The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-26
TYPES OF THE HOUSE.
Many Representative Men That Have
Won in Spite of Every Obstacle.

L. A Coolidge in AinsIee's)
The richest man in the house is Con-
nell of Pennsylvania, who has accumu-
lated over SIO.OGO.O00. and who has a single
item of income of over $500 d dsv C'onnelI
IS coal oDeTatOr-One of the largest in
the United States Fifty years ago he
was working in the mines as a driver
boy AZ 20 cents day. Closely approach
ing him are Levy Of New York the
owner OF Monticello. who inherited his
wealth, and Sprag que of Massachusetts
VINO acquired his by marriage Other rich
men in the house some of whom are i'm
the millionaire class, are Sibley Of Penn
Sx!Fanla- Stewart of Wisconsin. Hit of
Illlnois, cannon of Illinois. Dalzell and
Adams OF Pennsylvania. Rupert Nc
Clellan and William Astor Chanler of
New YORK: Ba bcOck of Wisconsin. Low
eT1ng Of Massachusetts, WadSWorth of
New York and Burleigh OF Maine II is
saIe 10 say that great majority of the
members OF the house have little besides
their salaries, although there are few of
them Who could not earn more than their
salaries II they were to retire from con-
fessiOn.
With comparatively few exceptions.
boIh senators and representatives started
IN life as poor boys. Perkins of California.
was cabin boy. shipped before the mast
when u years old. and followed the sea
Tor twelve years. Stewart OF Nevada was
a StdSe-dr1VeT. ThurStOn of Nnbra SKI
supported himself as d boy in Vermont
by farm work and by driving teams
Needham Of California was born in an
He IS one of the youngest members of the
house. AdamsOn of Georgia worked on a
farm and hauled goods and cotton Lori
neT OF Illinois who. while still under 80.
Is supreme in the Republican politics of
Chicago, was a bootbIack and car-driver.
CuSack OF Illinois was q sign painter
Smith of Illinois worked his way through
college from a blacksmith shop Robin
son of Indiana, was a neWsbov and
worked in a shop from the time he was II
till he was 20 Haugen of Iowa began to
a ] VI he
was is had bought farm. Hepburn of
Iowa WaS a printer So were HeatWoIe
Amos Cummings of New York. Weeks
of Michigan had to buy books and study
law through the intervals of teaching
school BrOWnlOW of Tennessee earned
his own living when 10 years old. He was
a timer and locomotive engineer. De
Grafenreid of Texas was a brakeman.
Mercer Of Nebraska taught school.
clerked in a store. worked on a farm and
edited newspaper. Robinson Of Ne
braska worked as mechanic in a hinge
factory. Gardner of New Jersey was a
Waterman Daily OF the same state was d
mOuldeT by trade. Spalding of North
Dakota left home at II to earn his own
living. Ryan OF Pennsylvania was en-
ployed about the coal mines mule
driver Graham of Pennsylvania was
employed in a brass foundry and enlisted
at Il. Breazesle Of Louisiana clerked in
a dry goods store while studying law.
Wheeler of kentcky worked on a farm
summers and attended school winters.
Wheeler of Kentucky worked on a farm
until he was %. H. G. Smith of Michigan
work on farm and in factories. and
after he entered college did chores for
farmers for his board. teaching school in
vacation. William Alden Smith was a
page in the legislature TaWney OF Min
nesota, leading member Of the ways
and means committee. was a blacksmit n
and maChinist until he began 70 study
law Champ Clark worked as hired
farm hand, clerked in country store
edited country newspaper and practiced
law. So the list might be continued The
men who have made records IN congress
| have had 70 fight their WaY.'