The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-17
betrays the losing of q friend and an
associate.
Mr.. Koontz, among other things,

Mr.. Koontz, among other things,
Fsaid
Mr.. Hurley is gone. 1t is hard
doubly hard-for those who were in a
sense members of his cabinet to prevail
upon themselves that he is to be no
more. It is hard-yes, thrice doubly
hard-for those who leaned upon him
for advice and counsel to know that he
is no longer accessible.
''It is hardin expressibly so-for
those who have been Intimately asso-
ciated with him, such as John Pur-
cell, such as Fred G. Fox. such as Rol-
10 J. Parker, such as Jerry Black, such
as Fred Houghton, E. L. Copeland,
Jim ConnelI and hundreds of their
rank up and down the line to know
that the tie has beea severed. It is
hard for all such as mentioned, but
have grown up under his personal tu-
telage. such as H. B. Lautz, such as
w. X. Etter and dozens of their kind,
to awaken to the fact that their friend
has passed ahead.
but if it is so hard for those as
mentioned whose relations have been
those of associate officials to realize
that Mr.. Hurley lives in memory only.
what must be the feelings of the thou
sands of conductors, such as Baxter,
and hundreds of their kind; the thou
sands of locomotive engineers. such as
Miller, Dawson, Sharp, Rain, Nc
Cready and Sulyer; the thousands of
firemen such as johnson. Dockus. Cor
nell, Parre. French and Barnum: the
thousand of trackrnen, such as Mortar
ity, Thompson, Tate, Turner, Leather
berry, Claiborne and Butcher.
1T can be said that Mr.. Hurley had
a closer relationship and better un-
derstanding of the feelings, the needs
and requirements of those of his fell
lowmen than any one who has gone
before or who is likely to come after
him
"It has often been said that one
with the constitution of Mr.. Hurley
could stand any test but in common
with quite number of his close
friends, L knew long since that he was
going the pace that had necessarily
but one ending. and while he was glad
and willing to take counsel on any
thing and everything that had for it's
end the good of the Santa Fe. it is to
be SO much regretted that up to with
in the last six months he could not nor
would he see that he was allowing
himself to be taxed to the point be-
yond which human endurance could
not go.
while Mr.. Hurley's relationship
with the men of the Santa Fe was
cemented by ties which could be only
severed by the sad ending at Karlsbad,
he possessed that which few great
vironments permitted to enjoy and
that was a relationship with practical
| ly every business man at every point
| reached by the thousands of mile sof
the Santa Fe, the severance of which
by the swapping of the life chord at
Karlsbad has and will bring a pang of
regret to and a tear of sorrow from
every one of the thousands who will
remember his salutation as he entered
their place of business, saying, Hello,
Frank old man hoW are Won What's
the outlook and how much business
are you going to give the good old road
this month. Say,sI am sorry, Frank,
that the boys did not get that car of
canned geodssfn on schedule, but / am
after them. Give us another and will
watch its movement personally. And
then he would tramp from basement
to top and back again noting the diff
ferent wares as carried in stock, ask
| ing thousand and one questions.
''He will be missed by thousands,
such as Frank Wood of Wichita, Char
| ley Henkle of Pueblo. Oscar Halsell
of Oklahoma City, George Arnot of
AIbuoueruue and their kind. While he
was a strict discip1inarian, his men all
| loved him. They believed him and
why? His interest in them was never
| for a second one whit less than his in
| terests in the company affairs.
sMr. Hurley was always on "the job
| He was the captain first, last and al
wav. He was so manly. If his COM
pany was right no one or ten thousand
could swerve him a jot or little. If
his company was wrong his first and
| last effort was to put her right. 1t
was this spirit of fairness and fair
play that endeared him to all. In
| common with his ten thousand of
| friends in his railroad life, and his
thousands of friends in the CONNER
cial world, miss him so much.
miss him as a comrade in a battle
which is before US. I left him in Chi
cago the night he was leaving for
Karlsbad. His last greeting as the
train pulled out was, I will be back IN
six weeks well and strong, and we will
all Join. take one more tug at the belt,
gfrt up one notch more. and see if we
can not convince them that we should
live together in harmony and peace
He was referring to the -, movement ansa % OF
| railroad side of the many questions
under public discussion. Poor Mr.
Hurley. a child of the people, was in a
sore and distressed condition of mind
afraid that the tie which should hold
| the two together) would be severed,
and in his anxiety it might be said
| that the tie which bound him to his
| dear ones, to his ten thousand loyal
| followers. to his thousands of friends
| in the great southwest was severed as
a result of his anxiety over these dis
tressing and perplexing problems not
yet solved.
mountains, it's blue skies and scenery
and best of all it's people. and whether
or not his dearest of all, Mrs. Hurley,
decides to allow his body to repose in
/ the midst of all he loved so we'll, New
| Mexico will in herself be a monument
to the memory of the man I loved So
well.'
| Henry B. Lautz. assistant to the
late general manager of the Atchison,
| T,opeka & Santa Fe railroad. today is
sued an order to have all division
HEADQUARTERS on the system draped in
mourning.
| TO CUT OUT BULLET.