Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-02
HERBERT NJ. HOxTE.
Gen. y. NJ. Dodge's Tributeto His Long.
Time Frlend-~Speaking from
~ Years Acquaintance
isis Contsais with indians aud snow uiooa
AIDES ON tho Uniop Pacific Road-ni.
work IN Texas
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NhM Aohh, NOV IAs-~EultOr NtAte /
Register The year 1856 has brought
prominently before the American people
Vice President L M. II0xie OF the Mis-.
souri, Pacific railroad, who died Tuesday
morning, and Gov, Rusk OF Wisconsin for
the way they met great crisis in this /
country and tho manner IN which they 4
successfully settled II. It's Importance
TO the welfare Of this nation can hardly |
be estimated No question OF 40 much I
moment has occurred since the close Of |
The rebellion. Until Mr. Hoxle, whh the |
courage Of n Hon, and upon his own re.
sponsibility, met and defeated the unjust
aud Illegal demands OF the Knights OF
Labor organizations 10 the Southwest,
capital, corporations and owners OF
oil kinds OF property stood aghast
AZ their threatening attitude and sur
rendered 10 any unjust demands
without a struggle, Since the end
OF the strike Ia the Southwest, no
unjust demands Of any organization
have been acccded 70 and no strike has
been successful, and Herbert M. Hoxlo
stands to-day rs great beneiaotor to his
country lie made his light for great
principle, made IL intelllgently, without
fear or bitterness, and since the battla
was won has shown TO labor who and
what us friends are, and all the wage.
workers OF the Southwest look with kind
ness upon him as q friend rather than an
enemy,
first met MIR. Hoxie In 1881 or 1852,
was surveying railway line across the
state OF Iowa, was taken sick, aud on
cold wintry day ! drove % 10 Thomas
Mnchell's hotel, some twelve or fourteen
miles east Of Des Moines, where Mr..
Hoxie was superintendent aud think
partner OF this well-known place. met
such welcome and such warm recep.
iion that In all the years since have
never forgotten ", and from that day 20
this we have been close friends Mr..
lIoxle was then about twonty-one years
OF age and was lust taking an active part
In the politics OF Iowa He was one Of
the llrst organizers Of tic Republican
party Of our state, and took an active
part IN It's iirst Victory In tho election Of
the Hon. James w. Grimes as governor
He was chairman of It's State Central
committee, and his Industry and faculty
OF organization were IN great part the
cause Of lowa's wonderful Re-
publican m,joritie. He attend.
cd Lincon's first Inauguration,
was made United States marshal Tor
| Iowa, and IN this Office ho exhibited those
qualities that have since made him fam
Gus. His faith, his courage and integrity
that never deserted friend, and honesty
that all over Iowa made his word as
good az his bond. As United States mar
shall he met and crushed all that element
that was opposed o. the war and nj one
time 80 ncnrly defeated the government,
| His plans and arrests were 10 hold, 50
courageous, that with one stroke the
Knights OF the Golden Circle we've
wiped out. The then governor
OF Iowa (Klrkwood) has said to
rue that to IIoxle was due the
! quiet Of Iowa. while other states were 20
disturbed. After the war he lrft the
construction ot the Union Pacific rail.
way, and with Webster Snyder brought
energy and discipline into it's operating
department. Trains were run under far
different auspices then than nowi an
undeyeloped country for 100 miles laid
before them, and the Indian and outlaw
occupied and commanded H.. Train
after train was captured by Indians, but
there never was day that thn road wa
not operated. Hoxle's position was IL
charge OF the operating department al
the front, and we oil remember tho by
word characteristic OF HoXle quoted
along the line, given by an irishman wh(
had been at the front during the winter
and who was asked on his return what
was there, his answer wasi "Nothlnp
but Hoxie and bllzzard.p The same
good Judgment, the same courage nnf
the same integrity was shown In hll
duties there that he IL now 30 noted for
The history Of the trials and struggled
Of that great and uDjustly abused enter
prise Is yet TO be written. Some day m
projectors and builders will stand f0ril
Win the great honor that they deserve
and have been 80 long d prIved Of
After the completion " the Union Pa
oifo ihe great snow-storms Of the wintei
Of 1869 blocbaded the road and dozens o.
its paesenger.trains half norosa the CONT
nent were showed IN hundreds OF miloi
away from the settlement, without Tue
and food. Mr. IIoxle went to their AS
sista1ce. lie organized u force
utilized the material on the trains, estab
llphed lines OF supplies by sledges, and toi
Xix weeks, with The Thermometer larg
ing from zero TO Atty degrees below, Will
tho wind blowing on an ave age o.
twor ~ Ave miles an hour, often m oDt
| UlMlL lnIylUk Ali hfhANN ~ SUI fHHfff'
hardly be seen, he fought his way
through the ipnumerabe snow drifts and
landed every passenger safe ~ Uuih ano
sent them on 10 their destination on the
Pacific coast. When oil others gave up
on tho trains, when every one was de-
spondcnt, lIoxic was cncerinl, without
doubt, and the greater the task, INC
brayer he met II and conquered, recely
Ing the unanimous thanks Of the snow
bound travellers. They Witnessed anc
testified 10 Hoxle's night with the ele
ments, his courage, his auecees
That six weega' exposure cRme near
ending his life, and II has been burden
10 him all his years From the lnlot
PAelac, MIR. HOxle went 70 Texas, tekinl
charge Of new road In 40 uudeyeloped
country, and stood by u through all ~
troubles until Il was squareiy on itN feet
From this road he has steadily grown
rising from one position % another, unit
wear or more ago he went % The head d
me southwest system A. ilrst vlcespreEi'
dent Of the Missouri Pacific, controlling
dlreetlv and Indirectly 10000 miles oil
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