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Show Million Dollar Fees. The successful modern lawyer Is the most highly paid brain workers In the worl'd, says the World's Work. There was a time when the lawyer sought to charge each particular client nil that he thought that client would pay. The lawyer of today alms to charge so that his account will appear on the profit side of his client's ledger. William Nelson Cromwell Is to receive re-ceive ?2,O00.00O for selling the rights of the Panama Canal Company to the United States. But for Mr. Cromwell's extraordinary patience and skill, the Isthmian Canal might have been built through Nicaragua and the Panama CanarCompany would have remained in Its defunct condition. William D. Guthrie received $1,000,000 for his victory for the widow In breaking break-ing the will of Henry B. Plant. As a result, Mrs. Plant obtained $7,000,000 or $8,000,000. But for Mr. Guthrie her share of the estate would have been exceedingly ex-ceedingly small. James b. Dill is credited cred-ited with having been paid 51,000,000 for settling the famous dispute between Mr. Andrew Carnegie and Mr. Henry Frlck. A legal fight would probably have resulted re-sulted disastrously to every one concerned. con-cerned. It ls not Rimwn how much Francis Llnd Stetson Is paid as the general counsel of J. Plcrpont Morgan, though It ls estimated on Wall street that Mr. Morgan gives him an annual retainer of $50,000 merely for first- call upon Mr. Stetson's time, all actual services ser-vices being paid for in addition. The supply ol! lawyers does not exceed the demand. In 18D0. there were SU.C30 members of the bar In the United States, or one to every 698 of the population. There Is, and will be for a long time, plenty of work for the good lawyer to da |