The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-30

OF the successes AMONG statesmen There's
Jim Mcmillan, the ten millionaire senator
from Michigan. A man who knew him as
a boy told me Mcmillan was clerk IN
hardware store at fifteen dollars month
when he first landed in Detroit, green
boy from over in Canada. His first strike
was in getting appointed purchasing agent
Of a railroad, where he was quick to see
the money making opportunities offered
By the railway supply business When
Young man he organized the company
which built the Michigan Car works, and
from that on his rise in wealth was rapid
enough TO suit the most ambitious.
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, who is a
much more wealGhy man than he is gen
eraIly credited with being, and who is
making money faster than ever, used TO be
a iourneynan printer out on the prairles,
happy if he could make string OF 1000
ems a day, at thirty cents the thousand.
Senator Stockbridge, OF Michigan, who Is
easily q millionaire, was the poorest kind
OF a boy down in Bath, Ne. He drifted up
to Boston. where he was thirty-dollar-a-
month clerk IN wholesale house He got
a chance to go TO Chicago and get part
nership in lumber firm, and knew how 20
improve his opportunities. Leland Stan
ford. the richest man in the senate, and
one Of the five richest men IN the United
States. was also I poor boy. Senator
Hearst told ne before ne died that when
he was prospecting out in the mining
country he went without his dinner more
than once because the grub had run out
and he hadn't any money VITA which TO
buv more. be welded tAe pick and shovel
many day, and died worth 100000.
Senator Jones. OF Nevada, who has made
two or three fortunes, and now promises TO
pile I'D q bigger one than ever also used TO
handle the rack and shovel Ex-senator
Joe Brown. Of Atlanta, one OF the richest
men in the south, started oat IN life as the
teacher OF = country school az thirty
dollars a month and board around Ex-
Senator FzrEeH, of Chicago, told NE last
winter that when he left the farm and
went up TO tbs CITY 70 seek his fortune ne
I walked part OF the way and begged rides
from teamsse-s the remainder because ne
+ hadn't money TO pay coach fare Tee first
wear ne worked IN Cnicago vzs IS clerk n
q hank st a salary OF $50. Fa<weiIis greA:
churn. Senator Davis, OF Minnesota, said
one cav lsss winter IN the senate cloak
room thai when he landed IN ST. PAM
dLNCk the WAl nc L8~A 49, - -.
pocket. In ten yesrs ne Was earning 8, 90
q wear as q lawyer and was elected governor.
+ The fsce is" continued tne newspaper
man. among al the sI1~stl nea EoS
or recently in pubic HE Seee are only sTo
or three who were born Win silver spo-oas
IN their mouths Senator D1xca, Of Rhocf
Island. Cabot Lodge, OF Massachusetts,, and
q tex others were bora rich, but for every
such case there area score or ffry Instances
i Of paIIiGg one 5 self I'd og fo-ce al character
cenins, luck. or whatever yea choose z
F call Il Ex-senator Payne, ef OHIO, v2o L
q verv rsen nan, and who did nOz, IS Z
generally supposed. make his money II Tn
Standard Oh company, vszas fellow lA'
student with stephen A DOCgias IN Nors
state. One OF them lsaE thu OShe- El0zel
with which 70 go west and MAKE MS for
une-I am noS sire now w1lcG was tas
lender ana which the borrower
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