Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-02-16
JONES OF WAUKESHA.
QuarIes' Manager Runs a Mineral
Spring and Has History.
A BAPTIST BUT FOND OF WHIST

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Madison, Wis, Feb. 14.-Perhaps no
senator Of the thirty-three Is more
pointed out to visitors than Long"
"a. M Jones, the Waukesha political
leader who led the Quarles forces and
never wavered in his faith from start
to finish. He is tall man, forever
chewing gum and with an distracted
look on his face.
He Is known as the Bethesda Spring
water man" He had 1t on tap at head
quarters; and by the way 1t is crafty
Ing to know that there was no strong
drink in public view at any Of the head
quarters In this campaign-the first
time on record where contest enlivened
the Issue.
II was on July /, 1885, that Jones be-
came manager Of Bethesda Mineral
spring at Wnukesha. Up to that time
the spring had not been paying in
stitution. Under his management 1t
began to declare dividends In 1883 he
became president as well as manager
and gradually began to acquire the
stock until today he has practically all
OF 1t.
The Spirit That Wins.
A story which illustrates his charac-
ter OF stopping for no obstacles is as fol-
lows: He had employed n man to NOV
the grass in Bethesda park. The work
progressed all right but the man seemed
to avoid one particular plot. Jones
asked why he did not NOW 1t and the
man replied that he was afraid he would
break the machine
Nov 1t any way" said Jones.
The man made the attempt and broke
the machine.
Mr.. Jones has made Bethesda, with
the exception Of Carlsbad, the most
noted mineral spring in the world The
company Is capitalized for $200O 900 and
the business amounted to about 100000
last year, which was an increase of
about 10 per cent. over 1897. Besides the
spring Mr.. Jones owns the Terrace no.
TEL which Is one of Waukeshas finest
summer hotel. 1t stands opposite the
park and cost $4,000.
Objected To Being u Scare-Crow.
1t is safe to say that Mr.. Jones and
his son are worth 100000. With all his
wealth Mr.. Jones Is exceedingly unos-
tentatious. One day as he came down
from his home to the spring he saw the
workmen standing outside of the bot
Ting house. When they perceived him
they Immediately went inside. He fol-
lowed and asked them why they ran
when they saw him. He wanted to know
IL they were afraid of him and told them
that he did rot want them to ever act
in that way again.
Mr.. Jones was also interested In the
building OF an electric lire from Wauke-
sha to Pewaukee lake, distance of
five miles. He was the president of the
company. The line was purchased two
years ago by the Milwaukee Street Rail
way company, which has since con-
structed line between Milwaukee and
Waukesha
Senator Jones was born at New Dur
ham, New Hampshire, Feb. 3, 1887. His
parents were sturdy New England
farmers and his mother was n member
of the Miles family OF Connecticut. He
was the oldest child. In 1S47 the fam
lily moved to Hebron, McHenry county,
Ills. The family was very poor and
Jones relates the following story rela-
tive to their condition at that time.
They lived In n little log cabin plastered
with mud. The snow would drift
through the cracks and ieseyeral inches
deep on the bed In the morning. Clothes
were none too plenty and Jones was
obliged y wear the cast-off clothing of
an uncle. The uncle was short and fat
and he was long and lean. The result
was ludicrous There was also GUS
tom OF cutting of the legs OF the trous-
ers when they becam, worn at the knees
and turning them around so that the
worn surface was behind.
Jones relates that when he had on a
pair OF his uncle's trousers which had
been treated in this way that II was
impossible to tell whether he was going
or coming.
At the age OF Is Jones started out for
himself He went to Michigan and
later tried rafting on the Mississippi.
He saved some money and took two
years course in an institute at Rock
ford. Ills. which was conducted by p.
II. Kimball After this he returned to
y
farm in summer and taught school In
winter.
Dragged . whsslbArrow to pixies Peak.
The family moved to Warren. 10
Davicss county and in 1887 Jones went
into the book and jewelry business for
himself. He was caught In the panic
OF 1858 and was obliged to sell his stock
which brought him $50
| He and a partner. named George
Hearord, determined to go to the Pixies
| Peak country which was much talked
OF at that time. They went by rail as
far az 81. Joseph. Mo-. where they
crossed the river, Here they met a
couple OF Germans, who each had y
wheelbarrow. They bought one. Jones
bought a ciyoingle. attached the ends
to the handfes'of the barrow. put the
loop over htssg&ok and for the next
twenty days the partners footed II for
Pixies Peak They we're disappointed
! in the country when they reached It
and started back east.
When Jones reached Warren he went
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