The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-02
Some of Them Were Men of
Means While Others Quit
Office Poor.

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: They say that Grover Cleveland
died a comparatively poor man like
most of our Presidents When con-
gress meets a law viii be passed
giving a pension OF $4,000 year to
Mrs. Cleveland. This annuity Is al.
ways bestowed upon widows OF Pres
idents.
Cleveland was a poor man when
he became president the first time
He made some money through real
estate investments in tho neighbour
hood Of Washington. With the saw
ings from his salary he bought Oak
View. which he occupied for
while as a summer home, and other
suburban property, Then came a
boom in land values and he sold at
considerable profit. His purchases
gave fashionable Importance to the
localities where they were made and
this alone made prices run up.
Mr.. Roosevelt will leave the White
House in comparatively easy circum-
stances and will add to the money
he now has by magazine contribu-
tions and the writing OF books Just
what he is worth is not known. but
II is blIeved TO be between $100,090.-
900 and 100000, 900.
William Mckinley left an estate
worth between 100000 and $780,
600 BY careful management under
the direction OF George r. Cortslyou,
It's value WINS materially increased, 70
that Mrs. Mckinley was more than
well Off in worldly goods.
Benjamin Harrison saved money
while in the White House. but was
not wealthy man at the time of his
DEATH When elected to the Pres
idency he was worth probably not
more than $4,000. He lived simply
while in the White House, and saved
more than 100000 in his four years
occupancy.
Hayes was accused of parslmony
during his term Of office, because he
offered no wine to his guests at state
dinners: but the charge was wholly
unjust, inasmuch as he was liberal
beyond all other Presidents in en-
Pertaining. He gave one spread" Mt
a reception that cost him $4,000.
Nowadays as Is well known, nothing
whatever to cnt or drink is provided
nj White House receptions not so
much as Il cup of tea or q sandwich
being furnished. The plan, while 1t
seems inhospitable, has the advant-
age of giving no encouragement to
dead beats and other Objectionable
persons, who would otherwise pre-
sent themselves merely for the pur-
pose of filling themselves with food
and drink free OF charge. Mr..
Hayes. who spent the last years of
his life in what he called delightful
retirement" left his family well off.
Grant. during his first term got
only $4,000 year, but at the be-
ginning of his second term the pay
OF the President was raised to $780,
900. and he had some chance to save
little out of his salary. Nobody
seems to know how much he was
worth when he left the White House.
Lincoln was a poor man when h.
Joined the majority. Buchanan was
well off, and Van Buren, died rich.
Van Buren, was so wealthy that he
did not bother to draw his salary
while he was in the White House.
hut allowed It to accumulate, paying
all his expenses out Of his private
purse, and drew 100000 In
lump at the end of his term of four
years
Polk. Fillmore and Pierce were all
rich men and left considerable prop
critics when they died. Andrew Jack
son was said to be Impoverished
during the last years Of his life by
assuming the debts Of his son, An
drew Jackson, Jr. At all events.
his fortune was much reduced,
though in his will he managed to
leave at least one slave to each nem-
bcr Of his rami'r. Including his in
FAINT grand children. In most pdr-
traits Of him "Old Hickory appears
leaning on a cane, and he is said %
have designated the place where the
present treasury building should be
located by thrusting his. walking
stick into the ground. It ls inter-
estinE, therefore, to find that his
will devotes considerable space to the
distribution of his walking sticks.
John Quincy Adams dich u rich
man lie owned much property in
Boston. as wen as good deal Of real
estate in Washington, including
houses and stores on Pennsylvania
avenue and /. street His will. pre-
served in the records Of the District
of Columbia Is OF great length aud