Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-06

A. A. Mcleod Is PAID the same hihount
every twelve-month for his services TO the
Reading Company. Albert flnS' wneh ne
was commissioner of the Irunk-Line AS
ISOLATION, was paid S25, 900 year, he be-
gan life as a civil engineer on the baiti-
more and Ohio, apd. aside from his other
earnings, has made millions from patent
railroad bridge.
DOCTORS INCOME.
When I asked a clear headed, well-in-
formed member of the medical profession
what was the average yearly income OF
New York's thousands OF DOCTORS. ne re-
piled that il was not over > l,2OO. ana adu.
ed that the metropolitan uostor WIZ; Nv
the end of his first ten years OF practice,
finds himself in receipt of an annual ln-
come of 80 600. can count himself one OF
tbe lncky ones. The physicians who earn
the largest incomes and with the smallest
evnenditure of labor are the specialists.
and among this class are many BIG money
makers. DR.. 4. Gaillard Thomas, the spe-
cialist in women's troubles, proOaDly
makes more money than any othel doctor
in America. His annual income Is not
'ess than 100000, and DIR. sails
bnrv makes nearly as much. DIR. Viii
lam A. Hammond during his last
ear in New York. is credited with having
made $3.50 600. My informant told me that
there are perhaps 100 doctors IN New
York who have an annual income OF So
600 and over. and possibly a score VINO
earn over $4,000 every year. lncluded III
this score, besides those already nance,
are DR.. A. l.. LOOMS, a specialist on throat
and lung troubles; DR.. j. 4. Metcait,
Dr. A. jacob, DR.. Herman Knapp. Dr.
W l.. Polk, and DR.. Mary Put
nam jacob The last named, a
daughter of Putnam, the publisher. IS
in a monetary way the most successtul
woman doctor living. Philadelphia has
several pnysiciaus whose incomes are very
large, among the number beng Dr' :.
Weir Mitchell, the specialist IN nervous
diseases, who a year or two ago refused
fee of SOS, 600 to run over to England, give
an opinion. and return by the next steam
er. The largest fee ever paid 20 physi-
clan. 500, 900, was received by the late Dr;
Willard Parker for the successful removaI
of an execresence from the face and neck
of the son and heir of one of the wealthlest
families in tho vicinity OF New YORK.
Should be succeed in curing st: Louis
heiress of a slight mental trouble That
has bothered her from childhood, DR..
William Bradley, of that city. IS TO receive
n cash fee of ssh. 900. DIR. Bradley has had
the case under treatment for some time
and believes that he will earn his fee.
There are several New York physi-
cIans-Dr. T. A. Emmett. DR.. L. ,. Dem
mis-. and others-vho are rich by ln-
heritapce. but only one who began
life moor. and is now q millionaire. This
lucky individual is Dr. John 7. Mum.
who is the physician to Jay Gould, Russell
Sage. and other very rich men, and also
chief examiner for leading lfe-insurance
company. However, DIR. Munn's fortune
has not come to him directly from the
practice of his profession. although he re-
celves S25, 600 year from MIR. Gould alone,
but is mainly the result OF lucky specula-
tions in which his grateful patrons have
given him the opportunity to participate.
ACTORS AVERAGES.
Acting. all things considered, Is now one
of the best-paid callings in which bright
man OF woman can engage. The average
leading man or woman receives from STU
to $500 week. The second man or wo-
man Guvenile) in first-class company Is
pald from S75 10 800 a week. and the
Comedian and soubrette about the same.
The leading people of the variety stage
are all we'll paid. Harry Kernel, when In
health, was always sure of $3.50 weekly.
and Gus Williams before he became star
used to demand and receive salary
OF $50 week. Carmencitss legs earn her
$500 a week, and the late Pat. Rooney, the
prince of improvisatores, for long time
commanded S400 week. But 1t Is upon
the kings and queens of the legitimate that
the golden rewards of the theatrical pro-
fession are bestowed. Daniel krohman
three or four years ago paid .Modjeska
| 81 $50 week for her personal
services and considered that he had
made profitable investment. Booth
and Barrett, at the end of the first sea-
son they appeared together, divided up