The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-10

D0UunnO oe0o -
I'VE gave yesterday morning the STATE
nents or several Trustees d the College,
who took part il the DsEchase Of the
Grounds, upoa The qasseioa, whether il wss
underu1ssd q the tins Tt there was an
Old sessse thess. Other statsnsnts win he
found bslow.)
DUaiuesos, Iowa, July %, 1867.
Al one Of The Trusesss Of Iowa College at
the tins Of the purchase Of The present Col
lees groands In Maseh 1854, ssd for some
tine pesvios.ly. = ven - subsequently, 10
he present ttms, and ~ one who had . per
sonsl knowlsde1 Of IN she facts and bore an
active part in making that purchase, beg
leave 70 seate, thAs whsn the Trustees deter
ainsd - nahs ~ pAehass shsy had 10 no
ti0cation, Information, intimation or idea Of
thers bsang . street through The grounds. Any
such noel0calioo OF information am conf
dent wUuld have prevented the purchase. The
unity Of the COLLEGE grounds was . cunsidera-
ton Of paramount weight with the Trustees
And ths purchase was made In good faith with
Mr.. Wn. Rassel', with The city Of Davenport,
and with al mankind.
trust your honorable city government and
your citizens st large will allow The College
that they are valuable We know that they
arc beautiful We know that few literary In
sti,uticns In ths cornsry have moro favored
position In this respsct FOR these very reas-
ons, and - Tie guardians Of . sacred trust,
around which ws truse may gather from ago
10 ass The richest spolb Of time, We plead to
b undlssurbsd In tls bsGinnings that we
have made, and that our grounds may 90
down 70 posssrity In thsir original unity.
Permit NJ 70 odd thAt ! bore part in the
preliminary measures that were taken for
rounding lowa College In 1874. that ! was
present with tho founder Of the College In
your city In 1896 whsn ~ location In Daven-
port wss deesgulned upon, and that II was At
In my Own church, that the anal measures
were sdoptsd TO pot the College In operation.
thought then, and CANNOT bat think sill.
that fountains Of knowledge were opened on
the hanks Of ths Nisslssippi, and ct Daven-
port, which shoald ssnd forth living screams
to invtgosats and bless the minds Of meu, so
long o. Tho waters Of the nogoh should flow
BY you 10 the ~. You will not think II
strange therefore that feel 20 deep an inter-
ct 10 maintaining the College In your city
aud In maintaining tAs integrity Of its
grounds.
Very truly yours.
WILLIAM SAfIkh.
NEW uAvxs, Ct, Julr 20 1867.
All OF the decentralization Of tho Trustees
with Mr. Russell. relative to the purchase Of
land for Q College site, were made through Inc
up to the time Of their sending Mr.. Atkinson
to Sc. Louis.
wrote once to Mr. Russell proposing an
exchange Of land. or 10 purchase lapd for the
College which proposition he decidedly d.
clinsd. Aflss some months wro4s again, and
In reply be- made several propositions, con.
ssnting that ths Trustees shoaA sslsct grounds
10 didsrsnt paris of his trsct, = csssaAn prices
-ons Of which pruposltions was, that they
might ssssse ~ In any part Of his tract, not
this meeting Of the 1ruseees was called, Al
which they vossd TO sccspt Of this proposition
II Mr.. Russell and TO ssod NJ. Atkinson to
st. Loais 70 - 70 tAs making out Of the deeds
aud y paschAse foar acrss mere, " possible,
making In oil twelve acres. Mr.. Atkinson left
soon for d.. Louis.
TN slsw llr. Askinsaa lsn Sos q. Louis, I
never hard word ab0ut there ever having
bssa Q ssssss shssngh ~ Collees grounds nor
u any Persoas wts6lnQ there ever should be
any saFsss sAsss. No rrussss. excepting Mr.
MclGaass, Who bad bssn absent for some
weeks. knsw auything about any such street !;
and bed hey known 81 The desire Of this citi
xens Of Dsvsapost 70 hsye Main street extend
ID. they would have declined shs purchase. I
rscollsct dissiaetly, thss ths qasstion was
asked wheehsr any pers0n would wish such
strsss. sad sAAs ths feeling WAS decidedly
against locating lhsre, II ~ we're " have any
moro trouble about streets
The arss iniimasioo which ever received
Of the probable opening Of Main street, was
from M. 3. Cook, who told me - had net
Mr.. Atkinson " lllinois. either On his way 10
- Mr.. Resell o. on his return. and that be
had sosd Mr.. Atkinson, Main street would
soms day - opsosa. About The sams time,
. Huh lasss. think, heard pssiston was In
circulation having for its object the extension
hoard from jonathan Parker and Harvey
Leonard that. In their opioion. Main street
had nsvsr bsen vacated. whils was informed
by Mr.. L. Claire that II wss vacated Mr.
Russells proposition was accepted, and the
contract made. before tn Trustees ever heard
that anybody supposed there vas street
through the College grounds. or wished one 10
he opened through them.
yrIfrs A. REED.
The undssslgusd WAS 4 member OF the Boara
of Trustees Of Iowa Collage a this time Of the
purchase Of ths present grounds, but was not
present 1t the tine Of The purehass, or in the
State being sbeent q New Orleans q the time,
and rstuspsd alsse Tie pnrehass was made
JAxss McMAsus.
Davenport, Aug. 7, 1867.