The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-05-09
MOUNTAIN PALACE
OF E, H, HARTMAN
COSTS 100000
Magnate May Get Away From
Fault-Finders as Effectually
as Did Van Wrinkle.
CAN SEE LONG DISTANCE
Gable Running in Channel Hewn ii
Rock, Carries the Workmen
and the Material for the
Structure.

New York, Special: A long time ags
Rip Van Winkle oun rest and quiet
on the summit of the Catsklll noun
tains. He wanted to get away from
fault finders. Perhaps +. H. hartman
will hin OF this when ne peers
through the window of his $1,000. 600
palace on the highest ridge Of the Ram
apo mountains.
"Harriman's palace" that's what
they call it; and merely to quote the
technical details of the building over
awes one.
New York granite. partly dressed
gneiss, with Indiana limestone trim
mings and steel. This is the material
that gives Harriman's palace the
grandeur of solidity.
Rugged simplicity is it's keynote. It
is in the Norman or Romanesque sty!e
Of architecture, entirely lacklng IN Pill
lars, marble ornamentation or any sug-
gestion Of classic architecture. The
chief beauty of it will be the majesty
Of masstveness.
Swimming Pool.
From the main building terraced
wings will extend to three points OF
the compass. In each of these wings
there will be an entrance with an APP
proach to each up the side OF the
lIlOuIll1l11. wal lllc PlAl1Slpol any,
may be seen the foundation walls of a
swimming pool. Here also is the main
or garden terrace, 116 feet square, with
a lily pool and fountain beyond. Near
by, on the slope Of the hill, is the con-
servatory. The north front of the
building will be 1875 feet long and will
contain the main dining hall. The
view is toward Middletown and the
distant Catskill mountains. The east
'front.' faces the Hudson river and in
the wing is the library. This is APP
preached through an arched entrance
the first story, with other arched en-
frances to the second floor OF the IL
brary.
Towering over the adjacent country,
standing coldly aloof, observing and
observed, like it's financier owner, grim
little world of men that work and play
and love and die in the busy marts
below.
Lookout Tower.
lookout Tower surmounts the
whole, and when in the long summer
nights, Mr.. HERMAN sits alone, PLAN
ming perhaps q coup that will startle
stretch OF picturesque territory. One
after another, mile after mile, in ev-
cry direction, the mountain tops re-
veal themselves. Orange, Ulster.
Duchess and Rockland counties may
be seen glinting gold in the moon-i
light.
Some men leave monuments for their
dead. selves; this is a u for e.
living man, a man of iron in the twi-l
light hour Of rest.
! Day after day an army Of men are
hewing this palace into form. Day.
after day for a year, masons,- carpen-
tiers. and plasterers,. artist and artisan
working side by side, have iabored.
Day after day for at least three more
years they will hammer and paint and
chtsel and carve before the king is
satisfied.
Two millions Of money will make the
mountains come to Hartman. Two,
million dollars Is not atgreat1 price for,
a money king toapay foresoltude.
A. cable: running In a channel hewn
IN rocky side Of the mountain con-
veys workman, and material to the,
task EACH day. DoHyou realize3the mag
nitude ofsthis task?e.A two million dol-I
lar palace on the peak of the,sh highest,
mountain Of the, Ramapo range. Ev-,
cry stone, every nail. must be hoisted
road.
! This railroad was especially con-
structed for the task. Who but Har-
riman would dream Of building a rail-
road up the side Of a mountain, en-
iploying an army Of men to blast the
VAJ AAA 81 3o So0AC l1SIcly aS a
means to a beginning? IS
Most magnates are content with a.
private car. Hartman has a private
railroad.
Every stone, every nail is hoisted
1900 feet before 1t can be used.
Think of those blizzard days when
those of us who could lowered close to
the fire; think Of those. men working
on the summit. of a mountain, the snow
piled mar high, and the wind cutting
like a whip Of steel!
Summer and winter this mountain
tramway creaks and groans it tugs
Its burden to the men awaiting il.
Slowly and surely this painting giant
creeps up the rock-jagged side Of the
mountain. and all for Harriman's man
sion in h clouds.
Phone to Wall Street.
In the hot summer evenings when
the fou air Of the city smothers the
streets, Hartman will HE himself to.
his home in the mountains, breathe In
the e~xhilarating . Of the night
and two millions will be deemed a
small matter for the comfort. At his
he may hear the rush and rumble of
Wall street. He may be of the world
and yet not In it.
The foundation is hewn from the
living rock at the summit Of Tower
hill, up which runs the cable road 1900
feet long.
There are many considerations which
Influenced Mr.. Harriman's choice of d
home site. The air is always pure and
possesses at this altitude curative
properties for almost all ailments. The
water. which is obtained only after
twoayears' boring In the heart of the
mountain. is ~unexcelled. The situation,
notwithstanding its wild picturesque
ness, Is almost at the doorway Of New
York City. being only forty miles
away.
How to Make Money.
A certain muezzin in the mosque had so
harsh q voice that his call to prayer only
kept the worshipers away from service.
prince. who was the patron of the
mosque, being tender-hearted and not
wishing to offend the man. gave h.m in