Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-05-09


concerned, this gain for PnIInaoo az
not interfere with them particle Tba
TWO towns are practically one. Moscow
nds Inc state University and is Cartel
% 8et The agricultural college of Idaho
DOM towns can grow and prosnar r.
gether. They each will be importan,
educational centers with nracisoIU a.
same endowment for their ipoti+,+;ar
Oh learning, except that Moscow vii
nave State University the most m,
country tributary to the two places viii,
develop rapidly, manufacturing antar
Prlses will establish themselves AT hotl
towns and before many years an electri,.
or cable railway will connect them
The prosperity of one is the nrosnar
lty OF the other.--Moscow Star.
Inc sealed report of the commission
appointed to select a site for the stat,
agricultural college and scientific schoo
was opened and read by the governo,
this morning. Pullman gets the prize
This IS the substance of a dispatch
which flashed over the wires into CoIfax
Monday morning.
1t was received with a degree of snr-
prise, and, as matter of conrse. de
gree OF disappointment, for it was conf
IDENTIFY believed that, should the com
mlssloners select Whitman county. TIN,
advantages which Colfax presented. to.
gether with her liberal offer of 800 acres
of the choicest Palouse soil, valued =,
$4,000, would, at least, receive som,
consideration at the hands of the com
mission.
Pullman captured the prize upon thl
tirst ballot, the vote being as follows
For Pullman, Black and Conoyer: 70
Yakima, Smith. Her offer, it is under
stood, was something like $50 acres OF
land adjoining the town.
The selection is made. and whateyef
may have been the personal choice
the CommOner, it is glad to chronicle tn,
news that Whitman county has de
servedly won, and the agricultural col
lege has been located in the banner ag
rlcultural county of the state, and fo
which the Commoner urged earnestly
and hard, without reference to an,
special locality.
AS a representative newspaper of the
county, the Commoner congratulate
the entire people of Whitman upon the
success attained.
As local representative newspaper
of Colfax, the Commoner heartily con
graduates the people of Pullman upon
the more direct advantages which will
thus be accorded their thriving town.
Whitman, banner old Whitman, has
won. The agricultural college has been
located on its peerless agricultural lands
Pullman is the fortunate town, and
Pennington and Farmlngtons people,
though with heretofore hopeful aspira-
tions for Eastern Washington's beauty
spot, congratulate Pullman.
Pennington made fair fight and an
honest bid for this great institution, and
her Joy would have been such as that OF
Pullman now is had success crowned
and blessed her honest efforts and mer-
ltorious offerings.
No selfish aspirations cropped out in
her struggle.
She accepts the recognition of
her claims with grace deserving OF
better luck next time for the beauty
spot on Eastern Washington's dimpled
cheek.
Let the band play and the gushing
wells spout their water high.
Energy and enterprise on the part OF
a progressive town always wins.
The commission appointed to select a
site for the state agricultural college
and scientific school have voted Pull
man, Whitman county as the place.
We do not believe better location
could have been found.-Fairfeld Pro
gress.
Pullman draws the prize. The Agri-
cultural College has been located at thai
place. st. John didn't get it but then,
we are in it (Whitman county and are
proud to have this institution in ouI
midst.-Header
The state agricultural college OF
Washington has been given to Pullman
That was the glorious news received by
the Pullmanites last Monday, and they
celebrated it a la Fourth of July.
Three cheers and tiger for Pullman!
East Oregonian: The State Agricul-
tural College of Washington will be To-
Gated at Pullman, Whitman county, the
greatest agricultural county in the state
This is as It should be. Where else
should an agricultural college be located
than in a county standing at the heae
for agricultural productions?
Pullman gets the agricultural college
1t is now in order for the newspapers
which have SO long been giving the 10
eating committee particular fits" t.
beg the committees pardon. Elthe
the newspapers we're mistaken or the1
combined efforts and prolonged how
scared the commissioners in locating thu
college where it rightfully belonged
: Any where in Whitman county woult
have been a good location but Pullman
and Garfield, owing to location and rail
road facilities had better claims than an,