The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-21
HE KEEPS ALL LETTERS
Burrows Copies After the Habits
OF Senator Quay.
SECRET OF THE LATTER'S POWER.

EN-Cohgressman Thomas A. Il. WeadIock
Recent Visitor at the National CapitaI-
Michigan IA Great Tobacco Manufacturing
state According Ia Report of Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue Pensions
Secured by Michigan Congressman.
washington, Dec. 21.-When William
e. Eaton was editor OF the Kalamazoo
Telegraph he was one Of the most pop
ular men in the Michigan Press asso-
citation. He was a very warm friend OF |
congressman Burrows and a loyal po-
ntical supporter. He went to Rock |
FORD, Ills, when he left the Telegraph. |
During the past week he has been Wis |
ting Senator Burrows, who welcomed |
him most Hospitality and entertained |
him royalty
EX-Congressman Thomas A. Il. Wea
dock, now OF Detroit, who represented
the Bay City congressional district in
the Fifty-second and Fifty-third con-
crosses, was here recently on private
business. He was several times upon
the floor of the house of representatives
and was welcomed by many of his old
associates who still remain on the con-
| gressional treadmill
Senator Burrows has been keeping
letters and papers very much after the
habit of Senator Quay of Pennsylvania,
although the two statesmen did not
know until recently that they were
working on the same lines. Senator
Quay has copies of all letters received
by him during his political life, and that
is one secret of his power in Penn
| sylvania.
Knows All About Them.
In like manner, for ten years or more,
Senator Burrows has been collecting
letters from people all over the state
of Michigan, and today he has BIZ
ographies Of men in every county of
his old congressional district. Since he
came to the senate he has received and
kept letters from all over the state. He
requests applicants for office to write
down their life histories for him; and
then he knows all about them. 1t is q
great system.
The annual report of the commission
err of internal revenue shows that Mich
| igan is a great tobacco manufacturing
state; a fact not generally known, ever
to our own people. There were seven
teen dealers in leaf tobacco in Mich
igan during the past year; and there
were l6S tobacco manufacturers, anC
: 1852 cigar manufacturers during th'
; same period and the report shows tina
there were 149 peddlers of tobacco. ci
T CARS and snuff licensed. The ciga
| | manufacturers consumed 1,764,91
n pounds of tobacco, and they put 99,
723.295 cigars on the market. Thes
( dealers paid total internal revenue II
h censes of 81 141, SOP. Quite good show
/. ing for that business.
I Maintains His Popularity.
/. Fred Irland maintains his popular
ity in the house Of representatives. II
is regarded as the most reliable an
q rapid stenographer now employed q
IS the capital Besides, his training as
q newspaper man makes him almost II
L. valuable to the congressman who lac
n educational qualifications, and must II
y ly on some literary Teller TO spell al
: nunctuate their remarks. All Michiga
y people here are proud of lrland; large
q Iv because Of the fact that he is III
pretentious, as he is able.
CONGRESSMAN Spaldng of Monroe,
leading member of the committee
banking and currency, says: Il do n
expect that there will be any reVisi'
lie of orr currency laws by the prese
e congress. You cannot tell the peoI
0; roo MAINLY and too often that as lol
y az the senate is in the hands OF a cor
Rpnl1Dll
" ans and Democrats il is impossible |
e. the Republicans to do anything' ~
y we might pass bill OF some ~,
e. through the house. but 1t cou!d not
"a, come a law without the concurrence
- the senate. Consequently, IL Wouiu
II: useless for the house OF representa-.
70 waste time in framing a Dill
y, might as well pass a law declaring u
sh the moon is made of green cheese'
N Michigan Pensions.
70 During the past week the Michis
,0S oonoressmen have secured pensions
is. qregating $1,000 per annum, ana
tbev are calling for more. Congre
man sheldon Of Houghton is menu
% Tho committee on pensions, and %
ny, rrassman Samuel w. Smith OF Pont
lor is member Of the committee on
L p5 valid pensions. These gentlemen
cd sooirq 70 il that Michigan veterans
re- not get left in the shuttle TOT Jus'
ms and proper recognition
ira senator Mcmillan says that the
TO-, oroviding for a new gunboat to take
m, ,Ioce of the Michigan on the 81
Is iaIres will soon be made law. Inc
,;fe boat will probably be constructed
SIS. Detroit. although it is possible
$50 cleveland ray get the work. -
sti- The appointment of Hamilton \
ces If Olivet college to be consui gem
i'S0 20 siam meets with the approvai
Nv tho entire Michigan delegation. I'M
tbo second Michigan scholastic TO
n ceive substantial recognition pS
nm nresent administration.
l.. r4on. Edwin Il. HosSins' one tiine
100 ,otarv Of the Michigan state senate
cod well known throughout the state,
,51 oo,,t1,, suffered the loss Of his son Il
sAt Tho died of consumption. The yo
: IA man has been stenographer OF sen
~ nTasrillan's committee. lie was
ard hrir,t You're man. and his parents
ems, Slied for "a brilliant future Of suoc
csla s,,i tn,onhoce. when the ineuranie
l.O eo attacked him, and he grauu
.- coded away before them.
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