The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25

easily combine with his cousin, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., ana make an ar engagement relieving the latter of the worry and vexation- -occasioned by the Colorado company.
 Percy A. Rockefeller is out of town He was off to the Northwest it was said at his offices. to make an inspection of the Chicago, Mil wauke and St. Paul railroad, o4. which he is director. It was de- clared authoritative1y, however, that the business relations of Percy A, the younger son of William Rockefeller, with the only son of John D. Rocke- fe1Ier are not intimate.
 Percy A. Rockefeller, it was ex- p1afned, is the only one of the younger Rockefeller generation possessing the bump of acquisitiveness. He is a business man, pure and simple. He has not the love of outdoor life pos sessed by his elder brother, William G. Rockefeller, who has not been at his office for months, nor does he dis play the idea1istic tendencies of John D., Jr., who is now in Colorado study ing industrial conditions.
 Tn Many Industries
 Percy A. Rockefeller is a director of the Farmers Loan and Trust com {pany, the Mechanics and Metals Ma tfonal bank and the Second National bank, besides being interested in many industrial companies. His father, William, s a, director of the National City bank, but it is Percy A. who is recognized there as the representative of his branch of the Rockefeller fam fly in business with or for the bank. Associated closely with him in this AIidva1e transaction are other officers and stockholders of the bank. William A. Read x Go. may retain an interest with the powerful group to which control of Midva1e has been negotiated That banking firm, to- gether with Montgomery, Clothier & Go, as was related by the World last week, secured an option on the liar rah and Sellers holdings of Midva1e stock at S2OO a share, or a little more than $19, 100000
 Looking about for a purchaser they found eager listerlers in Percy A. Rockefeller and his sociates in the City Bank group, Then, in dis cussing rough plans for the company, this City Bank group came in touch with MT. Converse
 MT. Converse, MT. Corey and Ann prose I. Mcneil, president of the In- ternational Nickel Company, occupy the same offices in the Bankers Trust Company and are jointly interested in International Nickel, the Interna- tional Motor Company, the Interna- tional Smelting and Refining Com pany and other concerns.
 With MT. Corey's proved ability in the steel business and Mr. Converse's proved ability in securing and exc cutting war contracts. the plan of developing NIidvaIe. it was said, was naturally appealing. The financial sequence of the transaction is thus described:
 How Deal Was Put Through.
 William A. Reed & Go. and Mont gomery, Clothier & Co. buy control for S1900O, 900. The City Bank group take the company off their hands for $21,O0O,oOO. On the advent of the Converse e-Corey-NoneH party the price is raised to $22, 100000.
 Three separate transa ctions were admitted sby the spokesman for the new interests.
 Charles J. Harrah, who retires from the steel business in accordance with the passing of control has been one of it's most picturesque figures. He has conducted his company independ- entIy of the United States Steel Cor poration and of other large companies which, though independent have worked with the big company in their ''gentlemen's agreements" He was the only steel manufa cturer to oppose the Mckinley tariff un- necessary.
 MT. 'Harrah has two daughters, one of whom is married to titled Ger man and resides abroad. The father could not take war contracts from the allies without offending the daughter in Germany, and if he did not take them the loss to his company and himself would be great, It was this dilemma that impe1led him to make the sale of his holdings,
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