, 1864-12-11

Meeting OF :g1eche mics and ,0ther.-'
- -. ;manens Organization. !: !: -SS.$<;:
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"A meeting Of mechanics and others Of Chicago.
intefeated In Tho Congressional Land Grant Tho
,cndowmant; Of an Agricultural. and Mechanical
College !or Tho benoat Of those classes Of tho peo
aation rooms on Saturday evening last, The meet
Ing was called 70 order BY F: n, uate., Esq, who
took ths chair ard hsicdy stated its ob,oes. =;
D. en te'S r. s51 S19 asa q
cemtttee sppel I'D for hat purpose, = follows:
aa ;oa e s sa 's q
Committee proceeded to the rooms Of the State
above named Committee present, but not being
ready for bnsiness. owing 70 the a sesenes n@ q the
oi be g ~ ao
Bloomington, to thc Gnals. nd !. y: Ba5ter, of
deseas,icn was eosa!siiy rcesi!ed and Invited q
free and null participation in the bnalness before
H. h. %ssns me-. v csmuisa dsssmDsa 1far q
lie lie meeung to advocate = division Of Ms fund,
oneh.K e be appropriated to the endowment q
edspEsa to the promotion of the mechanic sfts.
growing ont Of the different circumstances Of tho
being widely spread through tho length and
breadth Of onE state nseest.5tiY demands that an
sana
neufdeient quantity Of lands may be obtained for
| practical purposes; on the other hand, IT. waa
ci1es. towns and villages, where there ID sufficient
| population to encourage and sustain mechanical
] pursuits, and that II was eyen more necessary
to connect prncticc with theory in Mechanism than
| in Agriculture Therefore, It was contendcd that
school os1ucchanlc arts should be 10 :ated where
the mechanic nrts are tho 1nost extensively con.
the sanae time hire m opportunity to reduce The
orr to plactfcc; and yonr committee further con-
ast eoiIsEe l9asa r. an
%ssasaie .ed sosi$ yssss.l!y :sS!sst 70 sRpTs:
| and naAny other rcasons weEo pfescnted BY the
several members Of your committee, tending 10
he location Of tic mechanical branch In lhc city
a division Of the fund WAS strcnuoualy opposed
M 81 aeiF rs
eustaIn two Institutions !, thAt both wound b
weak aud inefficient and therefore defeat the OBJ
g at IT, ha aet Ra
mora schools, It nevertheless. DECLARES that the
esme branches Of study thall he taught in each.
aet to divido tho appropriation at ~ snd thai Tie
5 Rd b as ~ "
the LegtslatuEe order division These. and
many olhez objections, wcre raised and Kindly
Yoar committee are ot tho opinion that the com.
mittce authorized to draft BILL to be presented
to the Leglslat9ne. viii not encourage the idea q
Their committee claim thai they have nothins 70
do with location, but will leave that entirely With
the Legislature; but would suggest that the inst.
teral aid wonld be farnished So that a. far north
as3hteago or as far South a. Cairo."
The report wa accepted, and discussed At con
" Batter. Mum. X ses Geofse v. r. sesnsidsr, i
tcr gentlcman closed With i motion to form pcF
ject Of the Industrial college.
On monon, COMMITTEES Of three e. was a appointed
lint eommittee: ". Il. curter, i. " w1pfRtss Rsxter
and Charles Wnlker.
- d, p Emery explained the present condition o
Tho speakers, with single exception, adyoea
action between the farmers and mechanics.
n9e 5e;on committee On permanent organization mad
htstdeat Charles Walker. ,'
). Eass hssidt"6f: : EN- y. oatss,
,E4tenttpe ooknusftte-1ra r. Num-. ". "
Royingten, r. T. Crime, .ArD. Tltswosth. 7. "
Charles walker moved no; ID that Committee be a.
pointed to gather statistics Of the origin and prt
gress Of mechanic arts in this city and the Stat
eRss!ss spGeas pGos
r, g. W. Schneider and q. D. Emery.
Mr.. Baxter moved that. = committee Of thrco
and a. Sss. L.
Il vas moved that TIC oaiesra = III meetlns b
Ihe meeting then adjourned to assemble on Ii
.. call Of the President -; ;-.~.s