The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-08
Kildare o. r, March 6, 1895.
PrincelY Salaries.

Does Chauncey NJ. Depew receive a
salary of $4,000 year." This inquiry
was telephoned to the Gazette office last
Saturday night and promptly answered.
By a queer coincidence the Gazette man
who answered the inquiry had IN MS
hand at the moment a lengthy article
from the the New York Morning Jour
nal. in which was list of Americans
who draw princely salaries, and on TINS
authority the question was answered
in the affirmative.
Fifty thousand dollars a year! Think
of it, Four thousand one hundred ana
sixty-six dollars and siXty-seVen cents
a month. S1.04I67 a week, $liS.Sl a day.
s6.37 an hour, and a little more than ~
cents minute. That is a salary re
ceived by each of a number OF Wen
known men in this country.
Henry 3. Hyde, president of life
insurance company, receives like
amount
A recent dispatch from Raleigh. y.
c.. is to the effect that VIII w. Fuller
of Durham. y. G., who already has the
largest income received by any lawyer
in the state, has been engaged as
counsel by the tobacco trust at sal
airy of $4,000 per annum.
That amounts TO more than the aver
age man earns in II lifetime. II would
be a fortune to many.
The president of the United States,
the chief magistrate of the nation.
does not receive greater remuneration
for his services, with all the RESPONSE
Utilities which that implies.
In fact, 900 per annum is regarded
as the high water mark at which mans
service can be valued individually IN
this country.
And yet it is surprising 10 note the
number of prominent officials in New
York City alone who draw this amount
annually, over and above their incomes
resultant from other financial transac-
lions. Very truly, it is said, Ito him
that hath shall be given"
Almost without exception the recip-
tents of enormous salaries are men al
ready wealthy. or at least, entirely in
dependent in their circumstances.
The services of Chauncey Depew. as
railroad president, are valued at $50
600 per annum. Rather than risk los
ing this snug annual income Mr.. De
pew politely declined an invitation 70
become a member of President Harri-
sons cabinet.
President John \. Mccall and Rich
ard ~ McCurdy, both life insurance
presidents. draw 100000 a year be
tween them in salaries alone from
their respective corporations
Among others whose time is worth
s6.37 an hour yearly are President
Thomas c. Eckert Of the Western
Union Henry Q. Havemeyer. presi-
dent of the sugar trust. and railroad
President Roberts.
Among the ministers Of the gospel
Rev. DR.. John Hall Of the Fifth Avenue
PRESBYTERIAN church commands the
highest salary. He gets S55,coo year
all of which is devoted TO charity
Rev. William :. Rainsford comes next
with a salary Of $4,000. His time and
money are equally distributed among
his parishioners with the exception Of
an occasional Indulgence in lis pro
clivities as a huntsman-
The presidents OF several OF the big
trust companies receive $4,000 each =
wear. and j. Edwards simmons, presi-
dent Of the Fourth National bank who
is A conspicuous figure in the financial
world as the leader among the new
school Of bankers. receives the same
amount.
Jay Gould's physician. Or Mum.
has been for several years In receipt Of
an annual salary Of $4,000 from the
Gould family.
on the turf. where money is1 money
until the day is over. enormous sums
re paid To the leading jockeys. Fred
Taral. for instance. receives q retainer
az 1900 from the Keenss for one
Years services. This amount Is proba-
bly, doubled by the emoIuments and per
ouisites which accompany his position.