Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-10

TX and TIN ex.-dividend. and then reach
ed 1871. Southern Pacific went from ia
to 12SA.
The belief is general that big Wall
street interests are protecting the mar
ket.
The operator reported last night TO be
In trouble Is an outside broker
Berlin Not Disturbed.
BERLIN, September l0.-Private cable
grams to banking and brokerage inter
ests here yesterday prepared the Berlin
bourse for the death, Of f. H. Hartman
and said that arrangements had been
made by the Morgan and other interests
in New York to protect prices.
The bourse opened with American Sc
curities fractionally of. but the market
generally was Arm.
The newspapers today contain apprecia-
ttons OF Mr.. Hartman as the most pow
erful personality in American railroad
development and high finance. Reference
is made to the rapid success OF his career
and his financial genius.
lsadore Lowe. the great German indus
trialist. said today that the financial
opinion of Berlin was that the American
fected by the death Of Mr.. Hartman.
Local Bankers Opinions
John B. Larner. vice president and
general counsel of the Washington
Loan and Trust Company. said:
We all regret to hear of Mr.. Harri-
mans death. I do not think 1t will
have any material effect upon the finan-
cial or commercial world. It will GER
tainly not have any influence upon
business conditions in Washington
Albert F. Fox, president Of the CO.
lumbia National Bank. when asked for
a statement regarding the death of the
great financier, said: I'VE do not know
what effect his death will have in New
York. We have not studied the situa-
ton.
This bank is not interested at all in
speculative stocks. and the news OF Mr..
Harriman's death will not have any effect
at all on our business. think. however.
It was wise thing for them to have held
New York Stock Exchange closed. They
are able to do wonders there in one night,
and in that way they will probably pre-
vent q furry in the market"
Lincoln National Bank. said: 'Mr. Harri-
mans death was great blow to the
country. 1t may cause q temporary slump
In the market In New York. but don't
think 1t will have any. effect at all in
Washington. He was interested mostly
In railroad stocks. and the Washington
banks don't deal in them. His death will
not have any influence on the commercial
interests or the country at largo ana GER
tainly not In Washington. It might pos
sibly have a slight influence upon some
Of the local banks that have large New
York connections. Mr. Hartman did not
have any personal connections In WASH
inGton. When he came here 1t was al
ways in reference to outside business and
he did not remain long"
Colin H. Livingston. vice president Of
the American National Bank. said: II
knew Mr.. Hartman personally very well,
and he was the most arbitrarily accurate
and painstaking man I ever saw. You
may be sure that there Is not a ragged
edge in all his affairs. The banks looked
after all his business. and he has always
insisted that everything be arranged Just
rs he wished. He did not leave string
united, and you may rest assured that
his AFFAIRS are in perfect order. Not be-
cause he anticipated. or feared. death.
but because he always insisted upon hav-
ing everything In order.
Had Seen Him Work.
II have often been in his ONCE and have
seen him work He went about his busi-
ness just like general In the field.
Everything had to be done at once and
just as he wished 1t. His demand for ac~
curacy was remarkable.
II do not think his death will have any
deleterious effect on business. OF course
there are lot OF bears In the world who
will start all kinds Of rumors but the
time has come when the affairs Of one
man, no matter who he Is. cannot cone
troll the destiny of this country The mar
k0t looks pretty good today. doesn't %