Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-28
Do WE WANT
PHILANTHROPY
G. 6. Lee, Of Denton. Texas,
Writes the Reporter Editor on
This Question.
ASKSPOINTED QUESTIONS
ABOUT STEVENS POINT
Offers Millions of Dollars for a
City to Change Its
Name.

1t seems that A. G.. Lee, of Denton,
Texas, who is making glowing offers
to Stevens Point to influence that city
to change its name to Philanthropy,
is looking to other cities as we'll.
The following letter was received by
the editor of the WooD COUNTY
! REPORTER:
Philanthrophy, Aug. 25, 1908,
EDITOR WOOD COUNTY REPORTER,
Grand Rapids, Wis.
DEAR sIR:-Don't you think that
Stevens Point is going to change it's
name to Philanthropy? What is your
opinion about it? We have agreed to
locate the International Political
Specialists school and the Worlds
Diathetic Institute there on the con-
dition that they change the name to
Philanthropy. If they don't do it in
reasonable time, we will ,have to
look elsewhere for location.=-It was
the understanding from the start with
the association of phi'anthropiSts
which is going to erect and support
| these world philanthropic institutions
that the place where the institutions
were located should be named Philan-
throphy. meaning, you know, the
love of mankind. InaSmuch as the
institutions were conceived in the
love Of mankind, and are to be founded
and maintained for the purpose of
trying to elevate and improve man
kind throughout the world, the asSoci
alton even wants the name of the
place that becomes their permanent
home to indicate their character.
We will give them plenty of time
to act. If we should learn, however,
that the people of Stevens Point were
not in good faith in the matter, we
would be perfectly justified in with
drawing the offer. But we think they
are. What do you think about it?
The Stevens Point Journal seems to
have been fair to all parties concerned
in the matter. Address us at Denton,
Texas. Very truly yours,
A. G.. LEE.
"Do you think the people of Stevens
Point will change it's name to Philan-
thropy," asks Mr. Lee? They may.
But as yet the good people Of that
burg know very little about Lee and
his enterprise, except what that un-
known gentleman has written. Let
him come forth out to the woolly west
and personally explain the whole
matter; let him make known how
much money he has to eypend in cold
cash and who the philanthropists are.
In brief the people of Stevens Point
ask is: "Show u.s., Then, Mr.. Lee
asks further, care the people of
Stevens Point acting in good faith?"
The question of faith has puzzled
more than one philosopher, but it
would seem more proper for the people
of Stevens Point to ask Mr.. Lee this
question instead.
Again, Mr.. Lee is going after the
classical Evanston. An editor of a
paper there received the following
letter:
'Dear Sir:-Do you think the people
of Evanston could be induced to change
the name of the place from Evanston
to Philanthropy? If they will do this
! we will buy site and locate there
the International Political Speci-
alist's School and the Worlds
| Diathetic Institute, the proposed
world Iphilanthropic institutions. F"
The letter was signed by A. G. Lee.
To Mayor Rothman, of Stevens
Point, Mr.. Lee says:
"Let us know as early as possible
what you can do. We have a splen-
did offer from party in Chicago to
locate the International Political
Specialists school and the World IS
| Diathetic Institute in Marinette
county, Wis. The party found out
about the movement at Stevens Point
through the Journal, we suppose.
Address US at Denton, Texas Very
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