Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-04-19
COLLEGE APPROPRIATIONS


The following letter from Presi-
dent f. A. Bryan is self-explanatory
Editor Herald:
Referring to the committee report
to the Farmers Union March 20, pub
lished in last weeks Herald PERM It
me to say that never in the history
of legislation has any candidate for
the Legislature nor any member of
the legislature ever been pledged be-
fore election to secure large appro-
priations for the College, nor has
any such person ever even been
asked to work for the same. 1t has
been taken as a matter of course
that every person seeking such an
office would urge upon the legis-
lature, on behalf of the people who
elected him. adequate support for
this useful institution. 1t has been
customary for all persons elected to
be invited to make careful study
of the needs of the College and every
facility has been afforded for this
purpose. During the many years
that the railroad rate bills and the
railway commission bills were before
the legislature these measures were
made the leading object of all Whit
man county legislators, and all
other matters were made secondary.
| have had good opportunity for OBJ
servation and | believe that the sew
eral delegations of this county have
given their sincerest support to all
measures asked for by the taxpayers
of the county and have opposed
those measures believed to be in
furious to such interests. When
many industries are represented.
such as fishing, numbering, mining,
fruit growing, dairying, transporta-
ton, manufacture, education, farm
ing, capital and labor it is natural
that the rights and needs of others
should be recognized as well as ones
own. There must be give as we'll as
take, and because a legislator recog-
nizes merit in other measures than
his own and gives support when he
believes it is deserved as well as
solicits support when he believes his
own measures deserve it, is but the
natural and common sense way OF
acting. The authorities of the Col
lege, in stating its needs are not
acting in their own behalf, but on
behalf of the people whom they rep
resent. They are but reflecting the
demand which comes upon them
daily from all parts of the state.
The College has received excellent
support from most of the delegates
elected from Whitman county. But
it has received just as strong and
sometimes even stronger support
from citizens of other parts of the
state-west side as we'll as east.
Fortunately il has been able to rem
der more than dollar for dollar for
every dollar appropriated to it. The
cost of the College to the individual
taxpayer forms so insignificant
part of his total taxes that were 1t
cut off all together the reduction
would be inappreciable. The bene-
fits, on the other hand, particularly
to the farming community, are so
great that from one end of the land
to the other the farming public are
calling for more of this kind of edu-
cation and experimentation.
What the College Costs the Taxpayer
Answering the question of how
much the College costs the taxpayer,
the following is submitted:
Tax receipt No. 1891 is a receipt
for the second half of the tax on
three houses and lots in Pullman for
the second half of 1910
Total tax for second half $500
OF this
The city tax was $4,000
Special school tax. 1000
County tax .. 500
Total state tax. -. 400
Total. .- $4,000
The part of the state tax paid for
the maintenance and i'm royement
of the College was 80 cents.
If any Pullman taxpayer for the