New-York tribune., 1905-06-22

=. o4 those bonds was and the answer was he
ss set "a 4epahe m 1n arm le has 'e oered Sll for sae
lsss block OF these bonds at 50 and interest.
anmsr n Which the exec9tie S ocers
sags ss2s conducted the business of the society.
SALARIES.
sxsmfnaflon or The socfery,s salary lists con-
vnces, ne 5verp5i SO Far as have been able 70
.ss-n or observe they are 4aithful and competent
sste the form Of personal oopsRsat9n osn appear
.ss-s- Immediate and favored assistants.
=. following schedule shows the total amounts
Ia FOR salaries TO executive officers since 1900:
sssssSSIIisSs sss. sSSIi SSs 'sissSS sissSS
si l.,l ............. ........... ssii5Si
,,- HYDE was advanced in salary the most rap
"a EIe graduated from college in 1898 at the
sS se also in lsOl; in 1902 his salary was advanced
: Sae0 and 1893. at The age of twenty-seven, it
- - SBuapei TO an S10oOJo
re salaries Of the president and vice-president
We the matter OF these salaries was referred to
: sub-conInittee composed OF Hon ShaHnSey NJ
!; copy Of the recommendation OF this sub
ssiEE5sS;; iES;,sb,e Assurance Society of the United
.-Ss Roadway, New-YorB, December ., 1902.
Es Undersigned committee appointed by the
.,ecutive committee, for the purpose or aeting
~ sbe salaries OF the officers OF the company
ave made a careful examination OF the snbJecSS
and deqe to9 nuon tho Executive officers
lSeeI ne salaries OF the president and vicepresi-
ssrt be increased $500 per annum from ana ai'eF
January L -S'' ..cHAuNCEY NJ. DEPEw.
Mr:.,5o1 Mr: Is thaf one day when the members of
'S-sr1,tive committee at lunch IN the so
cis:: am Si ana G asked him to Sign l. ana he did
es thst he thought il recoI1n tle @ s;t ~
PresseIt M HTde did and in order that his salary
iced ne advance 2
Hasls Is = made necessary. It should be borne IN
411s1 41s has been drawing from the Equitable So
- - Re has been drawing salaIy OF SlZeeo from IIoIn
tnsisI tns Trust Company of Philadelphia SZso 1I9In On,
~ Mercantile Trust Company ana M Sco NJ LTo si3S @
1s-c1tile Safe Deposit company an Iolo Si- y,
: TeaT although he has spent several months IN
each sSs y i may not be inappropriate to mention
= t...fs natter OF directors and committees ices.
NJ Ac59ye director in the Equitable society who
e nn the executive committee receives 80 i'i -
ErouhS-il7 1I Tol5 make his fees from the society
& I5iS committee fees from six OF the society
e9.e5 CoraDanles (three of them in the Equitable
45lil5inS and all in New-York city,. amount TO
- - 4sIisTed Companies The ordinary pocyholder.
4I,ia Is a director in about nifty corporations
and if he attends to his duties as Wen as as ne & dep
1ssents his committee and dlrsctor lees @ wooI"
.To1Tt to many thousands Of dollars per sEaII1-
AIS-s.3<s NJ = in titffereut corporations. with the
sstes Of his elections II appears from TINS paper
he IS q
y 4be great railroad corporations Of the country
y TIE most Of which he states he is not STOCK
h.fSs- Mr HYDE Is not an expert IN ralIToao
matters m n is ne-Serce n and has never demon
--.-s+a7 his ability as a business man. ana collSe-
S-snrIr I conclude that the great ralIroad man
sFers did put him on the directorate ot IhsIr
oSmpsies for either OF these reasons, ana the m
ference is that he has been put on these poaLos
<5- the reason that he was the financial heao OF a
r%asT Insurance corporation whose assets were so
is-ge and whose ready money was always dValIable
20 the purchase Of securities which these great
eo-porations are largely in the market 10 sell.
EXPENSES OF OFFICERS.
Az F4v5e's expense account appears as follows:
fs g I7S 81 1861 1851 81; 1907 S25Ss "a; 1903, 80,
81 AZ. 1919 SIS 20 These several times larger
than those OF anv other officer. he did not submit
any fJemized statements. These lump sums were
raid on his vouchers That seems TO have been
Is PRACTICE for when he gave the celebrated Cam
Dor dirner he drew from the societys treasury
his own.
PENSION FOB MRS. HYDE
An examination OF the society's pension list dis
doses the fact that Mrs Hyde, mother OF the Vice
PRESIDENT, has been drawing g pension Of s2aSD a
year since 1909 If Henry B. Hyde, who certainly
rorHed hard 10 build mp The society, had died poor,
5- comparatively poor. possibly objection should
6erstood that left a large estate. and his SON.
James H Hyde from the evidence produced in this
inquiry has Iarge holdings of valuable stocks and
other securities. It does not appear clearly by
koa given why II should be allowed doubt very
SnBch If the officers OF the society have any legal
ksght1ully belongs TO the poncyholde-s.
The following is a schedule Of the fees paid at
tornsys in NewYork By the society during the last
i've years:
Alexander Green---.-...-.- *2I2oO S2I,2eo sl5 200
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