Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-07-20

enormous fees charged by city law.
yers, and many of the stories are no
doubt true. Nelson Cromwell, of New
York, has the reputation of receiving
the largest single fee ever paid to an
attorney for a single service, which
was $780, 600 cash for advising and as
sisting Decker, Howell Co., q firm
of brokers, during the panic caused
by the collapse of the Willard North
ern Pacific syndicate about twelve
years ago. His clients not only cheer
fully paid this amount, but after their
affairs were settled presented him
with handsome silver service prop
erly inscribed as testimonial of their
confidence and gratitude. Mr.. Crom-
we'll received similar amount, and
some say even more, for his services
as counsel for the receivers of the
Northern Pacific and Wisconsin Cen
trail railroads; $780, 900 was paid to
the attorneys who advised the reor-
ganization committee of the Union
Pacific Railroad, but their services
continued COR several months and five
or six firms were engaged.
Jose Ignatio Rodriguez, Washing
ton lawyer, received fee of 5000, 600
for settling what was known as the
Mora claim against Spain. Grover
Cleveland was given check for $780,
900 by i. G. Benedict for his advice
in the organization of the gas trust.
Walter S. Logan, of New York, re-
ceived 500, 900 cash for his services in
recent will case in Connecticut.
William NJ Evarts, Mr.. Choate, Alex
ander & Green, Judge Hoadley, Fran
els Lynde Stetson and other New York
lawyers who do q corporation bust
ness, have been making great deal of
money recently by assisting in the or
ganization of trusts. Their fees for
such services will average S25, 900,
but this money is not only divided
among several persons, but is used to
pay small armies of clerks, stenogra
pliers and assistants. A big law firm
like Hoadley, Lauterbach & Johnson,
will have twenty five or thirty, and
some of them even more persons on
their pay rolls. Judge Dillon, the
attorney for the Gould system,
has salary of $25, 900 year. Judge
Gary. of Chicago, who negotiated the
reorganization of the Federal Steel
Company, is said to have made $780,
600 in a few weeks. President Harri-
sons fee as counsel of the Venezuelan
Government before the boundary al
bihation at Paris will be $50, 1000.
Ex-Secretary Tracy, his associate,
will receive $25, 900. John w. Foster
was paid 500, 900 for his services as
adviser to the Chinese Government in
negotiating the peace treaty with
Japan.
The largest salary received by any
person in the United States is paid
to Mr.. Hyde, the President of the
Equitable Life Insurance Company
500, 900 year. He owns the con-
trolling interest in the company and
simply takes the money out of one
pocket and puts it into another.
Frank Thompson, President of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, receives $780,,
600 a year; Chauncey NJ. Depew, as
President of tho New York Central,
receives $25, 900, and few of the presi-
dents Of the great trunk lines are
paid less
John Gates, as President of the H.
linois Steel Company, received sal
airy of $40, 900. -Four OF the managers
of the Carnegie company receive $25,-
900 each, together with an interest in
the profits. At least twelve of the
Carnegie uperintendents receive $1O,-
900 EACH
George Gould, who is President of
the Western Union, the Missouri Pa
citic and several other large corpora
tons, receives no salary from any of
them.
Bank presidents in New York, who
devote their eLtire time, are paid from
$4,000 to $500 a year and enjoy
unusual opportunities for making
money outside. The presidents of
some of the largest banks accept no
salary at all. Mr. Williams, President
of the Chemical National Bank, the
largest in the United States, is paid
800 month for his services.