The San Francisco call., 1907-01-20

I disposed" and that surgical operation
OF small Importance had been per-
formed on him. But 1t was remembered
that year or so ago Hartman had
a very serious attack of appendicitis,
| and 1t is now suspected that there
has been q recurrence of this trouble,
| especially as he has been too i'll to
attend the sessions of the investigat-
ing committee.
The manner in which the stock mar
ket is affected by gossip about the
health or future intentions Of the Wall
street magnates was strikingly illus
trated last week when Great Northern
and Northern Pacific stocks declined on
report that James J. Hill was to re-
tire from active business pursuits. A
broker said today: Things Of real i'm
portance oftentimes fail to affect the
market, but if Jim Hill gets cold in
his head the street becomes wildly ex-
cited"
Hartman is said to be the most un-
popular man in Wall street He makes
enemies merely for the love Of it. He
has made them recklessly and in many
instances almost needlessly. He de-
lights TO worry his opponents, 1t is
said, without any real hope Of defeat
ing them in the end, but merely be-
cause he is bellicose in spirit and loves
fight.
James J. Corbett. formerly champion
pugilist and now an actor. who also
essays frequently 10 write for the daily
press on matters of current interest
in an article entitled The Man With
the Punch" refers feelingly to Fitz-
simmons and to other heavyweights.
then to the lightweights Cans and
Herman. He thinks that success. in all
OF the walks of life. follows The Man
With the Punch" He refers to the
success Of E. H. Hartman as a notable
example Illustrating the truth of the
observation.
Says Corbett: ITO my way Of think
ing. the respective statements Of Cans
and Herman concerning their fight eX-
plain about all the successes and fail
ures there are. The successes are the
men with the punch. The failures are
the fellows who not only lacked the
punch. but did not know that the other
fellow had 1t. It's the same thing in
the end, when time is called. Look at
f. II. Hartman. He's one of the fell
lows I'm thinking about. Ever since
he got into the railroad business, which
is like going into prizefighting-only
worse-he's been developing his punch.
He knows his power and studies his
adversary Then when he has the sit
uation sized up he let's drive. Do you
recall his recent mix-up with Stuyves-
ant Fish? In the end it's Hartman
who's on his feet when the referee
counts ten"
1t is worthy Of comment that the
newest addition to the Interstate Com
n1erce Commission, Franklin x. Lane
Of California. seems to be now its most
active and prominent member. All of
the big tasks seem to be assigned to
him. such as the investigation Of the
car shortage IN the Northwest, and
most Of the recent important decisions
Of the commission have been handed
down by Lane. Now he is here leading
in the Hartman inquiry. The counsel
for Hartman having practically ad-
mitted that rate agreement exists be-
tween the Southern Pacific and Senator
Clark's Salt Lake and Los Angeles
road, Lane is reported to have said
after the session in the Federal build
ing: This admission seems TO be
about all that is required to support
the charge that the Hartman lines
have entered into rate agreements with
parallel or competing lines, in restraint
of trade, and is therefore a confession
that the United States statute has been
violated"