The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-10-07
Mr.. Bryan
Appears to be Doing
Well Even Without
Free Silver

Il
made rapid strides toward that honor
Lincoln bankers hesitate about plac
ing an estimate upon Mr. Bryans
wealth One said that he was easily
worth a million dollars Another
placed it at 100000.
In actual visible property, less than
$4,000 is put to Mr. Bryan's credit
OF this sum the home at Fairview rep.
resents possibly 100000
The house, a large, substantial brick
structure of twenty-five rooms, stands
on large knoll, in the midst of the
Bryan farm. The house was original
ly planned to cost $4,000 1t actual
ly cost, after the usual notifications
and changes, nearly twice that sum.
The outbuildings are of brick and
stone and represent a pretty sum. The
land itself is valuable
Downtown Residence Sold.
Mr.. Pryan disposed of the downtown
residence which achieved consider
able pictorial fame in his two cam.
paigns, some months ago. He ported
with it for $500 cash to a banker
The money was at once invested in
downtown lot, whereupon. in the
near future. a building to house the
Commo..er will be erected. His other
holdings in and about the city are
valued at about $1,000 OF $4,000. His
Commoner outfit was put upon the tax
roll by himself as valued at $4,000
Mr. Bryan,G first draft upon the
fame he won as Demoeraey's standard
bearer in 1896 was for $4,000, the
proceeds of his book. The First Bat
tie" Half of this sum was invested
in government bonds and the remand
er went as a contribution to the silver
e cause.
e Between 1896 and 1900 Mr.. Bryan
b made large income by lecturing. He
1 was able to command his own terms
He never made any charge for the
r. political speeches he made, but when
d ever an admittance fee was charged
s he exacted his share of the proceeds
4 The stories circulated In 1900 that he
q charged for the political addresses he
q made arose from the fact that the ma
r. tional committee being without funds
?. to pay for his special train, the variou.
q state and local committees we're as
n sessed by the speakers bureau fo
.e expenses.
IL commoner a Big sueeese.
le In January, 1901 Mr. Bryan began
v the publication of his weekly news
Z. paper 1t has been a tremendou
70 money maker 1t began with a circu
" lation, fully paid Of $4,000. Last weel
,e the issue was 14S,OOO
"a II the concern were capitalized oi
IA the basis of its net earnings at
per cent, it would be worth all tn
way from 4 million 20 IL million do
lars Local publishers estimate Il
h. net earnings all the way from $50
e coo to $4,000 a year AT the Con
ei- moner Office no hint of the real clear
up is given
When Mr.. Bryan was first electe
ng to congress he was earning scarcel
al. SO 900 year as a lawyer This wa
he doing about as well as the averag
ng practitioner of his age here.
Mr. Bryan was not remarkable q
an astute attorney; he had not ha
Is time to leave any impress upon II
10 bar of the state before he was whii
oh ed into politics He was recognize
eel as a good jury lawyer and the judg'
IN. say they liked to listen to his arg
,er ments because Of his lucid method
IS presentation
ed His ability as a money maker w
on demonstrated after his first defeat
me the success Of his book Addition
or evidence was given when he beg
IA. the publication of his newspaper
Confidence in His Own Powers.
With sublime confidence in his on
powers he disdalned the advice to
cure practical newspaper man
his business manager He install
his brother in that post but he hi
self has been the man behind
project Without the aid or counsel
men experienced in newspaper cir
lation departments he secured a pa
up circulation Of $4,000 weekly befc
the first issue was printed. When
came out lie had almost doubled Il
number