Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-03-09
FOR The COLLEGE.
What the Legislature is Doing tor the
Agricultural College
The Legislative Committee Made Most
Satisfactory Report.

NdiloAoSiSAy
OLYMPIA, March There is every IN
dication that the agricultural college and
school of science at Pullman will receive
an appropriation from the present legls-
lature for maintenance and buildings to
the amount of $76, ,450, the committee on
educational instit utions and agricultural
college having 30 recommended. These
recommendations are now IN the hands
of the Joint committee on appropriations
of house and senate. President Bryan
ia here in person and has great influence
with the members.
The work is made easier by the favor
able report made by Senator Miller and
Representatives Nelson, Kittinger and
Baker, the joint legislative committee TO
investigate the college. The report was
pleased to find balances in each OF the
appropriations of two years ago for build
ings, and commend the improvements
of the past biennial period. 1t urges the
building of piggery and modern dairy
plant, and continuing, says:
''The president of the college, Profes-
sor E. A. Bryan, impressed the COM
mittee as being a man of high worth
and character; man we'll qualified for
the position, who, besides being a gen.
tleman of high scholarly attainments,
possesses that practical executive ability
SO essential and necessary in building
up an educational institution OF this
character.
"The different departments were we'll
managed by competent instructors.
One feature decidedly impressed the
committee, that being the winter school
for farmers. The direct, material bene-
fits the farmers of the state are deriving
from this farmers institute are "a great
value. The institute had been in session
some four weeks previous to our visit
and some 240 farmers had reported. The
large attendance and close attention
given to the lectures is very much ap
preciated by the faculty, and good re-
suits will undoubtedly follow.
: ''1t was our pleasure to listen to Pro
fessor Spillmsn, of the agriculture
chair Balmer, the horticulturalist; Pi
: per, the botanist, and Fulmer, the chem
= ist. Mrs. Van Doren presides with
great credit and motherly care over th'
young woman's department. A dormi
tory is very much needed, and is, in fact
an absolute necessity.
"The committee desires particularly
to call attention to the extensive expert
= ments already carried on by Professor
: Fulmer in sugar beet culture, demon
strating beyond a reasonable doubt tina
beet sugar can be manufactured in thi
: state proftably, thereby keeping mill
ions of dollars at home that now go ou
of the state. The raising of beets is sale
to offer to our farmers better paying EN-
ployment than the raising of wheat O
many other products.
: "The committee has gone over the re
!. quirements of the college carefully anC
after pruning the same to conform will
the times recommends that an appro
priation as set forth in the bill present
ed be allowed.
"We commend the regents for the gooC
judgment displayed and the work accom-
plished under such adverse circumstan
ces as existed at the time they took the
management of the institution.
. owe recommend that the regents bt
: empowered to purchase 20 acres of lane
: near Puyallup at a price not exceeding
, $, on condition that 40 acres ad Join
ing be donated to the state, and that an
experiment station be established and
maintained ON said land for western
Washington. The committee also rec
ommends the purchase OF certain To-
acre tract lying in front OF the college
grounds at a figure not to exceed s.,
and further, that the regents secure free
OF expense to the state a certain four
acre tract adjoining the college grounds -
desire to remind the people in and
about Pullman that | am still able to
furnish them with the best pianos or
organs tor the prices asked, whether
they desire high grade or cheap instru-