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H.M. Hoxie, third vice president of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, telegrams Kansas Governor John Martin. In this telegram, Hoxie asks Governor Martin to write a proclamation condemning the actions of Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain workers from other states who are attempting to intimidate Kansas workers through threats and destruction of railroad property. At the time of this telegram problems between the company and employees continued to mound. Although Governor Martin remained sympathetic to the workers, mob behaviors, such as those described in this telegram created an atmosphere that eventually forced him to take action.
Creator: Hoxie, H. M.
Date: March 24, 1886
Item Number: 211776
Call Number: Governor Records--Martin, Box 29 Folder 7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211776
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Business and Industry - Labor - Unions
Business and Industry - Railroad
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Date - 1880s - 1886
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Regions - Eastern Kansas
Transportation - Railroads
Transportation - Railroads - Companies
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Transportation - Railroads - Employees
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Telegrams
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