air under his
pyramid Mr.. Morgan has TO lean far
out Of the window to catch a glimpse
Of the cross that tops Trlnity's steeple
y feet below. No so long ago this
spire was the top of the clty-the
highest thing in town and the one
wonder all sightseers had to see, 2SG
feet tall
Mr. Morgan looks downhill at about
an angle Of 60 degrees to see the
offices Of John d. Rockefeller at 26
Broadway. If the offices were side
by side, Mr.. Morgan would have the
laugh on Mr.. Rockefeller by 2S3 feet
6 inches. This eyrie OF Mr.. Morgan's
Is thirty-one stories high, In the new
building OF the Bankers Trust COM
pany, at the northwest corner Of Wall
and Nassau streets. TO reach II he
rides a twelfth OF a mile in thirty Sec
Onds This Is at the rate Of q mile
in six minutes. Some Of his best
trains make the distance about six
times as fast. Under his pyramid Mr..
Morgan Is quite alone with his part
ners. Nobody can get up there with
out his permission.
He has a floor space Of seventy feet
square. Thlrty-sx windows let him
look out on the world below. His
own office takes up the entire Wall
street side, so that II he cares 10 20
to the edge OF the promenade outside
he can look down on the herd strug-
Cling through the street like ants. He
pays $4,000 year for this privacy
and lofty situation. But this only TO
keep the. books straight. Mr.. Nor
gan Is a large owner in the Bankers
Trust and three Of his partners are
directors. From the windows on all
four sides he can see the offices of the
great concerns Of which he Is the
master mind.
Likewise, on n clear day he can see
down the bay as far as Sandy Hook
and up the Hudson as far as Yonkers.
If his gaunt black yacht, Corsair. Is
coming along, either from down the
bay or up the river, her captain can
wigwag signals 10 the owner and some
trusty Lieutenant can pick them up
from the same lofty emlnence.
Looking toward the west is Mr..
Morgan's sun parlor. built on the
promenade. From here he can view
the river and take his luncheon with
his financier friends on the coolest
days without feeling cold himself. He
can see Patterson, N. j.. in fine
weather.
His main office is fitted with the
old-fashioned mahogany furniture OF
the original firm Of Morgan, Drexel
q Co. Of long ago. On the floor are
some wonderful rugs. A few pictures
hang on the walls.
II he feels like little exercise there
is the wide promenade around the
four sides of the building.