Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-11

up through the lumber regions OF Wis.
consin, along the rivers down which the
logs had to be RATED for sale. He found
hard times among the lumber men.
They had cut great quantities Of logs,
but had no sale for them. Uncle Phil.
etus knew them all. lie would come TO
a camp the owners Of which we're stuck
with their lumber, and about the first
thing they would ask him was whether
he could not do something for them.
lie was, you know, one Of the greatest
lumber merchants Of the state, aud he
invariably said In answer to this ques.
ton: 81 will do what can. How much
lumber have you and what do you want
for ~"
I'VE have so many logs Of such a
character" they would reply 'and we
will take such figure for them"
"All right, would be Uncle Philetus'
answer. 'lf the tally Is correct ! will
take the lumber and you can fix It at
once to 20 down the river" Then Just
as he was about to start away he would
say, "by the way. John" addressing the
the leader OF the camp by name, 81
want YOU to run as candidate for the
legislature this year"
But, Mr.. Sawyer don't see how /
can leave my business, but II you want
me to go will CO." To this he replied:
III would like to have you go. There is
going to be some important business
done and ! think you ought to 60"
"All right, Mfr. Sawyer. III run"
The same program would be enact
ed at the next camp. and Sawyer In this
way picked out the Legislators from the
lumber districts, and without ever men.
tioning a word OF his candidacy for the
Senate or saying anything about the
obligations OF the men to him. The
men he selected were among the hes,
men in the state aud they were so
popular in their districts that their very
names insured their election. Through.
out his whole life Senator Sawyer has
been very liberal man to all church
organizations. don't think he Is given
to any idea Of future favors. and during
this campaign when 1t was question OF
the Democrats or the Republican party
carrying the legislature he had only TO
drop a hint to his clerical force that he
would like to have certain legislative
candidates succeed and they went in
and worked for these candidates for all
they were worth. They had no idea
they were working for Mr.. Sawyer for
senator. and when the Legislators came
to Madison they OF course voted for him,
and he had, think, something like a
two thirds majority. A funny thing
about his lumber speculation was that
when he came back to Madison after
making this tour he said to friend
there: have been buying lot of lum.
Der up the river and have spent 81 So
900 for logs upon which don't know
how much am going to lose. found
the boys hard up, however, and had to
help them" lie did not, however, let
the $3.50 600 go without trying to sell the
logs, and he at once sent his man up the
river to see that they were properly
rated down to the markets, and he in
structed him to sell them for just VIVA,
they would bring. Said he: 81 don't
want to keep them day and want
them sold for just what you can get for
them They were sold, and the result
was that he made $4,000 out OF the
Transaction instead OF losing on It, as he
expected.
FRANK G.. CARPENTER.