Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-05-14

at the Board of Trade Rooms for the pur-
pose of hearing further reports from the
various committees soliciting subscrp-
tions, who reported upwards of S42, 200 SUBJ
scribed.
SPECIAL SUBSCRIPTION.
In addition to the above the Committee
were authorized to offer to the University
from Jos. a. Mabry 100 acres of land for
a site, worth at least $4,000, making the
total offer of the citizens over FIFTY THoU-
SAND DOLLARS. .
On motion of Col John Baxter, w. w.
Woodruff, President of the Board of Trade,
for the citizens of Knoxville, was authoriz-
ed to present the above amount of sub
scriptions with the site offered to the Lo-
eating Committee of the Church, to be ac-
cepted by them on the proposition of the
Board of Trade made by its committee at
Chattanooga, and to assure said Committee
of the Church that the citizens of Knox
vile would use their earnest endeavors to
raise the subscription list to fifty thousand
dollars.
THE COMMITTEE AT NEW MARKET.
The Committee took the Thursday
morning freight train and went to New
Market to receive the proposition of the
people of that enterprising town. They
met most cordial reception from its peo-
pie, were most Hospitality entertained and
in every way kindly treated.
The proposition of the city was present.
ed and amounts in the aggregate in the
shape submitted to FIFTY Six THOUSAND
grounds of the Holston College at
$4,000. In it is included several
letters from various parts of Jefferson
county promising or pledging quite lib
eral sum. The offer is certainly an ex-
ceedingly liberal one from the citizens of
New Market and Jefferson county, and re-
fleets great credit upon them. The COM
mittee have the proposition in writing.
They returned on the night freight
In accordance with the announcement
made yesterday morning, a large congre-
CATION assembled In the Methodist Church
last night to hear an address from DR.. +. o.
Haven, of New York, the Secretary of the
Committee on Education. Owing to the
fact that n business meeting of the citizens
was necessarily protracted ut the Board of
Trade rooms until very late hour, many
of our people were deprived of attending
at the church, as under other circum-
stances they would certainly have done.
The Locating Committee will meet this
morning at the Board of Trade rooms to
receive the proposition of Knoxville. 1t
was prepared last night, reduced to writing
and delivered to DR.. Cobleigh, President of
the Committee, at late hour. Meantime,
all citizens who feel able to give additional
sums or who have not yet been waited
upon, should understand that the lists are
still open and the purpose and hope of the
committee is to raise the full fifty thousand
in subscription.
The committee expect to leave Knox
vile to-day, but not, we sincerely trust,
without a final decision of this important
question. A postponement would be most
unfortunate and disappointment to the
f.tn de nF N1.n lNnN~ InlNF a
earnestly for it. Its enemies could wish
it no greater misfortune than further de
lay. We confidently expect final de-
cision and that it will be favorable to
Knoxville. No other place offers such a
favorable location, and no other city APP
proaches it by several thousand in the
actual cash value of its bona fiide bub-
scribers. For these reasons we rest the
case upon its merits and hope for favor
able result.
Knoxville Secures the Prize.
The Locating Committee having in
charge the Central University, which has
occupied so large share of public atten-
ton in this community for few days past
met at the Franklin House Friday morn
| ing, Rev. n. E. Cobleigh, ID, in the
chair. Capt. Woodruff, as President of the
Board of Trade, then presented the follow
| ing as KnoXville's proposition
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May S, 1878.
Rec. N. E. CObteigh, ID. Chairman, &C..
| REV. AND DEAR SIR-In behalf of the
| citizens of Knoxville and its vicinity, the
President of the Board of Trade respect
fully reports to your committee that, pur
suant to the pledge heretofore made, sub
scriptions have been made to the proposed
| University of the NJ. +. Church, which
up to date, amount to the sum of over $40,
acres of good land worth over one hundred
dollars per acre, an aggregate of over tel
thousand dollars value, which land Il
agreed to be donated absolutely, on condi
ton ofits being used as the site of the pro
posed University. Said land is suitable 70
the purpose and is within one mile of tn,
city limits. Should said site not prove ac
ceptable, we will endeavor TO procure on
that shall be satisfactory, which can
without doubt, be accomplished. w
will use our most earnest endeaVor
to complete it at as early day as possible
the remainder of the promised subscrip
ton, and entertain no doubt rs to our abil
ity to accomplish the same.
We can assure your committee that on
labors among the people, have disclosed
spirit of earnest sympathy with your en-
terprise and a strong desire for its success
which indicate in the event of your lOcat
ing among us, a most cordial support OF
the part of our community. L have tn
honor to be sir,
Very respectfully and truly yours,
w. w. WOODRUFF,
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