The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1866-09-22
The Agricultural College.

On the 7ih inst, the State Board of Directors,
presided over by Gov. Low met at the Occidental
Hotel IN San Francisco for the purpose Of opening
and examining the bids Of the different counties for
the location Of the same. Two bids were received
IRON santa Clara county as well as proposals from
Alameda and Sacramento. Before a decision is
made IN the matter the Board VIII personally visit
the locations offered. The Board meets for this
purpose on the 18th OF October 1t is stated that
the san Francisco people generally vote in favor
locating the College in Napa- We do not believe
that the people Of San Francisco express any such
preference. 1t arises on the part Of San Francisco
men, who own property in Napa, and hope by
securing this College there TO benefit them
selves The ''Guysers, and "Calistoga Springs"
places of assignation for the debauchees of san
Francisco. are not appropriate places for the loca
ton of an Agricultural College. The hot sulphur
springs of that region, are not supposed to be
advantageous to the Development of the Agricul-
tural or Mineral resources of California. Yet those
interested in them are able to 0fer money TO have
it located over some boiling sulphur spring, and
the yirtuou spress Of San Francisco proclaim that
"our people generally vote in favor of Napa-" 1t
is not true and if the Board co1salt the interest Of
the State, It viii not be located in any of the
counties surrounding the bay They represent
neither the climate soil nor mineral resources OF
California. The small AGRA of arabic land they
contain is occupied, while nois eli acres in other
portions of the State remain vaant. We ask the
Board to turn aside such considerations for once,
and locate this College with view to benefit the
State. The bay counties are ALREADY covered with
truc IN sim fba lat F San Fran
cisco with such vegetables as can be grown in the
fogs and mists, that envelope them. The interior
of the State, however presents an opportunity for
vast and teeming population, and We hope the
Board will see the advantage to be derived By 10
eating the College in place appropriate for de-
velopment of the soil and mineral resources Of the
State. While there is not. probably more favor
able locality the Pacific coast, than the Garden
Ranch, in Butte county for such an institution it
should not be expected that the Board can or will
find it without action on the part of citizens.
We believe the Board will act for the benefit of the
State, uninfuenced by the offers of those who have
axes to grind, if the matter is laid properly be-
fore them. Let citizens then move in tide mat
the claims of the county, before the 18th of Octo-
Der, which time they will probably make location
We are ourselves guilty of neglect of our duty
good citizens, if we remain inactive, and allow
gamblers and spectators to locate this institu-
ton for their own benefit and in locality where
ii can be of only theoretical benefit to the State
The Board viii find appropriate buildings, and
everything ready to go ahead with the Institution
if they should locate in Butte county and this,
believe they will do, if the matter is properly pre-
scented to them by our citizens.