The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-01
CANDIDATE
FOB PRESIDENT.

saw luat III tlu0 tu6 city WOulO 0XC00O
far beyond. The grocery was reasona-
bly, prosperous. but he only continued at
it one year. He had an opportunity to
buy glue factory, situated at the pres
ent intersection of Madison avenue and
Twenty-ninth street. He saw q good
opening he thought, the best glue being
imported from Russia and only an in
ierior article manufactured in America.
He bought the factory for two thousand
dollars. For thirty years he worked hard
at the business. He SOON made the best
glue n the market and found a ready
sale. This yielded him large returns and
soon he embarked in other enterprises
and made many Inventions, most Of
which produced no particular profits till
many years afterwards. It was at his
Iron works in Baltimore where tho first
practical locomotive was made He
originated the idea Of employing iron in
the frames and construction of houses.
After forty years Of successful business
/ life, The commenced the consummstion
,;0f the Bndest purpose Of his lite.
At The head Of Bowery street stands
the Cooper Institute. The first and
second stories are occupied by stores and
business Offices. the rent Of which
furnishes the fund that supports the in
stitu:ion Under ground is the large
room where public meetings Of various
kinds are held and courses of popular
lectures delivered. In the third story is
the great reading room where papers
etc. from all parts Of the world are to
be found, tree to al and in the evening
! s nho sNm 0~h
and women are to be seen enjoying the
bepevolence Of Peter Cooper. The next
story is occupied by class rooms and
lecture rooms, all open for pupils in the
evening and free to all that behave
themselves and are in earnest to learn
This is brief outline Of the evening
school which Peter Cooper resolved to
found when he was carriage makers
apprentice. and the need of which he so
much felt. Throughout his whole life.
till this scheme was accomplished, he
4 kept it in view. and when successful in
} business. his success gave him pleasure,
in that it brought nearer tho ful6llneni
of this design. He bought the first LOT
t.ol the block thirty years before he be-
. gan to build. with the ultimate object in
vi(0. In 1854 the whole block was his
, and he began to build. The structure
] is Ssx stories high. FIRE proof, and COS,
: seven bundred thousand dollars. In
1859 he delivered the whole affair to
. srustfes. thos forever placing it hsyont
$ his own control. Two thousand pupil.
! applied for admission at once, aud ths
: numb<r rapidly increased. Nearl,
D everyevenihe he visits the institution L
> see its woskings. II is the delight O
his old age. the great object Of his life
;. Recsutly he has given 90 hundred 1ns
= 6Rythousand dollars 10 furnish q librar,
z Of books of re1erence.
!. 1uch IS very brief outline Of the liz
4 - works Of the Hos. Pster Cooper
Never politician, his attention becaua
!. turned 10 the consideration Of the 9rca
e lphjsct offinAnces. in his search for Ii,
E hnses and cures ofthe oppression Of "a,
o Rboting claeses. Once investigating
& eossiction was inevitable and he becam.
n : Narm advocate Of the American sys
, steO Of finance - the only one that vii
o bring relief q the country and enable
III the poor TO- escape the slavery forces
upon them by the rich. He has writer
) snd said much on the subject. his Who'll,
q soul Seing ID the accomplishment Of tn,
d end songh.-prosperity to the people
las j. was y the founding OF Cooper In
e lstitute, never seeking for political honor
% ALWAYS avoiding such things a. distaste
[e ful, he. Of course. sought NOT the nom;n
u stion rendered him BY the peoples pars
d at Indiarapolis last week. and woul
u prefer. no doubt, 70 Be excused, b.
II having III view only one object u
vi kood Or his fellCw men, q 1fl1. if !
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