The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-07
AugustanA college.

On the first day of this month papers
were made conveying, from H. p. Hull to
the Trustees of Augustana College, about
20 acres of the beautiful bluff property
Immediately in rear of the HAYES place,
on Moline Avenue, now owned by MIR.
Hull. The price paid was $l0,0O0-two
thousand down and the balance in Install
ments, on time. 1t is agreed between the
parties that when the city is ready to open
Second avenue from Elm street to the Mo
line line, Mr.. Hull, who owns property on the
north, and the Trustees Of Augustana Col
lege on the south, will each give one half
the land necessary for the opening of this
avenue Cross streets, from Moline ave
nue., will also be needed, of course, thus
making the property easily accessible
The Trustees will lay off the property in
handsome shape, keeping what will be
needed for the college and selling any that
may not be needed, in lots, to any one who
may want it.
The corporation of Augustana College
has large endowment of farming lands,
improved and uuimproyed, in Ford county,
this State, also some lots in Paxton, IN
that county, where the school is now loeat-
ed. But the Trustees, desiring TO change
their location from farming country,
with sparce population, To location
where may be found considerable popu-
/ lation of Swedes and also TO locality
destined. in the near future, to number a
large and wealthy business population gen
erallv, have fixed upon Rock Island as the
place, and made the purchase alluded TO.
They will sell their Ford county property,
as occasion offers, and invest the proceeds
here
Their idea is to continue the college at
first as a theological institution, Lutheran
and ultimately to increase it, making it a
great university which shall contain Eng
lish, French, German, Swede, and other
professors, teaching all branches taught in
any of our great universities, with law,
medicine, and theology attached, for those
who wish to pursue either Of those
branches, in addition to a general educa
ton They will erect large brick college
buildings, and fine dwellings for the pro
fessors, and they hoped that their own
cauntrymen. together with some of our
men of property, would subscribe donations
enough to purchase for them the land
needed. They will ultimately bring a
large amount u property here, and add
greatly to the business of our stores, shops,
boarding houses, ETC., as well as TO the
population and increase of value Of prop
erty which always follows large increase of
population. Approaching these points
Mr.. 2. L. Gable subscribed 81 900, Messrs.
Harper and Robinson, $500 each, and it is
thought Mr. Brooks will add another thou
sand Mr. Swanson also subscribes some
thing; and the Trustees hope to raise
enough here 10 pay for the land, rs they
will give the same time on the subscrip-
tons which they get on the purchase.
They are much pleased with the locality
and with the people they meet here and
in the adjoining towns, Prof Reck is the
principal man in the business transactions,
so far, and he feels quite sure of ultimate
success, provided others do as well as
those he has met. They hope for such
aid and encouragement as will enable them
to commence the buildings this season.