The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-06-07
possessions a. follows:

possessions A. follows:
Il own about i've thousand acres of
timberland. My cotton plantation con.
tains about 5000 acres. I am also inter.
ested In . national bank. I own more
or less real estate. stores, once build.
inss and things Of that kind In my
native town."
Probably the richest Southern Senator
10 Con Of West Virginia. He has an
income Of $4,000 per year from coal and
oil lands in West Virginia.
SOME POOR MEN IN THE Sen.
ATE, TOO.
There are poor Senators a. we'll A.
rich ones. Some of them minimize their
comfortable condition into the poverty
class, and others confess to dependence
on their Senatorial salaries. Bits Of
humor are apparent In the recitals of
the poor. but the rich are frowningly
serious.
Leading the list OF poor Senator'S Is
Augustus o. Bacon Of Macon. Georgia.
who has been In the Senate eighteen
years.
Senator Coo Crawford Of South Da-
kota itemined his personal wealth
quickly. MY material Interests are
very limited. Confined mostly 70 q law
library. some town lots. Q home in
Huron. and some paid UP life insur.
ance."
The two Minnesota Senators. Knute
Nelson and Moses Clapp. are among the
veterans. Each proclaims himself q
farmer with only . farmers posses
sions. although Senator Clapp was .
lawyer. Perhaps for that reason he
can support two farms. one In Minns-
sofa and another In Maryland. near
Washington.
Ssnator Burton of Ohio has been in
bachelor with literary tastes. simple
wants and preference for study rather
than money making. II am the owner
he said. 'of farm twelve or fifteen
miles from Cleveland on which wheat.
/ oats. potatoes and hay are raised. It ID
rented for cash rent have owned
II, for seven years and have only been
there once. ! own several parcels OF
real estate. but they are not used for
| manufacturing"
| Senator Bradley OF Kentucky. q Re.
| publican, spent 90 much of his time and
| money lighting the Democrats OF the
| state before he won that apparently
money. making was . forgotten art
When the committee asked him whai
we're his tariff affected interests HI
replied with q dry smile: II have . plair
life insurance policy for 5000 payable
20 my daughter"
Bristow OF Kansas. who 10 . countr,
editor. enumerated his worldly good'
as consisting OF the salina Daily Jour
nal, q little farm that produces alfalfa
nay and corn. . homo and life insur
,nce policy.
Clarke OF Arkansas 10 . lawyer ant
hss an interest In q homo town stree
railway company. bat ne added. mourn
fully. "rhis company Is not big enough
10 have an attorney"
FARM AND LAW PRACTICE Los
| IN POLITICS.
Kenyon Of Iowa reported: II own
farm, and In the days fhsn ! was prac
Using law ! used to be able to kes
the farm going. but since have Dee
in politics I have had to give up farm
ing and sell my farm stock. ! have
. nominal law connection with . Arm .
, Fort Dodge. but I never have had tim
to practise law since I have been !
Congress-. so that have shared non
Of tho pronts and have done none o
the work"
Gr,xxled old Senator Joe Johnson Q
! lN,abama was q banker. but mol
classes himself a. . farmer, with 80
. acres, but he says: my interest thsE
i has generally been contributory."
r Chiffon OF West Virginia has COZ
0 lands that have not yet paid any div
: bends, but he'll riea IN somethins eiA
. for - te'A > ssansssse' y s''s