New-York tribune., 1912-02-02
EDWIN HAWLEY DIES AS
EDWARD H. HARTMAN DID
Inability at End to Cast Off
Business Burdens Blamed for
Railroad Mans Death.
THE SYSTEM" HE BUILT UP
Stock Market Not Much Affect
ed-Associates Say Compre-
hensive Plans Will Be
.r. Carried Out.

edwin Hawley. long a leading figure in
railroad matters of the entire country and
also In Wall Street affairs. died suddenly
early Yesterday morning at his house, No.
70 East eoth street.
Mr. Hawley had been confined to the
house for about three weeks with an at
tack Of grip complicated by nervous ind-
sestion. and had expected to start soon on
trip 70 Palm Beach for recuperation, his
condition having apparently improved to
the extent Of permitting him to undertake
the Journey.
During his entire illness he gave atten-
ton 10 business. and as late as Wednesday
afternoon talked over the telephone with
business associates. His funeral will he
held at o'clock tomorrow afternoon. at
ST. Thomass Church and the burial. which
Is TO be private. will he at Chatham. y. y.
his birthplace.
Mr. Hawley was in his sixty-third year.
DYING at about the same age as Edward
IT, Hartman. The cause Of death of both
men was the same friends said yesterday
refusal or liability to lay down their heavy
burdens and responsibilities when advanc-
inG age and increasing physical weakness
pointed to the necessity of their taking
that course.
During most Of Mr.. Hawley's business
career, which began at the age of seven
teen. when he secured employment with the
Erie as a clerk, he was actively identified
with railroads, building up A reputation
especially as a traffic manager OF unusual
ability For nearly twenty years he was
connected with the traffic department of
The Southern Pacific system, term OF ser
vice which began in 1883 and ended in 1902
when he resigned as assistant general traf-
fc manager at New York. after the death
Of Coils p. Huntington, who had given full
recognition of his talents, and the entrance
Of r. II. Hartman into control OF the
Southern Pacific through its purchase by
the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Mr
Hawley had. several years previously.
begun his operations as a purchaser of
small railroads. having acquired first the
Minneapolis & ST. Louis Railroad and then
the Iowa Central, which were only a few
weeks ago consolidated under the name Of
the former; and then the Colorado & South
srn Railway, which he and his associates
sold at handsome profit TO the Chicago,
Burlington &; Quincy about ten years later,
in December. 1905.
Reads OF the Hawley System.
II was not until several years after his
retirement from the Southern Pacific how
ever, that Mr.. Hawley, in association with
q number Of prominent financers, began
the building UP Of the "Hawley system of
railroads. which at his death comprised the
& Alton Railroad. the Chicago, Cincinnati
& Louisville Railroad which gave the
chesapeake & Ohio it's outlet TO the Great
Lakes; the Missouri. Kansas e. Texas Rail-
way. the Toledo. ST. Louis & Western Rail-
road and the Minneapolis & ST. Louis Rail-
road These roads have a total length OF
about 1000 miles and operate in A territory
extending from the Atlantic at Newport
News. Va. to the Great Lakes at Chicago
and Toledo and westward 10 ST. Louis and
Kansas City, and southwark to the Gulf a,
Galveston.
The Toledo, 81. Louis & Western, already
controlled by Mr.. Hawley and his friends
I'm August 1907, acquired control Of the Chi.
cago & Alton Railroad BY purchase OF the
stock holdings of the Rock Island The
Union Pacific owned slO3i3,1CO OF Chicago 4
Alton preferred stock. and this minority
interest it still retains. In January. 1863
the Hawley syndicate secured virtual con.
troll of the Chesapeake & Ohio, by purchase
from Kuhn. Loeb & co. OF about S24. 600. .00(
Of its stock which the PENNSYLVANIA Rail-
road Company had disposed of TO the bank
ors. About year later the Chicago, Gin
oinnati & Louisville road was bought al
foreclosure sale, the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad Company of Indiana being organ
lied TO take it over.
In these various operations Mr.. Hawley
was associated with financial group in
winch were included the late G. +. Hunt
neton's nephew and business successor,
Henry l.. Huntington, with whom his rea-
ton, had long been close; General Thomas
H. Hubbard who was a viCe-president of
the southern Pacific when II was an in
dc,ondent property. Frank A. Nanderlip,
president Of the National City Bank and
aligned with powerful ca capitalists; Theodore
=. Shonts. president Of the Toledo, ST. Louis
& Western, the Glover Leaf road. and o
the Interborough- Metropolitan Company. of
tbs. city: Newman Erb, who recently has
become president of the Minneap polls G. St
Louis. and Harry :. Black president OF the
United states Realty and Improvement
Company I'm the fall Of 1909 he purchased
with B. +. Yoakum and Speyer & Co, prac-
Ideally controlling interest I'm the Missouri
Kansas & Texas Railway Of which he be-
camc chairman Of the board, also entering
the dircctoratcs Of the 1t. Lsriis & Sar
Fransico and other roads Of the system OF
which Mr.. Yoakum is the active head.