Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-04-29
TO PROPOSE A NEW SITE.
Where the Willamette Univer-
- sity Of the Future is to
be Located.

tuht " - hu lhhpOitohN ihS''NHN'NG
TO keep IN this city. II is good
enough for Salem Nothing is too
good for Salem. There Is nothing
better than this university In Ore
gon. Hence it ought To remain in
Salem. Hence II shall remain IN
Salem. The great public interest
awakened IN the school 10y the effort
TO get ii to Portland may be only a
shrewd advertising dodge Of that
city or some private land speculator
there. IL may be shrewd move
on the part of the university to get
other communities TO bid for 1t. BE
that as IL may, the new location
proposed here at Salem is not Of "a
speculative character, and the men
who make the offer are not real es-
tate adventures, but individuals
who have the good Of the school nc
heart and who have shown their
loyalty to the institution and to the
community In so many ways that
merely personal selfish ends canuot
be ascrlbed as their motives in this
matter.
Learning that a new site will be
determined on in June a reporter
visited
THE PROPOSED SITE.
The lands for the new site lie
south Of the city and have for their
center the high mound east Of MIR.
Fabritus Smiths homestead. They
would be donated as follows: Geo.
Il. Jones, acres; Fabritus r..
Smith, 10 acres; Albert Il Wilde, 10
acres. They would comprise CAM
pus of great natural beauty, rising,
from all sides to the eminelice, on
which now stands single ever
green. This mound stands alone, n
most commanding natural forma-
tion, and from ITS height one looks
away In tn the clear air to behold
Mts. Hood, Jefferson, Adams, st..
Helen's and other snow-clad peaks
on all sides.
THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY
owned by the Willamette university
In Salem is great. 1t must amount
to $2O0.O00 and comprises some of
the finest city property. The lands
offered 10 be donated to secure new
site are also of the choicest in the
limits of Salem's suburbs. These
lands are worth good deal OF
money aud will Immediately jump
into much greater value upon the
removal of these buildings.
PoRTLAND's EFFORTS
to get the university away from
Salem are worthy Of note. There is
large syndicate of capitalists who
are concentrating their energies
solely upon this purpose. They
have the Oregonlan at their com
mand and also the railroad com
panies to aid in carrying excursions
to the proposed site. Salem should
not relax her efforts to retain the
university because it Is already here,
Portland capital Is capable Of amnss.
ing n half million 10 force the re-
moval of Oregon's proudest educa'
tional institution.
CAR LINE EXTENSION.
The Silverton motor line has q
right of way through the city on
Trade street aud the extension
! south on Church street will touch
the new university site on the east
side Of the grounds. While the
main building will stand on the
knoll above, the walks will slope
down gradually aud an easy
grade only is required to reach the
grounds. The new site is not q
mile from the best parts of the city
aud the city is extending IN thai
direction as rapidly as In any other
= ANNUAL MEETING
of the trustees il held in June at the
commencement season. Mr.. Smith
one of the donors, has been n truste,
for great many years and has al
ways taken deep interest in the
welfare of tho university, aud has
been "A very regular attandant vt III
meetings. He has seen IL grow
from very small beginnings To d
great state institution. The bust
ness before the annual meeting this
year IL of the greatest interest be-
cause II virtually establishes the
flturc OF this school.
/ EVANGELICAL CHURCH. -Regu-