The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-07-25
BRY ANS PROPERTY
WORTH 100000
Reasons Given IN Reply To Show
Why Secretary of State Lectures.
HIS REALTY HOLDINGS
ARE NOT PRODUCTIVE.
Pays Many Expenses Which His
Predecessors Charged To Gov
eminent.

WASHINGTON, July 19.-The
White House would make no com
ment on Secretary of State Bryan S
statement that he could not live in
Washington on $4,000 a year-his
salary as cabinet officer. Nor would
of whether they can meet expenses
on their salaries.
All of them, with the exception of
Postmaster General Burleson, are
said to be poorer men than Bryan.
The Postmaster General is the
wealthy one of the cabinet.
Secretary Bryan's expenses are
high His home, formerly the home
of Mrs. John A. Logan, and now
$4,000 annually. He employs three
servants The upkeep of the home
is expensive, as Bryan entetrains
much and there is usually more than
one guest at his home.
The Secretary of State has few
carriage expenses, as he uses the
carriages and horses of the State De-
partment stable. The government
also furnishes a coachman and often
ment acts as footman. The latter
is generally true when Bryan makes
his official calls.
Bryan has a saddle horse which
he boards here. The charge for this
is about $50 a month. He has one
automobile, a $4,000 car and employs
no driver.
The Secretary of State is stick
Ter, however, for accurate expense &C
counts When travelling for the gov
eminent, there are many items which
the Secretary pays out of his own
pocket and which should legitimately
be paid out of government funds. The
best illustration of how he keeps
his expense account is the trip the
Secretary of State made to Califor-
MIA
When he went to Sacramento to
adjust the Acknowledgements dis
pute Bryan took with him Robert
Ross, as his private secreatry. Aside
from the railroad fare, Bryan's ex.
pense account was just $1S1. This
| included hotel bills and other ex-
penses incident to q trip of 10 days
] or two weeks. This account 1nclud
ed the expenses of Ross.
| On that trip the Secretary of State
spent considerable of his own money
in sending kilograms on official busi
ness, it is said. At the State De
partment it was said today that the
Secretary of State cuts expenses TIC
the bone on every trip in the same
way.
Bryants private fortune is est1
mated at from 100000 to 100000
Five years ago, when Speaker 10
seph G.. Cannon asserted that BRYAN
was wealthy, the latter replied that
his fortune amounted to little over
S15O,OCO His assistants said today
that he had added to this fortune
but they did not know now much
Part of it is tied up in real estate
which is not earning anything now
He has several thousand dollars in
vested in his home at Lincoln This
is bringing no returns. He has
winter home in Florida, which is also
earning nothing He has lands III
Texas. which are earning little.
Secretaries of State John Hay
Robert Bacon and Philander c. Knox
were all wealthy. All maintained
extensive establishments in Wash
ington and spent much OF their OWL
fortunes.
Knox paid $1,000 a year for his
home on K street He maintained
three expensive motor cars and. hao
his own stable of horses, as we'll as
those of the State Department. Ba
con had an expensive establishment
Hav's home on the corner of H stree
and the Avenue of the Presidents
was one of the most expensive anc
biggest homes in the city.
Several Republican Senators dis
cussed the advisability of bringing
up the subject officially. Their pur
pose is to demonstrate that $1,000
month should be able to support
cabinet minister, and that his duty
is at his desk and not on the lecture
platform.
There is no idea of punishins
Bryan but merely to indicate DIS
agreement with his views and course