The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-25
Many Friends Say That His
Trip Improved His Health,
Others Declare That He
Looks Worse Than Before.
HIS H0ME-C0MIN Is
MOST REMARKABLE ONE
Hartman Declines to Discuss
Freight Rates to Salt Lake
When Reporter Asks Him
About Them,
A STORY ABOUT A TACK
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Ldward
l y H. Harrimaa came back 70 the

EW YOkK, aug. %4.-LdWard
IN H. Harrimsn came back TO the
United States tod while the finan-
cial world stood on its tiptOes in anx-
iety and expectancy.
He came back as he left, on June
l, last-a sick, tired man, seeking
health.
Tonight, surrounded by his family
and physicians at his magnificent
though uncompleted summer home at
Arden-on-the-Hudson, he has begun
the after cure, which he needs aft
er the enervating baths and dietetic
treatment he underwent at the Aus
trian resort, Badgastein.
Never has there been a more re-
markable homecoming of a private
citizen than E. II. Harriman's.
Great stock market operations
paused as his ship drew near, the
stock market itself marked time, ana
the industrial world turned its eyes
seward as It we're, eager for
glimpse of the man whose Illness
abroad has furnished much material
for stock market rumors.
Mr. Hartman remained on board the
Kaiser Wilhelm II until the vessel dockeG
at Hoboken. Then. after being assisted
ashore. he boarded a Southern Pacific
tug and was taken 10 Jersey City. where
he was assisted to his private car From
there the trip was quickly made UP the
Hudson to his home at Arden. Then it
was that AlE Hartman talked freely
about himselt-his health and his hopes
of early recovery. Reclining on q couch
he talked to more than score of news
paper men.
Satisfied With Trip.
Il am entirely satisfied with my trip
abroad, as far as my health is concerned ."
he said. 'and I have nothing on uv mind
except to come home and take the after
cure lost ten pounds while over there
and for "a little fellow like me. that is a
great deal
"The doctors advised me to come nome
and rest. although they intended at first
that I should rest abroad. The photo
graphing those doctors put me through
was worse than upon my arrival here
for they took sixteen different photo
graphs Of my digestive organs on the
skiagTaph. And TO make the pictures
success, they began feeding me on bis
derstand, show up better on the plates
4 had "A great deal of fun during it all
but / lost three pounds during the photo
graphing process and once got a little
shock the doctors overlooked a little
tack in the machine which they stood me
up against came i'm contact with it,
Turning to railroad matters. one of the
questions asked was concerning his report
ed optiOa on a controlling interest I'm New
York Central stock which would give him
an unbroken line of steel from coast TO
coast.
Gibe at New Laws.
THAT is an easy one, said the fnan-
cier. smiling, "but I would not tell YOU if
/ had I expect TO find more officehold-
ers than stockholders now. There are
more new laws, and they never seem to
displace the old ones, new laws mean new
officeholders TO administer them"
do YOU refer TO the corporation tax?"
he was asked.
'Yes-and some new state laws" was
The reply
Legislation seemed TO arouse his inter
est. and warming 10 his subject he sat
UP on the couch. Three years ago I was
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