Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-07
[For the Ohio Statesman
Agricultural College.
WEsTERvILLE, O., March 4,

WEsTERvILLE, o., March a, 1868.
EDITOR STATESMAN: heard few days
ago that the Agricultural College fund
will not be divided among other colleges.
1 think this is right and in accordance
with the object tor which it was given.
Why this fund should be divided for the
purpose of building an agricultural de-
partment in the rear of some other college,
I could never see. We have law, medical
and theological colleges for the education
of those who wish to follow these profess
sions, and think it just as important that
our farmers should have college in which
agriculture, horticulture, &C., would be made
a specially. On these our wealth as ma
tion depends, and they should not be made
secondary to anything else. Of course
there are colleges whose finances are not
in. the best condition, which would gladly
receive a part of this fund but never
should the friends OF agriculture consent
to allow this magnificent appropriation to
be thus squandered. Neither should they
allow any donation in old aud dilapidated
buildings to be any inducement in the way
of deciding upon the location of this Col
lege. Our farmer boys are the "might of
the Republic" and ar more deserving
than to be thus forced into the old and in
convenient buildings of some defunct Col
lege. Let US then have a central location
one easy of access, and one that will exert
upon our boys. Knowing that such place
is desirable to all, and especially to the
farmer, would again present the claim of
Westerville, situated twelve miles north of
the capital, and three miles east of
the Columbus and Cleveland rail-
road. We have station on
this road, at which all trains stop. Pas
sengers are conveyed to and from the sta
tion twice every day by hack. We have a
hack leaving the U. S. Hotel daily. This
is thriving village of about twelve hun
dred inhabitants; has three churches, four
dry goods stores, four groceries, but no
dram shop. Indeed, we boast of being one
of the few places in Ohio where intoxicat-
ing drinks are not sold.
In short would say that all the COM
nlittee on location needs to convince them
that this is the place, is to give us visit
and see things as they are. Yours,
80 .ei-fa ENTERPRISE. q
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES GIFT DIsTRIBU-
TIoN.-The drawing OF the prizes of the
above distribution, came off according to
announcement. on the 10Th day of February.
= The opening address was made by Hon.
John F. Follett, Speaker of the Ohio House
of Representatives, whose remarks were
peculiarly appropriate, and were received
with applause by the assembled ticket
holders. On the conclusion of the speech,
of the stage. Hon. Joel NJ. Dennis, Mayor
of the city, Hon. William H. Shirclif,
Judge of the Court of Probate, and Hon.
William Bell, County Auditor. officiated as
Judges, and Messrs. John r. Banton, j. d.
Williams and j. B. Mattingly as Secre-
taries. The number tickets were drawn
from the wheel by G. B. Griffin, ESQ., ex-
Postmaster of Newark, and the prize tick
cts by B. G. Smythe, Justice of the Peace
of Newark township. The absolute con-
troll of the affair was placed in the hands OF
the above gentlemen. whose known integ-
rity commanded the confidence of the COM
munity. Colonel w. D. Morgan. editor OF
the Ne,oarE Advocate, Major William CAT
frey, OF the Ne,oarE American, Captain Jas
county, Isaac w. Bigelow, Esq, County
Recorder, and Captain Joseph G. Wehrle,
were also present and Officiated as private
secretaries and reporters.
On the conclusion of the drawing the list
of winning numbers was sealed by the
judges and secretaries, to remain in their
custody until the first week of April, when
it will be published in both the Newark,
and in all the Catholic newspapers. 1t
was absolutely necessary for US to adopt
p this course, as many OF our agents contin-
ued their sales until the last moment, and
their returns must be made before the list
is made public. The $4,000 tickets and the
4,243 prizes having been drawn from the
wheel, all the tickets standing out and
paid for prior to publication of the list
{the first week of April,) will be entitled
to the prizes drawn by them, whether sold
before or after the drawing.
All letters asking for information mus,
be accompanied by postage stamp to in
sure reply.
AS great many persons assisted us al
the last hour, and desire to participate fol
some time in the spiritual benefits, there.
fore the Holy Sacrifice OF Mass will be
offered again for one year, each Saturday
until March 1869, for all our benefactors.
All communications to be addressed to
L. CARTUYVELS, Pastor.