The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-07-20


at any time purchase any of such, land
from any purchaser or purchasers thereof,
or from his or their or her assigns, shall
be purchaser OF any Of said lands at such
sale, and not more than one tract shall be
sold to the same person.
1t is provision OF the law creating the
trustees of this College, that they shall
serve without compensation.
The bylaws which the trustees have
prescribed for their own action provide,
that no member of the boarl shall be eli
gible to any place or appointment from
the board having amy pecuniary consider
alton or emolument connected with it.
submit, gentlemen, tn each of Won to
whom this letter Is particularly addressed,
whether you have not previously wronged
Mr.. Trimble, in making and publishing
the attack upon him which you have done
cannot believe that Colonel Pike, or Mr..
Eylar, would purposely infict wound
upon the feelings of Mr.. Trmble, or at
tempt TO weaken public confidence in the
College trustees, now engaged in The per.
formance OF important public duties.
Mr.. Trimble was selected by the trus.
tees to cause these lands to be SURVEYED
divided and sold, and to adjust the claims
of settlers, under the law, because they had
confidence in his integrity and sagacity,
and knew that he was more familiar with
titles than any other member OF the board,
or any one they could employ
Mr. Trimble accepted the trust knowing
full well the onerous duties it imposed. AS
he had procured the grant of this land
from Congress 10 the State, for the College
the board insisted UPON his taking care OF
II. From my own knowledge OF the facts,
do not hesitate TO affirm that Mr. I. is
performing for the State, without pay,
service which would cost the College fund
at least $1,000 to hire done lie, like some
OF his colleagues have an honest State pride
in their endeavor to establish at the Capt.
tai OF the State, University in fact, equal
in all its appointments to any in the Uni
ted States.
1t was this feeling that moved Mr.. I.
to take measures to enlarge the endow-
ment fund. During the past three months
he has had from two to three surveying
parties employed, spendinga good share OF
his time with them. He has already run
of over $1,000 acres and is not half
through this branch of his task. Next
will come the buying oil OF settlers
claims and procuring them titles. lie has
found some timber thieves on these lands
who were operating some with portable
saw mills, Others with workmen cutting
railroad cross ties for the Cincinnati mar
ket and others in getting tan bark, slaves
AMI locust timber for the markets
His surveys have brought to light an.
other class viz: men who have made false
entries, and claim thousands OF acres with.
out the shadow of right These facts are
well known, and yet am not aware that
the people which have 50 violently assail-
Ell the board oftrustees, through Mr. Trim
bic, their representative, have yet done
anything to expose the numerous felonies
under the statute which have been COM
mitted upon these lands in their own coun.
ties
What motive can these gentlemen have.
IN thus attempting to bring the trustees of
the College into public scandal, unless it
be TO forestall public opinion, in anticipa-
ton that they may institute in the courts
the necessary legal proceedings to reclaim
certain fraudueat entries of these lands.
basel upon the double crimes OF forgery
and perjury.
The settlers will find no just cause OF
for each receives us q gift alb
soutely forty acres.
This is the first instance in Ohio where
the general or the State government has
made direct gut OF pubic lands to the
:, tier all such are assured that their rights
under the law will be carefully guarded.
II any one feels aggrieved let him make
his complaint to Mr.. Trinblc who has
both the will aud authority to right his