The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-04
ms Palsoary and the University Fune'

IA
The friends Il John 5. pillsbury favor his
election Tor Governor principally on tie
sra4.,sG # his extraordinary, devotion ~ ST
tauL tLv university deut Vh"u "1s c"4'-
trirt,s} s,,r the construction OF the Erst nlFei
-ifv latdiu. IFior H. the crash OF lS2t
y,gtf,}{ must have cost when c9mp4etel ap3ht
ftr- thausaud dollars. The STATE university
at thlS time was III possession o. 1919 -
thousand acres Of the best agra u4tiIai ana
tfu.far lands Iii tie stat, tGt OWING q tiie
ti15sncjal condition al the country Il was inter-
!. s.,,s,ssinls 70 sal! lands. but as times I'M
proved these lands could easily r. soid @ l'sE
I'll tas ,let.S III :ae EeaG l9b4 the stat
I-4f5-latirt. passed a law giving dalin l. flsl>-
6s.rv ,sxtraordiuary and unlimited power
u ST Il and pay Sill claims ana Demands q
whatever ratnr, against tile nlFersitE " IN
regents theTe Of. And - 90 TINS m Vas A"tis
sttharized L. sell d pQblIc or private sale 70.
ISL or iii tine iii " Mole or il part ans OF fns
fr7},is donated by Congress - this STATE s9f
Tr.,iv.r-tsv yalrlssses Thls .dv -@Ee M fl!is-
f.ufy H.. rl1ht T. all Of the [ University amds -
~sl3aud convey FOR cs.sl. or OF time aud pa
demands ri whatever mature against tte : r
x..f3tv or the REGENTS thereof * hien meant lis
t47rv New Il i due the pnble - Know AoW
7s,itcn ii this highway F!unaern1 Jaw III
pfl-2t7rv carried 6ut - the t%itsr. me lde''
at Tie legislature giving him the power -
settle claims u ANY nature O. lis Own % si'e
Tf,1y-erSjty- and Ii sell On l-Iae. showed - :
;8srtfv rtts4ll liz face the Intention o. fraud
Aud + Mr. pilShurv has not taken tAe adj
,-a,tsr.. al this ~rab law ts4e public ought Z
hot II a tire law Was made for Liz spaciA.
convenience ard approval. And he mus
sud tls ss4ysSeaglencss Attending SleA 81
f,l4t.tasa ' male law. The legislature, Which
meas Plit,burv. IA The year 1850 passed al
,,lsa,ssf5.,tt giving Pili>b1Iry still Ta'sFe Tow"
,lrst i T. rsilfy and confirm the sac o. a
!As1ds made - pEl0r regents. se~ WOW
ak ar. Pll.Sbury the Object Ct tn-s allisa-.i-
1usnt. when there had been 10 .ald sod =
-~;o~ r,s,se,grs - tnere was no Law aIloNli4!
sg.tr., ~ ali lands Was it not Intended {
cover v2r.a dark spot II the University Ian
sx,ldtaf Yet. VITA all the income iFoia I'd
sale ot Lands. Mr. pilIsbgTy became Lard i
ara A.5 . law res--e-d in 1865 allowing MN 7
ls.frtw ten thousand dollars 70 T<sT on hl
tvvr and University debts, - ~ repaid frof
i al lands Sss!a Ia some of his friends o.
Ia,,. t,Roe WI Lx. psilslury tel how mte
o. this ten thousand II borrowed. and Las
ever been paid lack
- the Legislature regarded NJ. rl1Isua.s ]
good. honest Republican, they aio DO !
otlfrp him 10 make any report Of what DE- ".
Doing with the ten thousand dollars uoFfo"ss
and also with the tor1y-slx thousand ac.S
! University lands As there ara strong lnIai-
> lions that pIIISbury has made nc. foun
s1,u out Of The sale of these lands, by INC
: who ara arruaiused with the txAnsAcoon-
tan thousand acres OF land sold IN Rice couns
: II five dollars per acre. Was worm y Inc "
Q MOI less than twenty dollars per acre. ~
{ chs public or private sale 70 some q