Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-26
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kheS0obbs.N1erriI Co.
out to Ills limousine, but he choked up
again the moment he saw them and
did not unchoke until no was safely on
the/train and headed for the Offices Of
the b. q. and T. railroad. He might
make a better bargain than he bad
hoped
Boomville rang with the philanthropy
Of ]. Rufus Wallingford and his mag
nificent gift 70 the city. but the cham
Der OF commerce. which also embraced
all the Progressive party members Of
the city council. held 4 hasty and a
worried meeting. The consensus Of
opinion therein expressed was that J..
Rufus Wallingford. undoubtedly gen.
erous and emotional as he was In his
philanthropy. had brought into the
town with him huge bundle of fes.
tering gall. for he had saddled the city
already groaning with burden of OBJ.
legation and taxation by means Of one
General Smithson Military academy.
with another one. which might turn
out costly Institution to keep up.
President Jameson Of the Boomville
hank allowed them to exhaust their
storm Of just indignation before be
arose 10 pour oil on the troubled wa
ters.. II am In receipt Of a letter from
our friend Wallingford which Will ex-
plain itssn, / think" he observed. hold
ing in,his hands the document in ques.
ton. 'cThe envelope was addressed to
me. but the contents were addressed to
the chamber Of commerce and to the
eitEcounel u Boomville, and they run
aaffollows:
'Gentiemen-In urging your accept
ancs Of my gift Of the General Smith
son Memorial Military academy to the
city OF Boomville desire to call your
Alteration 10 the following facts: First,
my only desire In carrying out the
wishes Of my father. Hiram Walling-
ford, was that your city should have
Smthson academy at. once, and l
could not AFFORD to donate the $225,000
necessary to build and endow such an
academy according to the terms and
conditions Of General Smithson's be-
quest However, should the city at
any time comply with those conditions
and build the new academy on the
General Smithson property. have no
.oh3ect1en to your transferring the name
to the NV school and to your selling
the old property foe any purpose you
isee at. i
Il 80 :. Secondly, in case tie city does not
care 10 build the new academy, It can
permit the General Smithson tract to
revert Immediately to the heirs. aad
can invest the snithson academy fund.
which cannot be ussd for other pur.
poses. In the tr1et Of woods now adj
joining the old s,EiAen academy, thus
making that school preserve; fully ~
valuable for the purpose. II not more
%. AZ the 1mithson property. How
this Il possible will be seen BY an
examination Of General Smithson's
viii, his deed of gift and the pledge
Of acceptance which the city signed
through it's mayor and council. These
documents in conjunction. by their
peculiar wording. only require that the
city possess, control and operate an
institution to be known as the General
Sm1thson Memorial Military academy.
and do not stipulate. specifically. that
such an academy must be located on
the General Smithson ground, al
Though they do state. specifically, that
the city cannot utilize the property for
any ether purpose.
Gentlemen, have looked over the
beQuest, the deed and the pledge. Mr..
Wallingford was shrewder than our
selves
A thoughtful silence followed the
reading Of this important communica-
tion, and then the pretty light Of day
began to dawn.
"Why, this man Wallingford Is a
public benefactor!' stated old Peter
Packington, whose speciality was real
estate first mortgages. He has shown
Us how to let 60 Of the quarter Of a
million dollar Smithson academy Load
Better. than that supplemented L.
q. Wheeler, whose specially was sub
urban subdivisions and who was con-
sequently factory boomer. He has
shown US how to let the property re-
vert to the heirs 20 It win be available
for the b. G. and T. shops"
THAT IL matter for the city coun-
Gil" Immediately urged Samuel Hicks,
who made bricks and hoped to sell q
few millions Of them to thesnew rail.
road. There 10 meeting tonight
Cushman."
William Cushman, who was the pro
prietor of branch grocery stores wher-
ever there were workmen's cottages,
nodded his head emphatically.
"We'n put 1t right through" he
promised, and the other members Of
the city councN then present, they
representing the majority. cheered him
for the statement.
"Move we adjourn shouted Peter
Packington, suddenly remembering an
important engagement.
Peter Packin9hon. who hah hse entn-
mobile right outside the door, was the
very first member Of the chamber of
commerce to call on the Misses Smith.
son.
1--WE come to bring you some splen.
did news" he told the two flushed and
happy ladies, who were already be.
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