Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-02

gar Wilson Nye then a tall, gaunt, angular
Yankee, launched the Laramie Boomerang.
the medium through which he was intro
duced to the world as one of its brightest
and best humorists. There was nothing
in this forlorn country editor which at first
suggested to any of his friends, of which
som, how he had hosts, that he would ever
oonyulsc a world with laughter, but there
was a peculiar magnet in his warm and
genial soul which drew men to him. The
plain, u~nassuming manners, the aversion
for fCrmality and style and the geniality.
of the two men is said to have formed a
bond Of mutual affection between Dickin-
son and Nye.
Mr.. Dickinson is no man for m
A suggestion of this trait may be obtained
from the circumstances Of his resignation
as general manager of a road which he had
served a third of a century. His %resigna-
tion was handed in not more than a week
prior to the time he expected to leave the
company.
In February last Mr.. Dickinson was ap-
preached by a representative of President
Stilwell of the Orient line and asked if
he would accept a proposition to become
the general manager of that road. Mr..
Dickinson received the matter favorably,
but made no definite reply. However, be-
tween that and July an understanding was
reached and Mr.. Dickinson had made all
preparations, even to the extent of engag-
ing his berth on the steamer Philadelphia
to sail for Europe July 8, on which trip
he would have severed his connection with
the Union Pacific and gone to the Stilwell
people. But the shopmen of the Union Pa
cifc struck June Is, and Mr.. Dickinson
abandoned all these plans, believing that it
was his duty to stay and help President
Burt through this trouble.
Stilwell was disappointed, but waited un-
til August, when he pressed Mr.. Dickinson
for a final answer.
Il can do nothing under present condi-
tons" said Mr.. Dickinson, for l feel that
my duty is here so long as this strike lasts.
If you will give me until January l, 1908,
when l think matters will have resumed
their normal shape, l vial accept your
proposition"
Stilwell wanted Dickinson. He said:
"Ill wait"
A little over a week ago Mr.. Dickinson
was in Kansas City. StilwCll sent for him.
He pressed him to come to the Orient
sooner than the first of the year. Dickin-
son returned to Omaha and then for the
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Burt, and November l was decided on as
the day Mr.. Dickinson should begin his
identification with the Stilwell road.
When it became definitely known that Mr..
Dickinson had decided 10 go to the Orient
George J. Gould took occasion to send
heartiest congratulations to President Still
we'll, saying he had secured the best man
he could for the place. Mr.. Gould added
that he personally was strongly attached to
Mr.. Dickinson, who had won the admira-
ton of his father, the late Jay Gould, many
years ago.
Side by side with this tribute from the
man who is president of more railroads
than any other individual may be laid
a token from the Union Pacific strikers,
many of whom have known and worked
under Mr.. Dickinson during the greater
part of his service with the Union Pacific.
When these men learned that Mr.. Dickinson
was about to leave there was universal re-
gret and expressions of esteem and admira-
ton for their old chief.
I'VE always got fair treatment from
Dick " said one, and if he could not give
us what we wanted he made us feel that
it was for some good reason and he was
still our friend"