El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-19
TYPES OF THE HOUSE.
Many Men That Have Won In Spite
of Every Obstacle.

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1.-The richest man in the house." says
L. 4. Coolidge in AinSlee'S, lis Cornell
of Pennsylvania. who has accumulated
over $4,000. 600 and who has Il single
item of income of over $500 a day.
/; Cornell is Il coal operator. one of the
| largest in the United States. Fifty
| years ago he was working in the mines
as a driver boy at - cents day.
Closely approaching him are Levy Of
| New York. the owner of Monticello,
who inherited his wealth. and Spra que
of Massachusetts. who acquired his by
marriage. Other rich men in the house,
some of wholI 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 of New
York. Babcock of Wisconsin, Lowering
of Massachusetts, Wadsworth of New
York and Burlegh of Maine. 1t is safe
| to say that n great majority of the
| members of the house have little be-
| sides their salaries. although there are
few of them who could not earn more
than their salaries if they were to re-
tire from congress and devote them.
serves 10 their proIeSSlOu-
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 IL years old and
followed the sea for II years. Stewart
of Nevada was stage driver. Thurs
ton of Nebraska supported himself as a
boy in Vermont by farm work and by
1riy Col;
was born in an emigrant wagon some
where in Nevada. He is one of the
youngest members of the house. Adj
amson of Georgia worked on a 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 a
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
bought farm.
Hepburn of Iowa was 4 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. Brown
low of Tennessee earned his own living
when II years old. He was a timer
and locomotive engineer. De Graf
fenreid of Texas was a brakeman. OF
jen was foreman in rolling mill.
Mercer of Nebraska taught school,
clerked in a store, worked on a farm
and edited newspaper. Robinson Of
Nebraska worked as Il mechanic in a
hinge factory. Gardner of New Jersey
was Il waterman. Daily of the same
state was mOlder by trade.
'Spalding OF North Dakota left home
at l to earn his own living. Ryan of
Pennsylvania was employed about the
coal mines as n 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 !
er of Kentucky worked on a farm sum-
mers and attended school winters Bak-
er of Maryland worked on a farm until |
he was 80. III. 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 |
a page in the legislature. Tawney of |!
a leading member of the |
ways and means committee, was a |
blacksmith and machiniSt until lie be-
gan To study law. Champ Clark work
ed as Il hired farm hand, clerked in
store. edited Il country news
paper and practiced law. So the list
might he continued. The men who
have made records in congress have
had to hight their way"