The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-25
THEAGRICULTURALC COLLEGE.
We have. received the following from
prominent and well known citizen OF this

prominent and well known citizen of this
State:
Sr. PAUL MINI Jan. 18th 1877
Editor Anti MonopoEsss:
The farmers and mechanics of Minnesota
would be glad to have you or somebody else
tell why it is that none Of their class OF cltl-
zens are ever put upon the Board OF hegents.
II would seem as though this state OF things
ouobt not to exist We have connected with
our State University, an Agricultural COLLEGE.
understand the University is largely sup
norted by the funds arising from the AgrIcul-
tural College lands. Whether this be true or
moi. there should be some agricultural man on
Board that has to make p'oughs and look after
an Agricultural College with its farms and
gardens.
To one sup tree' it really looks as though
there was a monopoly about this business.
do not know hut all the lawyers and doctors
are good farmers.
You Mr. Editor ought to know whether
there is really any monopoly in this. 1t may
bs that the pay and emoluments are too large
for q horny handed farmer. Possibly there
may be politics in it, Now ii you know any
thing about this matter, please let the farmers
and laborers Of the state know something
about it, and confer with your brother sena-
tors. and gee if it is all right.
Yours for the farmers rights.
l.. III. FoaD
In this connection friend has sent us
a copy of the Litchfeld Independent con-
tanned the following article marked to
| attract our attention:
"It has OF yet been forgotten that
some years since, Congress donated
public land to each state in the Union ioi
the endowment of an agricultural col
lege. One hundred an twenty Thousand
acres fell to this state. worth, at fivt
| dollars en- acre, six hundred thousand
dollars. All of tie states that acted IL
good faith established agricultural col
leges, and among the most flourlshlns
we find those of Massachusetts,, Pennsyl
yania, New York, Michigan aud Iowa
Minnesota, Vermont and some Other
states allowed their universities to stea
this endowment from the farmers inter
est.
The University of Minnesota was wei
known to be bankrupt until it got hol'
of the agricultural grant, which lifted
out OF the mud. Our University prom
ised the farmers of this state an agricul
tural department commensurate with tn
gift. By an examination OF the repor
! of the Superintendent OF Public Instruc
: ton for the year ending September 30th
1876 we notice under the Aricultural De
. partment, lone assistant Professor G
: Agriculture, Mr., Charles Y. Lacy, wit
6l lectures on Botany, delivered befor
;. two students the first college term, an
56 lectures on Horticulture to three stu
dents tor second college term.
Of 267 students in the University, th
College OF Agriculture reports advance
|, course. junior class, gentleanen-one
: elementary course, gentlemen-two.
;. other words, our six hundred thousan
: dollars agricultural college endowmel
; is all expended in educating three youn
), farmers!
e Hadn't the Grangers better look aft
e it q littlep" s.
0 Inanswer to this, we would say. tn
g the farmers are themselves to blame f
: every injustice done in this respect.
they had demanded representation on Il
e Board of Regents they would undoub
$ edly have had their dsims r,cogrize
: 1t there are only three young gentleme
j attending the agricultural classes, Il
y question arises where are the sons OF o,
d farmers who have been students in Il
University? Have they been asham'
J of their fathers pursuits? Have th'
feared that the touch of mother ear
e would degrade them?
II The remedy for all this is with q
. farmers, and we are glad to see N
J Ford. and the correspondent Of t
d Litchield Independent taking the init
ID tive. Let Us all work together
n make the Agricultural Department
y the State University a brilliant succe.
a We second Mr.. Ford's suggesti
ut that the next vacancy in the Board
of Regents be filled with farmer.
at
to
etI rs IT POSSIBLE?