The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-17
EACH WORD OF E. II. HARRI-
MANS TESTAMENT STANDS
FOR A MILLION.
WHOLE ESTATE TO Wife
Widow of Dead Railroad kino Be.
comes One Of the Weaithiest Women
of the World by Document Just
Made Pubtic-inheritance Tax Is
Avoided by canny Financier.

Gfief words weighted each with a.,
premixately si.ou0,a1o, and containing
~ their entirety tiia last testament Of
r. III. Hartman. given out today,
makes the widow, Mary Averili Harri-
man, one Of the wealthiest women i'm
the world. 1t is perhaps the hrfefest
Will on record for the disposal Of an
estate Of such magnitude. All his
property is left to Mrs. Hartman
Wall street estimates that Mrs.
Hartman will inherit In realty and
personal property between s7s. 900
and S100.00o,0o0. MIR. Harriman's pri-
vate fortune is supposed to have been
greater than this by many millions,
but there IL reason to believe that his
unmarried daughters. Mary and Carol,
his married daughter. Mrs. Robert
Livingstone Gerry, and his two sons
William Averill and Roland boy of
II, together with his surviving sister
Mrs Simons and other relatives have
all been substantially provided for
with gifts out of hand and trust funds
set aside by Mr.. Hartman during his
lifetime.
Made in 1903.
iHe VIII rs ddteu JUNE b. I3VS, ana Is
witnessed by Charles A. Peabody.
president OF the Mutual Life INSURANCE.
company. who drew 1t. and c. c.
Tagethoff. Mr.. Peabody was Mr..
Harriman's close personal friend and
was frequently a caller at Arden
house during his last Illness He re-
iinauished a Law practice estimated as
worth 100000 a year to assume at d
smaller salary. the executive direct
tion OF company In which Mr. Harri-
man was heavily interested Mr..
Tegethoff was Mr.. Harriman's rer-
sonal secretary.
On Mrs. Hartman now will rest the
management of the $4,000 acres of
woodland. pasture land and fertile
black bottoms in the Ramapo valley
and on Tower hill; the completion OF
the great house on which Mr.. Harri-
man already had lavished $4,000. 900
without living to see 1t finished, and
those plans of public benefaction-
parks and forest reservations-which IL
is known that Mr.. Hartman cher
ished. though he makes no mention of
them I'm his will.
Avoids Tax.
Mr.. Hartman by making no be- |
quests to children or relatives avoid /
ed the large share OF the enormous /
inheritance tax which under the laws |
Of the state of New York would other |
wise be imposed. Mrs. Harriman's /
dover rights are subject to no tax /
thirds of the estate To a tax of only /
I Al af~
fication which i'm some instances runs /
to per cent. Orange county Ii the !
home of millionaires and the county I
clerks file showed many important /
Wills. That of James 3. lSilent) t
Smith for example. which disposed OF /
s25. .0oo. 900. paid an Inheritance tax of /
ss23, 1855, the largest on record at /
Goshen.
The will reads as follows:
Il. Edward II. Hartman OF Arden, |
In the state of New York, do make. |
publish and declare this To be my last /
will and testament. This Is to say, / /
give. devise and beaueath all of my /
property, real and personal of every
kind and nature to my wife. Mary w. /
Hartman. to be hers absolutely and !
forever. And / do hereby nominate /
and appoint the said Mary w. Harri- /
man to be the executrix of the win. /
I'm witness whereof | have hereunto /
set my hand and seal. this eighth day /
Of June. in the year nineteen hum |
ared and three.
"tSigned)
EDWARD II. HARTMAN.
Signed. sealed and published and /
declared by the testator as. for and /
his will and Testament In our pres |
ence. who at his request. AMI in his !
presence and in the presence !
II each other have each Of !
rs hereunto subscribed our names as t
witnesses.
"lSignei
CHARLES A. PEABODY.
&C. c. TEGETHoFF."
Mr.. Peabody is president OF the /
Mutual Life Insurance company. Mr..
regethoff was one OF Mr.. Harriman's /
Mr.. feabady. who made the state
nent public declined 10 make any /