Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1904 — Occupation of Legislators. [ARTICLE]

Occupation of Legislators.

A directory of the next legislature giving the occupation of the legislators, jest oomp'eted, shows that fiftythree lawyers have been eleoted to seats, tbirtytwo of them in the senate and twenty one in the honse. Farmers come second. In the senate there will be seven and in the house twenty one. Other occupations rank as follows: Merohants—Senate. three; house, twelve. Manufacturers —senate, one; house three. Beal estate dealera—senate, one; bouse, two. Insurance agents—senate, one; house two. Bankers—senate, five; house, three. Physicians —senate three; honse, four. Editor —senate, two, house two. Oil producers senate, one. This completes the list as far as the senate is concerned bat in the house there are represented many occupations. They are as follows Ministers two; meohanios, four; brewers, one; retired business men, one; college professors, one; capitalists, one; dentists, one; aooountaute, one; druggists, one; Inmbermen, two; miners, one; oontractors one; grain 'dealers, one and oigar makers one.