The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
Manufacturers Of Pepsin Made the Fortune
Of the Croesus Of the Popular Branch Of
Congress Modest Old Gentleman Who
er. He las no fad and few fancles, be-
Lnl IN exceeGinclY practicnl man.

err He las no fad and few fancles, be-
ing an exceedingly practical man.
Jacob Rupert, Jr, Is millionaire
brewer, n member of Tammany Hall, and
another extremely modest man. He has
served four terms In Congress and never.
made a speech, although he Is rarely ever
absent from his duties. He Is the young
est Of the millionaire coterie of the House
and is unmarried. FIe inherited his bus
iness and a large part Of his fortune,
but has added to It by good business man
agement
Everis A. Hayes, Of California, IS an
other whose appearance and manner belle
his wealth. He wears a long Prince Avert
coat and long vandyke beard, and un-
consciously affects the looks OF q preacher,
SO much 30 that his friends call MIN
PEARSON" Hayes. He made his money
in iron mines in the Lake Superior re-
glon with his brother.
Later they moved to California, where
Mr.. Hayes is Interested In railroads and
other property. and owns two neWspa-}
pers In San Jose. his home town. a part
OF his district and q small portion OF MS
property were damaged by the recent
earthquake. @
Farmer Wadsworth is Rich.
Jas, w. JYndsworth is the only strictly
farmer millionaire in the House. and has
served longer than any OF, the others
OF his class having ten terms to MS
credit. Flo has vast landed interests IN
Western New York, and owns much
blooded stock. His ancestors early set-
tied in the Genesse Valley. and have
always been influential In political az
fairs. Mr.. Wadsworth Is chairman OF
the House Committee on Agriculture,
and Is the father Of Speaker WadsWorth,
OF the New York Assembly.
Jacob Beider is the only millionaire
in the House from the Buckeye State.
He is credited with having made $780,
900 in coal lands and judtcous specula-
ton. He takes no part In tho debates
upon the floor Of the House.
Llewellyn Powers Is the only million
aire from New England. His fortune
was made In timber and timber land In
Maine. He has held various offices In his
State, having served six terms In the
Legislature, and was once Speaker OF
the Legislature. He has been twice
Governor OF Maine, and Is serving his
fourth term in the House,
Mr.. Powers prldes hin2self upon the
fact that Indian blood courses through
his veins. AS he figures 1t he Is one
sixteenth Indian. and this fact Is easily
detected In his swarthy complexion and
his heavy. long, jet black hair. despite
the fact tnat lie IS slXty-seVen years OF
age.
Speaker Cannon's Fortune.
Few persons, even some OF his intimate
associates In the House, are aware OF
the fact that Speaker Cannon is in the
millionaire class The Speaker Is the
son OF very poor Quaker parents who
migrated to the West from North Caro-
lina where "Uncla Joe" was bom He
was a small boy them and his early NE
was crowded with many hardships, TIA
fortune was chiefly made through oo-
operation with his late brother, Uncle
BIZ Cannon, between whom and the
Speaker there was always Damon anu
Pythias affection.
''Bill" Cannon did most OF tho hnan-
ciering, while JOG Cannon gave his at
tention to politics, Uncle Zoe ana the
estate Of his brother now own bank
In Danvllle, hotel, ar opera house, and
large amount OF valuable real estate.
The Speaker also owns vast tracts OF
land in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, which
he rents out TO tenants, and II Is said