The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-10
MANY TRIBUTES
 TO HARTMAN
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 in the end ample return could be de- pended upon from such a policy.
 But there was another side to MT. Hartman which the world does not know so well. He had those characteristics of heart which made him a model of loving devotion in his home. while his warm, open-hearted charity-always unostenta-
 tious-has frightened the lives of thou sands, few of whom have ever known whose was the hand that gave. Hundreds
 of victims of tuberculosis have come to these Adirondacks and been restored to happy, useful lives through his contribu-
 tions made year after year. with no conditions save that the benefactor's name should not be mentioned" Frank A. Vanderlip, president of the National City bank, said:
 '"The nation owes a greater debt to Mr. Hartman than to any other of those upbuiders whose names have spelled prosperity"
 Western Union Telegraph company. said:
 "The sudden cutting off of his life
 leaves the world loser We should be
 glad to know just what his plans for the future were have always believed that
 MT Hartman intended to do some great things In the east and in the middle south"
 
 Topeka and Santa Fe, said: MT. Hartman was a great man. That his undertakings were too vast for any
 one intellect and that their colossal pro- portions cut short his life Is probably true; yet one can but admire the indomit- able courage and will power that ani- mated the slender body and which en- dured to the last Altogether he was real man whose departure leaves a great gap in the financial and railroad world Effects of Harriman's Death. New York, September Swallowing the expressions of deep regret on MT. Harri-
 mans death, Wall street began to con slider what the effect might be on the properties under his control and the flnan- cial world generally. It was pointed out that MT. Harriman's friends have known for some months the nature of the malady
 with which he was afflicted and that it was merely question of time and even if he rallied from the present attack it
 would be necessary for him to lay down active command of the many lines he controlled
 MT. Harriman's death comes at time | when in general the business of the coun- | tries Is in excellent condition with re- l alization of bountiful crops which he | himself predicted would be a sustaining | fcator of American credit. With these
  | event might not continue his active career l Wall street had already prepared itself l There was no feeling of shock or alarm | when the announcement came, beyond | the sentiment of universal personal sor- | row, and as the hours progressed 1t be- l came evident that there was d general l feeling of security as to the future. | J. F. Morgan, J. H. Schif. James Still | man, George w. Perkins and others went home without concerted action. All ex- 1 pressed deep personal regret. but most | of them desired to avoid off-hand or hur- l ried opinion on a career so notable. | It is believed by MT. Harrfmans asso- | ciates that the railroad properties under | his control will be handled by his sue | cessor under the same policies MT. liar l riman himself had outlined. l Recent estimates of MT. Harrimans per- | sonal wealth have all varied all the way from $50. oo0ooo to $l0o.Oo0.o0o. He was a