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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-10

Here are the corporation in .
which T.. II. Hartman was an .
officer or director at the time of .
} his death: .
Baltimore G. Ohio, Brooklyn .
Heights Railroad company, .
} Brooklyn Rapid Transit COM .
} pany, Central Pacific Railway .
} company, Colorado Fuel e Iron .
, company. Guaranty Trust COM .
, pany of New York, Illinois Cen .
, trail, Ilwaco Railway & Naviga- .
, tion company, International .
, Banking corporation, Lake .
, Shore & Michigan Southern .
, Railway company, Leaven- .
) worth. Kansas & Western, Lou .
} isiana Western, Michigan Cen .
} trail, Morgan's Louisiana & .
} Texas Railroad land steamship .
, company. National City Bank .
} of New York, New York Central .
} & Hudson River Railroad COM .
pany, New York, Susquehanna .
} & Western railroad, Night and .
} Day Bank of New York. Ore .
} gon G. California Railroad COM .
} pany. Oregon Railroad G. Navi- .
} cation company, Oregon Short .
Line Railroad company, Pacific .
} Coast company, Pacific Mail .
steamship company, Pere Mar .
} quette Railroad company, Port .
} land & Asiatic Steamship com .
pany, Railroad Securities COM .
} pany, Rio Bravo Oil company, .
} San Pedro, Los Angeles q Salt .
} Lake Railroad company, st. .
} Joseph & Grand Island Rail- .
} way company, Southern Pacific .
} Coast railway, Southern Pacific .
} company, Southern Pacific Ter .
} minals company. Texas & New .
} Orleans Railroad company, I'm .
} ion Pacific Land company, I'm .
} ion Pacific Railroad company,
} Wells-Fargo company, Wells
} Fargo-Nevada National Bank, .
} and the Western Union Tele- .
} graph company.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-10
B. H. HARTMAN
Continued from Page one.)

II was a sore struggle for exist
ence with the country minister and
his wife and children. They were
literally as poor as church mice,
and they knew what hunger-real
hunger
When Edward II. The was always
called Henry" by the members OF
his family. was years old, and a
pinched faced. hungry looking
youth he was. Pastor Hartman
moved owe, TO Jersey City and with
him went his wife. his four boys,
Nelson, Orlando Ill. Edward II. and
William. and his daughters, Lilly
and Annie.
Up to the year 1859, Rev. Harri-
man had hard row TO hoe" as
Edward n. declared. but in that year
he was given a better paying parish
In New Jersey. whose parishioners
were literally better paying" and
the burdens OF the mother, who
found life a struggle even then, were
hhhA'u'h iouHlutiduigs
The four boys attended school for
two years at various intervals. and
when their old father showed signs
OF failing health. the boys struck
out into the world to make fortunes
for themselves. Young Edward Sc
cured a position as a messenger In
the Office OF a small broker in Wall
street. lie was an understood, weak
looking. near-sighted. bespectaclei
youngster. repelling confidence. even
as he did in later years. and making
few, II any real friends.
But the youth was as shrewd and
bright as he was repcllent. Despite
his weak looking physique. he was
indefatigable: he seemed never to
tire. And behind those big glasses
shone big eyes, deep-set, calculating.
penetrating hard. In four years
this messenger had made himself so
invaluable 20 the little brokerage
Office that he was made a clerk. and
given a small share In the profits.
Learned the Game.
Hartman spent little; he lived
meagerly. lie set about to learn
the Wall street game. This was In
the early seventies. and his teachers
and preceptors were old Jay Gould.
Jim Fiske and Jay Cooke, truly a
trio of financial names To oonjure
with Il was hard game to learn.
but the weak-looking clerk learned
IL well. lie learned all these big
financiers could teach him. and then
drew on his own imagination for
more In short. he learned more
than his tutors knew.
lie spcculated wisely as a young
man. Al 20 he had enough to buy a
seat In the New York Stock Ex-
change They were not worth then
the 100000 they bring today. but II
took nearly every cent young IIar-
riman had accumulated 20 close the
deal
So young Hartman went on the
floor of the exchange as a trader
trading for his clients and for him
self. II the big traders on the floor
noticed him at all. II was simply as
a shrewd. nervous young man. quick
on his feet. with every change In
the market, quick as flash to
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-10
HARRMAN's METHODS.

