Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17
BIG JIM HURLEY
GOES To CARLSBAD
FOR A REST
General Manager Of Atchison
Doesn't Know What Is the
Matter With Him But Thinks
It's Indigestion,

New York. July Ill. E. Hurley
general manager Of the Atchison. To-
peka 4 Santa Re railway system
sailed from this point yesterday foi
Bremen, Germany, n from Bremen
he win so by rail to Karlsbad which
is in Bohemia. just over the German
line.
Those who may think that Mr.. Hur-
ley is going over to Europe to study
foreign railroads are mistaken. II any.
one has an idea hat a few weeks ar
ter Mr.. Hurley returns TO the United
States, the Santa Fe will be running
hullfrog engines and side entrance
sandwich passenger coaches ON their
lines. they are mistaken again. The
Santa Fe is not studying other rail-
roads-other roads are making a
study of the Santa Fe.
Mr. Hurley is going TO Karlshad for
his health. This doesn't mean that his
health is failing--far from that.
Frail men don't become general man
ayers on American railroads they
drop out about the time they are con
ductors on the extra board-or some
thing like that-that IS, il they take
this route 10 the top OF the ladder.
What seems to be the matter 2'
Qucried a reporter OF Mr., Hurley, just
before he boarded the steamer.
ION, It is Indigestion | guess, was
his answer.
But when you talk to other Santa
Fe officials they have an additional
story to add. They all agree hat ar
ter a six weeks conference with
switchmen and firemen representing
the largest railroad unions in exist
ence and the final settlement in a
peaceful name of a problem that
threatened to tie up completely every
railroad west of Chicago. Mr.. Hurley
WAS pretty wen worn out.
When a man is chosen to represent
his railroad and It's vast interests
against such demands ais we're made
by the switchmen and the firemen aud
when the days ana nights Of constant
never ending Figuring and
nerve wrecking meetings are filed in
to weight down the mental as we'll as
physical makeup. there is reason ia
think that a rest Of some kind is
needed. There is also reason to think
that indigestion might appear upon
the scene.
And YOU have been pretty busy,
since then, haven't YOU, Mr.. Hurley o.
The general manager heaved q little
sigh, end then as q faint smile crept
over his face, he answered;
"Oh, yes-about ten hours a day
Is all"
How are you going to get to Karls-
bad?" was asked.
Il really don't know much about
it,1 answered the general manager.
"a have never been in Europe and |
not very well acquainted with my
route, But ! know that | go to Bre-
men. Germany, and from there TO
Karlsbad.
Karlsbad is a health resort in the
Land OF Bohemia Austria. The
Karlsbad Springs are supposed to he
the greatest fountain of youth" in
the world today. They say that Karls-
bad Is n youthful town on that oc-
count. II Is situated Just at the foot
Of the Err Gebrige mountains which
form q boundary line between Germ
and Austria. karlshad is a town
)f about $4,000 people and about 40
miles from Prague, Il city of about
1926, 600 inhabitants.
II am going TO take a complete
said Mr.. Hurley.
''Can we get into connection with
gu in any way?" queried the report
,r.
Not on your life laughed Mr.
Hurley. II won't have any use for a
elephone-I couldn't understand what
hey were trying to tell me if ] did
one--I speak English and that
s an"
Mr.. Hurley is going alone. lie is
lot going for a visit-just "a rest. He
ook with him his secretary. G. r.
(rammes. However. Mr.. Hurley ex-
,ects to meet II. T.. Nudge, president
# the Rock Island In Bremen. Their
viii be for a few hours only.
On the way home the general manager
.xpects to stop at Paris, Liverpool,
london. etc. lie will take a good
abroad" trip before he returns home