, 1907-05-15
DEMANDS

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ton demands the attention of those
who have in charge the destinies of
the university. AS a member of the
faculty he has been in a position to
know whereof he speaks, and for that
reason additional weight Is due any
thing he may say. Although the let
ter is a long one, the charges made
therein are strikingly trivial in ma
ture, but he insinuates that he has
reserved much and that the matter
reserved may touch upon financial
transactions, that the really bad feat
ures of the management have not been
disclosed.
Summarized, 1t may be said that
Prof. Morton makes three allegations:
First-That on II occasion animals
belonging to Mr.. Gramm were fed by
station help, Mr.. Gramm paying for all
he feed. 1t is o stated how many
animals there were, how long they
were at the station nor what the *.
pense of handling the feed amount
ed to.
Second-That Mr.. Stevens some
three years ago had animals at the
station for a time and tina. the entire
expense of their keep was a charge
upon the state.
Third-That there has beer wrong.
doing in the matter of printing, bank
ing and coal transactions.
The i~nsinuations against Miss He
bard are not of such a nature tina any
attention need be given them, as ref.
erence is had to an alleged conversa,
ton supposed to have taken place
some months 6 and not to any busi-
ness transaction, illegal or otherwise.
The Republican has no knowledge Of
the matters referred to by Prof. Nor.
ton. with the exception of the univer-
sity printing. 1t knows that the Uni.
versity of Wyoming has had it's print
ing done at n lower rate than any state
or private institution in the entire
west. 1t knows that when it was
awarded the contract for printing it
was the lowest bidder and hat it has
been performing the work for several
years under n bid made when times
were hard and all kinds of material
very low In price. 1t is safe to say
that prices have advanced fully % per
cent since that contract was awarded
n still no advance in the charges
made by this office has aver been
made. The Republican is here to do
all the business that 1t can legally and
honestly get. 1t claims to give its
patrons a square deal. 1t does not
dictate to boards-state, county, city,
university or school district-what
they shall do in the matter of letting
contracts. They are presumed to act
for the best interests of the people In
all matters coming up for action. In
the matter of printing, we sincerely
believe that the practice of the several
boards in this county has been for the
best interests Of the people, both in
the matter of price and quality.
When investigation is made, the 9th
er matters will probably be found just
as trivial as the ~insinuation relating
to printing.
The board Of trustees will have 6
meeting early in June, and it is hoped
that the fullest investigation will be
made of the masters referred to by
the professor, together with any other
charges that he may be able to make,
in order that the university and its
officers may be purged of any faint
of fraud or graft.
If, however, upon investigation,
these charges which Mr.. Morton
brings are found to be untrue and
further to be founded upon malice and
personal spite, as many seem to be,
heye they are, he should either make
PREPARATION for the injury he has done
or else be dealt with in a name be,
fitting such reprehensible conduct.