Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-05-19
CLUB FAVORS PURCHASE
RELIEVES DISTRICT SHOULD BUY
ACADEMY PROPERTY.
move Made to Bring Fruit Packing
and Shipping Plant to
Dallas.


and Shipping Plant to
Dallas.
by unanimous vote the Dallas Com
iherclal Club decided at its regular
meeting in the court house Wednesday
night, to endorse the move to vote
$4,000 bonds next Monday for the
purpose OF purchasing the LaCreole
Academy property for the use of the
Dallas public school district, and on
motion of U. S. Loughary every voter
IN the district was urged to cast his
ballot in favor of the proposition. The
ueclsion was reached only after delib-
Grafton and consideration of the mer-
It's OF the case, and after Judge d. P.
Stouffer, of the board of trustees of
LaCreole Academy and Acting Presi-
dent A. A. Winter, of Dallas College,
mad given succinct and frank state
ments answering criticisms that had
been made.
The matter was brought up by N. L..
Guy, who said that he desired a clear
er understanding of the question. An
swering him, Judge Stouffer explained
what the sale of the property meant
to the LaCreole Academy; that the ex-
penses were greater than the income
from the endowment; that estimates
showed that it could not be maintained
on less than the income from a
$4,000 fund; that the only way to
obtain that amount to establish the
fund was to sell the land for that sum
that it was not a question of price but
of getting money enough to run the
academy school; and furthermore that
it had never been offered for sale at
SIS, 900.
Needs of College.
President Winter presented the
need of new buildings and larger
grounds The growth of high schools
in the county, and especially of the
one in Dallas, made greater demands
upon the college, and it was necessary
to keep pace with these demands.
The high shcools would prove of great
benefit to the college, which would al
so draw students from the academic
department. But the academy could
not be continued by itself. It's pres
ent income was not sufficient. He did
not consider the price asked was ex-
orbitant, viewed in the light of the
needs of the district, the advance of
real estate values, and the future, re-
quirements of the high school, and
that when it filled up the district
would have to purchase more grounds
and erect a building for the grades,
and that it was a question of voting
$20 900 now or likely $4,000 in two
years. Dallas College had a great fu-
ture and it was desirable to prepare
for it now. The recent endorsement
of the College by the Evangelical
Association conference in Portland
meant a twofold constituency, and the
indications were that it would be still
further endorsed.
Money Kept I'm Dallas.
The money for the buildings, he
said. was to be raised by solicitation
not alone in Dallas or in Polk County
but throughout the length and breadth
of the entire conference district. The
money obtained from the sale of the
Academic property would be used for
an endowment fund, but would be
kept in the hands of the trustees OF
the Academy and would not be allow
ed to leave Dallas. Having the in
come from this endowment to add tc
their resources, the College could
draw on its own fund, which now is
required to be kept intact. He saio
that they planned to build a $4,000
administration building this summer
If they could do that there were va
rious sources in the East from which
they could obtain funds for the cree
tion of minor buildings, in carrying
out their plans for complete and
modern institution of learning.
Following President Winter, re-
marks favoring the purchase of the
property were made by Edwin Jacob
son. Mayor ]. R. Craven, u. S. Lough'
arv. N. L. Guy and H. G. Campbell
Mayor Craven believed that it would
he better for the school district tC
procure the property than it would b'
for it to fall into private hands.
The Commercial Club is endeavor'
ing to secure a branch fruit packing
and shipping establishment here, ant
Acting Secretary Wilbur Ross read
telegram which had been sent to thu
office of the company, calling its at
tention to the superior advantages O
Dallas for an institution of that sort
1t was guaranteed that there woult
he from 25 to 80 carloads of prune
here each year with the present or
chard resources, and that the hund
reds of acres planted in the past fou
wears would soon increase the amour
materially. Stress was laid on tn
fact that this is the best prune distric
in the state, where a crop failur
has never been known, and an offer o
one acre of land was made to the com
many If they would establish a plan
here soon. Edwin Jacobson and II. g
Campbell were appointed to prepare
letter setting forth still further advan
tages of this locality
Want Fish Hatchery.
Resolutions were passed inviting tn
state board of Fish and Game Com
missioners to visit the private hatch
erv on the John Teal place, near Fall
CITY. before coming to a definite decis
ion regarding the establishment Of ad
ditional hatcheries projected. Th'
location. It was stated, was ideal an
few others offered such advantages
information having been receive
that the Dayton Mutual Insuranc
company was planning to move 1t
bead office. V. P. Fiske urged tn
massage of a resolution asking tina
Dallas be chosen for the new loatioF
Y p. Fiske; u. S. Loughary and II. {
Campbell were appointed to draft tn
invitation.
A request for information from
man in the East who wished TO es
tablish a commission house here wa
read. and the acting secretary was In
structed to confer with the merchant
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