Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1888 — Mr. Blaine’s Income. [ARTICLE]

Mr. Blaine’s Income.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat. , ;irr : The newspapers have had something to Bay recently about Mr. Blame’s in--eeme, audit, has been vi vaiL_niit that the Maine statesman is not in receipt of as much revenue as was coming to him a year or so ago. We think we can explain at least one large item of deficiency. Mr. Blaine owns 8,000 shares of Small Hopes mining stock. A year ago this stock was worth $8 a share; it is now selling at $2 a share. But this depreciation would not afiect the income of a stockholder not obliged to ’ market his holdings. Mr. Blaine suffers, however, the loss of $1,600 par month in dividends; which he received for four or five years and until last January. Small Hopeß has been paying 20 cents a month on each Bhare. Now tbe stock is not paying any dividends, and Mr. Blaine’s income wiil be $19,200 lees this year than lest, supposing all his other properties to hold their own.