The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-08-23
KANsAa PUBLIo INSTITUTIONS.

Under he foregoing caption the Hia-
wstba Brown County, Sentinel has al
column article depreeadng the scattered
location of our Public Institutions, a6d
advocating the concentration of all Of
them at the State capital save the Psni-
teptiary. the State University. ard Agri-
cultural College-though why its rule
should not apply as well to these last
mentioned institutions as the others, is
nOt quite apparent.
The reasons alleged for tLs- concentra-
lion Of these State Institutions at the
State capital are briefly these: They
could be visited by The members of The
Legislature, aJ..the time of ths aenual ses-
sion. aud thus the necessities Of each
could be made more apparent. as we'll as
any lack exposed; that as now scattered
there is always Combination OF the 10
csli,ies where these different Institutions
ars located to put through unreasonable
appropriations for their maintsinance &,
&c. OF course these reasons apply wish /
as great or greater force to the Penitenti
airy, the State University aud the Agri-
cultural College than to The remaining
Public Institutions. which are the StSte
Normal School at Enporia. the Blind
Asylum at Wyaodotse, the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum At Olaihe, aud tie Insane
Asylum ct Osawa't5mie. Tbs former
are strong aud are represented by more
populous localities than The latter aud can,
/ if necessary, make more formidable
combination for the purpose of procur
ing appropriations, than the weaker ones.
L has been the universal rule East snd
West, to locate the Public Institutions at
different points Illinois has her capital
at Springfield, her Normal School az
| Bloomington. ore Penitentiary at Alton,
another al Joliet. and have just provided
for still another at Cairo; the Asylums
for the Deafand Dumb the Blind and the
Insane are at Jacksonville. and the Agri
cultural College has just been located al
Urbans To Indiana, one State Prison is
} located at Jacksonville, another at Mich
igan city, the State University at Bloom
ington 10 Iowa. The State capital is al
Dea Moiues, The State University and the
Asylums for the deaf and blind at Iowa
city. that for the Insane at Mount Pleas
ant, and tie STATE Prison at Fort. Madi-
son. In Missouri, the State capital is al
jefferson city. the Asylums for she deaf
: and dumb aud blind at Fulton, aud that
E for Insane at ST.. Louis, while the State
: University IS at Columbia. In Wiscon-
: sin tie State capital aud State University
E are at Madison; the Blind Asylum is To-
Gated al GAINESVILLE; the Deaf aud Damb
at Dslayau; the Reform School a Wau
: kesha: the State Prison at Waupuu.
In Minnesota the State Agricultural Col
lege is located at Glenn Cove, and the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Fairbaut.
There is no need Of multiplying exam
Piles. No State in tho Union except Ne
bra~ka has ever adopted The policy Of To-
r eating all the Public Institutions at the
Safe capital. In Nebraska it was evil
dsntly done as the result of rivalry be-
tween Omaha aud Nebraska city, and the
e case IS therefore Of no value as a prece
dem There is DO reason for Kansas re-
D versirg this universal rule, especially as
j permanent III provemeuts. well adapted TO
the purposes of their erection, have been
made BY The State FOR each Of these Ins,i-
> ,uuons. To change would make hiatus
$ in their operations which would be, mos
= damaging and disastrous. besides tbs
5 great loss that would ensue to the STATE
OF account of the construction of new
'e buildings. But beyond this and of more
'e value still is the competition excited by
a localities themselves in fostering the in
y situations in which they are directly 10
81 leres'ed. This is fully appreciated BY
those having them in charge, and must
= be apparent also, to all rejecting persons
: To addition to the institutions beiug thus
strengthened, they 10 turn. help 10 build
their respective localities. and thus to ben.
:: eft the Stare in material way.
y Whether The present location of the
b Kansas Public Institutions are not the
'e best that could be made we can safely say
e chat the prine.pls of their location IS in
accordance with precedent aud sound