New-York tribune., 1909-09-12
Anecdotes About the Famous
Railroad Constructor Who
Died Last Week.

A committee OF prominent citizens OF Atlanta
called one day 70 pay their respects TO a dis
t1ngUished NorTherner who was visiting their city.
They were asked 70 wait little as the person they
sought was at the moment engaged and could not
be disturbed.
On the floor Of an inner room sprawled little
man with big glasses and a bushy mustache. He
looked anything but distinguished Crawling over
him. pulling his scant hair, searching his pockets
ana playing with his watch was baby. while the
little man chuckled with unfeigned pleasure
Don't CO." cried the child. noting alarming
movement In that direction after half hour had
passed "Stay'n play some more"
y wish ] could, Katrina" was the response,
'Tbut must go 70 work Give me a kiss
The lcss was exchanged. and E. H Hartman
went 70 greet his callers.
Probably the Atlanta men were not surprised at
being kept waiting. Few would be who have come
IN contact with OF the busiest men in America
But that ronp with baby OBTAINING the
ruler OF railroads doubtless put the man in a new
Light With many Of the outside public who had
long been accustomed 10 think Of him as a ma
chine adjusted only to high speed finance. And
the reason IS that few OF affairs have sue
oeeded in keeping their private personality so
thoroughly hidden from the public. Yet here and
there. scattered through the reams OF print that
has TO DO with his work are anecdotes that afford
real glinpses OF Hartman the
visitor at 9ir. Harrimans Boys Club asked
one q the members. fourteen-year-old boy, what
ne thought OF the clubs patron.
Mr.. Hartman replied the youngster. 'is a
ETeat man. He's president OF railroad, and worth
couple OF thousand, anyway. He comes in, sees
HI Taber. the superintendent. and goes on right
about his business. He's q quiet man. and never
tells Gny one anything about his business. He
amt what I would call fine looking man. but
BET he could put Up a great aght But he amt
stuck Up over It He comes down here and says 10
Willie Schmidt: Hello, BILL and Willie says,
Hello LII. Hartman. hOws yourself? g"
Mr. Hartman spent $4,000 building clubhouse
for these boys the lower East Side. and he once
hste he got more satisfaction out OF his work with
The boys than he did with his railroads.
He was great lover Of horses as well as OF
children. When he had been on the farm at Arden
only little while he wanted 70 own at least one
horse with & national reputation, and so he bought
staEbouL Shortly after the purchase Stamooui
vas taken 20 California, where be was entered Tor
The $4,000 purue for trotters. winning easily IN
k1l3z. making the worlds record, which ne heio
tor considerable period. The horse next IN iaIile
owned by Mr.. Hartman was purchased aIter inc
death of stamboul. and was the famous notoer
John r. Gentry. He had been contemplating the
purchase of z small stable OF thoroughnreds for
nszt season
While at Bad Gastein he fell into conversation
Ole day on the subject OF the Balkan trouble, EX-
Dressing great admiration for Emperor Francis
soseDh. he nevertheless added tmDarently:
Why doesn't Austria take those unFuly states.
I-o thereby DO away with al further possibility OK
toubleY'
Il might be inferred what the emperor OF rail-
foads would have Done had he been Emperor OF
Austria
11s 8syl1se anEnc.sn made impression on at