The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1893-02-18
That Same Old Slur.

: A1c'- " L. 4JSl1dtuaIy WIZ acquired III
/ wealth in Idaho, is scattering it else
where mostly among the gold bugs AM
enemies ofthe West, Who hold forth il
!. New York. That $4,000 promised t,
aid in the collection of Idaho's exhibi
at the Worlds Fair is not forthcoming
but wiilcome, they say, on some FIJI,
day, \ the sweet bye and bye-in
pigs off eye.-Idaho World.
/ Captain DeLamar came to Idaho eigh
years ago and purchased mining claim
at figure at which it bad gone begging
for years. 1t was in neglected and al
most abandoned camp, His good luck
energy and good judgment developed il
Into one of the greatest mines in Amer
lea. Bringing something over $4,000
with him here, he sunk it nearly all be.
fore he received any returns. His part
ners, two wealthy citizens of Chicago,
put up the purchase money for the
property and then almost immediately
began opposing expenditures ON it. I'm
aided by them he put improvements in
the camp amounting to nearly half a
million dollars. He built better lodg-
ing houses and provided his employees
with more comforts than surround any
other mine in Idaho. He built and
presented to the people the best school
house in Idaho, for town of this size.
All his employees were his friends and
he was their friend.
The single mistake made by him was
In allowing himself to become candi-
date for State Senator. The reason he
assigned for doing SO at the time was
that he was comparative stranger to
the business men of the state and this
would give him an opportunity to make
their acquaintance. He was elected and
got acquainted with the politicians. An
enthusiast in promoting the interests of
Idaho, he offered to accept the Worlds
Fair Commissionership without pay, SO
that the small appropriation made
could all be used to defray the other
expenses of the exhibit. He employed
a secretary, paying him out OF his own
pocket, and then the howl began. He
offered to contribute dollar out of his
own private means for every dollar do
mated by any citizen or corporation in
Idaho, to help out the appropriation by |
The state. Noindividual or corporation /
tested his sincerity in this offer by do
mating single dollar But the aspir-
ants for governor and the senatorships
saw in the Worlds Fair Commissioners
position an opportunity TO make poiti-
'al capital and, prompted by jealousy,
hey set up howl against him until he
'esignsd the position, disguised. Even
hen he offered to pay salary of 50, 500
year to his successor, merely stipu-
ating that the appointee should be
ONE one not inimical TO him, offering
cooperate with him and assist him.
he Governor promptly appointed as
us successor the man who had been
oudest in his criticisms of Capt. Della
lar. Of course he did not get the
rofered salary, and at the same time {
daho lost the assistance of her most
ublic spirited and generous citizen in
dvertising her resources at the Worlds
air. We predicted at the time that
ne result would be that the new COM
Missioner would come before the next
'gislature asking for further appropria-
ons. He has got $50, 900 more, and we
i'll now wager that two years hence
lie legislature will be called upon to
AXE another appropriation to pay
sbts incurred and a salary for The Com
issioner.
If the editor of the Idaho World, or
~ other man who is repeating the
lestion, "When is DeLamar going to
y that $4,000 which he promised for
aho's Worlds Fair fund ?p can des- n
nate when, whore or bow DeLamar
er made such an offer, they may rest :
sured the money will be paid. But Z
e fact is he never made the offer, and q
peating that question is as senseless :
it is mean. IN
Who is the more TO blame that Capt. U
Lamar who acquired his wealth in r.,
aho, is scattering it elsew here ?"
ho that has acquired wealth in Idaho, e7
8 ever re- planted more of it here
IN has Capt. DeLamar? If one will .z
k about "Boise, the Beautifully they
find where DeLamar's money has
ed in improving the city in many nv
Us, and we happen TO know that all 4.
t prevented him from constructing
finest residencein Idaho in that city
) just such fault finding as the Idaho
rid, following q. fashion long since
it by other papers and other people,
been so senselessly repeating to in
} him. DeLsmar never made dol a