The Savannah morning news., 1902-09-24

Mr.. Walsh, with his family and
friends, chartered a train of FIVE palace
cars, luxuriously fitted up with the
silks and decorations used on the
steamer for the banquet, and began a
tour of France and Belgium
The European potentates, who are
always more or less short in their cash
| accounts, have been profoundly inter-
ested in the Colorado millionaire's
movements At any rate, King Leo
pold of Belgium met Mr.. Walsh at Os-
tend and they had a grand dinner at
/ Hotel Ritz, at which the Cars band
played and the great singers of Paris
were heard. In the court of this en-
tertainment the conversation naturally
turned to finance.
The King said he was making only
about per cent. on his investments.
Mr.. Walsh, in an easy, graceful man
ner. said he was always sure of 10 per
cent. on his INSTRUMENTATION 100 to
200 per cent. was more accurate. He
probably did not want to paralyze the
King at one sitting, and so put his
profits at 10 per cent
1t should be explained that King Leo
pold Is the generous monarch who en-
couraged Stanley to extend his discov-
cries on the Congo. The result was a
lot of Belgian colonies and invest
ments in that country. the King hav-
ing much at stake. 1t was his mines
down there that he was anxious to
have Mr.. Walsh investigate and de-
velop in good American style. While
Mr.. Walsh did not go there himself,
he entered into a business arrangement
with the King and sent trusted ex-
perts to size up the mines and their
value. So 1t was that a European mon
arch became a side partner of the Coll
orado millionaire.
Poor Girl Became Social Queen.
But there is more OF the story. Mrs.
Walsh became a shining feature of
MIR. Walsh's sue cess and was received
by high society, and when she returned
to America she could snap her fingers
at the Western parvenue who in early
days had not broken in her front doors
with their attentions.
1t should be explained that while
Mr.. Walsh was a poor man he fell in
love with a pretty Wisconsin girl,
Miss Carrie Reed, and married her. 1t
was a case of true love. love at first
sight, and love all the way through
life, with a strong hold on the heart.
AS he grew wealthy and her social life
widened she was equal to every
emergency in fact, she became a So
cial leader, and when those $4,000 din
ners were given in Europe she was the
queen of the hour fascinating, brill
liant and overlooking with kind
ness and hospitality.
IT may interest men who work to
hear that before he began entertaining
royalty Mr.. Walsh was an appreciative
and generous employer. He built big
hotel for his miners and superintend-
ents, gave them luxury with first-class
meals, good sleeping rooms, with porce-
lain-iined baths and everything up-tc-
date as you would find 1t in a hotel,
and not a mining camp. 1t was all a
gift, so to speak. to the miners, cost
ing them no more than at mining
camp boarding house, where the pies
kill at forty rods and the prunes and
coffee would strange a dog.
OF his entertainments in Europe, Mr..
Walsh said: Whatever / lid l tried
to do in the best possible way. IL
had artists to sing, had the best. OF
wines for my guests | wanted the rar-
est that money could buy. / didn't do
this because of personal pride. but In
pride of my country"
OF his mines, Mr.. Walsh said: II
have none for sale, in whole or in
part. / like to own what have. my
self" This was in reply to II report
that he was about to sell his Camp
Bird property for $3500O,0 900.
AS TO his prospecting" and his meth
DDS of finding mineral he said:
II have never gone out prospecting
entirely alone or on a blind trail, as
prospectors do. When some one has
told me of a claim which was thought
good, / have looked it over, bat never
wandered around 49, country without
a definite purpose L. view"
Regarding his treatment of his men
he said:
II built and ran my hotel, not to
make money but to make my men
more comfortable. / believe that ev
cry man has more good in him than
bad. I try to find the good in my
men and help them. That is one rea-
son, fancy, why they work harder for
me than for others. I have had my
superintendents, engineers and exec
utive officers for years. | like them
and they like me, I hope. not Because
l pay them large salaries, but for per-
sonal reasons. 1t makes me happy to
think so at any rate. I like to help
any man who is decent and really de-
serves help. I don't care for society
particularly, though we have been re-
ceived with great cordiality. l am
perfectly happy as l am. with my wife
and children and my business.
An event in Mr.. Walsh's life is his
family's social success in Washington.
The high altitude of Leadville. more
than two miles above the sea, being
too much for Mrs. Walsh they decided
to live in Washington. where he is
building a palace. They first lived in
the house owned by Mrs. Jenness Mill
Ter. and gave many notable entertain
ments, among them a reception and
dinner to the French ambassador and
other representatives of European gov
ernments and courts, with leading men
in Washington and members of the
cabinet as guests.
In recognition of his distinguished
services as Colorado Commission to the
Paris Exposition, the French govern
ment bestowed on him the cross of the
Legion OF Honor.
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"A couple were married in ST. Louis
The ofhor day who pouIdust understand