"My railroad Methods said
T.. II. Hartman once. to a rep
resentative of the United Press,
ARE to serve the public. and to
give it good service at the low
est possible cost, with. IL pos
sible, no favoritism. 1t gets its
moneys worth from me. My
method is to give the public the
best equipment. the best time.
the best track"
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-10

Would Hartman make the losers
pay? II he did, great fortunes were
gone, a panic was threatened. Ac-
tually on his Blended knees Jacob II.
Schiff, of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.. Harri-
mans most active hackers, pleaded
with the wizard. Schiff had fought
alongside Hartman in the trenches;
his millions had been used by Harri-
man to win his fight. But Schiff was
a philanthropist as well. His plead
ings won. Hartman agreed not to
force the pound Of flesh he could have
demanded.
When the fight was over, Harri-
man had $7S,OOO,OOO of the 1885,
100000 OF stock and bonds, $1,000
900 more than a controlling interest.
But even then the battle was hard
ly more than a draw. Some of his
purchases had been in bonds of the
railroad, which could not vote. and
which a majority of the stockholders
could order retired. Hill and Nor
gan controlled the stock; they could
retire Harriman's bonds. A lawsuit
was threatened; a compromise effect
ed. Hartman got representation on
the board of directors in the Burling-
ton.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-10

In 1883, while stu an unknown,
Hartman consumated one of his
most daring railroad deals. The
Chicago and Alton. with hoo miles
OF track, IN bad physical shape. was
one OF the best money-makers in the
country Hartman wanted IT, So
did the Goulds, the Standard Oil
people and other big interests. T
b. Blackstone, OF Chicago, was It's
president. He had kept the road
free from the national traffic ar.
rargement and the road was regarded
as a bugaboo by other roads
Blackstone was an obdurate
fnancier. He knew what his road
was worth. aud he wouldn't sacrifice
H. He stipulated that before he
would sell, he must be given the full
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-09-10

could order retired. Hill and Nor
gan controlled the stock; they could
retire Harriman's bonds. A lawsuit
was threatened; a compromise effect
ed. Hartman got representation on
the board of directors I'm the Burling-
ton.
Fight on Fish.
Hartman turned back to HIS first
love-the Illinois Central. Fish had
been content to let the property
stand as IL was. a great property,
without any forward policy Harri-
man wanted 1t to expand, to take in
smaller roads, TO be a power. Fish
did not want TO make the move. and
he and Hartman split. A fight fol-
lowed for the control OF the read.
At the end OF a wild dash to Chicago
on a special train. in 1906. Hartman
won out Fish, his former sponsor.
was thrown out of the |. c., and
James r. Harahan. Harriman's man,
was made its president.
Up 10 this time, Hartman acted
without the accompaniment of a
brass band. Hartman always worked
In the dark II was said of him that
he could keep secret so we'll his
own right hand would not know what
his left hand was doing. He had
amassed a great fortune. He knew
the inside facts on every railroad in
America, and this knowledge he put
to good advantage. He knew when
the ticker showed the market value
of any stock was below its real value
then he bought. He never sold.
His strong box was full OF railroad
stocks, the nucleus of his great ocean
to ocean system.
Following the taking over of the
Illinois Central from Fish came the
quiet announcement that Hartman
and his associates had secured con-
troll of the great Erie railroad sNs-
TEN. with its 1900 miles of tracks
through the coal fields.
The Santa Fe was another rich
prize waiting for someone to seize II.
II was run from the general Offices
of the railroad, instead of from the
ticker" Hal, the Goulds and the
Rock Island people wanted it. Harri-
man got it in 1906. In the same
year he got half interest in the San
Pedro line, which Senator Clark built
from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles.
Hartman evolved a plan whereby
the directors of the Union Pacific
should sell s100,OOO,OOO worth of
bonds and give him the proceeds.
with which he should personally buy
such stock In other railroads as he
saw At. There was no blatant an
nouncement of what Hartman in
tended buying. He secretly bought
his way into the Baltimore & Ohio,
the Delaware & Hudson, the St. Paul,
the New York Central the Lake
Shore and a dozen other railroads
with which be might make important
connections for bis Pacific lines.
The Vanderbilts grew tired of that
great property. the New York Gem
trail and the Lake Shore, known as
the Vanderbilt system, the pride of
old Commodore Vanderbilt's heart.
Hartman was admitted to the direc-
l.. A, % Il. fnaQ -
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-14
FATAL FALL
DOWNSTAIRS
George Cardinal Was Killed
at Burlington
HIS SPINE WAS INJURED
While on His Way to Dinner Sunday
Man Tripped and Fell Full Length
Of Stairs-Death Came Late
Yesterday.

