The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-15
Bronx's New Street Cleaning
Boss Took Up a Broom
to Cure Dyspepsia,
REMEDY WAS A SUCCESS.
Official Is Proud of Fact That
He Can Tell Hours Ahead
When Snow Is Coming.

From the Jumpers. helmet and broom
Of a "White-Wings' to the brass.
bound. golden oak Office OF Deputy
Commissioner In New Yovks Street
Cleaning Department. Is long and
hard road to trave--a road that has
been travelled by only one man, Freder-
lex A. Hogel whose sppointmen, as
Deputy Commissioner FOR the Bronx
has just been confirmed by Big Bill
Edwards, the new Commissioner.
Mr.. Hosel is the only Deputy whose
practical knowledge Of the difficulties
OF keeping Father NHlck"rbOcker $
town clean was gained from actual eX.
perience that began when he was help.
ing about 200 other men scrape the
eitys streets. lie is the only Deputy
who ever came from civil Service
ranks, as these offices are purely APP.
pointive and have always gone by
political preferment,
W i'h Ni'S 'Nb'-l l'-ll' - ~ 'lbi NAV htN ''t'
that no other Deputy Commissioner has
ever had. he unites natural gift for
controlling men, the power to think and
ACT quickly IN emergencies and II per
sonality that is highly pleasing
Energetic and Keen.
Mr.. lloGel is a New Norker-a type
such as this city alone turns out His
every attitude and movemcnts suggest
brisk activity, the progressiveness and
keen perceptions Of the young American
business man. lie is thirtN-seynu years
old, OF middle height, slender build
slightly gray hair and quick, gray eyes.
Yes. was White Wings, lie
said to-day to an Evening World re-
porter and there are lots OF worse
Jobs, let me tell YOU and lots Of worse
fellows than the little army Of men who
sweep New Works streets. was mighty
happy when was one, and II | hadn't
gone into It there's no telling where |
might be to-day either dead OF Il chrru-
ic dyspeptc'
Ii'S'i b''aiIlN Il TN''N F'f'' l''' w
cause lie lad nervous indigestion. In
1896, when he was twenty-three years
old and was working tor the Edison
Electrical Company. lie became 50 ~.
that his doctor told him the only tAihE
, 10 save him would be to Ect job
which would keep him out oi doors al!
the time. He had no money Tor tIip,
and, as he says. he didn't want tn he
come an amateur tramp, SO he applied
to a friend who was Il section foreman
In the Street Cleaning Department, and,
after standing the civil service exam.
nation, became White Wing
II, hadn't held the job FOR more than
q few weeks before his boss sent Tor
him.
I'm going to make you an assistant
foreman, Hogel," he said.
His next promotion was as secretary
to Deputy Commissioner Gibson IN
whose Office he stayed three wears.
After that he went to Staten Island as
section foreman OF the Borough OF
Richmond, going from there after two
years to the Manhattan Snow Bureau.
He gave this subject close study, and
Is known to the department as snow
specialist
II can tell hours ahead when 1t Is
golng to snow, and wouldn't swap my
knowledge for that Of all the weather
prORnOstlChtnTS In TNe country, lie
said. ITS OF great benefit to he able
10 make your preparations for moving
the snow, such as the hiring OF men
and the arrangements with contractors,
Before the snow falls"
Snow the Great Enemy.
Snow is, OF course tho greatest enemy
Of the street cleaners, and the k0ot,,cst
! problems In The department. arise from
the difficulty In dealing with It,
Mr.. Hogel has la6 experience in
every branch Of the Department When
he left the Snow Bureau. he was In
charge OF the Eighth and Sixth Dis
trlcts OF the east side-the Gas House
District-and was IN command down
there during the strike OF the garbage
removers In 1907. About this time pr
, Bensel, the Commissioner. inaugural ed
night. work in the Department, and
Hosel was made General Nigh. Super-
no held until big Bill" Edwards put
i him In as acting deputy.
Mr.. Edwards will make a fine Com
missioner" said Hogel. He has n
quick and ready grasp OF the situation
and he certainly has the courage Of his
convictions. Also hc is a good com
handing officer. and that Is n quality
most needful In this work"
b with the exception OF Manhattan and
Brooklyn, the Deputy Commissioner
! ship OF ~ Bronx Is the most I'M
portant IL the department, While
Hogel has not 80 many men under him
q In the other departments, the area
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