The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-28

Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati En-
qurer.
M Ew YoRK.-1t is easy to see why
III Edward II. Hartman has got
hold of so many of the rail-
roads, and that the few outside
of his warm grasp do not worry
him much; he's probably got his plans
pretty well made to get the rest of them
when he needs them.
at the Chicago Worlds Fair there
were on exhibition two locomotives that
caused lots of comment one was the
first locomotive ever run in America:
the other was known as 999, that had
reached the highest rate of speed ever
attained up to that time.
Though Mr.. Hartman now probably
owns both engines, he looks today like
9s9 looked at the first great worlds fair.
There was something about 999 that even
farmers could understand. You simply
knew she could do it.
SO when you see Mr.. Hartman at last
on the witness stand, after all ailments
and complaints have failed, he looks
the part He Is a handsome looking man,
no. meaning handsome at a dinner by
Harry Lehr But If Wall street gave a
dinner he would be a type that would
look the best to those present.
His face is full of character He has
about the best shaped head I ever saw
His fea tures play team work. His fore
head might tumble the ball, perhaps, but
the back of his head would be found
backing up third base so no one would
have a chance to score.
Ills body is small very. small, but
that doesn't matter, FOR he wasn't in
tended for a brakeman.
His head has peculiar roundness that
reminds one of a fine smooth steel-nosed
bullet.
His eyes are as sharp as a weasefs. If
you ever caught a glimpse of a weasel s
eyes peering out of a rail pile or from
under henhouse you know the kind Of
sharp eyes l mean.
Ills brows are quite bushy> and his lids
are heavy. But don't worry about his
overlooking anything.
His eyeglasses are of the largest bore
and look like steam gauges.
But his mustache and what 1t Is around
is the real feature of the Hartman face.
His mustache is identical with that of
three classes of men-the forty-niner, the
old soldier and the fellow in the orchestra
that plays the French horn. I don't pre-
tend to know but all such persons have
the same type of mustache and goatee.
They invariably have the drop curve and
the inshoot and are never seen alone;
the. are always accompanied by small,
frightened-looking COATES.
The wrinkles around Harriman's mouth
are out of the ordinary and are all worked
on the double-tr track system. Expressions
come on one and go on another. His
wrinkles are clear cut and don't pass
on the same track. His chin is fine
and firm and very broad, the kind some
times seen ON fiddlers that play at coun-
try dances.
His mustache and goatee can conceal
an. smile that might be made when he
forgets transaction involving $4,000 900
or S400OO.000
A-r. Hartman is like all great railroad
men. very plainly dressed. A small, early
grass green bow tie was almost lost in
the law-down collar. There was nothing
but simplicity about his makeup. 1t
looked like the simplicity of a could
country place" However. it revealed
certain strength. His shoes. not new.
didn't look as though he had everawalked
on them unless where the brussels was
real and thick. He ':shot his cuffs" like
monoloeue artists and clerks do. Other
wiee Mr.. Hartman was perfectly at his
ease on the stand today.
As whole, remarkable example of
power What a clear thinker and what
"A crafty thinker. They may catch him
bu. it won't be with a trap baited with
cheese; it will have to be with mink