The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-01

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tGrsat expenses d slse chIsf izxesas
Es@ Thsn saved &
n: aoney,
sHlS GTo arch ssivo
Gates ~ the pro ion Tor the I'M
crease Sotg the Presi dent IS salary ID;
500, 900 a year mud "a fense for md
conten tion TINT the Chief executive
cannot i've within his income and
save money, int The fact that sbat fsw
lof. the presld dents, upon a sing, have
left estates 81 any sconsid erable value.
I1Itld5 IS doubtful III any presidsnt ever
)lefts the White \ House more comfort
liable in$wosldly sgoods than when lie
entered ~ ti The public a. slarge has
but vague and INDEFINITE understand,
ling Of the enormous exp nse conntsst
cd with tile administf tion of SHE
Chief Executives oflce. They know
In q general hat lie its forced Ia:
entertain some what s1ay ishly. and III (
freauentSlnte but 10 them $50. 900
looks soSlargeS that 1T seems aimoat
impossible 9to expend Y N in III Single
year. Some thoughtfuf SOM, s,ip:
port I'D the propositio ia inerease
the salarys has objected tisttes
showing The amount 81 estates
left BY the sdlt ferent. SPresld dents since
the time Sof Wasting tor. and those
posscssed sby President Rooseyeits aud
former President Cleveland
Washington WHO was wealthy snt :
the time he became President re. =
tired With his fortune somewhat di.
minlsheds$ although he left M esfste
at his death valued at sizing oyer
100000, which was regarded as an
enormous sum IN those days.
John Adams. Eat his death, could
easily estimates his estate al 900. y
ThonasSJ etfersons "a hefs OF pempc:
racy, died I'M desper lie straits, and
had not Congress purchased lbs H.
brfary at Il 1000, would have been
pauper. ~ q ~
James Madison was IN more com
Portable circumsta his estate
netting upon :ssett Element about sisc,
0oO
James Monroe was 4! poor his
death s,l TINT he vas BURIED the
pense $of relatiy &; :
John Quincy. dams, nd 8as
i ways frugal comp lalned after Leaving
the White House that TIL Expense o.
It's maintainance was greater than
his income. saRd$ that his fortune had
Suffered Despite this hs left some
$50, 600 !l 81 70 Ie yided among relatives
at3his death.
Andrew 4 cksop; who 4 iii ertained
bis friends with punch at Ills inaugu-
ration and beat his Ssay through pub.
liz life with cane left mn estate OF
about $4,000.
Martin an Buren, 8wi iii sthe excer- /,
4 tioniSo Washington probably the
most comfortably situated financially
Of any Of the Presi dents The country
has eyershal, unless H. BE President
4 Cleveland. Van sBlren$ ftsar, estafe
oflneafly halls mtl lion dollars.
James Ok eli imated TO lie
wort si5Q, 900 the dine az his
death, and the estate of actary nay
Tor was estImated al the same
amount.
4 William Il elr,ys Harrtson was moi d
\ man5o figreat veal I'll though tle died
i in5fairl COM Portable circuinst ancaa
~ President Ter was not himself
man 81 means. but he married d Nd
man good fortune and The estate b 1
left$ranl into sthe hundred theussnd
1 figures.
1lllarl q llmotc vi 500; 300 and
people maryeled wealth. The
estate % franklin Pierce. his sue.
cessors reached but one fourth that
Il amount Sand4sJ alnes BUG hanail Wen { (
into the White Iogse worth consid.
4 erably more 1tlan estate Of 5000,
4 |9ooswlich Siie left os his heirs
Abra ham Line I'M Who maintained
lrlgid views of economy, Which were
\ inculcatedt Into him hist STRUGGLING
against adverse circumstances III II
|linols;g left d oderate fortuns o. Ss5
/ 900.
Andrew Johnson The Tennessee
tailor came ia the White IIouss pos
sessedS III Sconsid erable more than ssh.
4 900 which Ehes left ne time of his
death
III General Grant retired from the
4 White House possessed OF com
4 Portable fortune which he afterwards
lost In the iisastro us Grant and Ward
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