The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-04
Mr. Plsoury and the University Fund.

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The friends Of John s pillsbury favor his
election for Governor principally on the
ground Of his extraordinary, deyotioh 10 set
Ting tie university debt when was COM
,rarf.d Tor the construction OF the trst nlyei-
.ity building prior to the crash OF 1906
witch must have cost when completed about
ittv thousand dollars. The State university
at thi, time WAS IN possession OF iolts ~
thousand acres of the best agricultural ana
timber lands in the State. but owing 70 tiie
financial condition of the country ii WAS utter
IL impossible to sell lands, but as times nm
proved these lands could easily he sold to pay
"A. tia debts Ia the year lsol the state
Legislature. passed a law giving John L. Piiis-
bury extraordinary and unlimited power
to settle and pay all claims aud demands OF
whatever nature against the University or siie
r,.r..,,ts thereof And to do this he was iuliy
authorized to sell al pablo or private sale Tor
rSsL or On time in whole or in part any OF the
Lands donated by Congress - this STATE Tor
University purposes. This law gave Mr.. Pills
husv the night ~ all Of the [ University lands 20
S.n and convey for cash or OF time aud lssv
demands Of whatever nature against the l!ii-
v,.,Si.v or the REGENTS thereof which meant HIS
bury Now it Is due the Puhlc 70 KNOW i,.M
+ ,nllcn III this highway pluneering law ut
I piIlsrurv carried out to the better. The iaes.
of the legislature giving him the power to
...ttla slail1.s oil any nature Of his own or Tue
] University. and to sell on time, showed -
;de,,tlv mon its face the intention OF fraud
Ana II Mr.. Pnlsburv has not taken the ad-
VANTAGE of this grab law the public ought :.
know il A. the law was made for his speeial
convenience and approval afad ne mus
stand the Consequences aiienanlS suei a,
,guivocay made law. The legislature, Wliel
nsasr,s Fiilsburv. in the year 1865 passed a
amendment giving pnlsbury st.li mere po"s
that Is to ratlfy and confirm the SAFE O =.
lands made by prior regents. Nov ! "ou,'
ask Mr.. pils6ury the object OF this Alleisu
tuent. when tsege lad been no land SOFA y
1{~icr regents - there was no Law aiioWln
them 10 sell lands Was It not intended {
cover ana dark spot IN the University IAN
. sx,lyels.. Yet. with all the income from IN
/ sale o. lands, Mr.. PillsbUTy became hard "
and lad q law yss>sed in 1865 allowing nm
borrow ten thousand dollars to pay on ~
own and University debts, % be REPAID sfoi
the SAX. OF lands sold IA some Of his friends Q
long tine. Will -Ar. Pislsbury tell how muc
:. Of this tan thousand he borrowed, and nas
ever been raid back
Ii a. tbs legislature regarded Mr.. Plllsburf
a good. honest Republican. they did not
n,,sne him 10 make any report Of what he VI
doing with the ten thousand dollars bofroWe'
; and Also with the forty-six thousand acres
n University lands. As there are strong lnSlns
e tons that Piilsbury has made nlcs, va.
!. snm ont Of The sale Of these lands, BY tho
= who sxe scuuaiu1ed with the fx1nsacf1on- ~
{ TN thousznd aczas 0f land sold N h1ce go. =.
4 i've dollars pr aczes. Mas worm 9 me T. =,
. npk le8 than wsnky doaiAa p ac1e.
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