The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-15
Magnate Although In Bad Health ImpresSeS All By
 His Cordial Manner
CRACKS JOKES ABOUT
 THIS ClTYS EARLY DAYS
Is Going to San Antonio In Search of Health-Is Taken For Automo- bile Spin Over South High
 lands.

world, and generally knoWu dS ehS "iNesi O of Wall street, who arrived in Birming- ham Saturday night left yesterday at Il o'clock over the Queen and Cres- cent line for New Orleans, whence he will proceed to San Antonio. in search of health. He is accompanied by his daughter Miss Mary Hartman.
 MT. Hartman came direct from New York and was escorted to this city by President J. T. Harahan of the Illinois Central, Robert w. Goelet of New York, a director of the Illinois Central; Thomas Price of New York, and the following of hcials of the Central of Georgia; Presi- dent J. F. Hanson, Vice President w. A. Winburn and General Manager T. s. Noise. Major Hanson, MT. Winburn and MT. Noise dropped out of the party here, while the others continued the trip to New Orleans.
 Mir Hartman and his party travel in special train, and they slept in their cars Saturday night.
 The visitors had an early breakfast, and at they started out in automo- piles to see Birmingham. w. B. Leedy, vice president of the Western of Ala bama, a subsidiary company of the H. linos Central. had made the arrangements for the sightseeing. Three private auto cars were used-A. H. Woodwards, John Kauls and F. H. Crockards.
 As number of representative citizens had been invited to meet MT. Hartman at his train at the Terminal station at 1O:30, an hour and half was allowed for ''tak- ing in the city," and most of that time was spent on the South Highlands. Among those who called on MT. Har- riman at the station by invitation were J. c. Maben, Gen. E. w Fucker, A. H. Woodward, F. H. Crockard, Robert Jem- ison, w. w Crawford, Lieutenant Gov ernor Henry B. Gray, Mayor George B. Ward ". M. Drennen, E. W. Barrett, T. G. Bush, w. P. GI Harding. Ross c. Smith, Erskine Ramsay, Culpepper Exum. Walker Percy, John Raul, J. B. Babb. E. F. Stovall and l.. W. Collier. MT Hartman said he had visited Bir mingham once before, but 1t was about 23 or 24 years ago. He was then director in the Illinois Central, and he and Stuyve- sant Fish, who was until recently presi- dent of the Illinois Central, came here together for the purpose of spying out
 
 line to Birmingham.
 In referring to that trip MT. Hartman said: We spent day and night here. There was not much of a city here then, but we felt that the Birmingham dis trct had a great futuse, and that Bir- mingham would eventually be a great railroad center. The Illinois Central was not able to build here then. but Brming ham never ceased to be one of our ob- iective points in mind until we finally got to this district.
 "As I viewed the city today from the Highlands I was impressed with the won derful growth of the place. Birmingham is one of the phenomenal cities of the country; but its rapid strides are what I had expected"
 MT. Hartman is man of small stature and singuarly pleasant manner. While he is called a wizard and is a wizard in finance he is absolutely free from eccen tricity or "chesty'' ways of any sort. On the contrary, he impresses everyone fla vorably with his unfeigned cordiality and his unpretentious bearing. He is in very poor health but his spirits are in no wise depressed. He had a hearty handshake for those who met him and cracked jokes with General Fucker. Mr. Maben, MT. I.eedy and others.
 "I brought you a package of Wall Street Journals, MT. Hartman, and l handed them to your secretary" said MT. Maben "I thought you might like to look over them"
 The wizard waved his hand as much as to say, "No, no; please dont?'
 He then smiled and said: q thank you for your courtesy but I am running away from Wall street. I know too much about it already without looking at Wall street paper
 MT. Maben had known MT. Hartman in Wall street years ago. In little reminiscent talk the former referred to certain railroad stock that sold down as low as 371a cents share and after wards rose to high value. Did you ever know anything to equal that road in its subsequent development?" asked MT. [ Maben.
 .'Yes; the development of Birming- ham," was Mr. Harriman's quick reply.
 Several men among Mn Harrimans callers appeared to be eager to know
 
 recent rumors touching the wizards l railroad projects. Was he about to buy the Seaboard Air Line? Was he after the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic? Mel Drennen was heard to remark aside | that he would give a heap to have few straight tips. Mir Maben also had an inouisitive air. But as 1t had been given | out in advance that MT. Hartman was sick man and was travelling for health | and pleasure, rather than business, neither MT. Maben nor MT. Drennen, nor anyone else. ventured to draw out any of his secrets.
 Mir. Hartman and his daughter will | snend several days in New Orleans and | nav remain there until after Mardi Gras. | They will not return to New York until | about April 1.
 Killed In a Wreck.