Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-08


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Of bsresooted boys who went out into ths |
world from adjoining farms In Ashlsnd |
county, O., TO win success IN the various |
walks Of life," continued the gentle.
man. "Congressman Mcclellan. Of Fort
Wayne, Ind, used to wear blue icans
and drive the COWS to and from pasture
on his fathers farm In Green township.
Now ne u wealthy banker, and besides
holding o seat In Congress has been on
the bench Of his adopted state. The
comptrollcr Of the currency, Edward 8,
Lacey, Of Michigan, 10 another OF the
barefooted travellers who drifted out Of
Ashland county before the war. He 10
one Of the most popular men in Michigan,
has been In congress, and win eventually
land In the senate. The present serrcant-
at-arms Of the house Of representative,
A. J. Holmes, was about a. poor a any.
body could be when he worked ON farm
In Ashland county. He was good boy,
made good soldier, was for many years
Q good congressman from Iowa, and the
members OF the Ftifty-flrst congress be-
lieve that his administration OF the Office
Of sergeant-at. will be 20 satisfactory
a. to reform, for all time TO come, the
loose business methods which have hith.
ertoprevailed there.
1.-THE barefoot boys Of Ashland county
have not only marched to the front In
business aud political circles. but they
have been equally successful in profee.
sional life. The uewspapers not long
ago contained a statement that Mr.. James
ID. Springer, q noted railway lawyer Of
Minneapolis, had accepted q e9O, 900 posi-
ton with tho president OF the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fc. Mr.. Springer has
the reputation In the northwest OF being
really great railroad lawyer, vet few
men have won success In the face Of
DO many difficulties. When his father
started west from Ashland, O., about
1851. Il was to better a financial condi.
Springer never had anv education. ns
the term Il generally understood. except
what he picked up In the district schools
of Ashland county. and OF the various
nlaccs IN Iowa where his father from
time to time resided.
ain tbia connection I will add THAI
back there In Asbland county uves 4
pro,d old pedaoo0ue. The nov vener-
able and respected George w. Brubaker
has taught school In Green township Tor
many years. and had under his charge
AZ ono time or another nearly ali of the
men have mentioned ma having subse-
ouently won success In the various Acids
OF human endeayor. He savs Bill ALI
son was the worst how he ever had. and
that he thinks he fiosred that how about
| thousand times in four wears. Stiil.
| the old mans former pupiin remember
him with Gratitude and afrection. for
Senator Allison and Sprinper and others
whom he graduated from Webster's
spellinp hook and Mc3ufYev's readers
often sAp over at Ashland on their wav
| east or west to nav a visit to the old
| schoolmaster.
Zone moro instance OF the remarkable
| series Of successes won by barefoot boys
from adjoining farms In Ashland
county," continued the speaker. land
shall have finished my story. Ono Of
the boys with whom Brubaker had a
good deal OF trouble was chap named
| Stubbs. His father was very poor
man, and young Stubs was Q wild,
rather uncouth youth, who liked to run
| away from school to 20 down to the
railroad and play among the cars. Al
II or 10 years OF age he caught the wost
ern fever, and went out on the Pacific
coast and worked for time a. . time
keeper or clerk In the employ Of Stan
ford & Crocker, who were building
the Central Pacific read. But he had
good stuff In him, and from time to
time his employers advanced his salary
as his knowledge OF the railroad bust
ness increased and his usefulness de
veloped. Finally he was drawing thu
handsome nav Of s12 900 q year, and wa,
the general freight agent Of the road.
In this capacity he was employed
mostly in representing the Central Pa
cificin the traffic associationsof tho coun
try, and in these meetings he wa
brought In contact with the best trainet
business intelligence in the world. Hi
extraordinary abilities were soon recog
nized all over the country, and two year
ago Phil. Armour, OF Chicago, who ha,
penchant for hunting out the brightes
men to be found and getting them O
whatever cost. offered him SIC, 900 yea
to leave the Pacific roads and go east ant
work for the Chicago, Milwaukee and st
Paul road. The Central Pacific people
were foolish enough to permit him to 70
and Stubbs stayed with the st. Paul til
his old employers discovered that they
had lost man whose place could not b,
filled, and whose usefulness could no
be measured in money. SO thcy wen
to bidding for Stubbs, and In order t
get the man back had to put up tn
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