Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-06-02

That far famed section is located in
the eastern part Of this state and may
be said to extend from the northern line
OF Whitman county, south to the Snake
river and has a width of some fifty miles,
along the eastern Washington line and
extending over into the state OF Idaho.
In the very heart Of this district is
located the agricultural college and
United States experiment station. This
Palouse country is one OF the agricultur-
al garden spots OF the American contin-
ent. 1t has the richest soil in the state
OF Washington. For diversified farming
it has as perfect a climate as can be
found anywhere.
1t seems almost incredible that GER
tain members Of the board OF regents OF
the college should, in a quasi official
way, SANDER this country in the man
ner they have. But what seems more
outrageous is that this Infamous attack
upon this grand agricultural domain,
should go unrebuked 10y two members
OF the board who live within the Palouse
territor, and OF its great value. Instead
Of a rebuke, they have by their silence
practically endorsed this assault upon that
country.
This attack must be deprecated by the
people of the entire state, because it de-
monstrates that the board has not gone
about the renovation of the school in
good faith, but have already opened up
a questson that will arouse hostile dis
cussion, engender antagonistic feeling
and prove very detrimental to the best
interest OF the college. But it will more
especially be rebuked by the people liy-
ing within the Palouse districts. They
kown that the country is great enough
and grand enough for any experimental
station on earth. When the climatic
conditions OF the country where this
station is located are compared with
those surrounding the stations OF North
Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
New York and Ontario, which stations,
especially those OF New York and On
tario, have evolved some OF the most es-
sential, important instructive expert
mental information that has ever been
given out, the utter injustice and insign-
fcance OF the objection made by the
board viii be appreciated.
But the objection to the Pullman To-
cation is emphasized, as they intimate,
by its comparison with other locations.
.Said these regents:
Many other drawbacks exist which
are serious enough to convience the
board that the college should be removed.
They say that the climate at Pullman is
very unfavorable for several months in
the year. the thermometer registers
from ten to twenty degrees lower than
at Yakima, and that fruits Of all kind
are least two months behind other por-
tions OF the state.
This is very random talk, and on so
serious a question regents, speaking OF
the school they have been selected to
serve and build up, should not speak at
all unless they can tell the truth, That
there may be no parley over this qucs-
ton, the weather bureau is put upon
| the stand as a witness and the following
| facts are established.
WASHINGTON WEATHER SERyIcE,i
| CENTRAL OFFICE.
OLYNAGA, May "a, 1893.
| EDITOR OF OLYNPIAN-TRIRUNE:
In compliance with your request OF
even date l take pleasure in submitting
| the following statement OF the monthly
and annual mean temperature tor the -
months ending December, 1892, COM
piled from the official records on file in
the office of the Washington state weather
service, Olympia, Wash;