Evening star., 1921-08-07
How Water Boy Rose to Be Millionaire
And to High Place in Nations Councils

~ ROM water boy in a stone
II quarry to millionaire presi-
dent of one of the largest
L contracting corporations in
this country marks the up
ward climb. through many priva-
tions, of Representative Martin B.
Madden of Illinois, the new chairman
of the House appropriations COM
mittee.
Madden worked his way upward
by finding joy in his menial en-
ployment and striving to know more
about his job than any one else. He
laid the foundations of his fortune
by holding his expenses to less than
half of what he was paid and saving
the rest.
Out of the hard experiences of his
earlier life Representative Madden
brings an admiration for the work.
ing man, a zeal to help his less for
tunate fellows-few men in public
life today devote themselves as he
does to studying and working for
the interests of the great mass of
so-called common people.
Out of his own notable business
success, Representative Madden
brings to the new job Of approving
all the appropriations for federal
government expenditure purpose
to establish efficient economy In
Uncle Sans workshops. He is pre-
pared to work with Director or the
Budget Dawes along this line. in the
best interests of the taxpayers. But
in this connection it must be ex-
planned that Representative Mad
denis ideas of economy" differ some-
what from a common understanding
of that word. Economy may not
mean refusing to spend money. 1T
may mean spending great deal Of
money" he said. 1T means spend
ing the amount that will get the best
work done for the purposes desired.
and for the best interests of the
people"
Pay Well for Good Service.
AS the paymaster- in chief for the
more than 100000 employees on
Uncle Sans payroll. Representative
Madden believes firmly that the really
workers are underpaid. He is In favor
Of Uncle Sam paying we'll those who
do their work well and making the
civil service employment mark OF
distinction, He would open up op-
portunity for promotion and thus
give incentive lot IdItnIul WoTh anu
self-development to all who take a
government job. Fewer on Uncle
Sans payrolls, but more efficient and
better paid workers" Is his solution
of this problem. Out of his own busi-
ness he finds the answer to the COM
plant that there is too much lassi-
ture and inertia, too much time-
serving in the federal departments.
an our business we always started
a fellow at the bottom and helped
him to advance. If he was ambitious
and could make good we gave him
the promotion. If he couldn't make
good he had to find another job
His own life tells theestory of hard
work, ambition and self-confidence.
At the age Of twenty seven. when
he was receiving $500. he was offered
the vice presidency Of the Northern
pacific railroad at $4,000 q year
and refused IT because he was deter
mined to make an even better sue
cess than that Of his own business.
Here is his own story Of how he
started to work when only ten years
of age and how he won promotion
by doing more than he was obliged
to:
Began to Work at Age Of Ten.
II was ten years of age when I held
my first job. It was q menial job,
but was very much interested in II.
was employed as a water boy in q
stone quarry In the village of Lee