The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-10
President Harahan of Illinois Central Speaks Fee|ingI
A MOST REMARKABLE MAN
President Harahan Says South Is a Loser Through HarrIman's Death-Others Speak of
 Dead Maenate.

Jackson. Miss, September 9.-(Special.e President Harahan of the Illinois Central passed through Jackson at o'clock to- night on his special train en route from Chicago. He left New Orleans at l clock and did not hear of the death of MT. Har- riman until 100 miles this side. and was making haste to reach Chicago by noon tomorrow.
 When his special arrived here it was boarded by several newspaper men, all of whom were cordially received. President Harahan was accompanied by Vice Presi- dent Rawn and several other Illinois Cen tressed, and stated that he felt too sad to express his feelings over the death of Mir Hartman as he would like to do.
 q have been associated with MT. Harri- man." said President Harahan, ''about 20 years. and our relations have been very pleasant He has been a good friend to me, and in his death am deeply grieved. Take him all in all, he was the most re- markable railroad man this country has
 
 from one end to the other, and was an
 indefatigable worker. l never heard just
 what the physicians called the complaint
 that ended his busy life. but attribute it
 largely to overwork. While he kept reg
 ular office hours he did a great deal of
 work at his home yr.T have been prepared for the worst the
 past two days" said MT. Harahan. "as
 has the business world, and for that reas-
 on do not look for any great furry
 in stocks and bonds. The trouble has
 been anticipated, and the effect of the death of the leader of Vast interests will
 not be so disastrous as if the world had
 not been prepared for 1t.
 "I have no idea who will succeed MT. Hartman in the management of the great railroads with which he was the moving spirit. There are several men who were
 close to him, but perhaps Judge Lovett, his chief legal adviser for many years. and who is native of Texas, comes near CT being the closest. However. he Is In the legal department, and Is not as well
 acquainted, perhaps, with the manage | ment of great railroads as are others. i 'In the death of MT. Hartman the | country generally, and especially the | south has sustained great loss. He was l very much interested in this section Of the
 country and had he lived few years | longer he would have made the south blossom like the rose. His interest in
 the Illinois Central Is of long standing, and he took great pleasure in the de-
 velopment of the country through which | it operates The death of this powerful factor will not make any change in that
 respect, however. Railroads must go on,
 no matter who drops by the wayside. Yes, I am going to the funeral. I have heard of no arrangements. and do not know where the obsequies will be held but will be there. I go straight to Chi cago from here and from there to New York as soon as possible
 Comment on Hartman. New York, September 9--From all parts of the country there came a flood of tributes upon MT. Harriman's career and life work. J. J. Hill, another giant among the railroad giants. said q have always regarded MT Hartman very highly l have done good deal of business with him In the last few years and some of 1t has been of a rather strenuous character. So think I ought to know him pretty well. He was one
 who never left anything undone. There
 are few men in this country whose place
 1t will be harder to i'll. It is greatly to
 be regretted that MT. Hartman could not live to complete all the work which he had set out to do.
 '"rhere should not be any serious finan- cial disturbance as the result of his death. All his affairs are in perfect shape. The greater systems which he has created will run along as usual and somehow or other his place will be filled, for all of us die and yet the world wags." Henry Clews, the Wall street broker, spoke of Mr. Hartman as "a brilliant
 meteor of the railroad world.''
 MT. Clews said
 Nothing so well indicates the great
 opportunity which still exists in America quiet, country clergyman.
 His death has probably been discounted already on Wall street, as his previous condition has been well understood by the insiders. 1 do not believe that any other single man will ever again occupy the position which MT. Hartman has held. Peculiar combinations of circumstances made possible his one-man domination of
 the interstate railway situation. This op- portunity is not likely to come again. es- pecially in view of the demand for new and more stringent federal laws" James Stillman, chairman Of the board
 of directors of the National City bank. spoke feeingly of the loss of his close
 person friend and business associate.
 q have long regarded MT. Harriman,' he said, "as probably the most remark
 able genius that has ever developed In
 business life.'
 w. c. Brown, president of the New York Central railroad, sent a statement from the Adirondacks, saying;
 "One of the worlds greatest men has
 gone"
 w. c. Brown, president of the New York Central railroad. said:
 "One of the worlds greatest men has gone. MT. Harriman's first thought in all he did was to accomplish that which would contribute most to the growth and development of the country. satisfied that tC0NTINuED o4 -lAGn al