Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02
SOME FAT OFFICES,
PLACES UNDER THE GOVERN
MENT THAT PAY
Largo saIafies-The Most Lucrative Are Inc
Consul Gsneralships al London and Paris.
There Arc Many that Pay Thousands

The best paying Offices under the govern
ment are In the consular service. This
applies TO all federal offices, elective anu
appolntive, and TO all branches 9t tn9
legislative, military Ms well as CIVIL anu
the office OF president ~ Included. rms
statement may surprise the public IN gen.
eral, but the fact II wei known TO me
legion " office seekers who have studied
the Blue Book for just such information
The state department has JUST Issued =
pamphlet IN regard to the diplomatic and
consular service, which throws consider.
able light on this most interesting ana
timely subject A Few. days ago The Ca
zptte published IN article giving salary
list of the diplomatic ofuces, showing
range Of salaries from 1850 per anuum
Tor the missions az Great Britain, France
Germany, Russia aud Mexico 30 $4,000 FOR
uie minister 70 Liberia. These salaries
may bc regarded as pretty goOd but they
don't compare With The cinoluinents attach
ed TO some Of the consular Offices The
tain, but there are others nearly as good
I'm other rarts Of the world.
THE CONSUL GENERAL AT LONDON.
The Office OF consul general at London
= FAR ahead OF all others. The salary IL
5000 year and the fees allowed the IN.
cumbent for the last dsch year amounted
To S02, lfb making his total compensation
for The year umiuus ohice expenses SBl,4io,
on Sld4lj more than the salary of the
president OF the United States. which Is
the hghcst snlared ofce IN this country
li' iB undoubtedly ablo 10 meet MI MS
Office expenses, including the salaries OF
two deputies ana a clerk. out OF this excess
az Nitii6 and have small hulunce OF
that sum to his credit Mr. John g. New
OF iniiuun held this Office during the last
administration. and Mr.. Patrick A. Collins
Of Massachusetts has drawn the prize for
the next four years.
rhu Office OF consul general at Paris pro.
ylieH the next highest Income 10 lts ia
cumbpnt Tho salary ls 5000 year nnd
The fees allowed FOR the last fiscal year
were S55,l5 total Of 500. 100. out or
this sum were betrayed the expenses OF
the consulate. including the salaries OF
two deputy cOlsus general amounting to
probably loss tlnn $1,000 There has
present Standardization came iu and Mr.
llurrisOn's appOintce MIR. Adam y. King
o. Maryland ~ still IN charge. II Is not
likely however, that his tenure VIII last
It can Readily be seen why the two offices
named are regarded az the best Offices at
the gift Of the president
MIR JUDD NOT SO FORTUNATE.
The consul gcnerulshlp at Vienna, which
has been filled by the appointment of Mr.
Max Judd, while good paying office, is
not IN the same class with the two above
named. Inc bulay Is $500 per nnnum
nnd the fees last year amounted 10 SGSiI
There are a number Of better paying
offices than the consul goueruship at Ber-
lin. Mr. Thomas N. sherman, the consul
nt Liverpool with au annual salary OF
J9J. reCggcd Ina addition last year fees
amounting TO $3.50; MIR II. o. Williams
az consul general AZ Havana, Cuba. re-
celyed a salary OF $1,000 and the fees OF
his Office last year amounted to 500, 800:
Mr. John A. Tibmts draws u salary OF
$1,000 as consul nt Bradford, England, and
last year collected $40, Soi ia fees Mr. WIN.
f. Griuncll has u salary 81 $1,000 az con-
sui at Manchester England. and the fees
OF ms Office last year were $50 0J3, ana
w. H. Edwards, the consul general nj
Berlin, has IA salary of $1,000 and last yenr
collected fees amounting TO, Sl2T6a
TIE NEXT CLASS
Included IN the next class In order OF
pay, are the following consular 01icas the
fees In each Instance being the amount
collected last year, and vuryinr Of course
with the business OF the office! Lyons
France, u. B. Fairfield. salary $500 fees
Sl3,iG3; Chemnitz, Germany, John A
Barnes, salary $500 fees Si2,Osi Some
berg Germany, y. ID X. Buick salary.
5000, fees SD OO2; Belfast Ireland S
G., Ruby, salary $1,000 fees 1862; Glas.
cow, scotland J., w. Brown, salary $1,000
foes 1885; Hong Kong, China, o. II,