Pullman herald. [volume], September 23, 1921, Page 9, Image 9

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RLY REMINISCENCES
|F CITY AND COLLEGE
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"^Tthomas neill recalls. some important
IN THE HISTORY OF PULLMAN
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rt.eentswere appointed soon
location of the college and
'*" tlie , 0 pullman to let the con-
first building. They ar-
B|t ' the Northern Pacific rail
s' °D 6 o'clock in the evening and
fig * ' i tlroe word was received
B»Sffi that the sheriff would
&v0 n C p Uman on the °- R. &N.
SS which then arrived at 7 p m..
*?! injunction by the superior
■* at Tacoma, Washington, re
__\__ the regents from letting any
Ct for a college building. The
t, had Just commenced dinner
» hotel when this news was re
i»m They were informed that
Masons that would afterwards be
fataed if they would postpone
J" dinner and get to work on let-
Sfi-contract, a better dinner
3d be prepared for them, after-
Si I The regents were taken to
T. office in the rear of a store, ac-
Ipailed by a contractor and clti
?, for bondsmen. A draft was
"de for a building rectangular
! shape and in size forty feet
l sixty feet and written be
a th was the statement that it was
tube one story and constructed of
brick and composition roof. This
constituted the plans and specifica
tions on which the contractor made
, bid for $4000. The bid was ac
cepted and a bond given to secure
the completion of the building ac
cording to plans and specifications
In the meantime the sheriff arrived
an( l he was met at the depot and
informed that his mission was known
only to a few citizens, and that while
he had to perform his duty yet, it
would not be wise for him to serve
the papers in a public place as the
citizens might get unduly excited,
but if would go to the bank the re
gents would come there and he could
serve the papers on them. This ar
rangement was carried out and after
the contract was let the regents went
over to the bank and the injunction
was served on them to prevent them
from doing the thing they had al
ready accomplished. This saved the
day, for when it was shown that
the contract had already been let
before the injunction was served the
case was dismissed.
This building was constructed and
paid for by the bondsmen, for it was
deemed best not to bother the state
about paying for it under the cir
cumstances, but it was used for class
rooms until a frame building was
constructed and then became a mu
seum and finally became part of the
present gymnasium. Until it thus
lost its identity it was known as the
"crib."
The dismissal of this injunction
did not end the troubles. Paul Gas
ton, who was a clerk in one of the
stores in Pullman, claimed that he
had an interest in the land which
had been donated to the college for
a site, by reason of some money that
was advanced by him towards its
purchase, and he commenced an ac
tion to recover his claimed interest.
This suit was commenced in the su
perior court at Colfax and delayed
Progress on the college for soma
time, but was finally dismissed, and
another action was instituted by him
In the federal courts, in which he did
not make any claim to interest in
'he land that had been deeded to the
state of Washington, but claimed an
interest in other lands.
Shortly after the new action had
been commenced in the federal
court the board of regents came to
Pullman with the view of taking
steps toward the erection of build
***■ but on their way they were
furnished with a copy of the com
la-nt in the Gaston case which had
been commenced in the superior
wort at Colfax. After looking over
'he Premises, they called a meeting
M the citizens to explain to them
°c reason why they could not rec
°*mend the expenditure of any
mm f or college buildings. The
meeting was held in the lobby Of the
otel- and the reasons given by the
JJttnUfor their decision not to
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"The Crib," the first building of the State College of Washington
erect any buildings was that the ac
tion jeopardized the title of the land
owned by the state. The regents
were then asked if they would pro
ceed with the buildings if the title
to the land belonging to the state
was not endangered by the action or
if the suit was dismissed, and one
of them was made to declare his
willingness to proceed if they could
be satisfied that the title to the land
was not in danger. They were then
shown that the action to which they
referred had already been dismissed,
and that the action pending in the
federal court would not affect the
title to the land owned by the state
In any way. Four of the regents
then announced their readiness to
proceed with the development of th"
institution, but one of them insisted
that he would not, under any circum
stances, vote for the expenditure of
any money for the college in Pull
man, and that he would resign rather
than do so. He was promptly in
foimed by the citizens thnt so far
as they were concerned, the sooner
he signed the better it would suit
them. However, he did not resign
and he joined with the others and
proceeded to let the contract for a
frame structure. At the general
election in 1592, John li. McGraw of
Seattle was a candidate or the re
publican ticket for governor and H.
J. Snively of Yakima was the demo
cratic candidate. A great deal of
opposition developed against Mr. Mc-
Gaw and it commenced to look as if
.Mr. Snively might be elected The
people of Pullman knew that if .Mr.
