The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-13
matter to . fosr-ISTELLiGESeER reporter last
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matter to . Fosr-INTELLiGEScER reporter last
evening, Capt Irgrsham said:
We fouad farm of something over 90 acres,
connected ey q narrow strip OF land contain
ing about twelve acres TO a campus containing
sixteen acres. While the campus is in or near
the city limits of Pullman, there is no street or
rlgh;-ofwsy from the city 10 it II Is q square
piece OF land, situated nearly in the middle OF
a tract OF about iet acres, over which there ~
dispute in regard to ownership. TO be settled by
q suit now pending IN United States court
and II Is believ ed by many that the title 70 the
campus is involved in this suit south OF tns
campus is tract OF four acres. upon which one
OF the principal college buildings is situased. TO
which the state has 10 title whatever. Ii IS
owner 10 the old board OF regents. agreeing TO
convey said four acres TO the state should snc
aforesaid mentioned suis be decided in MS Ia
vor. In. new board have been unable to find
the bond so far. II was certainly very urWiee
procedure for the old board to erect state
building upon land the title to which was not
vested in the state. believe the members OF
the new board ere unanimous IN the opinion
that no more state money should be expended
either in repairing the shEeks now bui.t or IN
erecting new buildings upon the campus until
the cloud upon the title hiss been removed.
The dofmitory, the principal building, Is
brick structure whose height is nearly equal
to its length The contract price ior erecting II
was believe s2 ce. aus tnere Is cam hn., %
for adjustment THIS dormitory Is occupied by
both sexes. A dormi,o,y Tor the girls should DE
oae of the first buildings provided 10Y oy me
new board. Should they decide TO erect a COZ
lcge hail, for which purpose the late ieg'sia-
ture appropriated s5o.eoo. upon Lana over wh.sn
there IS dispute as 10 title and ownership. tae
present college hail could be made over ia.o d
girls dofniiory at little expense
The stock upon an agricultural coiege ia,.I
should Be of pure blood and registered. We
found one Wyandotte rooster. tSree Piymoutn
Rock ROSTERS, two Plymouth Rock hens. one o.
which is the proud mother of one cnick oI
doubtful parentage; hogs. none, although. SOM
frugal farmer is hauling enough wasse aNas
from the boarding house dairy TO Keep aozsa
at least; four fine Work horses, two scrub horses
ana pair OF cayuses; one registered Hois.eN,
COW. one ths, can be registered, two dono'tui
onss, two mongrels and mongrei ouil We
sold two of the cows and the bull. Inc nuii
was sold to q butcher, who Immediately kiiieu
him. sequel: The people of Moscow, i1ahe'
are commenting upon the quality OF pesi pro
duced in Washington in general and st the agfi-
cultural college in particular, and Will con
tinue to do SO for some time to come
We found the students of the college receiS-
ing pay for the most trivial service. One boy
put in bill Tor one-haf hour each day spent in
giving out aud gathering up the singing pooAS
at chapel: anotaer boy handed in "a bill Tor Two
hours service daily spent in repairing e.ec-
trio lights" Upon inquiry II was found that
he daily climbed two electric light poles TO re-
new the carbons OF the arc lights. Another
charged for four hours each day spent in taxing
the students mail TO and from the posiofiice.
Still another charged for four hours time daily
spent in ringing the college bell. The rate per
AS has already been announced IN the press,
We made some change in the faculty This
matter we treated in business way-pay as
high salary as the funds OF the institution Will
permit and get the best instructors possible lor
that salary. We found too many instructors for
the number of classes, hence we had TO declare
two positions vacant We spent several days in
auditing bills, and have many more TO pass
upor. But we concluded to stop work IN that
direction until we fad out the condition OF
the funds and get what there are transferred TO
our treasurer. So lar the regents have been
unanimous in everything they have done. In
order tn examine the experimental station near
North Yakima and the one near Sumner. we
ad jouraed 10 meet at the former place Monday,
the oed. We shall visit Tacoma and endeavor
to get a settlement with the former treasurer;
also visi, Olympia and lay the true situation OF
affairs before the governor for his advice.
There many oIher matters that might
refer 10 that need careful consideration. We
found that the system o. water works that cost
the state about $500 forms the principal part of
the water works OF the city of Pullman. the
college reservoir serving as stand pipe Tor
their system On the occasion of fire in the
city some time ago the college reservoir was
emptied. aud remained SO for nearly two lays.
So on Qi i0fHituus