The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-08-27
Not Sure When tio t,i., e.
Able to Resume NGrh.
Is FATIGUED BY HIS JOURNEY
Cure In Austria Weakened Hin,
but He Thinks He Will In
prove Faster at Ills Coun-
try Home In Arden.

and Il nurse, Edward II. Hartman i%
here trying to regain his health, attAi"
the rest cure and to recuperaIp tru.u
the effects of his trip to Europe anG
the fatigue of his journey from New
York.
Mr.. Hartman says all lie needs IS
the after cure" following the cnerVat-
Ing baths and dietetic treatment he un-
derwent ut the Austrian resort Bad
GaStcin. How long he will remain IL
SGcluSiOn, how long IL will he before
he resumes the active direction of hi
vast railroad interests, depends solely
upon his health. He arrived here
feeble, face gaunt and voice weak.
And have come home," he said. "rul
a cure ana not for work"
Th" date of the railroad mans re-.
turn To New York Is not vet fixed. save
that hc Intends to be ut his desk som,
tinc before the end of the autuun
Plans seem To Indicate quite lon2
stay at Arden.
Mr.. Hartman spoke lightly Of the
trying ord"alS which physicians had
prescribed for him abroad.
Il am entirely satisfied with nv tril
abroad rs far as my health is con
r"rncd," hr said. "and have nuthiu.
pn my mind except to come home an
take the after cure lost ten pounds
Will" over there, and for Il little fell
low like me that iS great deal
Turning 10 railroad matters. one of
the first questions asked concerned his
reported option on Il controlling inter
est in Now York Central stock, am uD.
ton which would give him with his
other railroads an unhrollcn line Of
steel east and west from coast TO
coast.
That is an easy one" said the tinan-
"'"r smiling. but wouldn't tell ven
# | had"
Here he took the lead again himself.
Il expect to find mere otTicchuldrrS
than StorkholdcrS now" said he.
There are more new laws ANA thcy
never scom to displacc the old ones.
New laws mean new ot!iccholderS to
administer thcm."
DO you refer to the corporation
taxi he was asked
Yes, aud some new state laws" was
the reply.
Three years ago was called spec
uiat"r,' he said. That was when
niun Pacific WAS placed on II 10 prv
'cnt dividend basis ana southern Pa
ilic on > per cent diNidcnd basis. I!
lad hard time convincing my us,.;.,-
iatcS that The roads could Dry SlIrn
| L.,
,iiaI we were building, not better thdn
We knew, bur quicker than we !;npW.
I was diiicut for me to cumprrhcl. Il
ti0t the development and returns
WAch followed our construction Wori
III The west were Sd cuurmouS and So.
rich"
"ljo You mean TO pur the surplus
earnings into the roads rather tllHu a..
turn lhcm over to the stockhutduIE:
ne was asked.
Yes, that's about it, he said. "rhil
Is my pan-cUnStructiUn and uuNuiup-
ncnt-and | guess the public and lhe
prr"S are convinced now that / am uut
4 Spectator. During those four ycal,.
1t WaS hard to convince my aS>y"Ett,-
t was Il hard three years. ! wish
could wipe them out, but am thruu-.l
with that now"
Air. Hartman would not SAY Just
What new undertakings he proposed.
But said he. 1T is in my mind t.
open up new territory and to build new
tributary lines. This means new sec
Elements and more people"
Touching ON his railroads in Mexico.
Mir Hartman said he had no immrdl-
ate improvements in miud--at any rate,
not until new equipment was needed,
At this point his attention was direct
I'd to Il recent magazine article which
said there was Il rail in the west
against him because of the high Sh ri
haul rates.
1t is alleged that you exact more t.
haul from New York to Salt Lake City
> than from New York to San Francis
co." some one suggested.
Il don't want to go into rates at this
time was the brief reply. My meth
cd is tO serve the public and have
them get what they pay for. 1t is like
, buying II new suit of clothes--you want
to get the most for your money. The
public gets its moneys worth. | give
them the best equipment, the best
track and regular time"
Mrs. Hartman, the linanciers wife;
the Misses Mary and Carol Hartman
daughters. and Roland. his son, rr,
turned with him from Europe.
Dr. William Gordon Lyle of New
York, Mr.. Harriman's physician, who
came over on the steamer, said that
the family desired him to make 1t
statement regarding Mr.. Hartmann
condition.
Naturally the cure in Austria weak
ened him, and the German food did
: not agree with him." said Dr. Lyle
p "Mr. Hartman wanted to come home
e thinking he would improve faster al
: Arden
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Eni,. moderate south winds