White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-05

Military academy. intended to endow
II with n x25.00O dormitory. rename IT
the General Smithson Memorial Mill
tary acndemy and present 1t TO the
one dead soldier to another. This. the
dearest wish of his heart. accom-
plished-
Wallingford pressed d handkerchief
TO his eyes. The reporters. deferred by
professional delicacy. refrained from
asking him any more questions about
the lately deceased Hiram WaIlingford
MS o o as they were convinced that
this big. strong man was too much
overcome by his intense emotions to
answer them. They were still there
when. an hour later. Wallingford went
out to his limousine. but he choked up
again the moment he saw them and
did not unchoke until he 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 had
hoped.
Boomville rang with the philanthropy
Of J. Rufus Wallingford and his mag
nificent gift to the city. but the cham
Der of commerce. which also embraced
all the Progressive party members of
the city council. held a 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 a huge bundle. of fes-
tering gall. for he had saddled the city.
already grooming with a burden of OBJ
legation and taxation by means of one
General smithson Military academy.
with another one. which might turn
out a costly institution to keep up.
President Jameson of the Boomville
bank allowed them TO exhaust their
storm of just Indignation before be
arose to pour oil on the troubled wa
tiers. Il am In receipt Of a letter from
our friend Wallingford which will ex.
plain itself. l think" he observed. hold
ing in his hands the document In cues
ton. The envelope was addressed to
me. but the contents were addressed to
the chamber of and to the
city council of Boomville. and they run
as follows:
"'Gentlemen-ln urging your accept.
ance of my gift of the General Smith.
son Memorial Military academy to the
city OF Boomyille | desire to call your
attention TO the following facts: First
my only desire in carrying out the
wishes of my father. Hiram Walling-
ford. was that your city should have a
Smithson academy at once. and l
could not afford to donate the S225,000
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
objection To your transferring the name
10 the new school and to YOU selling
the old property for any purpose you
see fit
Secondly. In case the city does moi
care TO build the new academy. 1t caI
permit the General Smithson tract to
revert Immediately 10 the heirs. and
can invest the Smithson academy fund,
which cannot be used for other pur
joining the old Skillen academy. thus
making that school preserve fully az
valuable for the purpose. II not more
so. as the Smithson property. How
this Is possible will be seen by an
examination of General Smithson's
will. his deed of gift and the pledge
OF acceptance which the city signed
through its mayor and council. Thes
documents in conjunction. by their
peculiar wording. only require that the
city possess. control and operate an
institution to be known as the General
Smithson Memorial Military academy.
and do o stipuiate. specifically. that
such an academy mus be located on
the General Smithson ground. al
though they do state. specifically. that
the city cannot utilize the property for
any other purpose
Gentlemen. ! have loOked over the
beQuest, the deed and the pledge. Mr..
Wallingford vas shrewder than our
selves
A. thoughtfuis silence followed the
reading Of this important communities
ton. and then the pretty light of day
began to da wn. as
why. this man Wallingford Is a
public benefactort" stated old Peter
Packington. whose speciality was real
estate first mortgages. HE has shown
us how to let go of the quarter Of a
million dollar Smithson academy load
Better than that" supplemented l..
G. Wheeler. whose specially was sub
urban subdivisions and who was con
sequently a factory boomer He has
shown us how to let the property re
vert to the heirs so 1t will be available
for the b. G. and 4. shops"
That is n matter for the city eoun
ell" Immediately urged Samuel Hicks.
who made bricks and hoped To sell u
f..r mitiinns nf thpm To the new rail