The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-07
BALDWIN
MILLIONAIRE AGAIN.
through Pluck and Good Manage
ment This Western Man Gains
kFresh Supply of Wealth.
SpETTAL

errBLIC SPECIaL.
Ban Francisco. Cal. Oct 6.-"Lucky"
tldwin is the title by which 4. j. Bald
n Is known far and near in California.
J. used To say. however. that II Was pluck
81 not lux thai brought him his millions.
Though to the public. wealth seemed I"
CI=ll2 nnw into his hands. in reviewing the
cd mans history il appears that his ic-
mark ha,i much If truth in II. Mr.. bald
win Was born on a farm near Racine, WIS.
and when a hoy II years old. he took n fine
l'ltle horse. of Which he WAS very proud.
To South Bend. Ind. and there his horse
ran {. winning TIc". With his cash capital
and some credit. hc Wa able (" open - gro
cory store. which nr"sp"r"d. AMI IA Inn"
BJlaNiu bought several wagons ana horses
ann started for California fN JHHi,'"'S
trading on IL" WAY J." reached san FRAN
else" IN iNs "oU=l i'rHniv Ttr1"r in-: -
vas when he left home. Figuring that ~
the booming TOW town ni san Francisco
millions ~ bricks would soon b" needed.
he bought an interest Ir Il hri'ky:trd. H."
i-aTr'i m" ava at maHlUE nii"kS i1"r1'IL.r,
u amt tr''i starred q tiri i"f hinlS'li- anu
uuI ~ thi- business lil.rr cam" a. him 4
fortune. I'm 2 short time h. bought a nv
cry stable. which proved In b" an excellent
investment. and in I'VE years Mr.. BALDWIN
decided that he had ,!oUC veil enough 10
warrant his taking a trip around the world.
When he returned from abroad b" hrn"Cht
with him II company of Japanese aCr"ha's,
who delighted the pe"Vl" of san Francesca
and all the mining towns of the West, and
finally ihcir manager played them IN n"
York at the Academy of Music. This tour
WAS q success. After Baldwin : return 10
San Francisco from New York he bought
mining stock. ana in the course If a it'll"
lime he discovered that there was 4 scheme
on foot To freeze him nut. II" heard ~
the plans Of IN" other owners and did not
approve Of Them Halt an hur before they
were To- put their plans IN execution balu-
approve If them Half an hour before they
we're hoidinG. and with fists. chairs. cusil-
CniS and "A revolver. made things lively Tor
them for nearly half an hour. until his at
torury arrived with an injunction.
After the burning of Baldwin's Hotel III
lH~ il WAS supposed that tn old man wtS
HAT broke" and. though ~" owned TteH
acres NJ land in lower Caiifni la. This wa-
mortEecgd. as was also IA. hotel. The
hotel Was not insured. and lis unfortunate"
owner WAS Obliged In sell his ground for 81
1000. This went toward paying of mort
Cages ami other debts.
Last Christmas BALDWIN surprised his
friends by announcing that he Was going
TO Cape Nome, aS he knew there was
wealth there if 4 man only knew how 70
get it. In tho ruins Of his hotel BALDWIN
had sometimes before ri-crd M 2 sort ri
theaier. and Their" had a compsnv Of Ea-
Naiiar dancers. Who made him money. lie
engaged them - pl3y - season in the min
Ing camp. lie gathered other TalicStU" At
fractions also. fitted up a ship with Trovi-
sinns for eight months. put a theat"r ready
10 he nailed together in its hold. and sailed
away To cape Nome.
Now the news comes To san Francisco
that Lucky EaidH in" has struck il rich.
that. not satisfied with the success Of his
Far North theatsT. he took IN pick and
shovel and went out into the frozen wilder
hess and dug for gold. and gold he found.
Nothing hut q superabundance of pluck
could have made a man Of his age de-
fermiIJG enough to begin the battle Of "A
search after wealth all oyer gain. The an
mails Of California br!stle with references