The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-19


able companion of our morning coffee
and Johnny cakes, The Journal, an In
terview with member of the board of
managers of the State Agricultural
School at Kingston in which he gave
presumably official information as to
what is proposed to be done with the
$40. 900 which Is asked OF the Assembly
TO build new dormitory to adorn the
Kingston desert. The Journal being a
recognized organ of misinformation on
any and every subject. is the recourse Of
any and every one who wants to work
point or explain or apologize for any
thing. The horse gamblers worked The
Journal all last fall, the leaders OF politi-
cal factions always make use OF it TO get
themselves before the public, and now
the promoters of the $4,000 palace at
Kingston have buttonholed The Journal
reporters and will probably continue to
give them an earfull from
now until their proposition is
killed. or, perchance, succeeds. When
you want to work the public, the recog-
nized thing to do is to work the Journal
reporter. You may not succeed thereby
in working the public, but you will get
a hearing in The Journal without any
charge.
The unnamed member Of the board of
managers of the State Agricultural
School, who interviews himself in The
Journal this morning, states complacently
that the new building will be lone story
less in height than before, and the
appropriation asked for will be quite
enough" There's assurance for you
quite enough to provide against another
fire, we should say. So the plans are all
ready, are they? And the board is just
waiting for that seventy thousand
dollars to be handed over to them, when
they will proceed to quarry stone ON the
Kingston Farm and set the students o
work a-building, while President WASH
BURN will aim his kodak and take ster-
eoptican views of each brick as it is laid
with conscientious care on top
of its fellow brick at a
cost Of dollar or two
per lay. The new dormitory will not
have class rooms in 1t, but these will
find place in another building to be
erected, where also will be "large hall
that will be used for military manoeu-
vers." We really don't see why this
large hall should be needed when all
outdoors is available on the Kingston
desert for military manoeuvers," but
we won't find fault about little thing
like large hall.
We are pleased to note. however, that
lit is thought the total appropriation Of
$4,000 will also permit of the erection
Of a stand pipe that from its natural ell
ovation will carry water into the top
story Of every building" We are glad
to learn Of this. BY all means, throw in
the stand pipe without charge. 1t might
even be reasonable to ask permission
to have the stand pipe mentioned in the
bill now under consideration, although
If the property of the State was looked
after with the same neglect that resulted
in the recent fire the stand pipe would
be in grave danger Of being burned
down.
So, two buildings and a stand pipe
are to be provided for the Kingston
School, and the State is asked to appro-
pirate $4,000 for the purpose. There
is to be public hearing on this ques-
tion tomorrow, before the Senate finance
committee, and we shall be interested
to hear further about such plans.
We do not doubt that ways enough
can be legitimately devised to spend the
$4,000 appropriation wanted for the
Kingston School, and if two buildings
and stand pipe won't consume it. why
enough more buildings can be built to
use it up. The question is how neces-
sary these may be.