Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-25
FOR tho Journal
Iowa Farmers College.

\ AO A1Oos0 Va AAuobCCS tuOt az IuO SV"S6o
Farm on the 9Th OF January, for their annu-
Il meeting, which the law directs them to
hold.
We had a tolerable full meeting, consid'
cring the inole,nency Of the weather ; nine
out of the eleven Trustees appearing, and
the Governor. Two of the Trustees resign
ed namely, Judge SAerwin, Of Cherokee
county. We reelected Mr.. Whitney,of Carroll
county, in his place; also, Mr.. Day, of Story
county, resigned, aud We elected Mr.. W. j.
Graham, of Story county, in his place.
We found that our agent, Mr.. Gaines, OF
Jefferson county, had made considerable
improvements, considering the limited means
in his hands. He had enclosed l2O acres,
making $50 rods of fence, at Il cost OF little
less than 81, per rod f; broke 10 acres (lAst
Year, and put in crops as part and rented
out part. lie pvt up good barn, 42x6O
feet, with q dry under ground stable, COW
cred with oak boards and battened with
pine, and painted an iron rust or dark brown
co!or-cost $l675. The kitchen, washroom,
milk-room, two pantries, cellar walled up,
and wocd.housa are all in one building, OAK
46 feet, OF brick; cost, $9S3, IT, after finish
Cd. 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
Boone counties, will be coming due next
July, therefore the Executive Committee
were instructed to 60 on next summer and
put up the balance of the farm house. We
have about $1,000 yet unsolicited, small
portion of which, of course, is not good
The Board are instructed to use only sub
scription notes to put up this house, and te
make other necessary improvements. The
lands donated, 900 acres, are not to be sold
nor the Story county bonds, $40 900. These
bonds draw per cent, and the first year,
interest, due 10Th of this month, had beer
paid.
We were sorry to find that this institution
was about 5000 in debt. But we have tw,
| pairs of oxen, wagon and other farm tools
and sure farm crops, not disposed of; be
sides the assets above named and five sec
tons, 5000 acres, of land a. Monroe City, il
Jasper county.
The Executive Committee was recon
struc.ed. Foster, of Muscatine, re-electe'
Chairman aud President, pro tenn; Mr. OH
yer Mills, of Cass county. who is expected
to move to the farm, and rent it at 5000 pc
yeai and Mr.. W. J. Graham, who lives ad
joining the College Farm, compose sail
Committee. Mr.. Mills was also electe,
Treasurer for one year aud Vim. Duan
Wilson, Secretary, for two years.
think that after the house and barn ar
completed, our assets, aside from the Co!
lege Farm, will amount to $25, 200 on
moderate estimate. 1t is my opinion, witt
all due respect to exceeding hardtimes, tina
i. is the best policy for the State to 60 OF
next year and put up College building o
capacity to accommodate 100 students
which, together with other convenience
and out-buildngs, will cost about $40, 900.
Gov. Kirkwood has proved himself one 0
the most prudent and strictly business mel
we have on our Board. 1t is his opinion
that we ought to reserve most of the land
and the Story county bonds, az au endow
ment to this Institution. | differ with hin
in tlis. We suppose that at no future tin
in tie prosperity Of this State will it he s
hard foe her to raise that $500 IS ct TIL
time. But many will say the State ougsi
net to pay another dollar to this Farmers
College, because it is for q special class
Let me say that no business or professional
man can fluid school here he can get
better and more useful education than il
the Pennsylvania Farmers High School
securing health, earn his bread at that yer,
important time when his parents are trying
to educate Kim; and learning tho most use
| full Of all lessons, that when his other occu
pations fail, lie can have the best modes o
Horticulture and Agriculture, prrct:ce ane
taste for it. that he may, in the decline o
his years, with ease and profit, draw hi
daily bread from mother earth. Besides
our farners'sons are not all Of them conten
to graduate at the district school. The far,r
school is far better suited to their habits Of
life and health than the Sem!naries, Co llege:
and Universities, as they are now con
Quoted. SUEL FOSTER.
The repeal Of the personal liberty laws
of Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island is
being earnestly pressed upon the Legislatures
of those States, now in session, by large
and influential portion of the dominant party
The movement for tic repsai daily gains
strength, as Il is seen more and more that
while it involves no abandonment of any
principle of the Republican party, it would
remove one of the chief subjects of complain
On tho part Of the South against the North
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90 Douglas says that "js,st one little res
olution in Congress declaring that the Nostl
is sorry for her past conduct, and will try
to do better in the futu9r, will be as th(
oil Of peace OF the troubled waves of discord.'
Yes, sir, but the people Of tho North have
got ono big resolution that they'll die before
saying nything Of the kind
EBEx-Senator IL. S. Foote, of Tennessee
writes to John Bell, that he regards the
selection of Mr.. Seward as prospective Sec
rotary of State, Gas rather suspicious and
favorable, in the present condition Of affairs.
to satisfactory eolption of EXISTING strife. y
~ "Would'nt it be perfectly ridiculous
as we'll as criminal" says the Louisville
Journal ''for the South to secede ftou the