The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-25


him.
Arden. n. Y. Aug. 25-When p. II.
Hartman awoke this morning, he. for
the first time. surveyed the matchIess
View Of the Ramapo valley from his
magnificent new home. perched on A
peak 1000 feet above sea level. IT
was duslt when he arrived last night.
the electric lights were burning and
he could get no view of the thousands
OF acres Of mountain scenery which
he has acquired.
Although a small army Of reporters
remained near to the great stone man.
sion. which Is the nucleus of q 81
100000 estate, all night. the private
electric lighting plant was shut down
soon after 10 o'clock and darkness In
Mr.. Harriman's suite of rooms indi-
Gated that the fnancier and railroad
magnato had retired.
Efforts TO obtain an official state
ment from Mr.. Harrimau's physicians
rs to his exact condition or his pros.
poets Of recovery have failed. DR..
Lyle. the spokesman OF the physic-
Ians. stated that the family did not
desire him to make such statement
There is little doubt, however, that
financial circles have been largely re-
assured by Mr.. Harriman's buoyant
spirits on his arrival from Europe yes.
terday and by his eagerness to talk
With reporters and by his frankness
Mr. Hartman would have talked
with the newspaper men all the way
from Jersey City TO Arden in his prI-
vate car had not his companions OBJ
Jected. Even on reaching his country
estate he seemed eager to speak, and
the lightness Of his spirits had been
diminished in no way by the fatigue
Of the journey from the ship.
The conyalescence of the disting-
uished invalid is a matter of conjec-
ture He has decided definitely 10
remain at his estate here until he has
fully recovered his normal strength,
which he admits is now at low ebo
The magniflcence of the thirty rooms
which have been finished, did not i'm
press Mr. Hartman as strong as did
his private inclined railway, which
Is the only means OF reaching the
house on the summit OF the mountain
unless one attempts to make the long
and tiresome journey by foot After
leaving the railroad station here, IL
IS necessary to drive quite a distance
before coming TO the outer line of the
Hartman estate. Then il Is neccS-
sary 10 traverse nearly five miles OF a
private road belonging TO MT Harrl-
man aud access 10 which is given only
TO those who are invited. Then comes
the inclined railway, which is large
platform capable of carrying automo-
biles and horses and carriages UP the
steep mountain side. 1t Is operated
by a cable from an electric power
house. which also provides the light
ing for the estate and all the water
required,
New York, Aug. 25.-Sustalned by
sheer determination aud will power,
+. II. Hartman, after a trying ordeal
accompanying his arrival from Eur
one. IL today beginning the after-cure
for which he returned TO his homo
in Arden after rigorous treatment
at Bad Gasteiu. His weakness. re-
sultIng from ill-health and rigid diet
while abroad, was accumulated on his
his arrival by an attack of nausea yes,
terdav while coming up the har6or
and II apparently required consider
able exercise OF nerve force on Mr..
Harriman's part to carry him through
the tranfers from the liner TO the tug
which bore him to his new home aud
10 face and answer the questions Of
the many newspaper men who met him
az the dock.
Although Mt. Hartman seemed ply
sically weak, he was as vigorous men
tally as ever. He displayed a deter
mination to put the best possible face
upon his condition, asserted that he
was feeling better and outlined plans
for tho further development oil Tie
railroad properties under his control.
Although Mr. Hartman talked about
his railroad plans With manifest In
torest he declined TO discuss the re-
ported plans for the segregation OF inc
assets OF the Union Pacific railroad
which has been reported as being in
prospect
THE only thing that concerns nc
he said. rs the development and I'M
provemcnt OF the lines under our