The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-07-28

Hardin l. No choice. On the next
ballot Polk received votes, Hardin 8,
and Tama l.
The resolution directing the Board to
visit Hardin county and examine the
sites offered therein, was SO amended as
to embrace all the counties presenting
sites, when the Board adjourned after
an arduous session Of one week, to meet
on Tuesday the 21st Of June inst, to
complete the location Of the College,
the question being considered still
open.
They reassemb|ed again on the o1st
Of June when the following among other
proceedings were had:
On motion Of Mr.. Day, Of Van Blu.
rem, the Board proceeded to ballot for
thu location Of College Farm. On the
first ballot Marshall county received 1
votes, story 3, Pom 3, and Hardin
On tue second ballot Story had 4 votes,
Polk votes. and Marshall 3 votes. On
the third ballot Story received 6, and
Polk 4 votes, Mr. Henderson being ex.
cused from voting
Adjourned until evening.
At the evening session, the vote ia.
ken at the last session in favor Of loca-
ting in Polk county, was reconsidered,
and laid upon the table by every vote
except one.
Now when the most important thing
Of all with the Board was to determine
in what County to locate the College,
why was not the offer Of Tama county
more respected ? She offered to donate
forty thousand dollars in county bonds
and FIVE thousand By private donation.
No other county offered to donate so
much by ten thousand dollars. This
excess over and above the offer of any
other county, would have undoubtedly
been sufficient to have completed all
the College buildings that would be re-
CURED for the present But when we
come to compare her donation with that
Of Story county the action Of the Board
becomes still more lidicul Gus, and We
have the difference Of thirty thousand
dollars, more than will be donated TO
the Institution by the entire State for
the next three, and probably ten years.
Perhaps the situation Of Tama County
was considered to far East Of the centre
Of the State. As to that, We are west OF
the centre Of population and will be So
for the next half century. So that this
pretense If ever offered, will amount to
worse than folly.
I! But again, il its location could not he
awarded to the county which made the
most liberal donation why was i, net
given to Marshall or Hardin counties
each Of which made far more liberal Of
fers than Story?
The fact was, Tana county wanted it,
Marshall wanted it, Hardin wanted it
Story wanted it, and Polk wanted it, the
Board had held out inducements for lib
era. donations, these were off rcd the
course however was condemned cspec
tally BY the people Of the capitol What
was to be done They could not take
straight forward course, and locate it
in the county which made the best Of
fer, though her situation were in the
centre Of the State because then they
would say it was put up and and struck
of to the highest bidder. We must
stop this course Of proceeding say they,
although we have Instituted il ourselves;
yes we must cave on this; SO Tama coun-
ty is ruled out, although she has done
nobly, and far the best Of any. What
is to be done next ? Here, say they,
is Polk, Marshall, Hardin, Story, and
Boone's donation with Story. We will
make compromise Of the matter and
accommodate those counties as well as
our weak judgement will permit, and
locate it about central as to them, BY
putting it in Story County although
the remainder Of the State will lose thir
ty thousand dollars. Such was the pro
cecdings and result Of the whole af
fair.
That their meetings partook moro Of
the nature Of farce than reality, we
have not only from the almost unani
nous report Of those who attended them,
but from their printed report, BY which
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