Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-07
sTANFORD's MUNIFICENCE.
The viua, Grialcy and Paio Alto
Ranches TO be Given I'm Trust.


There comes from Tehama county, by
way of the local papers, the following
story
At the last session of the Board of Super
visors of Tehama county, Greed Raymond
made some interesting statements in regard
to the disposition of Senator Stanford's
property in that county. He declared that
all the Senator's lands in Tehama county,
and especially the vineyard, will be divided
into forty-acre tracts and rented, the pro-
ceeds going TO the university and schools at
Palo Alto. When the Vina ranch and vine
yard is donated to the State, which will be
in December, forty feet on the northern line
of the ranch will be decided TO the county of
Tehama for road Mr.. Raymond said also
that the twenty-five trustees who are to
have charge of the property Of the university
will be selected and installed in office by
March 8, 1886.
sTANFoRD's MuNiFlCENT GIFTS.
Though not quite correct report OF
what did take place at that meeting, the
above contains this much of truth: Creed
Raymond did appear and suggest that
part of the Vina vineyard would injuri-
ously affect property soon to be decided in
trust for Stanford's great educational
endowment, and he also suggested that,
as the trustees who would soon be APP
pointed might have some plans for sub
dividing the grant, il would be
only proper to consult with them
about the bodybuilding or any changes
affecting the property of the trust. To
all inquirers Senator Stanford uniformly
replies that he is not yet ready to make
his plans public, but the Post feels GER
tain that by next month at the latest
there will be put on record the first por
ton of the most magnificent act of self
abnegation the world has ever witnessed.
Surveyors and engineers are busy pre-
pairing the boundaries and descriptions OF
three magnificent estates to incorporate
with the deed of grant to the trustees of
the great Palo Alto educational institu-
ton?
PRINcELY DOMAIN.
Senator Stanford has determined to set
apart for the perpetual use of the Palo
Alto University the Vina ranch, the Grid
ley ranch and the Palo Alto ranch. The
Vina ranch is the largest of the three,
and consists of $4,000 acres Of the finest
arabic land in the northern part of the
State. More than 5000 acres are planted
in the choicest varieties of vines, and
more are being planted. There are thou
sands of acres of alfalfa land SO choice
that five and six crops can be cut each
season. The land is supplied with water
from an irrigating ditch some fifty-four
miles in length, and the buildings are all
of the most substantial character. The
Gridley ranch contains about % 900 acres
Of fine land, much of it unequaled for
wheat and alfalfa. The Palo Alto ranch
contains more than 1000 acres, and the
quality of the land can be estimated from
the fact that a considerable part of it was
purchased by Senator Stanford at cost
of from $500 to $500 per acre. The bare
land in the Vina ranch is worth close on
a million dollars, and the three ranches
together represent a value Of about three
and half millions and are constantly
improving.
A GRAND SCHEME.
1t is plain that Senator Stanford's plans
do not stop at the erection and endow-
ment OF an ordinary college, and their
scope and breadth can be partially gath
cred from the Endowment act" which
was passed ut the last session of the Leg
islature. This would seem to look to-
wards the establishment of an institution
which will rob all other colleges of their
ablest professors, and will rank Califor-
MIA first in the world as the home of art,
science and learning. During his life
Senator Stanford will not only give all
his wealth, except a fair provision for his
relatives, to this and other works of a
benevolent character, but will give his
own valuable time. He will be an
active, vigorous trustee himself, and will,
if he lives, see his own estate admins
tered in trust for the people of Cali
fornia. His magnificent scheme awakens
almost Utopian visions for the future OF
this State and her people. and the mind
becomes dazzled at the contemplation Of
the vast good that will be done. Through
all, Senator Stanford's chief aim is to
enable the future generations of the State
which has so lavishly endowed him with
the material things of life to earn theil
own living by their own efforts. His aim
is to furnish that instruction which is the
most serviceable in fighting the battle Of
life. He deplores the state OF dependence
in which so many men live, and he seeks
to furnish opportunities for those who
will live after him to live on highe
plane of freedoms. n. Post.