The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-31
MONEY MAKER, or NEW YORK

reader. 1t 10 difficult question to answer.
as there is general difference OF opinion
as to the meaning OF the word earn"
The Rockefellers, Astors. Vanderbilts Ha-
vemcyers and others OF very rich minor
ity may BIO excluded from the list Of those
who earn. Were they one and all to retire
from business their wealth would continue
to augment, and their incomes would not
decline The great enterprises that are An
ISOLATED with their names would 70 ON iust
the same. Therefore, they can be said Ia
true also Of the great capitalists, inventors
earn what comes TO their hands. This ia
and merchant princes.
After an exhaustive study OF the field
the distinction OF being the largest Garner,
/ of money. OF incomes that will cease With
the life of the principals must be found
among the lawyers ana the members OF the
medical profession. Among the latter nv
common consent. DIR. Herman Knapp. the
| specialist in diseases of the eye, is cred
tied with an annual income from fees alone
| OF $3.50 900.
Some of these fees arc, OF course, fancy"
in their proportion. and are charged on
the basis of the financial standing of the
patient rather than upon the delicacy of
the optical surgery demand. Yet d.
Knapp has earned his reputation, and In
| the days of big fees he is but recouping
himself for the early days OF hard work
and small fees.
| When the lawyers are asked who OF their
number makes the largest income from HIS
profession they reply with practical
Luanimity. Joseph II. Choatc." and esti-
mate his aggregate fees at S2jO,000 which
| Is. perhaps. fair average. Colonel Robert
q, Ingersoll is credited with earning $780,
coo year from his infrequeut but high
priced appearances in the higher courts.
and from his lecturing $500 per night with
all expenses paid,
In a city of great wealth. like New York
the salaries paid to the preachers at the
head of some fashionable churches are
princely. In any discussion OF the income
of preachers. the name OF Rev. John Hall
pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
| church. is first and foremost. His congrc-
cation represents In the aggregate more
wealth than that Of any church society
| in the United States. and it Is fitting. there
| fore. that It should pay its venerable pas
| tor salary of $4,000 annually. which.
with various trusteeships and munihccnt
marriage. funeral and christening fees, is
| increased to an amount equal to that paid
| TO the president of the United States, and
| equal TO the salary of the highest priced
presidents Of railroads and manufacturing
| trusts.
From the pulpit to the stage Is a far cry,
and In casting about for the actor who
plays for the largest salary or guarantee,
which is the same thing. 1t Is learned that
John Drew has several years to run yet un-
der contract with the Frohmaus by which
he receives $1,000 week for each week In
which he appears tabout fortyl. in add-
ton to a percentage OF the receipts of the
business.
After the theater go to the Waldorf and
enjoy the creations Of Tennuc, rejecting,
meanwhile. that genius has It's rewards In
any line of life. for this cook Of cooks gets
$25,00o year. and In consequence is called
| "chef "
Tho richest bootblaclS In New York Is
TONY" He has another name. but it Is
known only to the banker and his family.
He commenced life as 4 simple bootback
in the halls OF the old chamber of COM
merce. and today he has palatial bootS.ack.
ing parlors in a half dozen public buildings,
employs 100 deft young slaves OF the brush
and is credited with adding to his already
snug fortune $25 600 yearly.
There is evidently money IN these humble
but essential services TO mankind. Were 1t
not so. how could Michael Burns. the head
porter at the Waldorf. afford to pay $4,000
per annum for the privilege of handling the
baggage of the guests, paying his assist
ants regular salaries and recoupins him
self from the tips" which an memorable
custom demands from all travellers
There are many tales of fortune that
have become accumulated by expert walt
| ers in hotel dining rooms and cafes. old
Arthur" at the Sinclair house. where he
| has been for forty years is known to own
| rows of horses. and was once overhelrd
10 say that he would not sell his Job for
| $4,000 q year.
There are many tales. some Of them lille,
abottf tha Lar
fortunes that street beggars have accumu-
lated. There is an old fellow who has fol-
lowed Broadway from the days when Canal
street was The center OF life on up TO he
| Forty sec ond street Of today. Who is known
| only as Fine Mia He has for forty years
| saIuted pedestrians with this remark. He
| means fine night" He offers pitful tray
of matches for sale. and his forlorn ana
miserable countenanee causes many ms
From his earnings he has been able 10
build three rows OF tenements on the East
side and he is worth a quarter OF mil
lion, so the police say.
Governor Levi p. Morton has on his farm
at Ellerslie a herd Of Jersey COWS, any one
Of which earns. in the production of milk,
5000 year, enough to keep small family
in comfort.
Tod Sloane, the Jockey, earned $4,000
during the last season, and is good for
that amount OF money as long as he does
not get too fat or too heavy to get mounts
on the younger horses.
Frank Ives. the billiard player has, by
his skill on the green table. earned $4,000
yearly for five years past
Talking about money earners, said
William Easton. the veteran turf author
ity ~ never knew man that earned as
much money in so short time as Domino.
He was race horse. and he is on the
Keeue stock farm today, still earning
$4,000 year for his owner, but when he
was on the turf. in his and 3-year-old
form. he earned In purses s19e.333."
These are of course, the stars OF the va
rious callings presented. II by no means
follows that every man can do the same
thing But it has been demonstrated that
a man need not go into Wall street or rail-
road lnanciering to accumulate a fortune.
Steady. close application to any specially