Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-09-18
MONEY HAS NO CHARM.
WALTER WELLMAN DECIDES NOT TO BE A
CAPITALIST.
he Arrives at This Sage Conclusion Afsr VOy-
age on a MillOnaire's Yacht-An IDAHO
Monte Cristo's Disappointing Expert
encs in Washington Society.
Special Correspondence ofMs sunday Register.


writer, and l love that. Yet whenever
1 have been asked what profession
would follow il I could take my choice
my reply has been, "a capitalist"
To me it has always seemed, as
doubt not it has TO you, dear reader,
that an ideal existence would be posses
sion of big fortune, with no worry
about income save how TO spend 1t, with
no demand on ones energies save pur-
suit of new plans for having fun.
But Ltake il back. do not want 10
be capitalist. l will stick TO the news
paper business, working hard for a liv-
ing, racking my dull brain to please
both readers and managing editor, and
when l fall back done for, worked out,
no longer able TO satisfy public and en-
ployer-as it is said all writer's fall back
sooner or later-I will take up the stick
and rule and set type. Anything but
being capitalist.
This change OF heart Is due TO
knowledge which I have recently &C
quired of the capitalistic business. l
have discovered that it is not what 1t is
cracked up TO be. l have studied an
object lesson in capitalism till l have
become convinced IL is thing 10 be
Stunned as we would fly from the MIN
BILE germ OF cholera or the insidious
bacillus Of yellow fever. This object
lesson is my host on board the gallant
yacht which is now steamins toward
New York harbor.
1t is not nice to sit down and gossip
about ones host-to use him as an OBJ
iect lesson-but in this instance l de-
liberately violate good taste in order TO
accomplish the worthy purpose OF con-
vincing hundreds OF thousands OF read
ers who are not capitalists, but who
yearn to be capitalists, that they Will
be much better off II they remain what
they are.
Two or three years ago out in Idaho
was young miner. He worked with
his hands down In the bowels OF the
earth, welding pick or spade, some
times for others at so much per day,
sometimes for himself In claims located
by himself or partners. He was a steady
and industrious young man, and In
course Of time saved up $4,000 or
$4,000.
Another miner had a claim for sale
and offered il to our hero. The latter,
whose name was De Lamar, examined
the mine with the alertness and acute
ness OF an expert. He concluded 1t was
a good thing and offered $1,000 for It.
But this offer was not accepted. The
owner had hopes Of getting a bigger
price from Senator Jones, OF Nevada,
whose agent was at that very moment
inspecting the property.
Senator Jones is one OF the keenest
men ia the world on mines, now that
Senator Hearst is dead. II he had gone
to Idaho himself he would have bought
this mine if it had cost him 100000.
But his agent was not enthusiastic, and
the best the senator would do was SlO,-
600. Young De lamar saw this $40, 600
and went it s., 900 better, and for S12,-
600 the mine became his.
lie knew he had good thing, but his
widest dreams had never pictured the
reality. In three months the promising
mine-the west is full OF promising
mines-had been developed into one OF
the richest fields in all Idaho. Instead
Of thousands 1t was worth millions.
All good things come TO New York
for a market. De Lamar brought his
mine to Gotham, but was induced TO 90
on to London. New York has silver,
but London has gold" said Tom Ochil-
tree, TO whom the young Idaho miner
had been introduced. London Is the
place to finance a big thing. Over there
millions lie idle yearning for invest
ment."
@ n ro...o.ord ncbiItroa want IN N
London. The latter had entree over
there. lie knew clubmen, lords, mill
lionaires galore. He was popular with
them because his stories had made them
laugh. They had confidence in him
because he was trusted by John Mackay,
although perhaps they didn't know that
Mackay paid Ochiltree $4,000 a year to
entertain him-S5,0 600 year TO be
millionaire's court clown. De Lamar
knew this, but he didn't care. ''Iom is
a good clown and earns his money, and
he is a square man and can get in with
those rich hobs on the other side, and
that's all want"
They did get in with the nobs on the
other side They talked mine TO them.
Experts were sent all the way TO Idaho.
The surveys and assays were verified,
for nowadays our English friends don't
buy American mines with their eyes
shut. And finally London company
bought q tWo-thirds interest in Mr.. De
Lamar's mine for about 5000, 000-S3,-
600, 900. This great sum was paid IN
cash, and thus 1t was my host became
capitalist.
In addition to the 50, 600, 600 IN cash
he still owned third OF the mine, and
as II proved to be very, very rich, the
income from his share has been more
than young De Lamar could spend, let
alone the principal and the interest
upon 1t.
Lucky De Lamar" the world said.
Lucky boy" he said to himself. Then
he started to enjoy his millions. The
world was at his feet. he could, with
the magic power Of money, do almost
anything which he might chance to
want to do. He had dreams Of pleasure,
OF triumph, Of luxury.
For about year and half De Lamar
has tasted the delights OF great wealth
and he is tired of it. He is weary OF
being a capitalist. He almost wishes
himself back in the mines, pick in hand,
dinner pail waiting for him at the shaft.
De Lamar has had a strange, a unique
career for eighteen months. He has
been a man marked by his wealth. He
has been sat apart from the remainder
of mankind by his So 600, 600 or $4,000
600 in spot cash. And greatly fear his
gold has put an impeneirable netting
about him, keeping him from the sweets
OF life-the sweets Of life from him.
First be tried society at Washington.
He had known Russell Harrison in Mon
tana and rather liked him. Prince Rus
sell "took him up AZ the capital. intro