Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-25
His Continental Medical Ordeal.

Ills Continental Meoical Oroeals
 "The doctors advised me to coms home to rest" he said, though they intended at first that I should rest abroad" Here he smiled and went on: "The photographing those doctors put me through was worse than upon my arrival here-for they X-rayed me and did everything they could" Laughing softly as he recalled his experiences, he said They took 16 different pho- togrdphs of my digestive organs on the skiagraph. And to make the pie lures a success they began feeding me on blsmuth and rice. Bismuth anl rice, 1 understood, show up better on the plates.
 q had great deal ot fun during 1t all" he said. as he concluded the mar rative of his continental medical or deal, but I lost three pounds during the photographing process and once got little shock. The doctors over looked a little tack in the machine which they stood up against me. [ came in contact with it. It frightened me little. but I stuck to it.'' Mrs. Hartman and Judge Lovett grew extremely solicitous as Mir Har- twice 1t was necessary for him to rest | his voice.
 Railroad Matters Broaehed.
 
 of the first questions asked of him con- cerned his reported option on a con- | trolling interest in New York Central | stock. an option which would give him with his other railroads an unbroken line of steel east and west from coast | to coast.
 That is an easy one" said the you if l had"
 Here he took the lead again himself. | 'I expect to find more officeholders | than stockholders now" said he. 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 i'm terest greatly and. warming 10 his subject he threw aside caution. rose | from his rillow and sat ur on tho couch T am feeling a bit better" he said as he looked around at the circle of interviewers
 Speaking of New Undertakings.
 Sitting up and smiling pjleasantly. Mir. Hartman indulged in a few rem iniscences.
 Three years ago I was called a | speculatcr" he said. That was when | Union Pacific was placed on a 10 per | cent. dividend basis. and Southern Pa cific on a per cent. dividend basis I had a hard time convincing my asso- ciates that the roads could pay such dividends. but I had come to realize that we were building. not better than we knew. but quicker than we knew. It was difficult for me to comprehend | that the department and returns which | followed our construction work in the west were SO enormous and SO rich" Do you mean Co put the surplus earnings Into the roads rather than to turn them over to the stockholers?" he was asked.
 Yes. that's about it." he said. that | is my characterization and depart ment-and I guess the public and the press are convinced now that I am not l a speculator. During those four years 1t was hard to convince my associates; | it was a hard three years. wish ! could wipe them out. but l am through with that now" Mir. Hartman would not say just what new undertakings he proposed. | But" said he, "it is in my mind to open up new territory and to build new | tributary lines. This means new set- dement's and more people" The interview came to an end only at the insistence of Judge Lovett. While Mir Hartman protested that ho could talk without limit so long as the | subject was railroads. the judge plead ed and finally brought the talk to a close.