The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11
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Tie Great Rstate III Perfect Ordsf-0reat
Things for the UHlVsrsity.

Things for the University.
sAS FRAScISco. Sept. lo.-Tho En-
GNainer Gays: Mira Stanford has paid of
the last Of the dobts due from the Stan.
ford estate and has thus carly gotten It's
great properties in almost perfect order.
She Is now anxious for distribution Of
tho estate, 60 that che may secure per-
sonal control OF tho millions Of which
she is now cxecutrlE.
Az soon as tho distribution Is ordered
che will begin operations in neW field.
Then, uudor her personal supervision,
the erection OF nearly half million dol
lArs worth OF new buildings and the
carly extension Of tho university 10
three times It's present magnitude will
DO begun.
Il Is stated that the debit side Of the
ledger has boon cleared; the credit side
has been ably attended 10, and the by.
pothecated securities have boon re'
leased.
Tho three great estates, tho Palo Alto,
Gridley and VIVA ranches, 5000, 1900
and 10000 acres respectively. On,Which
Senator Stanford lavished expOnse and
experiments, have been put on strics-
ly business basis. Mrs. Stanford has
now leased all Of these properties In
parcels, with the exception OF tho vine.
yard aud stock farms and the land nee
essary for their maintenance, aud tho
brandy at VIVA, Of which Senator STAN
ford never sold gallon, Is still going TO
Europe andelsewheroin immense guam
titles. Tho estate Is nearly ready for ro-
distribution, except for three claims
that arc ponding. One 10 suit for S75,-
900, involving horse, which 10 pending
on appeal, and another is o suit for
ST 900 brought recently by Palo Alto
bookseller, who asserts some sort OF 0
contract about supplying books to tue
university.
Tho other claim is the $4,000, 900
claim against tho Stanford estate TO
which Attorney General 0lney has
presented on behalf Of the government
TO Mrs. Stanford, as executriX.
This suit lie an annoyance to Mrs.
Stanford, because 30 long as 1t ls unset
tied II will prevent her from spending O
dollar Of tho estate In behalf Of the
University.
This claim tho oxocutrix has ropudiat.
cd. Tho estate will DO tied mp as long
as the claim is pending. Tho Stanford
attorneys aro doing what they can to
expedite settlement. They arc urg.
ing tho attorney general TO begin and
push his suit, and have said that thoy
will waive all objections based on
technicalities which might otherwise
delay trial OF the issue on Its merits
for years and until tho claim Ia fully
due. But small portion OF tho alleged
indebtedness will fall due in January
1895, when tho first OF the mortgage
bonds are payable. The rest will fall
duo in several successful years there
after. 1t has beon question with Mr.
0lnoy as to his power to bring suit be-
foro tho whole indebtedness is duo.
Mrs. Stanford has been arranging 10
begin largo operations at Palo Alto noxt
spTing. The present quadrangle and
tho fow brick buildings In its rear arc
but tho nucleus OF tho great groups Of
buildings planned by Senator Stanford,
aud his plans are to DO carried out
without change. Tho present quadran.
gle Ia to DO enclosed by larger and
still moro handsome ono, and several
groups OF buildings are to flank It,
Tho plans for carly enlargement Of
tho institution includea large amount
Of now apparatus, tho purchase OF $4,000
books, tho employment Of grent many
professors aud Instructors aud tho opon-
Ing OF now departments.
Tho plans for the future rs settled
upon include a conservatory Of music
which shall be eqnal to anything in
America, tho equipment OF great art
school, departments OF professional In
struCtion, etc.