Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-11
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MILLIONAIRES IN THE SENATE.

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A careful investigation shows there are
really but eleven men in the Million
aires Club" as the senate is frequently
called, who can appropriately be classed
Ms m~illionaires. There are many. rich
men in the senate, with fortunes rang
Ing from $780, 600 to $500, 900, but of the
| men who are actually known to pos.
sess $1,0O0,0 900 or more only eleven can
be safely mustered.
What would you call q rich mann"
| said Senator Elkins of West Virginia to-
day, when he was asked concerning the
wealthy men Of the senate. do YOU
mean a rich man in New York or a rich
man in West Virginia? A million dol
lars in some localities Is considered u
vast sum. but in New York-never!"
There are not more than o men OF
the Standardization, Michigan: Elkins.
| West Virginia; Clark. Montana, n
Kean, New Jersey-who would be classed
as rich men In New York.
The eleven men of the senate known
as men of millions are:
Wetmore, Rhode Island; Mcmillan,
Michigan: Kean, New Jersey; Hanna.
Ohio: Hale. Maine; Fairbanks, Indians
Depew, New York: Elkins, West Vir.
ginia; Scott, West Virginia.
There are twelve others whom COM
mon report credits with having fortunes
This list contains: Jones, Nevada
(who is a millionaire n day. a man of
moderate fortune another. a Spectator
in mining stocks); Wolcott. Colorados
Sewall. New Jersey; Lodge, Massachu-
sets: Foraker, Ohio Foster. Washing
ton; Perkins. California; Plat, New
York: Proctor, Vermont: Stewart, Neva-
da; Teller. Colorado, and Turner. WASH
ington.
There is another class of lesser for.
tunes. This list includes:
Allison, Iowa; Bacon, Georgia.; Clark,
Wyoming; Warren, Wyoming: Davis,
Minnesota; Frye, Maine; McEnery,
Louisiana: Plat, Connecticut; Simon.
Oregon; Spooner, Wisconsin; Sullivan,
Mississippi; Taliaferro, Florida.
The truly poor men of the senate, that
il, the men who nave scarcely anything
above their salary of 5000. are:
Allen. Nebraska; Bate, Tennessee:
Berry Cgva Ar Minhissn: f Rvtlerl North tha c {
Cockrell. Missouri: Cullom. illinois,; De-
Doe, Kentucky; Heitfeld, Idaho; Jones,
Arkansas; Kenney. Delaware: Kyle
snaso p' Tillman, south Carolina:
shoup, idaho: Pritchard. North Caro-
lina;. Mason, Illinois; Morgan, Alabama;
Mallory. Florida; McCumber, North Da-
kota, n Mcbride, Oregon.
Senator Clark of Montana is far and
away the richest man in the senate. Ac-
cording to a careful estimate, his income
approximates $4,000 per day.
Next to Clark, Kea NOT New Jersey Is
perhaps the richest man in the Senate.
His fortune is estimated at, approx
mately, $780, 900, 900. His income is 1900.
Next in rank comes Mcmillan of Michi-
gan with a fortune of perhaps 5000, 900.
Safely and p%rof1tably invested 1t prob.
j, ably nets him ST. 200 per day. Elkins OF
! West Virginia, with a fortune of. some
say, $1,000, 600, and still growing-certain-
ly So, 1000 00-with an income of, perhaps,
81, 900 daily. ann of Ohio, estimated
wealth $1,000, 900, income probably $500
per day; Depew, New York, fortune
more than $1,000, 900, income probably
$500 per day; Aldrich, Rhode Island, for
tune approximately $1,000, 900, income
likely $500 per day; Wetmore. Rhode
Island, fortune approximately $1,000. 0OO.
income probably 5000 a day; Fairbanks,
Indiana, fortune more than 81 200, OO0,
daily income perhaps $500: Scott. West
Virginia, fortune over $1,000, 900. income
estimated $500 daily; Hale, Maine. for.
tune estimated $4,000, 900, daily income
| calculated $500.
= It is not possible to say with exact
ness just what the actual income OF
these m~illionaires is. The foregoing.
however, is compiled from careful estl,
mates of each senator's wealth. his in
terest paying investments, his producing
Investments, his profits from business
outarnriSpS. etc.