Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-25
Walters and 5ulen Declare They
Were Victims Of Deliberate and
Intentional Injustice.
Hays Majority Suppressed With
held" and "Emasculated' Vital
Matter In Controversy.

forward BY the opposition that Is not
paralleled by a similar document de-
nouncing 1t from the other side
Responding to the address by the
University alumni, the Agricultural
College alumni have come forward with
long document, and now comes an
address to the governor from the min
GRITTY members Of the governors COM
mittee, meant evidently for general
distribution TO overcome the effects OF
the publication Of the majority report
generally throughout the state.
In addition TO this paralleling Of
documents, the country papers OF the
state are now generally printing eN-
tensiye advertising supporting the po-
sltion OF the Agricultural college, and
a special supplement giving a long
writeup of its history and advantages,
this supplement being furnished from
Logan
APPEAL TO GOV. CUTLER.
The minority members Of the COM
mission. both OF whom are Logan resi-
dents. are J. G., Walters and III, Bulen.
Jr. Their complaint is that all docu-
ments I'm possession OF the commission
were not AT the disposal Of these two
members and the evident intention is
TO make war on the members OF the
commission fayoring consolidation. The
address is as follows:
Hon. John c, Cutler, Governor Of
me State OF Utah, Salt Lake City,
Jtah. Dear Sir-On or about Sept. /,
lsO5 you saw III TO appoint us mem
Ders OF a commission to investigate the
work Of the Agricultural college OF
Utah and the University Of Utah, said
commission having been created In ac-
cordance with chapter l0i OF the ses-
zion laws Of Utah, 1905. Appreoiative OF
The honor conferred. and at the same
time anxious TO do anything IN our
power TO assist In solving the educa-
tional problems confronting the state
~ that time we accepted the appoint
ment and In conjunction with our fell
low colleagues sat as members Of the
said commission at various intervals
from Sept. 5. 1905. TO June 20, 1906.
In accepting this appointment We did
not feel that we were representatives
81 the Agricultural college. or Its in
AflNNANf any AAl0It kluIl We were ltllt-
sentatives Of the University OF Utah, or
its interests, nor did we feel that II was
The duty OF any member or members.
by splitting hairs, or trickery. to OBJ
tain mastery over any member or mem
bers. on the other hand We accepted,
feeling that We were officers OF the
state, and that II was our duty to in
vestieate along purely honest and I'M
biased lines; that there should be
manifest frankness among all the mem.
hers thereof that would not permit OF
the slightest question. and that all mat
Ter collected throughout the investiga-
ton should be al the disposition OF each
and every member Of the commission
90 assist them IN arriving at such con-
illusions that would be most satisfac.
tory In the solution Of this most impor-
tant problem As YOU perhaps will re-
call Al the meeting held on June 49, 1906
a vote was taken on the question 81
consolidation. which resulted In a d.
vision. aud at the close Of the meeting
~ the following day IL was voted that
the two divisions come together on or
before Tuesday. June IS, 1905. At the
close OF the meeting held on the Goth.
aforesaid. YOU will perhaps also recall
that one 81 the undersigned (Mr Bull
len lstated that considerable Informal
ton in the hands ~ the commission
was not in possession Of the under
signed. aud asked that same be fur
Iished. and Il was understood that we
should have the information without
further delay.
OTHER MATERIAL.
In the meantime we had been in
formed that there was other material
iu the hands Of the secretary Of the
miSsion-rlgntfully the property Of
the comm lssion which we had not
Lad the privilege OF inspecting. and
accordingly on June %, 1896 We ad-
dressed the following letter 10 the
secretary Of the commission. viz:
sal, Lake City. Utah, June %. 1906.
Prof George A. Eaton, Secretary Com
mission TO Investigate Duplication
of Work at University Of Utah,
arnd Agricultural College, Salt
Lake City. Utah
Dear Slr-The undersigned members
~ the commission, with a view 10
making report to the secretary Of
state hereby make request that you
supply them with copies Of all d0cu-
ments. correspondence aud other mat
Ter relating 10 he questions under con-
Fiderauon. such as have not already
been furnished the undersigned mem
bers OF the commission.
Yours truly
J. &. WALTERS.
H. BULLEN. JR.
To this communication the following
reply was received, viz.
salt Lake city. Utah. June 81, 1906
Mcssrs Walters and BullCu. salt Lake
city. Utah
Genilemcn--ln reply O. your imme-
date note. asking Tor copies ~ all
documents. and other matters. relating
10 the questions under consideration
by the commission. ! will say that all
matters acted UPON bv The commission
with the documents referring thereto,
are en- your possession excepting the
report ~ the subcommittee relating
tu their investigation AZ the University
~ Utah and the Agricultural college
April 81 and IS. 1906. and this re-
port has not As vet been nled with
INC. understand from Sir. Goodwin
that copy Of this report. 50 far as
Completed. win be furnished you i'm
mediately Yon will md Enclosed a
COPY Of the majority report o! the sub
committee. under date 81 June ~,
which has been hlcd with mo within
on hour Respectfully yours.
GEORGE A. EATON.
SLAP AT STATISTICS
81 the time Of making the demand
on our part for copies Of correspon-
denee. etc. IN the letter OF June 20