The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-08-29
College Matters.
INCREASED AMOUNT FOR THE EX.
PERTINENT STATION.

A bill was recently passed in con.
gress increasing the amount for the
agricultural college of each state from
$4,000 to $4,000 per annum, and
$1,000 each year until the amount
shall be $4,000. This with the sum
appropriated by the state will make
about $4,000 to he expended by the
Oregon Agricultural College during
the ensuing year, and the sum expend-
ed by the students will no doubt make
a total of nearly $4,000, the larger
portion of which will be distributed in
Corvallis. This will not only be of
benefit to our city, but will place the
college in such position that the work
of the institution can be carried out
with much greater success this year
than heretofore.
The executive committee met in
Corvallis on last Tuesday and
continued in session all afternoon
and evening, the chief matter of
business was the arrangements for the
young ladies' boarding hall. The
house just vacated by r. M. Thomp-
son and family when they moved into
their new residence has been rented by
the board of regents for 5his purpose.
1t will afford comfortable accommoda-
tons for % ladies. The board are
now anxious to engage Il suitable ma
tron, who will reside there and super
wise the household arrangements.
Among other things an order was
made for the deposit of all the books
recently purchased by the various de
partments of the College and Station
in one room to which access can he had
by all parties entitled to consult the
books in question. Arrangements were
also made for continuing the weather
records and signal service reports
Application had been renewed to Gen
eral Greedy to establish a regular
United States signal service station at
the Agricultural College but, although
supported by the efforts and influence
of the Oregon delegation at Washing
ton, the application was refused.
The board also arranged for the ex-
pending of a considerable amount when
received of the additional $4,000 re-
Gently appropriated by congress, in
adding to the equipment in tools and
machinery of the mechanics hall.
CORVALLIS LEADs.-The fact that
Corvallis is the best shipping point in
the willamette valley is demonstrated
by the large amount of wheat handled
Gy our warehouse men and mill men
and the price paid for it. For several
years past farmers have received from
one to five cents more per bushel for
their wheat at Corvallis than could be
obtained at any other city in the valley.
Possibly competition among dealers
may cut some figure in the matter but
it should be no more SO here than at
other places, Salem and Albany for
instance, where there is as much if not
more cause for competition than at
Corvallis. At Salem the ruling price
paid for wheat this week is &c cents.
At Albany, the great railroad center,
only ten miles down the creek, Is
cents is the highest price paid. At
Corvallis last Monday wheat brought
81 cents, Tuesday it jumped to SO
cent then to 70 cents and remained at
50 and 10 cents since, making differ
ence of four cents per bushel over the
price paid at Salem and five cents moro
than at Albany. 1t is not only this
year that farmers have received
the highest price for their wheat at
Corvallis but such is the case every sea-
son. In 1885 and 1889 that article
sold for one and two cents more per
bushel; in this city than at any
other place in the valley. IF this
condition of affairs is caused by compe-
tition only our grain dealers are
simply paying; the farmer the
ruling market price for his wheat and
it is evident that the grain dealers of
former places are depriving him of his
Just dues for no dealer is foolish enough
to pay higher price for an article
than the market will stand. They are
not in the business for their health. But
such can hardly be the case for the
grain dealers OF Salem and Albany are
no doubt just as honest as those Of