Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-05-14
NEARLY ALL MILLIoNAIREs.
Massachusetts Wealthy Delegation In the
House Of Representatives.

massachusetts Wealthy Delegation In the
House of Representatives.
The Massachusetts, delegation in the
house probably contains more million
aires than are sent to Washington by
any other two states. It is not very
far out Of the way to state that every
representative in the last congress and
in the present one will measure up tc
that financial standard, although there
are two or three exceptions. OF the
representatives from the Bay State who
retired on March from congress there
was General Draper Of Hopedale, whose
family practically owns that little bit
Of town and pays all the taxes there.
He is many times q millionaire. Elijah
Morse is probably worth $4,000, 900.
He is said to receive an income OF
500, 900 annually from his stove pol
ish. Mr.. Apsley was very rich, being
president of great rubber works, shoe
last mandatory and at the same time
interested in numerous other enterprises.
The present delegation is headed in
the financial column by Mr.. Sprague,
General Diapers successor, whose wife
came into "A heritage Of $15, 900, 900. S.
W. Mccall began life as a poor man,
but when his wife came into possession
Of large estate he is said to have given
up his law practice for the purpose OF
attending to her financial interests.
However, he is very transformations and
would not be taken for rich man from
his style Of living. Joseph H. Walker
Of Worcester is a large real estate owner
in that city and Chicago and has
achieved great success in business en-
terprises. Mr.. Lowering Of Taunton
really lives in Boston, on Beacon street,
and is a very wealthy manufacturer.
Mr.. w. S. Knox is a bank president,
not position that often falls to poor
man. Mr.. John Simpkins is one Of the
richest men in the delegation, having
inherited fortune in Calumet and
Hecla mining stock. Fitzgerald, the
only Democrat from New England, was
engaged in the real estate business with
his brother and is probably worth under
$50, 600.
Samuel J. Barrows is a clergyman
and editor of The Christian Register.
He is understood to have reaped the or
binary reward that follows pious and
frugal life. Representative Moody Gen
eral Cogswell's successor, began life as
a poor man, but has built up a very lu-
crative Law practice that pays over S25,
600 a year. He yields his time from this
practice very reluctantly and probably
will not serve long in congress on that
account. Mr. W. i. Barrett is reported
to be worth 5000 600. He made lots OF
money out of the capitalization of the
Boston Advertiser, and his Boston Rec
ord is n very valuable paper Mr.. Gil
lett is good lawyer, practicing in the
middle part of the state, and is credited
with having a fortune of 500, 000 Ash
ley b. Wright is thrifty merchant in
the small city of North Adams, but Is
said TO owe his success in reaching con
gress to rich Democrat, Albert G.
Houghton. who had a personal grudge
to satisfy and layished his efforts to Sc
cure Mr. Wright's election. Mr.. q. W.
Weymouth Of Fitchburg is another very
wealthy man who is interested in nu-
merous enterprises. Washington Post.