that we must get around it.

"Let us begin at the beginning, then--the president. You should be
president--over the flotation, at least."

"That is impossible, too, for you know it is settled that Marcus Daly is
president. I promised the position to him as a part of the trade. It
would be ridiculous for me, who it is known am not a copper expert, to
be president of a new copper company in which Marcus Daly is a large
owner and is supposed to have a prominent hand. Besides, in certain
parts of the country his name will stand much better than mine, and it
means much to all miners the world over."

"All right for president," I answered. "That settles, then, where you
would naturally come in--vice-president; and as vice-president it will
be proper to print your name in the advertisement below that of the
president."

He demurred at first, but finally acquiesced, for he had now made up his
mind to play out the string. For treasurer and secretary he suggested a
brother of Governor Flower's, but I knew that this was now the only
place left where the magic name of Rockefeller could be used and I drew
his attention to the fact.

"How can we do it, Lawson, when I have told you it is impossible?"

"William Rockefeller has a son, William G. Rockefeller. He's our man for
treasurer and secretary. Not one in ten thousand but will think William
G. is the senior Rockefeller, so the name is as good for the country as
his father's, and in State and Wall streets it is better, for among
financiers it is known that William Rockefeller would hesitate longer
about putting his son out in the open in an enterprise he did not
approve than about getting in himself. So William G. Rockefeller it must
be."

Mr. Rogers did not take kindly to the idea, and I could see it would be
quite a task for him to arrange the matter. However, it was necessary,
and he undertook the contract. I went on:

"That covers the company. Second, we will print three advertisements--a
plain notice of the City Bank, which must be signed not only with the
usual 'National City Bank,' but 'James Stillman, President.' This will
immediately follow the company's advertisement, which I shall so word
that the enormous properties composing the consolidation will be set
forth, yet without details of the extent of our holdings in any of them.
In its own advertisement offering the stock the City Bank will refer to
the advertisement of the Amalgamated as though all particulars h