The Colorado statesman., 1907-06-22
100000 GIFT.
OF COLORADO GETS
HANDSOME ENDOWMENT.
MACKY The BENEFACT0R
BY Terms of Will Large Sums Of
Money Are Given to Aid Educa-
ton in Colorado.


The University of Colorado is richer
by 100000 through the death of a
wealthy Boulder citizen, who be-
queathcd that amount to the institu-
tion for building. He did not make 1t
condition that the edifice be nameI
for him or place any other restriction
on his bequest, simply stating that the
residue of his estate, which will
amount to about 100000, be given 10
the regents to erect such proper build
ing as they deem best"
Andrew ]. Maclly is the name of the
institutions benefactor.
Charles Dudley and Dr. o. ]. Pfeiffer,
the Denver member of the board of re-
gents, are both out of the city so It
was impossible to secure official ex.
preston of opinion regarding the prob
able use of the fortune.
The law department has long wanted
building of its own, and 1t will prob
ably endeavor to secure one from this
fund.
Justice John Campbell dean of the
law school, when told of the good news
today was delighted and stated tha.
the department would make an effort
to be recognized in the expenditure OF
the money, but of course could not tell
how the regents would regard the prop.
osition.
Terms of Will.
By the terms of the will of the late
A. j. Macky, which was opened by
County Judge Henderson at Boulder,
in the presence of three brothers and
sister of the deceased his
nj Tixrfra l,.ti T,at
versity of Colorado will get
100000 building and the city of Boul
der 50,00O home for dependent chill
dren. The sister, Mrs. Snow, and thre,
brothers. who are residents OF Michi
gan and well advanced in years, and
Mrs. Cecilia Dickerson are given S10,.
600 each.
The specific amounts for the rela
tives and the $4,000 for the home ere
the only ones bequeathing a certain
amount. After these are paid the uni.
versity will get the remainder. Cashier
w. H. Allison of the First National
Bank of Boulder, of which the deceased
was the president, expressed the con.
viction this morning that the estate
would realize more tfon 100000,
which would leave at least $400,000 for
the regents of the university to build
on the campus such proper building
as they deem best"
The assets of the estate are easily
convertible into cash. Macky's hold
ings embraced but little real estate
and were mostly in stocks and bonds
From one who was present at the read
ing of the will it was learned that no
dissent or marks of surprise were eN
pressed by any OF the hears, although
hAH foil Of Il II
his estate is in a measure a surprise
to the citizens of Boulder.
His Death Regretted.
The funeral of Mr. Macky occurred
under the auspices of Columbian Lodge
No. IA. A. f. and A. NJ, and Boulder
Lodge No. 566, B. P. o. e. 1t was the
most largely attended funeral held In
that city for years. Interment was by
the side of his wife, who died fifteen
years ago.
Macky was seventy-three years old.
He was one of the pioneers of Boulder
county. having come here in 1859. His
early labors were along the lines of his
trade as a carpenter. Later he held
the offices of postmaster, county treas.
urer, city treasurer and clerk of the
District Court.
Mr.. Macky's illness was precipitated
by the hardships of the trip to Los An.
geles with the Shriners, he being a
member of the Ell Jebel delegation
which went from Denver.
President James ii. Baker of this
University said this morning that II
was not known to what use the money
would be put. as the matter is practi.
cally complete surprise to himself
and the entire faculty.
Il do not know the provisions of tha
will, nor is the amount definitely set
tied, although l understand 1t will be
about 100000, and until these things
are clear in my mind can make no pre-
dictions," he said. "A law building,
science building and administration
building are badly needed"
The faculty has been active in an ef
fort to get law school for the college
for many months, but there is rumor
current in Boulder that Simon Guggen-
helm will provide this for the univer
sity.