The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-08-29

than Ole-thiri Of which Is completed accor-
ding 90 the original plan. has been uncOm-
f0-tab.y crowded. while the expenses OF the
school are nearly a. large Is they would be
l. four times the present number were
lodged beneath iis root. and when these
F expenses are paid. little margin IS let for
the repairs and Improvements 80 vital 10 lis
4 permaneEce anu prosperity.
Il IS Tor your interest a. YOU very well
know. that these young ladies' should be
brought here 10 spend three Or four years
IN your city. Would il not be stl. more 10
your advantage were this number increased
/ 70 one or two hundred, - l. certainly would
/ be were the buildings completed and the
school under competent and liberal man
I agement.
Many objections have been made 10 the
/ site. and doubtless there are not lev psr-
sons of good judgment who regard the To-
cation as a most damaging mistake. and
some, perhaps, look upon l.. as an IRENE
dia0le olunier. This : q subjec, on which
I there may be room now for difference OF
/ opinion, but We are confident tha, the iu-
tnre Will justify the action OF the founders,
and prove that they were right when. dis
! regarding their own personal interests. they
accepted Il IN the interests Ot pOsterity.
/ IL should be remembered that IN locating
such an Institution as this is designed 10
/ he, the convenience OF TO-DAY Is not 20 be
mainly considered. The lifetime Of the
place. measured by the lie Oi the State and
OF the nation, should be taken into account.
l or wise foresight will be neglected And
what candid person can help seeing and ad-
hitting. when such consideration Is made.
that twenty years hence the grounds will
neither be TOO large nor too lar removed
rom the town And when thirty
or dfty Years are added, 10 say
nothing OF still more extended pc
RODS OF time 10 which We nope It's exist
ence will be prolonged, who will refuse TO
1 acknowledge that contracted location in
the midst OF great city. would not be a
disadvantage merely, but u positive and
| irremediaDle calamity
This much Is certain regarding It's history,
that nearly three months were spent in en-
deavoring to secure q location at the head
Of Shiawassee street. opposite the Reform
School, which failed because Ohio land
owners did not understand their own inter-
ests as well as they now might. perhaps,
and made conditions which 1t was impossi-
Die to accept Six months longer the effort
was prOtracted 10 raise funds for a location
on the east side Of the river above the
Benton House In accepting the present
, location grave mistake VAS made, though
f not such an one as is generally supposed.
and one which 1t Is hoped may even yet be
; partially remedled-fOr unQuestlOnaOly the
, grounds should have extended 10 the river
Like most great errors, this also had It's
/ origin in ignorance. (Which q more careful
examination would have corrected in re-
gard TO the course Of the river and its dis
tance below.
But the grayest and most formidable diff
Guilty which the Institution has been obliged
TO encounter has been the divided interest.
! Of the different parts of the town. Thi.
= has always been u matter of regret 10 public
! spirited and liberal minded men, tor il la,
long been apparent 10 all such, that thes'
hostile and captions sections must eyentu
, ally cOIlesce and Dee governed by com
mon interest. but the present Indication,
are that this c0nsumatiou VIII bs
greatly accelerated by the rapidly
Increasing prosperity o. tie town
Ii the mean time since tie twC
parts must live together ike husband anl
wife before these days OF easy and shame
. less divorce, when " for better or for worse
were words having In them q signihCanc,
OF peTpetuity TIL death should them part,
they would DO well 10 follow the COLDER
4 the State political, Is well % in the Stat'
= matrimonial. help to bear each others bur
; dens and try. fairly and candidly, 10 con
= slider each others interests.
= And Middle Town can well afford httll
generosity 10 temper her justice, when sh'
> remembers that hers Is literally &" the liOn'
share. a. the State must inevitably bestOy
on her all the direct and valuable bOuntes
Hers. too. is the new Hotel: hers the neg
4 blocks OF stores: hers is 10 be the ney
= Central High School, - well IS the neI
| Capitol. The only crumJ that can fall q
!, the lower part OF the town Is the College
. while 1t Il equally certain that if built at all
D., IL must be built where 10 : now located; s
that it seems morally impossible 10 beiev
% that the rest of the town can possibly prov
n so uukind. and at the same time 50 Unwi5e
p as to enact q worse part than that Of th
% " dog ID the manger, by refusing 10 al
a what must benefit all because Do may. pet
H. chance. In this Instance benefit tie lowe
= part Of the city most
p Il has been said thar such great inves
ment, have been made and ATE stu. beiu
made In railroads. 80 much is gOiL- int
=, new buildings and every one j, s., muc
= occupied that as -igr, to rai-e funds %
,. The College Low would b. useless To
f.. uew railroads, stores anc hotels. uew dive
l--- and rapidly Increasing ponl.l-.1i
ST.. aetloeu enterprise a-. prosperity, an
~Hol.. .e arguments t.r Instead lt a--..-i'
liberal eAl-ulitl. here. tl4t tlt '.lr-'
mutually AelWl- at. Le.pel D4l -to
.t. -.- place. lo- 4al-..-l a..-- N.I .- .H
midst u- -o I-c.- --Irluuar- lrC-N-ii
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