The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-01
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out In the western states they don't
care 10 much who your Ereat-great-
grandfather WIS. or whether OF NOT
you are worth a few millions Of dol
lars. but they do rare to know N YOU
are ON the level" and " you do not
pass that acid test you might Just
na well pull up STAKES and hike to
n region OF the country where The
requisites OF manhood are taken more
lightly. some OF our younger and
less thichly populated states are, by
reason OF these facts. more like a
great. big family thnn the denseiy
settled commonwealth OF the enH,.
When President Harding selected
Senator Fali 90 be secretary OF the
interior II let a vacancy, and Il rested
pon Governor Mechcm to appoint a
man "a scrve In Mr. Fairs place n
n of the senators from New Mexico.
h task Imposed upon the governor
Mas not an ensy one. 81 there are
numerous high-grads mon In the
state. hut weighing them one and
all AZ To this or that qualification.
lie appointed Holm o. Bursum 90
fouorro. II waa a fitting appoint
ment, because Bursum had not on.y
been a resident of New Mexico for
many years, but also because he had
ever been on the alert to assist in
~ NV Nihtf 10 Aht ipifi
The Henator was not born with n
sold spoon In his mouth, nor vas
he reared in the inp OF luxury by
doung parents. Neither did he have
the advantages uf n flying start
given Ia him BY wealthy parents.
Unlike many scions 81 overindulgvnt
parents. he had, at q ender age. To
begin the battle OF life alone and
unnided. His school was that Of nd
verslty and hard knocks. but he
brought to the surface the latent
spirit Of his sturdy. rugged and hon
est forofathers.
senator Bursum II a ~typically west
rrn character. virilc and unnfrnid. He
was born at Fort Dodge. Iowa, In the
early part 81 lkG7, and. after receiv-
iug a utt.e education, WAS compelled
by The death Of his parents to 90 70
work. Ho migrated TO Colorado and
became bus hoy In a restaurant. called
the English Kitchen" In Denver.
Colo. lie also nt times washed dishes
and was "a general handy boy about
the place.
In addition to his board and keep"
meaning room. board aud laundry,
the lad received b large wage OF
$3.50 per month. Al spare times he
read with the idea Of later improv-
Ing his station IN life. Another pu-
stIog he occupied Ia the state was
switchboard tender, for which he re-
uclvcd $50 per month. out Of which
De paid Tor his room and board.
Quitting this Job he became walking
boss uf q railroad gang, arising at
@ "a. m. and continuing labor until
the sun had set This and other
Jobs kept him in Colorado until the
epring OF 1851. when he hit the tran
FOR New Mexico. Ills railroad OK
perienco had given him an insight 10
the fact that money could bc made by
Engaging In the contracting business.
So he hired out AZ a mule skinner
The definition OF mule skinner IN
the dictionary OF the west N "a man
who drives mules" These highly IN
t.iiIgent animals are guided by
means OF "A Jerk line and u re-
uulros NJ end of skill 10 say hothihs
al an extensive vocabulary, 10 sue
,s..fuIlv guide tbs d%estinics OF these
: l-pug-enred. but highly intelligent
animals u IL extremely douhtiul
if any Of the ultrn-fushionnhle gem
tirm.n who tool the four-.n-hhnd
coaching teams at Saratoga in inns
.nuutry or In Merrie old England
roud successfully pilot riEEi mules.
each with a separate and distinct
aim In lifc.
FruralIty ana Thrift soon enabled
th. Young man Co add som" light
burs teams TO his COLLECTION Of euuines
and Dee speedily learned that the
horses boz eight horsr teams were ~
"a rule ~ "a hulky nature,
IN, senator, la 20 young man HhH
mad. Ur mis- mind To- study ne from
every aurlI aud q b. doubtful "
thcr, is iu the M today a man
y,ba is "a moro successful psychology
l.t than the Junior senator from New
Mexico. He had noticed after me
first OF SECOND "trip that when he
halted his horse teams in the san
fo give them a breathing spell that
when be- gave The word To get thtm
Ia ra they responded quickly, but
that b. he waited until they had stop
ped uf their own y%olition II was not
au easy matter to get them started
again.
Finding that he contracting husi-
ness WAS declining he traded the