Burlington, Sept. 14.--George Cardinal
died yesterday afternoon at the home Of
.G Trembley Of Howard street, from in
jtries received from a fall down fight
Of stairs, Sunday. The body viii be
taken to North Adams, Mass, his for
msr home, for burial.
Mr.. Cardinal Is brother.in.law Of
Trembley's and had stayed with him
for the past six weeks Sunday noon
on his way to dinner, his foot caught
and he fell the entire length Of the
stairs, lie was picked up in an uncon-
seious condition and corried to bis room.
DR.. II. r. Wilder was summoned and IN
iuries to bis spine were discovered. Steps
to revive him we're taken and he regain.
ed consciousness, which he retained un-
til a short while before the end. Yester.
day afternoon he grew rapidly worse and
died about four o'clock.
During his stay in this city, Cardinal
was employed by N. Collins s CO. He
is survived BY wife and foureh ildren.
They are Lent, Fred, Viola and Albert.
Cardinal was 81 years Of age.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-14
NO BONES BROKEN
In SUTT0N'S BODY


Washington, d. O., Sept. 1s.--When
the body OF aeut James N. Sutton, ir,
the young marine officer who met his
death about two years ago at Annapolis
was exnimed at Arlington cemetery
yesterday an autopsy performed by
physicians representing the navy depart
ment and young Sutton's mother diseos-
ed that no bones were broken, although
b confusion avs found over the right
eve.
IL had been Mrs. sutton's contention
that her sons arm was broken during
the fight which preceded his death, and
that this being the case the shot which
ended his life could not have been self
inflicted
Dr. Tullay Vaughan Of this city, who
represented Mrs. Sutton at the autop-
sy, issued a statement last night in
which he said that the bullet wound
which caused his death was three inches
above the right ear and was clean cut.
He said that he found the body in fair
state Of preservation and no broken
bones. There was confusion or bruise
over the right eye. There was no sign
of burning Of the hair. There were two
or three cuts in connection with the bul-
let wound; one above the middle Of the
scalp, which may have been made at
the post.mortem, or BY blunt instru-
ment before death.
Surg Spear, who represented the navy
department, declined to make state
ment, saying that he intended 60 report
direct to the navy department.
Attorney Van Dyke, assistant counsel
for Mrs. Sutton, said last night he was
convinced that the shot was fred at
least five feet from the officers head,
and that the wound showed conclusive
" that it was physical impossibility
for Sutton to have fred the shot. He
said the autopsy disclosed that the bull
let hole was made BY a bullet from a
3s-calbre revolver. A ss-calibre revol-
yer was found beside the body.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-14
10 MEET soRrwEIL.
River Abutters and City Council Win
Confer With Him Thursday Night.

A. r. Sortwell Of Cambridge, Mass,
one Of the chief owners 81 the Barre
railroad, win be IN the city Thursday
evening and win confer with the abut-
ters on the river and the city council
relative TO the movement to change the
course Of the stream, The Barre railroad
il anxious 70 have the matter come to a
head q once as ii must put in about S.
900 IN new bridges this fall il the steps
to move the course Of the river are not
taken at once. So, IN all probability,
the decision reached Thursday evening
win be final. If the conference takes
no action toward changing the river II
j. probable that the railroad win with
draw from the plan Therefore, al the
abutters and the city council are urged
70 be present at the conference. The
sentiment in favor Of the proposed
change is just as strong as ever, and ei-
tizens are saying that II would be too
bad to give up the project at this time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-14
Washington County Court
Does Little at Start
MANY CASES STRICKEN OFF
Grand and Petit Jurors Met This After
noon and Were Instructed by
Judge waterman--No Court
Tomorrow.