Snivel/ was elected, he would use all
his influence to move the colli -
from Pullman. A meeting ot the
citizens was held a few days before
election and an agreem.-ul was en
tered into between the republicans
and the democrats of the town
whereby the democrats agreed to
vote for McGraw for governor and
the republicans agreed to vote for
certain democratic state officers. A
sample ticket showing how to mark
the official ballot was printed and
put in the hands of democrats and
republicans, who stood at th" ),',''
explaining to the voters the situa
tion, and the Pullman spirit was
shown by the fact that Mr. Snively
received only three votes in Pullman.
McGraw was elected by rather small
majority but he appreciate.! the
votes received by him at Pullman
and promised that he would make an
honest attempt to build up the in
stitution.
At this election .Mr. Letttrmnn
was elected to th.* legislature and
through his influence appropriations
for the college were made amount
ing to $1 20,000 as follow-;:
For erection of Administrate m
building, $50,000; for agricultural
experiment station, $10,000; for Me
chanical Engineering building, $10,
--000; for dairy plant, $3,1 : for
sewerage, $1500; completing build
ings and deficiency, $25,000; for
root house, $500; for expenses of in
struction not provided for by nation
al government, $10,000; for fuel and
contingent expenses for two years,
$10,000.
The governor vetoed the item of
$10,000 tor the experiment station
and $3,000 for the dairy plant and
10,000 for Instruction, which left
a total of $97,000. The Pullman
citizens were very much encouraged
by these appropriations as they felt
that if the buildings were once erect
..(l thai the question of the removal
of the college would bo settled. But
another complication arose. The
board of regents, who had been ap
pointed by Acting Governor Laugh- j
ton, had not been confirmed by thej
senate, and a few days before the
adjournment of th legislature all |
of the appointments' were rejected, j
and Immediately after the adjourn- ]
men! of the legislature, new regents
were appointed but former Regent
Smith, who was treasurer of th |
board of regents, and whose appoint
ment had been rejected by the sen
ate, refused to turn over to hi uc- '
THK PULLMAN HKItAI.it
fessor money belonging to the col
lege, and a writ of mandamus was
sued out by the supreme court, but
on the hearing the court decided that
it had no jurisdiction to Issue a man
damus against the treasurer of the
hoard of regents, for the reason that
( he was not a state officer. An ac
tion was then brought in the superior
court of Pierce county against the
bondsmen of Mr Smith, which was
taken to the supreme court and final
ly decided in favor of the new re
gents, but the. decision was not made
until 1894. and in the meantime very
little was done by the regents.
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Farm Bureau News
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COPPER CARBONATE
The county agent has a small
quantity of copper carbonate to be
used in treating wheat for smut.
This is the new method of treatment
being tried out this year. It is ap
plied to the seed in dry form at the
rate of two ounces to every bushel
of grain. It is an easier method of
treating than the dip method. It
does away with seed injury caused
by vitrei and formaldehyde. It is
planned to distribute only enough to
each farmer for 16 bushels of wheat.
If you are interested get in touch
with your county agent.
Smut Fan Demonstration
Perhaps the most interesting piece
of work of its kind ever carried on
in the county was the smut fan dem
onstration conducted on the farm of
E. J, Doneen at Farmington on Sat
urday, September 10. Sixty-five
| farmers of Whitman county were
present to see the threshing machine
tin operation. Mr. Doneen had
stacked nine loads of smutty grain
: for tie- demonstration.
The one big feature noticed by
everyone was the absence of any dust
I around the machine. The fan col-
j lected all dust and smut spores and
carried it off to the hack of the ma
chine through a special canvas tube.
Mr. Doneen states that he reduced
Vis smut from 18 per cent in the bun
dles to I per cent in the sacks, It
was pointed out at this demonstra
tion that most wheat becomes smut
ty in passing through the machine.
With the smut fan In operation the
loose smut" is all removed from the
machine before it has an opportunity
to come in contact with the clean
grain. The fan eliminates all danger
01 fires from dust explosion and re
duces the* insurance on the machine
considerably.
Another interesting feature of the
demonstration was the grain clean
er, which removes smut halls, broken
grain, etc., from the grain before it
reaches the sack. This cleaner de
pends upon air for its operation. A
suction tan draws a current of air
through the grain, sucking out all
light material as the grain passes
through the cleaner.
The farmers who were present ex
pressed their appreciation of the op
portunity to see these two attach
ments at work. Three men have de
clared their intention of equipping
their machines in the same way.
