The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-09

! Hartman had attended the local
school and now he WAS given the
benefit OF two. years at church
school AT the age of l6 nc obtained
position in a Wall street brokerage
house as Office boy. At Is he was
made clerk with share Of the profits
OF his employers. AZ - he bought
seat on the stock exchange with the
500 OCO he had saved, and at 30 he
was worth million dollars, and 10y
the influence OF StuyycSant Fish was
made director of the Illinois Central
Fish was vice-presIdent of this road
Hartman and Fish had been floor
traders together and friends When
one went TO lunch he left his accounts
with the other to buy and sell Har
rimaD married early In life The
daughter of a well-to-do Rochester
merchant The period of 1870 10 1883
was one of many failures, but Hani-
man made money all the time BY
1889 he had determined his life work
and gave the next seven years TO
mastering the details OF railway man
agement and control that he might
be fitted for his life work, This was
a period of hard application to
routine work. The story of how from
the ownership OF the Oregon Short
Line he went on until his railway sys-
tenn comprised q GAS miles of track
and dominated 52.271 miles more by
his influence, besides $1,000 miles of
steamship routes all told represent
ing two and half billion dollars of
capital, besides other large holdings.
Is we'll known, But little has been
written concerning his personal life.
Naturally he was a man OF one idea
or he could never have done so much
But there are facts which reveal him
to be not the friendleSs man he was
generally considered TO be When
Lefevre. interviewing him for the
American Magazine, asked him how
he answered that charge, he said:
Go the Union Pacific employees who
have ever had justice given them. 20
to any road that l have recently Sc
cured: ask them. Not one of them
has suffered by the change. go to Ar
den and ask any Of the men working
there; any OF my employees know that
they can secure justice from me-"
When asked how he would answer
the charge of mlserly living, he an
swered. WAS it miserly to furnish
100000 refugees from San Francisco
free passage and handle them with
out an accident? Was it misery to
spend an enormous sum TO stop the
overflow of the Colorado river and
save the homes of hundreds of settle 3
when the government failed to do II
Most people know that he spent $780,
000 to build a home for the street
boys of the east side of New York
.f. /. l.
dreds OF tubercular patients TO the
mountains every year for free treat
ment One has said that the old age
pension system of employees speaks
for his charity, but 1t may be doubt
ed Ii this can be so called Whom in
Europe six years ago for his health,
his party travelled in automobiles, and
he on that trip spoke frequently Of
the idea of single cars for small traG-
hc. and on returning commenced his
Introduction of motor cars His linan-
cial trend is represented in a recent
conversation about a certain large IN
vestment, He said, "When you have
that you hold the field YOU will
make about 10 per cent but | am not
a 10 per cent man Ten per cent
had no induccment to his more ra7id
gains. He wasted few words and had
terse habit of expression It is said
that his cpiCramS on MANY subjects
would fill book Shortly before his
death he said, mo man Is either
necessary or very important even. If
I quit nothing will happen The
world Is full OF men ready 10 take
the place Of any one. The fellow who
takes hold where | leave off will 20
right ahead So it Is with every
man"
To young man he said; ITO the
young man who would be a success
! would give these hints, Always be
courteous, always he friendly. and do
the best you can under any circum-
stances. When YOU marry choose a
good woman, cooperative woman,
one who will interest herself In what
ever work 1t may be incumbent upon
you to do" Concerning success. ne
said Success is the accomplish
ment of any one. task ms well or bet
ter than the same task can he accom-
plished by another" a famous say
ing was his when he said: "Thore
are two things that menace the pros
perlty OF this country-idlo money
dllu lulS ldubl Tic Dut 10 dsS HIS
chievous as the other" His idea
about religion was What sensible
man does not believe in Cod? Re
lision saves and advances ciyiliza-
ton"
Again, The first law OF all our
civilization is the cooperation of all
individuals to improve the conditions
of life" Near the close he said. 4
have often wondered whether 1t was
worth while, this thing of placing
ones whole nerves and physical force
into work Of such huge enterprises.
| have longed for the shade. rest and
comfort But there is something In
man that MAKES him want to go on
and finish what he has started"
When Weston started to walk TO San
Francisco q reporter was sent 10 u-
terview many leading mon for vel
low journal and ask them If they
thought he could do 1t. When Harri-
man was asked. he looked up and
quickly said. Yes | could do IL Ii I
put my mind on it. All, that was
his power and he knew It. Putting
his mind his long and hard.trained
mind on even walking TO make II a
success.
We have spoken OF money or stored !
power and stored life. Many of so
cialistic turn seem to imply that the !
children OF the rich should not he
blessed with the savings of their |
fathers which have been stored for |
them. This. however. is but a natural |
law in all life. We canont escape the |
imperative of laying up that which |
T-lI -Ialn
Hartman left stored life and power