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

fields surrounded him then, but he fore
saw that in time the city would extend
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 good
opening he thought, the best glue being
imported from Russia and only an in
terior 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. 1t was at his
Iron works in Baltimore where the first
practical locomotive was made. He
originated the idea Of EMPLOYING iron in
the frames and construction Of houses.
After sorty years OF successful business
life, The commenced the contamination
i5f The fondcst 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 nj parts OF the world are to
be louni, Tree 70 all and in the evening
scores of mechanics ard laboring men
and women are to be seen ENJOYING the
bepevolence Of Peter Cooper The next
story IS occupied by class rooms and
lecture rooms, ali open for pupils in the
evening and free to all that behave
themselves and are in earnest to learn.
/ This is L briet outline OF the evening
school, which Peter Cooper resolved to
found when ne was carriage makers
apprentice, and the need of which he so
much felt Throughout his whole life.
+ till this scheme was accomplished. he
! Aept i n view. and when successful in
business. MS success gave him pleasure.
IN that i brought nearer the ful6llnent
oi this design. He bought the first lot
70! the block thirty years before he be-
gan 70 build. with the ultimate object in
view. In 1884 the whole block was his.
and he began to build. The structure
IS Sax stories high. fire proof. and cost
seven hundred thousand dollars. In
1882 he delivered the whole affair to
trustees. thus forever placing 1t beyond
his Own control. Two thousand pupils
applied tor admission at once, and the
number rapidly increased. Nearly
everyevening he visits the institution 10
see it workings. 1t is the delight OF
his Oh age. the great object Of his life.
Recently ne has given ono hundred and
hftythousand dollars to furnish library
of books Of reference.
Such is very brief outline Of the life
and works of the Hon. Peter Cooper
Never politician, his attention became
turned to the consideration of the grra.
ssbjsct Of finances. in his search tor the
causes and cures ofthe oppression of The
AbOFing classes. Once investigating.
@conviction was inevitable and he became
4 warm advocate Of the American sys-
TEN of finance as the only one that will
!. bring relief 10 the country and enable
/ the poor To escape the slavery torced
upon them by the rich. He has written
I and said much on the subject. his whole
soul being IN the accomplishment. Of the
end songht-prosperi:y to the people
as i. was IN the founding OF Cooper In
stitute. neTe- seeking tor political houors
} ALWAYS avoiding such things a. distaste-
. ful, he. OF course sought not the non1:a.
atioa rendered him BIZ the peoples party
at Indianapolis last week. and EongT
] prefer, 10 dou5t- % De excused. uu,
: having in REV only oae object-ihe
. good Of his fellow men, be win. If be
/! thinks that purpose can % Be best ssrve1