Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-02-08
cOrrespond.nc. Of Tie Daily Musca.ine Journa

Correspondence Of The Daily Musca.inc Journal.
The Board Of Trustees met at the College
Farm on the 9th Of January, for the annual
We had a tolerable full meeting, considering
the eleven Trustees appearing, and the Gov
ernor. Two of the Trustees resigned
! ", Judge Sherwin, of Cherokee county. We
reelected Mr.. Whitney, Of Carroll county, in
his place; also, Mr.. Day, of Story county, re.
signed, and we elected Mr. WI. Graham, Of
Story county, in his place.
We found that our agent, Mr.. Gaines, Of
Jefferson county. had made considerable, i'm
provements, considering the limited means in
his hands. He had enclosed 100 acres, max
ing $50 rods Of fence, at a cost Of little less
than 81, per rod; broke 70 acres Qast Year,
and put in crops on part and rented out a
part. He put up good barn, 42x60 feet,
with dry under ground stable, covered with
oak boards and battened with pine, and paint
ed an iron rust or dark brown color-cost
$1675. The kitchen, Mushroom, milk-room,
two pantries, cellar walled up, and wood-house
are all in one building, 24x46 feet, of brick !;
cost, $933,17, after finished. 1t is not yet
finished, The front part Of this house is to
be two stories, 32x42 feet, of brick. We
have nearly brick enough on hand to build
this house; the cellar wall for the front part
is nearly finished; and the subscriptions Of
the people of Story and Boon counties, will
be coming due next July, therefore the Ex-
ecutive Committee were instructed to go on
next summer and put up the balance Of the
farm house. We have about SIS 900 yet un-
collected, small portion Of which, Of course
is noe good. The Board are instructed to use
only subscription notes to put up this house,
and to make other necessary improvements.
The land donated, 900 acres, are not to be
sold, nor the Story county bonds, $4,000.
These bonds draw per cent. and the first
years interest, due 10th Of this month, had
been paid. )t Est 81 1saE5a@
We were sorry. to find that this institution
was about 5000 in debt. But we have two
pairs of oxen, wagon and other farm tools,
and sure farm crops, not disposed Of; besides
the assets above named and five sections,
5000 acres, Of land at Monroe City, in Jasper
county. IuG
The Executive Committee was recon
structed. Foster, of Muscatine, reelected
Chairman and President, pro TEN Mr.. Oil.
yer Mills, Of Cass county, who is expected to
move to the farm, and rent it at $500 per
year and Mr.. w. j. Graham, who lives adj
joining the College Farm, composes said
Committee. Mr. Mills was also elected Treas
urer for one year; and VIM. Duane Wilson,
Secretary, for two years.
think that after the house and barn are
completed, our assets, aside from the College
Farm, will amount to $25, 900 on moderate
estimate. 1t is my opinion, with all due re-
spect to exceeding hard times, that it is the
best policy for the State to 60 on next year
and put up a College building of capacity to
accommodate 100 students; which, togeth
er with other conveniences and outbuildings
will cost abort 10000. ..na.. II
Gov. Kirkwood has proved himself one of
the most prudent and strictly business men
we have on our Board. 1t is his opinion that
we ought to reserve most Of the land, and the
Story county bonds, as an endowment to this
Institution. l differ with him in this. We
suppose that at no future time in the pros
perity of this State will it be so hard for her
to raise that 1000 as at this time. But
many will say the State ought not to pay
another dollar to this Farmers College, be-
cause it is for special class Let me say
that no business or professional man can find
a school where he can get better and more
useful education than in the Pennsylvania
Farmers High School, securing health, earn
his bread at that very important time when
his parents are trying to educate him !; and
learning the most useful of all lessons, that
when his other occupations fail, he can have
the best modes Of Horticulture and Agricul-
ture, a practice and a taste for it, that he may,
in the decline of his years, with case and
profit, draw his daily bread from mother
earth. Besides, our farmers sons are not all
ofthem content to graduate at the district
school. The farm school is far better suited
to their habits of life and health than the
Colleges and Universities, as they
are now conducted. SUEL FOSTER.