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Show I- LATE B. n. HARROVIAN -j- v WAS A LOVEPv OF f UTAH AND ZION - t By Emil Audrassy. -I- Special Cable to The Tribune. v YTENNA. Jan. In. When at .Bad 4- v Oastlen shortly before his death. r 13. H. Harrlma-n. the famous Amer- 4 1 ,can, ralbroad man and financier. -! v outlined the plans for the great v park on tho banks of the Hudson which his wife has recently pre- sentccl to tho State of New York. . according- to dispatcher printed v Y here. Dr. Von Arnstaadt, a noted Vienna physician, was at. Bad N b Gnsteln at the time Mr. TTarrlman j. was there and became somewhat - r Intimate with tho American tuonev 4- ? kins. I met Dr. Von Arnstacdt J. recently and Mrs. Ilarrlman's gift r was mentioned, . -r "Mr. llarrlmnn indicated his in- .f. 4- tention of grlvlnp this park to the state, while at tho baths."' said tho 4. r doctor "One evening Irr. TTnrri- -I- 4 man, a French visitor and I were in v conversation when the question of I- 4 natural scenery was mentioned, f .j. h stated that T doubted If any si ream 4. 4- In the world could quito equal the ! Danube, while the Frenchman was ;- r loud In his praises of the beauties 4. 4 of the Rhine. Mr. Ifarriman de- 4. j. elored his opinion that for natural 4. J beauty the Hudson, about West Point, could not. in bis judgment. -I- I- ho equalled in Europe, lie then r nierilloned casually his plans to I- present to the stale of New York 4 I a great park along the Hudson. I which would become the most n- ; beautiful pleasure resort access- 4- able to great centers of population 4- in 1 ho world. 4- 4- "Mr. Harrlman," continued I he v 4 doctor, "nu.fi an enthusiast on the 4. 4- beauties of America. Ho declared 4 4 the most beautiful sicht he could 4 4- recall Was the rising "of the moon 4. over Great Sail T.ako from Salt- 4- 4. air. He spoke with enthusiasm o( 4. j 4 the magnificent mountain scenerv 4- 4. In Utah and the grandeur of I he 4. ! 4. vast forests, lofty mountains and 4- 4- fertile plains of Washington. Ore- 4- 4- gon and California. Jn my many 4. 4- talks with Mr. Hnrriinan. I dls- 4. 4. covered that while abroad catho- 4- . lie. man of the world, he was with- 4-j 4 al intensely American." 4. 1 4vv,IHIH"I,vIII,,H4,4'4;,,II' |