The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-06-28
ST. LOUIS LETTER.
Personal Sketches of the Managers Of the
Gould System, Etc.

ST. LOUIS, June 22-[special cor.
rsspoudeuce .l-Concerning men who
conduct great interest, or who are placed
before the public in prominant manner
| from any cause, there is always felt a curl
osity and respect, which does not attach to
the ordinary individual. This feeling OF
curiosity, propose to crafty to some ex-
tent, SO far as the readers OF the HERALD
are concerned, by giving them very. brief
sketches of Messrs. Hayes, Hoxie, Talmage
and Brown, who are to-day at the head OF,
ana conducting the affairs OF the greatest
railroad syndicate in the world. To some
of the people Of Texas, These gentlemen
are well known, by reputation aud Dy per-
sonal acquaintance. To the large bulk OF
your readers, they are, probably as myth
cal as the six sons and daughters OF IRA
nus and Grea, though by no means as for
midable, on close acquaintance.
Captain r. s. Hayes, senior vice-president,
as he is styled, is the chief 0lympiaD. He
is the yicegerent Of Jay Gould, In st. Louis.
His word Is the law. His DEGREES are final.
He exercises a wstchful supervision over all
the departments Of the great southwestern
railroad system. In years, he Is the young.
est of the quartette mentioned. In personal
appearance he is the handsomest. He looks
little like the first Napoleon, but be is in
nowise such brute In his department, as
was the first consul. Mr.. Hayes is Uniform
ly urbane and polite to all who approach
him. He Is about AZ years OF age. about
five feet ten inches in height, and weighs
probably about $50 pounds s,.. His head sSl, 4
m maize IL ana appear low, which i is
not in fact. His brain is heavy
in the region Of the constructive faculties
showing a great capacity for affairs. His
Uranium would delight a phrenologist or an
apostle Of the evolution theory. In move
ment he ls active and almost agile, vithou
abruptness or angularity. He transacts
business with celerity, and without cor
fusion OF fussiness. He is beavy-shouldered
and deep-chested, with strong vitality and
evident capacity for physical endurance.
His ewes are gray, and his closely-cropped
hair IL beginning 10 hsve the same color.
He Is unmarried. and IL paid q salary OF
$4,000 year. He lives comfortably 10
rented house on Pine street in this city. He
uses no sfimulants except light wines for
diuper. never smokes and seldom svears. His
besdouarters are IN St. Louis, and he visits
New York city about once a month. When
on the road be invariably travels In hisovn
private cosch, which IL fitted up luxurious
", with . complement Of cooks and porters
on BOARD, and accompanied BY bis private
secretary. BY profession Captain Hayes IL
q civil engineer, and be may be Character
lied in All respects as q successful man. He
IA already a millionaire, and bis business
career IA apparently In its initial stages.
II. NJ. Hoxie, third vice-president, began
bis career in Iowa, and il Il said In bis
early DAYS be watched with delight the
spring from the Wild prairie
sod In front Of the csbin In which the family
resided. and hunted with zsst the Wild duek
in the adjacent legoons Alter arriving e
manhood he entered the field Of
politics, where be became successiql,
and exercised q controlling infuence In the
stste. He vas equally successful IN ousl-
1e =. and advanced RAPIDLY In fortune end
influence. He began his railrned career
, bout ffteen yesrs since, END bis course
has been steadily upward he has always /
been distinguished fOr saEscitys clear-
5esded common sense, and q czpac.ty % |
Understand and control men M horie /
rs = minute knowledgs d ever loot d
rsck composing the sguthues,ern sys,en.
,ou ernhrsrirr Shout 10 90 miles. obtalned
~ personal inspsctiDn- He 4 nr eDerEstir
nd tirslsz WORKER. and ssldo1n MAKES
rirtnfe n his esIirnste q mer o neasures-
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