New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-08
SOME BIG SALARIES.
pc-r0rds for Services Rather 4rbi-
trarily Distributed.

= twentieth century is getting ready, the pres
-. time Will go down in history as the age Oh
,bA worlds greatest salaries
The enormous salaries OF the present are
,,,,sbrool.. outgrowth Of era Of concentra-
m -rb3cn has followed the specialization Of
.,,a,strv and the rivalries of a period OF re-
-as-tab,e prosperity They afford the anomaly
,ta, while they are greatly in excess OF the
,a--os, salaries ever before paid in fields OF en-,
saay~or o. her than the purely commerclai-and
=; tba commercial, except al the very top-Pre9T
ct dav salaries in general are smaller potn
,-ala-fyeiv and in their purchasing power Ihah
- we're a quarter of a century ago
,ioraoyer the men Of intellect and education
those who are superior IN deVeIopeu caPdCit!.
a. inS,issr " and morality. those VINO are ilos'
IGNORANT 10 society, work for pay when the
-aeters Of modern finance would CONSIDER IN
aE.ispr for the expenses of running their au-
suiI l,ias The nav of college professors aver
SO aho1r s. 900 year. Civil Service conlmls-
toners Of the United States. doing work OF
great responsibility. draw S3,''p year. me
biologist OF the government with an littrIla-
,ionaI reputation. receives S2.IeO The experts
who codify the federal penal laws are paid only
$500 l,-,....-. ...o.-. :.
only sSo10 a year. and it is interesting to note
-bar to accept such a position the present Sec
retary Of State. Nj. Root. gave up a la" pTac-
.,ce estimated as worth 100000 yearly. on the
other hand Paul Morton resigned as Secretary
~ the Navy in order 10 accept a S6Ooe salary
n New york and John Ffndley Wallace gave
Canal because OF a similarly tempting offer
from commercial corporation.
II probably is a safe statement that the aN-
r-aFe YEARLY income of lawyers in New York
Cyrv does not exceed 5000 year. Yet the IN
come Of not few runs as high as Slo"h'
and in some cases more The highest incomes
Of musicians. which formerly exceeded those OF
the hest paid lawyers. now fall far short OF me
earnings of the latter
one of the largest single fees ever paid 10 a
lawyer vas the S1.0Ooo0o which James b Dill.
Of New York received for settling the disputes
which arose between Andrew Carnegie ana
Henry {. Prick over the transfer Of the prop
critics merged in the United States steel Cor
poTation.
rsjd 20 another New York lawyer, William u.
Guthrie who received $4,000 for breaking the
will Of Henry 4. Plant. owner of the rant S!s-
ten OF steamships. railways and hotels Inc
Plant estate was valued Al S24,Nn.tn, the
widows share of which was SS.ep0.epo, and this
having been tied up in trust she engaged the
lawyer TO bring suit for It's release his lee
represented il per cent Of her share.
Joseph II. Choate. before his appointment as
Ambassador 10 Great Britain. received S2eoreo
for q single argument before the United States
Supreme Court. the effect Of which was that
the income tax law was declared unconsttu
ronaL AS ambassador at London Mr.. Choates
salary Sl4.3en.
Among other large fees Of lawyers may be
mentioned Slooe0 received by John f. Par
sons oR New York. for drawing a single deed.
and $1,000 charged by n. B. Hill for making
a single argument IN the Molineux case
The human fear of death has long been re-
sponsihle for large fees TO noted physicians. and
as in the case Of lawyers. doctors of ability but
only local reputation may work for years for
less money than one with name may earn by
a single case The fee of $4,000 and travelling
expenses which were paid to DR.. Adolph LorenZ,
Of Vienna. TO treat Lolita Armour for congenf-
tai hip iislocatioIt. much less than have
frequently been paid abroad by royalty for
ricus royal ailments King Edward, when Prince
OF Wales once paid a physician $4,000 for
four weeks services
The fee of $1,000 which New York dentist
charged Prince Louis OF Battenberg when the
latter visited this country with his fleet a year
ago much commented upon For dentists
fee the sum WAS undoubtedly large. but COM
pared with some PHYSICIANS fees it looks insig-
nifcant Probably the record for large fees of
this class is held by DR. Walter c. Browning
Of Philadelphia. who sent 70 the executors OF
the estate Of Senator c. L. Magee a bill for
Sl9tHl Explaining his charge. Or. Browning
saiG that his ordinary charge for consultation
IN his office is so hour and outside the office
$50 an hour These rates, he said. Senator
Magee had voluntarily agreed 10 double
Baltimore. the sea- OF Johns Hopkins Uni
FersIty, noted for its output q physicians has
contributed largely 10 the Est of big fees fo.
doctors Professor Howard a Kelly. Of Johns
Hopkins Hospital. received $4,000 for twenty
one days treatment Of the wife Of wealthy
mine owner Professor a. McLane Tiffany. Of
The same city. was paid $1,000 for performing
an operation on New York patient and Pro
lessor J W Chambers received 5000 for oper-
atlng on a deputy warden vino had been stabbed
ay a prisoner. a Chicago physician. Dr. g T
Parks. charged S1ODlD for a single operation
In New York City there probably are four or
i've physicians whose practice, mostly with the
wealthy. represents an annual income Of S1ga-
mn Or more. Five or six others earn from
$4,000 20 S6eHD and about two hundred
make from Sl9oan 10 $4,000 The average
sector gets from - TO & for visit out of his
Office. and charges from 81 10 81 for writing Il
prescription in his office
The high water mark for presidents of rail-
road companies IS about $4,000 at the present
time although L. r Loree received 800 900 as
President Of the Rock Island system In cases
Of some Of these officials. however. the salary
as president does not represent the total OF
their pay. Samuel Spencer for example. who
Is J. ? Morgan's representative. receives not
Only $4,000 year as president Of the Southern
Railroad. but has other emOluments from Offices
held i'm smaller lines which Mr.. Morgan con-
tros
The salaries OF presidents Of banks. even those
IN the largest cities are as A rule very much
less than the salaries Of railroad presidents.
James Stillnan, president Of the National City
Bank Of New York is paid only S25.cc0 year.
III small towns the president Of bank receives
not more than from 50 900 10 5000. The aver
age -alary OF cashier IN city bank is 5000.
while bookkeeper and a paying teller may
expect only from 81 800 to $1,000.
As compared with these modest salaries for
Positions Of much responsibility I'm the banking
business. the pay Of the commercial drummer"
whose chief requisites a pleasing address
and ability 10 represent goods to the best adj
vantage, is remarkably large The representa-
lives ~ some Of the large wholesale houses of
sew York earn on commission as much as
s23.etO year and their duties are merely to
Keep customers in friendly relations win lheir
.'hs-in other words, 10 be nice. The case,
brought 10 light by lawsuit. OF an agent in
New York for certain wine company who re-
ceived $4,000 a year merely for recommending
the wine among his society friends is in point.
The salary Of Henry o. Hayemeyer. the head
q the American Sugar Refining Company, Is
$4,000 year and. of course, his total income
Is rnuch more than that. William z. Corey. the
PRESIDENT Of the United States steel corpora
uon receives q salary OF Slooovo year ana
the chairman Of the company's board OF direc-
tors IS paid a like amount. Frederic II. Eaton.
The president of the American Car and Foundry
company. gets 10000 year
off