The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-20

Editor F70ridiaa: The editorial extract from the
nary. and which you briefly commented upon in
your last issue deserves more than passing notice
inasmuch as II contains tao false charges against
this community: LIST, ~ regards TIE contract
between the City Of Tallahassee and the State
when the Seminary was located here; and. ID.
as to amount offered by the citizens Of this com
munity As = bonus to the Florida Agricultural
College.
Prof Haisley's report did 20 much injustice
to this community that yourself Governor Walker
and other gentlemen went before the COMMITTEES
on Education and satisfied them that his charge
was false, and the Professor himself admitted
that he was In error. The City Of Tallahassee
never agreed to giee annually 5000 40 tuition
fec, but TO guarantee ihatamount Prof Hsisley,
in his report, said that though the promise TO
give $1,000 per annum was made. yet the City
Of Tallahassee never did pay anything. BE was
told that there was q simple sxGraatas. and that
annually mp to the time when the free schools
were established the city paid the tuition fees Of
a number Of its youths. and for proof thereof
was referred 10 the Treasures books Of the City
of Tallahassee Bat notwithstanding this be
never had the manlises to correct this error,
and from his known hostility to the two Semi
naries, n IT present located. Il h even thought
Lao01 was inspired By him
As to the amount contributed by the citizens
of Tallahassee TO induce the location Of the Ag-
ricuitural College here, ii was - follows:
A loan Of $500 Er 70 months, without
interest,", equivalent TO-. .............. $500
Cash subscriptions ....--.-............ 500
700 acres In land ~ SO per acre. ....-..- 1900
Total. 5000
Interest Of 81 900 as represented.
Besides this, the Board Of Education of the
West Florida Seminary proposed TO unite their
assets. which make:
An oo1os-- :-.-....-.. ..x40VU
In real and personal property. ......... 12,000
Total from citizens and Seminary. eco 900
A more liberal proposition than from any of The
other competing places
But what did Ocala Offer - IN inducement
that the Seminary be located there2 From Pam
phles Laws. 1851, page 81, find that she offered
is lots and building Crame) in Torn Of IN L. with
two fronts Of fifty feet each and twenty feet wide,
together with two other buildings erected on said
lots 2Ox3o feet each. and 81 600 in cash--,he
| whole valued At $500. Compare that with
Tallahassee's o6er Act Of January I. 1857,
shows that she proposed to donate building
and lots worth $4,000, and that said building
and grounds should b appraised, and II found
10 be worth les than tl0O00 the city should pay
the difference. The three disinteresled apprais-
eB valued the ine brick building and grounds
at that figure, and il b today in god repair.
Besides this the city gsarantAd . 900 % tuition
fees While thus tho City Of Tallahassee per
year paid the tuition Of her needy youth who
were educated in ber>Seminary, bow much did
the CityCD Of Ocala payi The property ten
dered by TALLAHASSEE was egpraiaad, that fen
dered by Ocaia was motif was taken Il their
own valuafion-And when you take into consid-
Grafton the appraised value Of the property ten
dercd BY Tallahassee and the amount paid ont
In tuition fees, she contributed twice = much =
did OcalA Nor h this all Four city lots were
Afterwards purchased and added 10 the property
| on which the brick edi0ce stands, and suhse-
Fernaie Academy and two lols wese dooated,
which made el4O0O b donatjens bel5des the
guarausee And yet lheoe Iher1l ponpso afe &C.
cnsed 0t bad taith. Itls ND thnl q fsmer daya
Prot HAisleY was - une1 ll Anplfcnnk f,f
apoaition u The 0eminasy q Goine1ville Hufely,
this cannot b ~ easee g ~ anlans Towards
the edifor x ihs Rsaas kea1a hefc1l ~ csns.-
Inc Tie ac9s Of ~ Iee llnlnIn klnelG asd eos
tfast 70 the inlnemnsloa q - ~ ii1 q
himself whm re1selilak q N 81 r
Adgns pE1 ~ IxxxAiIA 49,