WHITMAN COUNTY FARM
BUREAU
Gray Silver, of the National Farm
Bureau Federation, will be in Whit
man county from- October 9 to I 0
to help the farm bureau of the coun
ty carry on its membership and or
ganization drive. The drive has al
ready I" i 11 put on in several dis
tricts. These communities wil hold
meetings during October to work out
a plan of work for the corning yeav.
| day "liver will speak in 10 or l -
different communities. Watii for
the dates and plan to be there,
The essentials of a good kite!
; are: Convenient location, conveni
ently built, equipped with necessary
tools and arranged for efficient
[ work. it is be work room of the
housewife, why should it not have
i the conveniences necessary for good
I work?
|
Florae demonstrations in Improv
i Ing household equipment ami man
i agement were conducted by women
! in 1281 communities in the I!.'! north
lem and western -!..-. last year.
' INSURE WITH MeCLASKEY.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT
_ to the __ — ,
PUBLIC AND UNIT HOLDERS
— — in the •
CLARKSON 200 UNIT OIL CO.
To Unit Holders:
A meeting of unit holders in the Clarkson 200 Unit Oil Co. is
hereby called for October 10, 1921, for the purpose of electing of
ficers and otherwise completing a business organization competent
to exploit the 80-acre holdings of this company, near Cutbank, Mon
tana, to the best advantage of unit holders.
It is desired that all unit holders be present at this meeting
(time and place will be announced next week). The time is now
opportune to organize and be prepared to properly take advantage
of opportunities as they arise.
To the Public:
Any units of this company remaining unsold on October 10, 1921, will
be withdrawn from the market and placed under the control of the or
ganized unit holders' officers. If offered for sale at a later date the price
will be determined by these officers and conditions point to a substantial
increase.
I say to you, now is the time to purchase the remaining units, while they
are still under my control and selling at the original price of $100 per unit.
I say to you: That there is every reason to believe that this property
lies over one of the greatest areas of petroleum bearing sands on this con
tinent. Gordon Campbell, who in 1914 located the first oil-bearing struc
ture in Montana where Montana's "discovery well" was brought in at
1200 feet, has a well producing several million cubic feet of saturated gas
daily within a few miles of this property. The body of sand from which
this wet gas is flowing is 113 feet thick and every geological indication
is perfect for crude oil production within a few hundred feet of the present
drill head depth. Once this field is proven by actual production, the value
of units in this company will increase. Be prepared to profit by that in
crease.
Frankly, if as we believe this property lies over a wealth of petroleum
crude oil, each unit will develop into a small fortune. If not, YOU will
have had control through your officers while determining that fact, a fea
ture that ought to appeal.
SETH CLARKSON
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*&fie Most Beautiful Carmyimeticxi
At the New Price Where Can
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Just a short while back the Paige five-passenger touring car, Glen
brook 6-44 model, sold for $1925.
Today, because the price is based on the prevailing costs of the read
justed materials market and the low manufacturing overhead due to
our immense facilities, the list price of the Glenbrook is only $1635.
Surely if a genuine buying opportunity ever knocked at any man's
door, the Paige Glenbrook is that very opportunity waiting on your
threshold.
Not only is the initial cost absurdly low for such a remarkably fine car,
but the Glenbrook is a true economist. Its sturdiness is the despair of
the repairman. In the hands of thousands of owners it has shown
amazingly satisfactory tire and gasoline mileage.
A pure quality product, the Glenbrook has demonstrated its supreme
fitness the country over. New from stem to stern there can be no
sudden or unwarranted depreciation. Unquestionably it is the best
and safest investment in the light six market today.
PAIGE-DETROIT MOTOR CAR CO., DETROIT, Michigan
Manufacturers of Motor Cars and Motor Trucks
H. W. Hodges, Local Agent ']
•■•,'■ .->■•'• ■ '
NEW PRICES OF PAIGB CARS
Open Cars Closed Car*
-...i^j, 6-44 5-Pass Touring $1635 Coupe, 6-44, 4-Passenger - - - $2450
£2^3^ PK«££ tt*- 1635 Sedan, 6-44, 5-Pessenger .- - 1570
******-* _**_* T0.,, c-nrf Car 1925 Coupe, 6-66, 5-Passenger - - - 3755
rlteSL^^-lKii fburin? 2875 Sedan,' 7-Pa*en|er -- - 3830
L*!T^VTil ifTrffff? 2975 Limousine, 6-66, 7-Passenger - 4030
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