The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-11-26
1000 FOR WHITMAN

While columns have beer. written,
sand could be written, rela i've TO what
educational institutions do for COM
munity in the way of giving a higher
intellectual, moral and social tone to
the citizenship. in this So-called COM
mercial age much consideration is fire.
quently given to the financial benefits
derived by the location of such enter
prises. The natural advantages, in
tellectually, socially and morally, Incl
dent to a college are recognized al
though these considerations are, per-
haps, not taken sufficiently into ac-
Dess man.
If we had a manufacturing estab-
lishnent, gold mine, or other CONNER
a'cial institution in the immediate vicin
ity of Walla Waila bringing into our
various treasures an annual sum Of
100000, We would justly consider it
aone of the most important factors, If
not the most important factor, in the
= progress and development of the city.
And if it were possible to double the
earning capacity of that institution.
every commercial interest in the Gar
den City would willingly put forth
every possible effort to produce such a
result. Indeed it might be possible to
raise bonus for such purpose.
How. many Walla Wallans have re-
e. allied that. from a purely commercial
standpoint, We have just such an in
e tuition here and that this institution
Is Whitman college? True it is that
many of our citizens have given the
? college loyal support, but it is doubt
full if there has been the united effort
to make "Old Whitman the school it
should. and can, and will be. From an
educational standpoint it recognizes
TO superiors in the northwest. but it's
attendance could easily be doubled by
=, the proper spirit which is commonly
known as boosting" The officers and
students of the college are doing all in
their power to increase the interest,
and they are to be commended for their
work and enthusiasm. but it would be
rpuch more effective if supplemented
by the hearty support of every citizen
of Walla Walla.
AS a business proposition. for Walla
: walla Whitman is one of the best pay
ing establishments in the community
Perhaps it is the best paying for its
distributions are made in many chan
Dsls and not confined to any one lire
To begin with it brought an investment
Of a quarter of million dollars into
the city thus greatly multiplying all
present this institution has been con-
stantly pouring money into the var-
Gus treasures of Walla Walla II
pays ;he faculty $4,000 a year, other
employees, $1,000. and its out-of- town
students aggregate an expenditure OF
$S2,S00. besides which it keeps at home
at least so students who would other
Tise attend outside schools and thus
take from this place TO enrich other To-
calities not less than $4,000 annually
ADDED to this sis the incidental expel.
diture of all the students in the city,
aggregating n2 less than $4,000 This
. ise0not all. Families have moved to he
p ctN in order y put their children in
school ana the expenditure of these
families must be added to the other
ssms Indeed some of our best citi-
Eers and prosperous and progressive
business men originally came to Wal
Ia Walla to school their children and
remained TO make their permanent
fomes.
While all this may be an ins:gnif-
cant part of the real benefits derived
from having Whitman college here. it
establishes the fact that, from a pure
iy commercial standpoint. without any
e,her considerations whatsoever. this
school is doing much financially for
the city. 1t is doubtful if anything
could result in more good to Walla
Walla than a systematic campaign.