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Henry Ernest Hardtner (1870-1935), a leading forester in the American South, and founder of the Natchez, Urania and Ruston freight railroad line, said of his friend Edenborn:
Henry Ernest Hardtner (1870-1935), a leading forester in the American South, and founder of the Natchez, Urania and Ruston freight railroad line, said of his friend Edenborn:
<blockquote>He brought millions of dollars to Louisiana, which he used for the development of latent natural resources. He was honest, temperate, charitable, and above all a just man.He asked only reasonable service of his employees and was never fault-finding. Poor and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] in life; rich and powerful in death, he approached the grave as one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams.<ref name=obit/></blockquote>
<blockquote>He brought millions of dollars to Louisiana, which he used for the development of latent natural resources. He was honest, temperate, charitable, and above all a just man.He asked only reasonable service of his employees and was never fault-finding. Poor and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] in life; rich and powerful in death, he approached the grave as one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams.<ref name=obit/></blockquote>
On May 19, 1926, Sarah Edenborn succeeded her husband as the head of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company. She was the first woman in such a position in the state.<ref name=obit/> The couple had two daughters, one adopted, and neither lived to adulthood. One was accidentally killed by a street car while horseback riding in St. Louis; the other died of diphtheria.<ref name=edenborn/> Sarah was buried beside her husband on her death in 1944.
On May 19, 1926, Sarah Edenborn succeeded her husband as the head of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company. She was the first woman in such a position in the state.<ref name=obit/> The couple had two daughters, one adopted, and neither lived to adulthood. One was accidentally killed by a street car while horseback riding in St. Louis; the other died of diphtheria.<ref name=edenborn/> Sarah was buried beside her husband on her death in 1944.