The September term Of Washington
county court opened at the county court
house in Montpelier this forenoon at ten
o'clock, Judge 4. r. Waterman Of Brat
tleboro.R Rutland presiding, with Side
Judges L. R. Wells and W. J. Capp
assisting. There we're about fifty law
yers present when court opened, the Rev.
A. j. Hough Of Montpelier giving prayer
and Sheriff Tracy then reading the court
docket The entire forenoon session was
given up to this work.
Many cases have been stricken of the
docket as settled and there il a short
jury list. The grand and petit jurors
assembled this afternoon and were given
their instructions BY the presiding Judge.
after which E w. Huntley Of Moretown
was elected foreman. The first case to
be taken up is that Of James Nikalas
Of Barre, charged with numbering Mrs.
10. G. Mascott on July %. Ten witnesses
have been summoned in this case The
respondent is now In the insane asylum
at Waterbury for observation as to his
sanity.
There win be no session Of court to-
morrow and the members will generally
attend the fair at Northfeld The first
case TO be tried was that OF Jane B.
F0wlie, administrative, vs.. McDonald,
Cutler 8 Co. but Attorney Hoar wished
the case put over until Monday, and
- L.
went about hunting up case to try
meanwhile.
The case Of James Simpson vs. Scott
Bros. granite company from Barre was
entered by agreement. The young man
was injured and he got damages through
liability company, with which the
defendant company was insured but the
plaintiff was minor and Judgment had
to be entered for him to recover $500 and
costs.
The following cases were stricken of
the docket:
Colonial Works vs.. W. f. jackson.
Beck 4 Beck VS. Scott & Townsend.
g. RI Bianeln Granite company vs.
I'll c. Glysson
Peter Hendrickson ys Central Vermont
In. r.
E. w slayton vs. James A. Pierce
Michael Nierney VS.. town Of Moretown.
r G. Bowers granite company vs.. John
Ruscher
Kaye MI Lamery vs. II. G. Biclsford
John II Senter vs. H c. Templeton
and trustee. Judgment according to stip.
ulation on file and continue as to trustee.
Fred Bostwick VS.. Robert and Lillian
Bradley.
Wood vs.. McKinstry.
National Mining and Development
company vs. G, r. Robertson
A settlement is also reported probable
in the case Of the Barre Savings bank vs..
Y. Nanetti
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-14
WILL MEET
MEN
Barre and Montpelier Gets an
Invitation
---------
FOR CONFERENCE TONIGHT
The Boards Of Trade in the Two Cities
Had Petitioned Vermont Public
Service Commission for
Relief.
FOR CONFERENCE TONIGHT

The Barre board Of trade committee
which has charge Of the Barre end Of
the joint petition with Montpelier for
telephone charge relief listened last night
to the report Of their attorney, John w.
Gordon, ard it was announced that a
proposition has been received from the
Vermont Telephone company relative 70
proposed settlement Of the controversy
without taking it before the Vermont
public service commission. The propo-
sition win be considered by the joint
boards Of trade this evening
The members Of the Barre committee
are; A. r Abbott, r. D Ladd, Homer
Fits, B. A. Eastman, and l. r. Rickert
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-14
wILL SUE rHE crrY.
win Lapoint Says He viii Defend His
Common Law Rights.

viii Lapoint Of New York announces
that be will bring suit against the city
Of Barre because the play, "The County
Sheriff was presented on the Barre
opera house stage lowned by the cityl
last Friday evening without giving him
proper recognition as author 81 the play
lie presents two copies of playbills, one
at Portsmouth, M H., giving the bill
with his name as author and the other
at Barre with his name left OIL, and with
the characters enough alike to be recog-
ni7ed.
lie writes that he gave proper notice
10 the mayor, city clerk, city attorney
and the acting manager Of the Barre
opera house that he should enforce his
common law rights for damages. He
says: Il have instructed local attorneys
to do SO, inasmuch as the present city
officials proposed to accept the word Of
an unknown travelling Snowman rather
than that Of a native born citizen, who
has paid into the Golfers Of the city
nearly $4,000 in rent for the house.
do not claim the title, The County sher-
ia, but the story. cast and plot used
is mine, and the city had fair warnings
hence the suit | shan bring. ANY law
yer who knows common law will accept
my proposition, especially II they will
read the recent opinions in the case Of
the claims against the owners of the
Heir TO the Hoorah'"
City CLERK Mackay stated to-day that
he had not been served with papers In
suit against the city, but that he, to.
gathef with the several other officials
named IN Mr. Lapoint's letter, had been
warned against letting the play be pre-
sented without recognition Of Mr.. La.
point. II * understood that the play
wright has approached Attorney Hoar TO
act in bis interests.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-14
NICHOLSON BAIRD.
Marriage Of Barre People by Rev. J. D.
Mackenzie To-day.

The marriage Of Miss Rose Baird,
daughter Of Mrs Sarah Baird Of Waits
field and sister Of Mrs. g. A Prindle Of
this city, and Kenneth M Nicholson of
this city, took place at 10 o'clock this
morning at the residence Of the oificiat-
ing clergyman, Rev. J. D. Mackenzie of
lis Orange street
AT the conclusion Of the ceremony a
wedding lunch was served at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs +. A. Prindle Of Keith
avenue, after which Mr.. Prindle took the
newly married couple in his automobile
to PiaiRHeld, where they took tie train
for a wedding trip to various points in
Canada. Upon their return they viii
reside at So Keith avenue.
Both Mr. and Mrs Nicholson have
many friends in this city who extend
their heartiest congratulations Mr..
Nicholson is employed as shed foreman
by the Cutler, Storer, Fay Granite COM
pany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-14
THE HARVESTER WINS.
Unbeaten Four-year-old Stallion VIM
ner at Syracuse.

