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Ter, was postmaster at Washington.
| Tulloch's father was assistant postmas-
ter, and in reality performed most of
his superior's work. The day of the
sons arrival the cashier absconded
with a large sum, about $25 900, in
tended for the Christmas salaries of
the postoff1ce employees. Young Tul-
loch, although knowing little of book
keeping, came to his fathers rescue,
balanced the books and cash, counted
the stamps and other assets and DEM
onstrated that the cashier had duly
taken the sum noted. That was the
beginning of his service of twenty-one
years in the Washington postoffice.
He was retained through the admin
istrations of Postmasters Tulloch thls
father, COnger, Ross, Sherwood and
Willett, and was summarily dismissed
by Postmaster Merritt as soon as he
took office, at the instigation, as
charged, of First Assistant Postmaster
General Heath, to whom he is said to
have become an obstacle by refusing
to pass improper accounts.
Tulloch's father laid the foundation
of his fortune through the purchase
of a large tract of land regarded as
almost valueless on account of its proX-
unity to a colored cemetery, but which
about ten years ago developed enOr-
mously when the government establish
joining it. This property is now COW
cred with handsome houses, and is one
of the most fashionable sections of the
national capital. AS a result of this
fortunate investment the elder Tulloch,
who came to Washington a poor man,
left his son comparatively wealthy,
and this heritage has been so judicious-
ly managed that the son is now re-
garded as a millionaire.
While in the government service S.
w. Tulloch did not lose interest in
business matters, and was for many
years secretary and treasurer of the
United States Electric Lighting Com
pany of this city, until it was alb
sorbed by the syndicate controlling
the Washington Traction Company.
He looks on the organization and man
agement of the electric lighting com
pany as his chief work here, he hav-
ing developed it from capital of
$1,000 to 100000, paying 2 per
cent. quarterly dividends. He also
succeeded his father as director of
the Second National Bank, and since
its organization has been treasurer
and a member of the Standing Com
mittee of the Episcopal Diocese of
Washington. He is member of the
Washington Board of Trade and a
large owner of real estate in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Since his removal from Office four
years ago Mr.. Tulloch has been active
in mining matters, for which his pro-
fession as civil engineer especially
fits him. He is vice president of a
large gold mining company in Utah,
and is connected with important min
ing enterprises in the states of Sonora,
Durango. and Guerrero, Mexico, and in
Dutch Guiana. He maintains his New
York headquarters in Wall street, but
spends considerable time every year
personally inspecting these mining
properties.
His mother, Mrs. Miranda B. Tulloch,
still lives in Washington, and is the
successor of Mrs. Donald Mclean of
New York, as first vice president gen
eral of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, being closely associated in
that work with Mrs. Fairbanks. wife
of the senior Senator from Indiana.
Mr.. Tulloch has not sought notoriety
in connection with the postal scandal.
He had no selfish end in calling ar
tention to the Irregularities, for his
interests were far too renunerative
for him to think of resuming any Of
hcial place in the local postoffice He
felt, as a citizen, concerned in GOOD
administration Of government affairs.
that 1T was his duty to tell when asked
what he knew about methods in the
local postoffice and in the department.
believing that the abuses could be cas-
lily corrected by the Postmaster Cen
eral.