Andrews, Wallace C
president of the New York Steam company. He was one of the promoters of the original Standard Oil Co.; was a director of the company for a long period of years and up to the formation of the trust, and is yet a large stockholder in the company. One of the most important of his enterprises is The New York Steam company, a concern which supplies steam for heat and power by underground pipes in various sections of New York city, and has initiated a new era in the management of office buildings, by enabling their proprietors to dispense with the annoyances attending the production of steam in their own premises. He is president of the company, and has managed its affairs with signal ability and success. He was lately president of The Standard Gas Light Co. of New York and is its largest stockholder.