Telegram-herald., 1888-05-10

State IN the Union her commerce has
been wonderful She Is the funnel through
which passes the great tides Of lake trans
portatlon, while railroads, made necessary
70 give access % good hsrbors, griiiron the
State completely.
Peuasvlyania II the second State In the
numbering business, but Michigan produces
nearly three times as much lumber in
value, and a. much 40 tho three next States
--wiscsnslr, New York and Indiana To-
gether
With her copper, Of which she produces
mere than Al the rest NJ the United States
together. salt. coal. wheat. corn and fruit,
Michigan has the basis for great political
strength 30 10 IL that on the Tuesday after
ths flrst Monday IN November every second
year. Michigan picks out eleven good,
srreng men for Congressman; cnd her
Legislature also selects able men for her
scats IN the Seuste.
Thomas Withereli Palmer, the senior
Senator, looks 70 bs thi-ty-nve years Old,
and IS IN every respect but age. lie was
oorn nsasly seven years before Michigan
became q state. ia ses city Of Detroit, and
h CITY sight pears esd. lie was educated
Ia his own State, aud was the first student
In her fafao1s university At Ann Aroor
Al all ths university reunions, Senator
Palmer - sought fer 70 lend age, dignity,
Wit and good digestion 10 her fessts. He
held bat two onEces before he entered the
Sonata He WAS "a honored member Of the
Detroit City Board Of Estimates; he was .
State Senator one year Il took eighty-one
ballots TO elect him 70 the Senate, but the
senator says nc never expected any more
salary on that account. His term expires
uext year, ard the Senator expects TO sue
ceed himself Prob bition Ia enc of
Palrner's recent fads, aad he is really quite
interested IN 10. OF late he has given
much attention 20 mcsncrism. Senator
Paimer's browrfstone house on l street,
opposite MACPHERSON Square, 10 one of the
notably fine mansions Of the city. The
kitcaea is in the ffth story, and the art
treasures and curics IN the pArlors cost
nearly as much as the house itself
Senator Stcckbridge, the junior Senator.
took bis seat with the opening Of the Fif-
tisth Congress He is an elderly. patri-
archsl nan WITH a heavy snov-whito beard.
. strong. digaihed face. crowned with
masses of irou-gray hair. Maine IL his ma
tive State. aad he was born In the town
where so many people register from in the
hotels ia sumner tine" Bath
Hs IA four years older than his colleague
n the Senate. tie started out in life as a
clerk in Boston. and ia iS43 went TO Chicago
and opened lumber yard. He is stili
heavily interested IN lumering and has large
yards in Chicago. As lunoc-man he rep
resents an interest thar has made Michigan
rich and dist.n guishsd her over her sister
States Mr Stockbridge made his home 10
Kalamazoo IN 1851 and has fins house here
julius CGszr burrows. who halls fron
Senator Stocxbri6ge's town. IS one Of the
old and sb,c members OF the delegation in
the House. he is Just a year over his shady
side Of fifty. out - p hale aud lively as a
boy He IS a native OF Pennsylvania and was
soldier during the war. IA first entered
Corr grcss in 1875. He was again elected in
ISL. out "a iSSi vas beaten. The Forty
ninth Congress found him smiling in his
seat. and hs has staid there thi. time He
Is good debster aud h@-s 20 discuss the
tartT
Judge Chipmsn. OF Detroit, was born IN
his district in so. and il one Of The eight
men a the Michigan delegation VINO arc
natives Of tss State. He wa educated St
the University ~ Michigan. and took his
hard knocks IN early lsfe a. an explorer for
the Montreal Mining Company ard as .