The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-10

Then he turned to Illinois Central,
secured control. ousted Stuyvesant
Fish. his friend and supporter in ear
Her days, from the presidency and in
stalled ]. T. Harahan as president.
After this he worked HIS way into
Santa Fe, Baltimore a Ohio, Della
ware g. Hudson and the st. Paul His
final great feat was to secure control
Of the Vanderbilt system, the New
York Central and the Lake Shore.
This ocean to ocean system was COM
plete-the dream of his life was real
ized. al b
The Personal Hartman.
In person Hartman was a very
small man, not Weighing more than125
pounds. He wore big spectacles from
behind which peered a soul-piercing set
of gray eyes. He wore his mustache
long and curled down, while a small
! 'goatee" always gave the. cartoonists
fine hunting ground for their carica-
/ lures. He was a man of few friends
and no confidants. He loved seclusion,
and was never happier than far away
from Wall street, alone with his family
for Edward III. Hartman was a loving
husband and father But he allowed
himself little time for his family. His
waiting hours were spent at his desk
He had his lunch served there, and
swallowed his food with never a
thought Of his digestion. To physi-
clans who examined him in Germany
declared he was literally starving him
self to death.
He was a lover OF trotting horses. and
always had q magnificent stable of
trotters and PAGERS, whose work on
the speedway always won admiration.
Mr.. Harriman's last home was on
top Of Tower mountain, in Orange Co.,
New York. and near Arden. There,
5000 feet above the level of the sea, he
builded palace of granite and marble
and surrounded it with magnificent We
netian gardens. From his veranda on
clear day 1t was declared he could
see New York, 40 miles away His view
was magnificent. It was there he was
taken on Aug. %, when he arrived
from Europe, where he had taken the
cure at Bad Gastein and submitted
himself to the care OF Austrian spe-
cialists.
Mr.. Harriman's wife was Miss Mary
Averill, OF Rochester. N. Y, whose
| father, w. J. Averill. a banker, was
AdESGly All6ICSlC0 the tNOTnest AM
sterdam and Ogdenburg railroad and
had large means. The marriage prov
ed a most happy one, Five children
were born, three girls and two boys.
The eldest daughter Is the wife of
Robert L. Gerry. son OF Commodore
Elbridge T. Gerry. The second daugh-
ter is Mary, and the third Carol. The
eldest son, Walter Averill. is just out
OF college and is learning the railroad
business The youngest, Roland. is
IA years old, and still in school.
Comment on "Wizard'sr Death.
\ From all parts of the country
comes flood Of tributes upon Mr..
Harriman's career and life work
from railroad presidents, from bank
ers and from men prominent in all
walks Of business and financial life.
Friends, former business associates,
and even rivals Of the great railroad
man, spoke as a unit of his tremen-
dous power for work. AS to the prob
able effect OF mis- death on the finan-
cia1 world. there was q variety of
opinion, but comment was generally
rather guarded.
| J. J. HiIHs Tribute.
One Of the finest tributes to Harrf-
man came from Jas. j. Hill, another
giant among the railroad builders and
a one time business adversary, He
said: