Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-07-10
wnnrA Their MILLIONS.
Massachusetts Congressman Have NO
Need to Worry over Money Matters.

Massachusetts congressman Have ""
Need tn Worry over Money Matters.
The Massachusetts delegation In the
house probably contains more million
aires than are sem to Washington by
nny other two states. II is not very
far out of the way TO state that every
representative In the last congress ana
in the present n will measure up to
that financial standard, although there
are two or three exceptions. VI the
representatives of the Bay state VINO
retired March 4 from congress there
was Gen. Draper, of Hopedale, whose
family practically own that little bit
of a town aud pays all the taxes there
He is many times a millionaire, Elijah
Morse is probably worth S2,OOO,oOO. lie
is said 10 receive an income OF Sl0O,ooo
annually from his stove polish. Mr.
Apsley was very rich, being president
of A great rubber works, a shoe factory
and at the same time was interested i'll
numerous other enterprises.
The present delegation is headed IN
the financial column by Mr.. Spraguej
Gen. Diapers successor, whose VIE
came into a heritage of $l5,0oo,Oo0.
S. W. Mccall began life as a poor man,
but when his wife came into possession
| of a large estate he is said to have given
up his law practice for the purpose OF
attending to her large financial inter-
ests. However, he is very unosterlta'
tious and would not be taken for a rich
man from his style of living. Joseph
II, Walker, of Worcester, Is u large real
estate owner In that city and Chicago
and has achieved great success In busi-
ness enterprises. Mr.. Lowering, of
Taunton, really lives In Boston, on
Beacon street, and is yery wealthy
manufacturer. W. S. Knox Is a DarK
president, not a position that often falls
TO a poor man.
John Simpkins Is n of the richest
men in the delegation, having inherited
a 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, 200.
Samuel j. Barrows is a clergyman and
editor of the Christian Register. He
is understood to have reaped the Or
binary reward that follows a pious and
frugal life. Representative Moody
Gen, Cogswell's successor, began life
as a poor man, but has built up a very
lucrative law practice that pays over
$4,000 a year. He yields his time from
this practice very reluctantly and prob
ably will not serve long in congress
on that account. w. Z. Barrett Is re-
ported to be worth $500 900. He made
lots OF money out of the capitalization
of the Boston Advertiser, and his Bos.
ton Record is a very valuable paper,
Mr.. Gillett is a good lawyer, practicing
in the middle part of the state, and is
credited with having a fortune of $780,
600. Ashley B. Wright is a thrifty mer-
chant in the small city of North AID.
ans, but is said to w his success in
reaching congress to a rich democrat,
Albert c. Houghton, who had a personal
grudge to satisfy and lavished his eff.
forts to secure Mr.. Wright's election.
&. W. Weymouth, of Fitchburg, is an.
other very wealthy man who is inter.
estcd in numerous enterprises.--Wash.
ington Post.