Big Jim is the dude in the stovepipe hat. Courtesy James Cashman Jr. Leah Cashman contemplates the display set up at Cashman auto dealership when her husband and son were fighting a heavy-handed union attempt to organize the business. The display implied that Uncle Sam was literally on Cashman's side of the picket line. Courtesy James Cashman Jr. Big Jim, left, and his family on a desert outing in late 1920s. James Jr. Other folks are unidentified.
Big towns run on money, but small ones run on heart.
Whether it was starting a baseball team, building a new road, or attracting some new business, Big Jim had a big hand in it. His nickname sounds like that of an old-time political boss, bullying people till he got his way. In fact, Big Jim was the opposite. He didn't drive people, but led them. The first time he hit town Big Jim didn't make a dent.