The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-10
From the New York Herald

FTOIl the New 1Ofk 1cfdlu.
 BLOOM in the history of the gov "N ernment has man made the fn- - ancial sacrifice that Elihu Root will make in taking up the portfolio of state laid down by John Hay. In accepting the sSOO0 salary of a cabinet officers he must give up fees estimated to have been within the year at least $25oooO. A cabinet officer recently said Mir Root was mak ing s275,O00 a year.
 Mir. Roots name has appeared in near ly every celebrated legal case in the bus mess and political world of this city since he left the War Department. He ap- reared in the Northern Securities case. He is counsel in the anti-eanal agitation, which will seek to have Governor Odells s s100,O0o,O 900 canal project defeated by the courts. He is personal counsel for Thomas F. Ryan and the Metropolitan Street rail- way interests. He was retained by Paul Morton and MT. Ryan In the Equitable Life Assurance socety's reorganization scheme. He was retained by Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia as personal coun- sel at the outset O. the war against the Philadelphia ring. He has appeared on numerous occasions both before the Uni ted States supreme court and the court of appeals in this state, his income 1t has been said, being measured only by physical ability.
 This is what Mir. Root has sacrified for an $sO00 salary in washington, to say nothing of possible Presidential candi- dacy and social obligations and method of living which will probably require an expenditure of from sso.Ooo to s500O0 a year. Official life in Washington. when it comes up to the standard set by men like Mir. Root and Mir. Hay, requires long purse.
 | While he was Secretary of War Mir. Root had one of the most expensive houses in Washington; he entertained with a lavish liberality; he had a very expensive stable. and it has been general ly reported that each year he spent about lures will probably be in excess of that, in addition to the sacrifice of very large portion of his legal income.
 There is no doubt among his friends that the Secretaryship of State Is about the only office MT. oot'>would accept, even from his intimate friend Theodore Roose- welt. The problems of that department. constantly arising and often most delicate. delight him more than those of any other cabinet position.
 MT. Root has had experience in the State Department, and at very trying time. At the height of the Boxer uprising in China NIT, Hay was on vacation and Assistant Secretary of State Hill was ab- sent. MT. Root took charge of the State Department work at the request of Pres ident Mckinley and not only directed the movements of the United States troops in China, but conducted the diplomatic correspondence made necessary by the American position in the east. President Roosevelt practically turned over Cuba to Mir. Root. and his ideas, plans and sug- gestions have been carried out there by the government.
 Elihu Root was born in Clinton. Oneida county, N. r., on February IS, 1si5 His father, Oren Root, was professor of mathematics in Hamilton college, and there the young man was graduated when 1s years old after having helped to pay for his education by teaching school. He studied law in New York city and was admitted to the bar in 1867.
 From the outset the ability of the coun- try boy attracted attention. MT. Roots cool incisive manner and keen, logical mind drew for him wealthy clients, so that he soon prospered. He was one of the defenders of William NJ. Tweed in court He appeared in the famous contests of A. T. Stewards will The history of his legal career would bring back the most noted cases in the last twenty-five years.
 MT. Root, >although always in the gen eral practice of law, has been especially known as a corporation lawyer. Although frequently in court, yet the greater de- mand upon his services has been for counsel.
 Although a very busy man, Mir Root has had time for relaxation and forxth social side of life. He has always ta>en an active interest in politics and has bA p < 1f,