The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-12-24
HE KEEPS ALL LETTERS
Burrows Copies After the Habits
of Senator Quay.
SECRET OF THE LATTER's POWER.

Elk Congressman Thomas A. K. WeadlocIx
a Recent Visitor at the National Capital
Michigan Great Tobacco Manufacturing
State According to Report Of Commits.
sioner OF Internal Revenue-P Pensions
Secured by Michigan Congressman.
Washington, Dec. 21.-When william
Z. Eaton was editor of the Kalamazoo
Telegraph he was one Of the most pop.
ular men in the Michigan Press asso-
citation. He was very warm friend o.
Congressman Burrows, and loyal po-
litical supporter. He went to Rock.
ford, Ills. when he left the Telegraph
During the past week he has been Wis.
iting Senator Burrows, who welcomed
him most Hospitality and entertained
him royalty.
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 a
great system.
The annual report of the commission
er of internal revenue shows that Mich
igan is a great tobacco manufacturing
to our own people. There were seven
teen dealers in leaf tobacco in Mich
igan during the past year; and there
were 1853 tobacco manufacturers, and
1882 cigar manufacturers during the
same period, and the report shows that
there were 149 peddlers of tobacco, CT
CARS and snuff licensed. The cigar
manufacturers consumed 1.764,971
pounds of tobacco, and they put 3d.
723,295 cigars on the market. These
dealers paid total internal revenue IL
censes Of $2,141,502. Quite good show
ing for that business.
Maintains His Popularity.
Fred Irland maintains his popular
ity in the house of representatives. He
is regarded as the most reliable and
rapid stenographer now employed at
the capital. Besides, his training as a
man makes him almost in
valuable to the congressman who lack
educational qualifications, and must re-
ly on some literary Teller" to spell and
punctuate their remarks. All Michigan
people here are proud of Irland; large
ly because of the fact that he is not
stuck on himself, but is modest and un-
pretentious, as he is able.
Congressman Spalding Of Monroe, O
leading member of the committee on
banking and currency, says: II do not
expect that there will be any revision
of our currency laws by the present
congress. You cannot tell the people
too plainly and too often, that as long
as the senate is in the hands of a COM
bination of Populists, Silver Republic
ans and Democrats it is impossible for
the Republicans to do anything. True,
we might pass bill of some kind
through the house, but 1t could not be-
come law without the concurrence Of
the senate. Consequently, it would be
useless for the house of representatives
to waste time in framing a bill. We
might as well pass a law declaring that
the moon is made of green cheese"
Michigan Pensions.
During the past week the Michigan
congressman have secured pensions ag-
gregating $4,000 per annum, and still
they are calling for more. Congress-
man Sheldon of Houghton is a member
of the committee on pensions, and Con-
gresham Samuel w. Smith of Pontiac
is a member Of the committee on in
valid pensions. These gentlemen are
seeing to 1t that Michigan veterans do
not get left in the shuttle for Justice
and proper recognition.
Senator Mcmillan says that the bill
providing for a new gunboat to take the
place of the Michigan on the great
lakes will soon be made law. The new
boat will probably be constructed at
Detroit, although 1t is possible that
Cleveland may get the work
The appointment of Hamilton King
of Olivet college to be consul general
to Siam meets with the approval of
the entire Michigan delegation. This Is
the second Michigan scholastic to re-
ceive substantial recognition by the
present administration.
Hon. Edwin III. Hoskins one time Sec
rotary Of the Michigan state senate. and
well known throughout the state. re-
Gently suffered the loss of his son Fred
who died OF consumption. The young
man has been stenographer of Senator
McMillan's committee. He was a very
bright young man, and his parents had
hoped for brilliant future of success
full manhood, when the incurable dis
ease attacked him, and he gradually
faded away before them.