The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-25
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TYPES OF THE U
Many Men That Have Won In Spite
of Every Obstacle.

$500 AA Sxh
of Every Obstacle.
"The richest man in the house," says
L. A. Coolidge in Ainslee's. lis Cornell
of Pennsylvania. who has accumulated
oyer $1O.OOO.O 900 and who has a single
item of income Of over $500 a day.
Cornell liz a coal operator, one of the
largest in the United States. Fifty
years ago he was working in the mines
as q driver boy at IS cents a day.
Closely approaching him are Levy Of
New York. the owner of Monticello.
who inherited his wealth. and Sprague
of Massachusetts,. who acquired his by
marriage. Other rich men in the house.
some of whom are in the millionaire
class. are Sibley Of Pennsylvania,
Stewart Of Wisconsin. Hit Of Illinois,
Cannon Of Illinois. Dalzell and Adams
Of Pennsylvania. Rupert. Mcclellan
and William Astor Chanler CT New
York, Babcock Of Wisconsin, Lowering
of Massachusetts, Wadsworth of New
York and Burleigh of Maine. 1t is safe
to say that a great majority of the
members of the house have little be-
sides'th e salaries, although there are
few of them who could not earn more
than their salaries if they We're to re.
tire from congress and devote them
selves to their profession.
with comparatively few exceptions
both senators and representatives
started in life as poor boys. Perkins
of California was a cabin boy, shipped
before the mast when II years old and
followed the sea for IL years. Stewart
of Nevada was a stage driver. Thurs
ton of Nebraska supported himself as a
boy in Vermont by farm work and by
driving teams. Needhaln Of California
was born in an emigrant wagon some
where in Nevada. He is one of the
youngest members of the house. Ad-
amson of Georgia worked on q farm
and hauled goods and cotton. Lorimer
of Illinois. who. while still under 40, is
supreme in the Republican politics of
Chicago. was a bootblack and a car
driver. Cusack of Illinois was a sign
painter. Smith OF Illinois worked his
way through college from a blacksmith
shop. Robinson Of Indiana was q
newsboy and worked in a shop from
the time he was 10 till he was 20. Hau-
gen Of Iowa began to earn his own liv.
ing at II and when he was Is had
ought a farm.
Hepburn OF Iowa was a printer. So
were Heatwole Of Minnesota. Young |
of Pennsylvania and Amos Cummings
Of New York. Weeks of Michigan had
to buy books and study law through |
the intervals of teaching school. Blown
low of Tennessee earned his own living
when II years old. He was a timer
and a locomotive engineer. De Graf.
fenreid Of Texas was a brakeman Of
jen was foreman in a rolling mill.
Mercer Of Nebraska taught school, |
clerked in a store. worked on a farm
and edited a newspaper. Robinson of
Nebraska worked as a mechanic in a
hinge factory. Gardner of New Jersey
was a waterman. DAILY Of the same
state was a molder by trade.
"Spalding Of North Dakota Left home
at II to earn his own living. Ryan of
Pennsylvania was employed about the
coal mines as q mule driver. Graham
Of Pennsylvania was employed in a
brass foundry and enlisted at II. Brea-
zeale of Louisiana clerked in a dry
goods store while studying law. Wheel
err of Kentucky worked on a farm sum-
mers and attended school winters. Oak.
err of Maryland worked on a farm until
he was 80. H. c.. Smith Of Michigan
worked on a farm and in factories and
after he entered college did chores for
farmers for his board. teaching school
in vacation. William Alden Smith was
q page in the legislature. Tawney Of
Minnesota. a leading member Of the
ways and means committee, was q
blacksmith and machinist until he be-
gan to study law. Champ Clark work
ed as a hired farm hand. clerked in q
country store. edited a country news
paper and practiced law. So the list
might be continued. The men who
have made records in congress have
had to fight their way"
Trimming and Caupfng n Tree.