Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-06-07

tie-upS and knows him Intimately from
his working side.
Right here, it is we'll to relate an in
cident of the 1894 railroad strike on
the Santa Fe Railway system, which
had then become very serious and had
nearly tied up the entire train service
from Chicago to Los Angeles. One of
the points of the road where the strik-
ers were strongest and most trouble
some was Ration. For time Superin-
tendent Hurley was enabled to ar
range for the passage and operation of
trains from and through Ration; finally
the strikers achieved the upper hand
and many trains were stalled at
that point. Mr.. Hurley consulted
with Judge Henry l.. Waldo, solicitor
OF the Santa Fe Railway system in
New Mexico since 1879, than whom no
man is more respected, honored or
liked in the Territory. w. T. Thorn
ton, then Governor of the Territory,
| upon being applied to for protection by
Judge Waldo, stated that he had no
military means at his command so to
| do. The judge then called upon the
| United States marshal of New Mexico,
| Edward l.. Hall, who communicated
with the department of justice and re.
| eeived instructions to brook no inter
ruption with the U. S. mail trains in
the Territory, but to act with discre-
| tion. Judge Waldo called upon the
marshal, explained the situation to
this officer, showed him what powers
he had under the law and under the in.
structions of the attorney general, and
requested military aid WELL" said
the marshal, who was rather slender
but very tall Missourian 81 have the
greatest respect for your advice, your
knowledge of the law and your under
standing of the powers of my office. If
you say that | have the power to call
for U. S. troops in this emergency, II
Will do it. | know you would not ad-
wise me to do anything improper, un-
lawful or unfair" Judge Waldo as
sured the marshal that, if he called up.
on United States troops for the protec.
tion of the U. s. mail trains and to
stop the interruption of travel of inter.
state trains, he would keep strictly
within the line of his duties and the
powers of his Office The marshal
Immediately called upon Colonel E. P.
Pearson, Tenth U. S. Infantry, then in
command here, Superintendent Hurley
providing the trains and in ten hours
the two companies of infantry sta.
toned here under Colonel Pearson
were in Ration in camp and there was
no more trouble at that point. The |
two companies were kept in that town
several weeks and until theig presence
was no longer necessary. This prompt |
and decisive action on the part of u. |
ties and railroad officials bore good |
fruit as it convinced the strikers that |
the United States, in the shape of its |
soldiers, would take hand in the
strike whenever and wherever neces-
sary and that whenever the heavy
hand of Uncle Sam was laid upon the
strikers there would be no more
strikes. owing to this episode and the
courageous and energetic action of all |
concerned the 1894 railroad strike in |
New Mexico was of short duration, |
there was no violence. no destruction |
of property and comparatively speak
ing little interruption Of travel.
The press has lately held up Mr.. |
Hurley as an example to young Ameri-
ca, and rightly so. Mr.. Hurley has
demonstrated again that America is a |
land of opportunities for the self made
boy and man providing that he Is 10y
al to his employer that he is hustler
and that he considers every piece of
work intrusted to him, no matter how
trivial, an immediate duty that must
be performed with whole souledness
and as perfectly as it is possible to
perform It, What better living Illus
tration can be pointed out of the poets
lines?
The heights by great men reached and
kept
Were not attained In single flight
But they, while their companions
slept,
Were toiling upward in the night.