Syracuse, n. Y, Sept. 1.-THE HT-
vester, Ed Geers unbeaten 4-year old
stallion, added to his laureIs at the open.
ing Of the grand circuit meeting here
yesterday BY easily winning the Cham
ber Of Commerce, $1,000 stake for
209 trotters, in straight heats. Genteel
II. and Zonnalta furnished The Harvester
some amusement, but the crippled Geers
had to strain his arms to keep the stall
lion from losing bis field. The Harvest
er's time was 2i09A, e,I0h. 2sOgM.
In the 2s1s pace, Hoosier Prince,
Piioted BY Walter Cox, Joined the grand
circuit winners BY cleyerly capturing the
race in straight heats. Ed. Geers Halle
Direct broke badly
In the best exhibition Of reinmanship
of the afternoon Geers drove Halle Di-
rect down the home stretch and inst
nosed out Flora Coffee for second money
inthe third heat.
In the 2sfe trot, fifteen horses accept,
ed the issue Sir Todd won in four
heat contest. In the first heat another
son Of Todd, Wilkinson, outstepped his
field 10 the wire, earning record Of
2:12A. Sir Todd took the next three
heats and the race.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-14
TRACK IN SPLENDID SHAPE.
Big Events Are Promised at Northheld
Fair This Week.


Sorthheld, Sept. IA. With IDEAL
weather conditions promised BY the
weather man Wednesday and Thursday
the Dog River Valley fair promises to
" the largest in its history The man.
agement deserves much credit for the
way It has worked ii the eDdearor to
make this fair a record breaker.
II offers more and better attractions
for this fair than ever To-day there IS
a third more ground rented than in pre-
yious years. a day before the fair open.
cd the attractions were already on the
ground The entries for exhibits IN
stock, poultry, and floral hall exceeds
those Of last year, which was the largest
recorded in its history
The special attractions are the balloon
ascension on Wednesday and Thursday
the ferris wheel, the ball game between
Barre L A. G. and Mortified on Thurs.
day and the Norwich cadets In infantry
and cavalry drills, both days.
In the six races TO be driven on Wed.
nesday and Thursday ther are AZ differ.
cnt horses entered, and al bnt four oil
the ground now. II is the largest leld
Of horses ever seen ii this section of
the state. In the free for an purse $500,
are entered such horses as Jerry b..
2.03A Bishop, 2:06: Phocbon W.
2;07M; Frank s., 2.0sh Billy W.,
2sl0A Burlington Maid, 2;l3A and
Red Brino, 2;l6h An of the above are
here but Red Brino
G. o. Bailey says the track Is the best
he has seen 50 far in Vermont, and old
drivers on the track say i Is in the best
condition they have ever seen it. There
is at this time several entries in the
gentlemen's drivers and matched spans,
which is unusual.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-14
CONDITION OF WEIGH.
Auto Victim Had Fairly Good Night,
but There ii NO Change.

auto fictlm hAd q falflY I00d Night
but There u NO Change
Herbert P. Wsleh, the Montpelier man
who was 50 severely injured Sunday
night when D X. Lilies automobile
went over the hank between Middlesex
and Montpelier, was reported this after
noon al Heatou hospital at Montpelier
to be resting fairly WE'LL He passed
reasonably good night, but no more hopes
Of his recovery were held out this after
noon. The operation yesterday, by
which the entire arch Of one vertebrae
was removed and part Of another, has
relieved the pressure on the spine. The
patient Is resting in a plaster jacket.
The doctors say that the right foot
may have to be amputated later on.
The ankle il in q plaster cast Tie right
foot was badly bruised, besides tho frac
ture
Mr. Lilies automobile was taken into
Montpelier BY Mr. Lille yesterday after
noon and it is said that the expenditure
of $3.50 viii put it into good shape.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-14
&c MILES AIR LINE.
Traversed BY Balloon Which Ascended
Yesterday Afternoon.

Pelham, n IT,, Sept 14.-The balloon
Boston which asceBded from Fitehhurg,
Mass, at 3.Aa O'Clock yesterday after
noon, landed at 6:25 last night Oh the
farm Of B. A. CluT, near the Massachu-
setts-New Hampshire state line.
The balloon was occupied by Charles
J. Gliaden Of Boston, as pilot, and viii
liam r. Metzger OF Detroit, Mich, presi.
dent Of the Aero club Of Michigan, as
passenger. b. J. Callahan Of Lowell,
who saw the balloon from his home,
followed it to the landing place in his
automobile.
The highest elevation reached was 3 :
500 feet, and the Boston passed over
Ashbury, Shirley, ST. Marks school at
Groton, and Tyngsboro, crossing the
Marrimac river at the Vesper Country
club The distance travelled was thirty
six miles, air line.