The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-10
Will ASSIST
VElSER ACADEMY
Interested Citizens Ready to
Pledge $4,000 Due on
a Mortgage.

Mr.. Latham, of the firm of Latham
q Gotchey, was in Weiser SATURDAY
from his place down the Snake be.
low Brownlee. He reports the neigh.
bors down there we'll and happy anc
all busy haying just nov.
Monday evening there was meet
ing of number OF Weiser business
and professional men, At the office,
OF Drs Numbers and Sleeves. t.
take action on matter IF grea,
moment to both town and Academy.
and the meeting WAS very import.
ant one to the future interests OF both,
If the results are as expected.
Among those present were Drs.
Numbers and Sleeves, Herman Haas.
Harry Wulf, Z H. Galley, Thos. @.
Galloway, Thos. +. Kelly, Fred Kir-
gas, l. A. York, r. Il. Lock
wood. Other business men CON.
municated that. they were in sympa.
thy with the question before the
meeting although unable to be pres
ent,
The purpose of the meeting was to
devise means OF aiding the Weiser
Academy in matter in which it is
greatly in need of assistance lust
now.
Some time ago MIR. Metcalf, an
Eastern gentleman, advanced the
Academy a sum OF money at 6 per
cent interest, taking mortgage, the
money and interest is overdue. At
the commencement Of the school
year now closing the Congregational
Educational Society, of Boston, agreed
to furnish $500 to assist in main
the Academy for the year.
$500 OF this was conditioned upon
the mortgage being paid $1,000 has
been paid in, and the $500 is with
held per the condition stated. By
lifting the mortgage, the $500 can be
obtained and the present year will
close without debt, and with the
mortgage cleared of the Educational
Society IS ready to take charge of the
and see to its finances-bu
will do nothing until Weiser people
lift the small mortgage that stands
n the way of any transfer Of title.
The society claims Weiser owes that
much interest in the success of the
During he existence of
The Academy, it has brought to and
expended in Weiser fully $75, 900,
and during the next ten years it will
bring in and expend 800, 900, and
possibly two or three times that.
Unless the mortgage Is removed the
Society will do nothing
and the school must close. There
las already been overtures made
from New Plymouth for it's removal
% that place. Weiser can no more
afford to have the institution closed
or removed, than we can afford to
'orego our municipal prerogatlves
md powers 1t is part Of the city's
assets which would be suicidal to
give up. Hard as it may be to meet
his public necessity on top of the
bridge fuDd-it must be done, and
very business man realizes it.
To make it easier to meet the EN-
rgency it wss decided to ask those
Who appreciate the situation to agree
0 pay small amount on the 18th
f each month to clear off the mort
age. A moderate number at IS,
2. so and 81 90 could clear it in IL
0 Is payments, and it is to be hoped
hat every one who can will do some
hing With the assurance that this
ill be shouldered by Weiser and
uaranleed, the Institution will start
he coming year stronger than ever
nth guarantee Of being properly
AIKEN care Of by the same influences
hat have built up Whitman and
ther colleges. They all had early
roubles and the Academy is IN better
hape than they were at times. No
arther words should be necessary,
nd there should be no hesitation
bont acting.