Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-10-05
Total Expense
$4,000
rHE FuNn nWINnLEe

THE FUND DwINDLEs.
IL will be seen then that the amount
cited as being received dwindles when
one hundred and nine-five thousand
dollars is taken from it
Bus mark you, Mr. Burrell estimates
these figures, and is careful not to pub
lish those for the year ending Septem-
Der, 1885, which must have been much
less than the amount quoted.
Now, then, we have the definition
and the composition of the general
fund out of which Mr. Browne ia to Sc
cure his fifty thousand dollars in ten
annual installments.
EACH MEMBER's PROFIT.
1t would be well TO note that if the
estimated" profit was divided among
the 10000 members the amount coming
to each one of them for one whole year
would only be about thirty-four cents.
On page IL of the official statement
of the Grand Fountain an extract from
the Richmond STATE appears in which
| the leading officers told the reporter
that ''this [Browne'sl money is TO come
from the general fund, which now ag-
gregates over $500 900 annually. The
sick benefit fund, and other similar
/ funds will not be touched :"
L
| of the organization were nearly
| 100000, all of which came out of this
same general fund.
Is there a person who can fail to see
| the misleading nature of the state
ments made, and the conflict in
| the declarations which hav3 been sent
/ forth from the True Reformers' Offices
by those who claim to be in a position
to know?
DAMAGING ADMISSIONS.
Mr.. Burrell over his official sigma
ture makes the following damaging ad
mission:
"He REV. Brownel did not ever
have them [plansl copyrighted unit
1887 when he had reason to believe
that plan was on foot to oust him anC
take from him the benefit of his life'i
work Then he secured a copyright OF
such part of his plans as he had theI
put into operation"
This statement is of far-reaching i'm
portance. If the Grand Fountain
| United Order of True Reformers wa
incorporated prior to 1887. (and it was
and had been using the plans prior t.
that time, what right did Rev. w w
Browne have to take those plans whicl
he held by virtue of his being Crane
Worthy Master and copyright them 70
his own personal benefit
THE PROPERTY OF THE ORDER.
The plans copyrighted had become tn
) property of the Grand Fountain ,ha
2 | passed out of his individual possessio
and no copyright secured upon thel
the test of the departments or til
courts.
Mr.. Burrell estimated the receipt
= for the incoming year, let US estimat
g the amount of money which the Gran
e Fountain has given Rev. Browne sine
= he has been the Grand Worthy Maste
j WHAT REV. BROWNE HAS RECEIVED.
I If he had worked three years f,
nothing and received ($l200) twel'
hundred dollars per year for five yea
d aud ($l800) eighteen hundred dolla
It per year for six years he has receivs
e from the Grand Fountain the muni
e cent sum of ($l6, ,8OO) sixteen thousaI
eight hundred dollars up to January
1895. This does not include the prof
s. on the regalia department, which
at received until 1898, a period of twel
Y. years and which is presumed to ha
N | yielded him revenue of not less tn
in / $4,000, during that time. This do
A not include the extras attached to I
IN office, amount realized by him on nj
members, etc variously estimated
ne some as netting him anywhere frC
be one hundred dollars to twelve hundr
n dollars per year and swelling his sa
" ry to sum estimated to be from $1e
he to So, 900 per year.
be Based upon these conclusions, il
safe to say that Rev. Browne has be
given the magnificent sum of 1924 OK
twenty-four thousand dollars. A
IL TO this the one thousand dollars
horses and carriages, and the thu
Mt, thousand dollars for the regalia
)ss partment and he has received