Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-31
WHOLE NO. 1914.
STANFORD'S MUNIFICENCE.
The Sina, Gridley and PaIo Alto Rancho
TO be Given I'm Trust.

Inc Sina, Gridley and PaIo Alto Ranches
TO be Given in Trust.
Under the above heading the San Fran
cisco Post of October Both has the follow
! ing:
| There comes from Tehama county, by
way OF the local papers, the following
| Story AT the last session of the Board
| OF supervisors of Tehama county, Creed
Raymond made some interesting state
ments III regard to the disposition of Sen
ater otan1ord's property in that county
he declared that all the Senator's lands in
Iehama county, and especially the vine
yard, will be divided into 40-acre tracts and
rented the proceeds going to the university
ana schools at Palo Alto. When the Vina
ranch and vineyard are donated to the
feet on the northern line of the ranch viii
| 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
| s, 1886"
| sTANFoRD's NUNIFIcENT GIFTS.
| Though not quite correct report of what
did take place at that meeting, the above
contains this much of truth Creed Hay
mond did appear and suggest that the run
ming OF q road through the best part of the
Nlna vineyard would injuriously 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 appointed might have
some plans for subdividing the grant, it
| would be only proper to consult with them
about the road-building OF any changes af-
tecting the property of the trust To all
lnqulrers Senator Stanford uniformly re
plies that he is not yet ready to make his
| plans public, but the Post feels certain that
next month, or by December at the latest.
| there Will be put on record the first portion
| OF the most magnificent act of self-abnega-
ton the world has ever witnessed. Survey
ors and engineers are busy preparing the
boundaries and descriptions of three mag
mhcent estates to incorporate with the deed
| OF grant to the Trustees of the great Palo
Alto educational institution.
PRINCELY DOMAIN.
Senator Stanford has determined to set
apart for the perpetual use of the Palo Alto
University the Vina ranch. the Gridley
ranch and the Palo Alto ranch. The Vina
ranch is the largest of the three, and con-
slsts OF about $1,000 acres of the choicest
arabic land in the northern pant of the
State. More than 5000 acres are planted
III the choicest varieties of vines and more
are being planted. There are thousands 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 81 miles in length, and the
buildings are all of the most substantial
| character. The Gridley ranch contains
about 5000 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 considerable part of it
was purchased by Senator Stanford at a
| cost of from 800 to $500 per acre. The
bare land in the Vina ranch is worth close
on 81 100000, and the three ranches togeth-
er represent value of about S3, 500 600, and
are constantly improving.
A GRAND SCHEME
It is plain that Senator Stanford's plans
| do not stop at the erection and endowment
Of an ordinary college. and their scope and
breadth can partially be gathered from the
Endowment Act" which was passed at
the last session OF the Legislature This
| would seem to look towards the establish
ment of an institution which will rob all
other colleges of their ablest professors,
and will rank California 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 q fair pro-
vision for his relatives, to this and other
works OF benevolent character, but will
give his own valuable time evil be an
active, vigorous trustee himself, and will,
If he lives, see his own estate administered
IN trust for the people Of California. His
magnificent scheme awakens almost Ito
plan 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, Sen
ator 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 their own living by
their own efforts. His aim is to furnish
that instruction which is the most service
able in fighting the battle of life. He de-
plores 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 higher plane of freedom.