The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-09-06
AN EDITORS VIEW.

Editor Train, of the Albany Herald,
speaks, concerning the agricultural col
lepe and Corvallis as follows:
"By special invitation the Oregon
editorial association stopped over IN
Corvallis few hours ION Monday and
took in hasty run through the State
agricultural buildings and grounds.
Professor Grimm, the head Of the agrl-
cultural department, and his associates,
including Mr.. French, lately from
Michigan, entertained the party and
pointed out the features of interest:
Growing crops of roots and buck
wheat were doing remarkably we'll
considering the extreme dryness of the
season and that some of them had not
received a drop of rain since planting.
Groups of soil thermometers were
placed in different localities, connected
with different systems of drainage, to
experiment upon the benefits Of the
varied depths of the soil of the differ
ent systems.
The finely constructed college build
ing and its different departments were
visited and admired, and the air of i'm
provement everywhere noted. The
busy activity of the school session was,
of course lacking, but its presence
could be easily imagined. In the
chemical department activity was al
ready manifested, and the farm work
bore the impress of being efficiently
conducted.
A building for the mechanical de-
partment was in course of construction
of brick, and also large dormitory
building of wood, in which the exper
iment is to he tried to furnish ,he stu
dents with board and lodging at the
rate of g per week.
An octagonal barn has been con
structed in which silo is built, and
the matter of successfully putting uE
ensilage in this state will be thoroughly
tested. On tie farm extensive experi
ments will be inaugu,ated to procure
variety of corn that will prove capable
of producing the requisite amount o
growth for ensilage in this climate ant
soil.
The people Of the state will be pleas
ed to learn that the prospects, at least
are fair for true agricultural college
in fact, as we'll as name. A farm ha
been purchased, and as will be seen
buildings are being erected. Undoub'
edly some of these buildings will b
mistakes to a certain extent in thei
first constructions, but these will b
corrected in time. If the purpose G
; establishing purely agricultural CO
Ilege is adhered to, and the work prose
cuted faithfully on that line the ohjee
will be attained and past objection
removed. .. ...
In this connection it will not b
amiss to notice that the city of Co
wallis is wonderfully improving in tn
matter of its public buildings. Th
new court house, which has taken tn
place of the old frame building, is
magnificent structure of brick an
stone, finished inside in most beaut
tul manner in native woods in tn
natural grain. 1t is fitted up with th
latest and best improved finishing
/, throughout and is to be heated eptirel
4 by steam from furnace in the bast
r ment. a.
1t is building that Benton count
3 may we'll be proud Of, and in the en-
] will be considered stroke of econom
r in its construction, although majorit
% perhaps of the residents of the count
!, protested against its construction at tn
present time. .....- ...
A new public school building is fa
nearing completion, the cost of whic
will approximate to nearly $4,000
1t will rank among the first scho'
l. buildings of the state and will stand
: monument to the wisdom, foresigl
g and liberality of the citizens of Co
: vallis."
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