Evening star., 1897-05-01

Shis kind. in fact, have in late years so in
creased that he has practically retired from
tie conduct of mis- private business, giving
1t over to his son, a young man of thirty
seven, who is his junior partner. and who
shows. it is said. quite as much business
ability as his father. Postmaster General
Cary has always been a republican. l have
seen II stated tina, he said not long ago that
he had given on the average of 5000 a
year for the last thirty years toward the
support of the republican party in Mary
land. He has never been an office seeker:
but he has always been one of the counsel
lors of the party and has for years been a
strong friend of President Mckinley. When
Mckinley offered him the place in the.
cabinet he took II, as he thought he would
be able to do something there as Postmas-
ter General l am told at the department
that he has already the business of the
Office we'll in hand. and from the talk
which | had with him last night / judge
that he will accomplish something before
he is through.
Pen Picture of General Gary.
l met Postmaster General Gary in his
rooms at the Portland Flats and for two
hours we chatted together about himself,
business questions and his plans as to the
department General Gary is man OF
ideas. He has convictions and is not afraid
.to say what he thinks. He is good taIker,
Using good language. and now and then IL
lustrating a point by story. He is well
read. ard | could see that he keeps abreast
with the times He is not at ali snobbish.
and ne looks more like practical business
man than a statesman He has himself we'll
IN hand. and although he is now sixty-tfree
years of age there are but few wrinkles
in his face. His skin is as fair as that of a
girls. his eyes are bright blue and the
only sign of his threescore years is his
hair and beard of frosted silver He is well
dressed and well grcomed. His suit is
business one with the vest cut low. show
I lug a large "V'' of white in which there
are white studs and above which there is a
white necktie. which fits close up under his
white turnover collar.
Our conversation covered a wide range.
Some of the most interesting parts of IL
Were those which related to his business
matters. and especially that in which the
Postmaster General told me how his father
made aim good business man. i had ask
ed General Gary as to his business educa-
tion when he replied:
MY father had curious ideas regarding
the educGtion of boys. At the time I was
bern he was already well to do He was in
fact what was then considered rich. 1 was
his only son, and he anxious that I
should net be spoiled. so he made me spend
part OF each year in the factory. I be-
gan my school life at eight, going to an
academy near by and remained there until
was thirteen After that time / was sent
10 school only six months of each year, be-
ing kept cut the remaining six months to
worx.''
In a Factory.
What did you do in the factory, General
Cary" l asked.
Il did everything" replied the Post
master General. II went in at the bottom
and worked my way up through the yari-
Gus grades of labor until got to the top.
Father paid me just the same wages as
the other boys. At first received only s.
a month. i had to work as hard as the
others. and at times it seemed to me as
though my lines had not been cast in
pleasant places. | remember one-tiay when
j was about fifteenth is funny how YOU
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