The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-05
RISE OF COXEY And BROWNE
THEIR CHARACTERISTICS.
THEM ovement Said TO be the Outcome
OF Dream. The Reincarnation
Idea. How Mrs Coxey Came
10 Sue for Divorce.

The Coxey movement which has assumed
a general interest. is the outcome of dream.
CoXey claims that four years ago he travelled
home from Massillon 10 Pauls station one
very bad night and was so jolted and be-
dragglcd by rough and deep roads that he
carried the matter TO bed with him. There
he dreamed of the employment Of thousands
Of men at the Governments expense ON the
improvement of the highways and awoke 10
form the Good Roads Association.
Jacob \. CoNey. the head and front Of this
movement is native Of pennsylvania having
been born II Montuur ,county II years ago.
His father was of English nativity and his
mother was "a German. He was reared ON n
farm and became scrap iron dealer in
Harrisburg. Being a pruyidcut man he saN-
ed money aud wis able at the age Of - 10
buy quarry farm of John Paul. four and
one half miles north ~ Mussllou. Paul had
worked the quarry there for two or three
wears. but could not make the thing pay.
CoNcv made II success. He built crush
ing mill and began the shipment of sand. in
which he found n large revenue.
For half u doNou years he has been turn-
ishiug silica sand fur most of the large mills
in l1,tsburg. This sand IL the product OF
crushed stou'. Some i've year, ago he he
came Interested In race horses. He attended
u county fair al Franklin. Pa. where hi.
this horse for : ? 600 and from that time be-
came n devutee uf the race ira Il.
toNeN j. a man of one idea at a time. When
horses once caught him he threw his Who'll"
soul into the thing and proceeded to establish
a stock farm. He bought from Colonel james
T.. Pepper. of Lexington. Ky, celebrated
stock farm called DiNianh. With this deal
went nnc tt.tting stallion called Acolyte.
who has u record ui 2.2l. This investment
was costly, aud CoNcy was never anlc 10 ray
for the thing.
His hor~c~ led him ,' race tracks. where he
became IA heavy bct;Ir. Mr.. CnNey says that
his trouble began with his fu-t horses -Four
wears ago he was "A oanddat" Tor State
senator from tins county. lie made u per-
suual campaign, delivering speeches at all
the croes-roud school houses. lie received 81
votes.
lie set ont next 20 improve 'thc country
roads ard has fur four years been dcN ottug
his time aud money 60 this purpose. In the
nrichhurhuud of his own hom" ne has lcdded
many ot the highways with broken stone and
has covered Iawrouc" township with the test
roads IN Ohio. II was after lac lost the aId OF
his first wife that lac became iuhUvd With the
cummuLi-tir spirit. She i u splendid bu.j-
hess woman. aud looScd after the quarry
while CoN"v was away u; the race track.
II" devoted 50 much attention to the turi
that Mrs. CJN'y al piled Tor and secured a
divorce.
/ The three fold 'hemc OF which CoXey IS
| the patron j. really the production of the
| brain of Carl Browne. This singular person
age H. native OF Illinois. He Is - years old
/ aud has for 10 years been an Hgitator. He is'C
| feet tall. hroadshouldered and red faced. lie
/ went early TO California. where lie formed tho
| acquaintance of Dennis kearney. and becam.
! involved In the sand lots agitation against th'
! Chinese. With kearney he went East AMI he tells
a story about kearneys making a speech on
the east steps Of the Capitol. which he quotes
a. precedent for his coming attack on the
national Legislators.
J - His stOtN