The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-12
UNCLE HANK HARTMAN.
Introducing E. H., Railroad Magnate in His Role of the T.ovar of Na+,,,a

Introducing E. H., Railroad Magnate
 in His Role of the Lover of Nature.
 When the reporter dropped off ar Erie train at Arden, N. r., a few day. ago. he found the inhabitants of that little settlement busy decorating thu grove about the station with long strings of Japanese lanterns and many flags.
 Whats the celebration?" the repor, ter asked.
 Don't you know that Uncle Hank is comin' home to-night?" demanded g son of Arden with countryman's scorn of gross Ignorance.
 And who may Uncle Hank be?' asked the reporter.
 The schoOlmaster came forward with the explanation:
 " Uncle Hank is our friendly nara for E. H. Hartman" he said.
 And who Is he?'' was the next oues- ton. 1"''-
 It was the schoolmaster's turn to he startled. " "9
 Do you mean to say that you have never heard of 'Pop' Hartman? He's me greatest man in the world, Why lion dollars" anu -ii'S hiii-
 This was the reporters introd,,ct,on to Arden, the Orange county vilIa es Mhich IS surrounded by the twent,, thousand acre country seat of the ratI- way magnate. His present home Ardar house, IS about a mile back iron, tba ran, taliroau station. Two miles farther o"ck Tn the rough, almost mountainons country he Is building a fine eount,St, nome. It will stand on a conmand;no z. helght' and as far as one can sea iy, o,, cry direction MT. Hartman owns tbo Iana' Every man who lives in Arda,, except the station agent and train die. patcher' is directly in the emnIov o, MT Hartman. The post office is in a grocery store in which MT. Hartman owns an interest. The public school is III building which stands on his nron- erty, The rest of the citizens of Ardan "ork on his estate. Many of the younp men are employed to look after inc game. The young women find worl, aoout the creameries. When he is a, nome he spends good bit of his time giving the Arden youngsters rides in ms automobile, big red touring car, into which he has crowded as many as twenty at one time.
 MT. Hartman in New York ana
 Top Hartman in Arden are two verv dimerent men," said one of the leading citizens. Out here he forgets that he mas millions upon millions and is just a good, kind, friendly neighbor. He won't talk to you about railroads or finance or public affairs. He will talk for the hour about the crops, the cows the condition of the timber, the pres. ence of game or anything that has to do with the country he loves so we'll"
 MT. Hartman is president of tha Happy Life club, which is a social or- ganization for the grown-up folk of Ardei. His daughters are members of the, Worth While club, the basketball organization of the girls of the village. His son belongs to the Arden Jockey club, a hunting organization, the mem ibership, of which is confined to the young men of the estate. The ruler of a principality has not more power over settlement than MT. Hartman has over Arden, yet no subjects in the world are more content than his re- tainers. For instance, he only allows two New York newspapers, one inorn- ing and one afternoon issue, to De sold in Arden. He VIII allow no liquor there, milk being the principal bever- age. "
 s On the crest of Harrlman's Noun tain, one of the highest peaks in, the Ramapo range, gang of workmen are engaged byasting out of the solid rock cap of the mountain the site for the new house. The location is nearly four miles from the Arden railway station, and 1t seems three times that distance to the person essaying to make the as- cent of the mountain. There is a fine mountain road leading to the summit, but so abrupt is the rise that to make the road at all suited to travel 1t has been necessary to take 1t up the face of the mountain in a series of long zig gags. In several places 1t turns about and curves under and over itself in a manner to remind one of the Hoop the loop.' But MT. Hartman has made ample provision for reaching his rnoun- tain home with ease, and there is now building up the side of the mountain, some distance above the Arden station, an inclined railroad. While the con-. struction work Is in progress this rail- road will be used for the hauling of building material, but when the house Is finished the road is to be equipped with cars on which a team or horses md the vehicles they are drawing may be driven at the same time and taken m or down the mountain.--New York Tribune. ~ l.