Allan Wolf
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Hello, Dustin.
In E.J.: THE STORY OF EDWARD JOHN SMITH, CAPTAIN OF THE TITANIC, Gary Cooper gives the £ 1250/year + £ 200 Bonus "if he returned his ships in good order." (p. 250). I haven't seen the primary sources myself, but I'd trust the sources that give the 1250 plus 200 figure.
The Eaton/Haas figures must be referring to the 1912 exchange rate, which was pretty near $5 to £ 1, and I'd assume the 41000 figure is a typo (ignore the 4 and you get the 1912 American equivalent of £ 200).
In E.J.: THE STORY OF EDWARD JOHN SMITH, CAPTAIN OF THE TITANIC, Gary Cooper gives the £ 1250/year + £ 200 Bonus "if he returned his ships in good order." (p. 250). I haven't seen the primary sources myself, but I'd trust the sources that give the 1250 plus 200 figure.
The Eaton/Haas figures must be referring to the 1912 exchange rate, which was pretty near $5 to £ 1, and I'd assume the 41000 figure is a typo (ignore the 4 and you get the 1912 American equivalent of £ 200).