The San Francisco call., 1898-10-20
PHELAN'S LAST TRICK
 EXPOSED BY RECORDS

made the following formal offer in writ ing:
 PAUL P. AUSTIN. Room No 7 OFFICE OF e1FsgFi THE MAYOR OF THE cITY
 SAN JOSE. Cal, October 2. 1895.
 To the Honorable Board of Regents, Univer- sity of California-Gentlemen MT. James D: Phelan has authorized the San Jose Board or site for the Wilmerding School very valu- able and delightfully."- located tract of land In of the property offered Is one of our ordinary city blocks, or eight 60-varas Should you. will be increased to two blocks of sixteen 5O- varas. The property is in the highest portion of the city. being about 120 feet above tide water and on the line of electric streetcar system Its approximate value is $20.000. We believe San Jose offers many inducements and this school of industrial art. In the selection of location for school of the character con considered The school should be of easy access and centrally located.
 The climate should be equable, the surround ngs agreeable and the s1eial fro ana mora M aI kind. All these conditions we are convinced prevail in this city It is but short distance from all points of the State. The completion of the coast road will place 1t in direct com munication with the southern counties. The proximity of this site to our orchards. driers, canneries and other industries give full opportunity for the employment during the spare time of students so situated that they must of necessity, by their earnings. help to pay their way through school This IS mani mani festly an advantage to this class of boys eager to fit themselves for advancement in life. We earnestly urge your honorable board to appoint property which MT. Phelan so generously ten ders. Yours very respectfully, .,-sr,J
 Chairman of Committee.
 The San Francisco delegation was nom inally headed by Mf. Phelan, but MT. Dohrmann and Alfred Bouyier made the the the second vote San Jose dropped. out of the race and on the third this city was selected, provided that a site was do- mated The statement that MT. Phelan raised the s2O 900 to purchase the site near the Lick School Is badly overdrawn. A citizens committee, consisting of repre- the Chamber of Commerce, Manufactur- erS' and Producers Association, Mechan- ics' Institute and the Board of Trade. started out and raised the money to buy for $20 900, the owner reducing the price to s16,000, counting s40O0 as his donation to the cause; The records of the Re, Re money to purchase the property:
 Claus spreckeIs. 5000: A. B. McCreery, 5000; John Center. s1o00: Louis Sloss & Co.,, S1000 Company, s2000; Adam Grant. $500; Daniel Meyer $500 Henry Pierce, $5ooi Levi Strauss. $500 Pase ssa F TeIeph9ne ana la5o n G9 fornia, $25o I. ". Hellman, s100; George Me Near, S100; D. O. Mills, $100: Lloyd Tevis, $i00; Mrs Robert Sherwood s50 Pacific Gas Inn provement Company. $100; Crocker- Woolworth Bank, $50; cash. $50: James D. Phelan, s300o; collected by Merchants Association, S250; Cap tain James Mcdonald, 5000.
 With these facts all a matter of record on the books of the Board of Regents those familiar with Mir. Phelan's part in the Wilmerding School transaction think that 1t is very poor judgment for him and his paper to try and make political capi- tai out of 1t. in order to deceive the work ingman and get his vote by deception.