The evening world., 1909-01-28
Hartman BACK,
LAUDS NEW HEAD
Of THE CENTRAL
"Mr. Brown Is in Charge and
Needs no Assistance Says
New Director of Road.
HEALTH MUCH IMPROVED
Denies Alleged Interview
Which Was Quoted as a
Slap at the Vanderbilts.
HEALTH MUCH IMPROVED

oidP d. VIC VdlluCI plilS.
e. II. Hartman, the railroad owner
returned to-day to his home, No. sI4
Fifth avenue. after ten.day rest at
Aiken, s. C. Mr.. Hartman was v!s!by
disturbed over an interview with him
sent out from Richmond. Va. In which
ne was made to say In reference TO
Vanderbilt interests In the Central:
But am going to look after the New
York Central all right. only can't be
expected to look after the family affairs
Of everybody"
Mr. Hartman makes 1t practice
never to deny harmless interview,
but he did say this concerning the
Richmond production;
'Mr. W. c. Brown. most capable
railroad man, I believe, is running the
New York Central Railroad, and I am
not aware that he Is in need Of any
assistance"
Benefited by Trip.
As Mr.. Hartman was getting into
his automobile he said that his trip
South had been most beneficial But
! was far from being sick man when
] went away" he added. Il needed n
change OF climate and It has done me
q world of good"
The sallowness OF complexion which
was remarked upon when Mr.. Harri-
man on Jan. L attended the National
City Banks directors meeting. which
elected Frank Vanderlip President, was
replaced by rudy, healthy glow. His
step was sprlngy, and his eyes clear
and alert.
when will the travelling public have
that San Francisco Pullman car up In
the Grand Central Station?" was asked.
60 and ask Mr.. Brown" replied Mr..
Hartman.
May Take Depew's Place,
1t is believed that Mr. Hartman will
eventually become president o! the
Centrals board 10 succeed Chauncey
Depew, but II Is said that the Senator
will not retire of his own volition.
Although Mr.. Hartman is said to have
:. grievance OF long standing against tine
Nanderblts, friends o: the latter de-
ciared to-day that they count Hartman
their friend.
According TO some OF Harriman's
friends, however, he has never forgiven
a rebuff which the Vander5ilts admin
ls,ered 10 him in the early days OF his
control of the Union Pacific. At the
time the Union Pacific was taken over
from the Government in lSlS NJ" LfGrr!-
man was regarded as only an !ns!gnif-
including the Nanderbilts. the Goulds.
TIE Ameses. of Boston; Kuhn. Loeb &
Co.. and other well-known bankers and
fnanciers
The vanderbilts then, as now, con-
trolled the Chicago and Northwestern,
and Mr.. Hartman planned to sell them
the Union Pacific, and thus perfect the
bilts, however, turned Mr.. Hartman
down, and what some Of the latter's
friends describe as the most critical
period OF his career followed. He had
counted on the Vanderbilts, and when
they rejected his proposition he was
thrown on his own resources to carry
out his plans for the Union Pacific, and
- ODldll tllc UtGcSShIy lldHtlub.
What VIII Hartman Do NoW7
The question in Wall street to-day Is.
what will Hartman do now? He goes
into the New York Central board with
the ability 10 WELD a vast power, repre-
sentllg, as he does, $4,000 Of stock
owned by the Union Pacific and much
more In the hands OF himself and his
associates He has right to be heard
on all matters affecting the road, and
10 what extent lie proposes TO be heard
Is what Is interesting railroad men and
fnanccrs.
Tho directors could not refuse repre-
sentation 10 this, the largest individual
block OF the companys stock, but the
conservative directors feared that II
Mr., Hartman once entered The direc-
tor1te ne would not he satisfied until
able to direct the policies of tine road
They remember the lesson which Stuy-
vesant Fish got In Illinois Central. The
HarrIman-F!sh fight originated in Mr.
Fish's refusal to continue Mr.. Hartman
as a member OF the Illinois Central Ex.
ecutiye Committee. nr. Hartman was
not satisfied with being a director, BIZ,
wanted tn run the road. The conserva-
tive directors objected, and Mr. Harri.
man set our to get control of the prop.
.erty' II took hin, two years to do this
but he succeeded and Fish and the
other Conservative directors were
oused. The prediction was made II
Wall street to-day that II will no,
be many months before the VANDERBILT
influence In the New York Central vii
wane and the Hartman influence vii
be In tie ascendant. II is believed tina
within three months Mr.. Iarrimna
viii he on the Executive Committee
This prospect is not displeasine t. Wal
street.
Expect Him TO Co. Operate.
Friends Of the Venderbnts DO no
share the fears Of the ultra .conperva
tive members OF the board. They pon
TO The fact that William K Vanderbilt
has always been a close friend Of Mr.
Hartman, and was really the dlscov
erer OF the Union Pacific president
remarkable executive ability. Mr. Har
riman years ago was put in IlinoI
Central by Mr., Vanderbilt and hi
friends They say that Mr.. Hartman
will cooperate with Mr.. Vanderbilt Il
the development OF the New York Cen
trial system, that the alliance will b