Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-09-16

of which he was the head or with
which he was officially connected NAV
give hint, although little more than
a hint. He had been a member of the
New York stock exchange since 1870.
He was president OF the Oregon rail-
road and Navigation company, presi-
dent of the Oregon Short Line, presi-
dent of the Texas and New Orleans
Railroad company, president of the
Southern Pacific Coast railway, presi-
dent of the Oregon and California
railroad company, president OF tho
Central Pacific Railroad company,
president of the Louisiana and West
ern railroad company. president OF
Mofgans Louisiana and Texas Rail-
road and Steamship company, prest-
dent of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company, president OF the Railroad
Secmlues company, president of the
southern Pacific Terminal company,
president OF the Portland and Asiatic
steamship company, president of the
Union Pacific, chairman Of the execu.
i've committee of the Wells Fargo
company, director of the Illinois Cen
trial Railroad company, director of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad com
pany, director of the Erie Railroad
company, director OF the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company. director Of
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, director of the National CITY
Bank of New York, director Of the
Chicago and Alton Railroad comnanv
director of the Pere Marquette Rail
road company, director OF the San
Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake
Railroad company director OF the
SusQuehanna and Western Railroad
company, director OF the New York
Central Railroad company and many
more, to say nothing of the Equitable
Assurance society, of which he was
once a director, but from which he re.
signed during the Hughes inyestiga,
ton.
Controlled Whatever He Touched.
After reading all that list one can
wonder not only that he died so soon.
but that he lived SO long, for be it UNI
derstood that Edward H. Hartman
was no mere perfunctory director.
Whatever he touched he controlled
either that or something broke He
was not dummy Nor could he have
controlled all these properties, only
traction OF which he could have
owned DprSpDall,- ,Dl0qs bse l,,c;v,,.-,
associates reposed the Creates con
tidence in his integrity and ability.
1t was his power Of organization. OF
construction. his intimate knowledge
of the whole country as it related TO
railrOadrng, his daring methods and
his success that won him their ale
glance. lie became far and away the
greatest railroad power OF his day
and perhaps of any day that the coun-
try has yet known. There may be
railroad kings in future that will con
troll more mileage, but none up to his
own lime.
His latest dream of making the New
York Central a part OF his gigantic
system was coming to fruition only
when death snatched him away from
it. Even as it was. the greatest OF
our railroads was listed as Hartman
property, and it's stocks moved in
sympathy with his group. TO com
bine that old and rich system with his
Pacific roads into one gigantic whole
was the work Of a financial titan. It
was not thing that q small man
would have dared to plan.
Another cherished dream OF a more
intimate nature was on the eve OF ac-
cOmplishment, but was never to be re-
allied. For more than a score of
years Mr.. Hartman had owned an es-
tate Of $4,000 acres near Arden over.
looking Tuxedo Park. Here, on the
top of one Of the Ramapo mountains
h was finishing a great castle that
was TO have been his home in old age
Here he went for the after cure
when he returned from his vain healts
seeking in Europe, and here, amid
the sound Of hammers as workmen
completed the last wing OF the house,
he breathed his last. i was a fitting
music to toll out the life Of one
whose chief claim to mems regard Is
that he was a builder.