The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-30

Reeorsnanasaon - the Trastees Of
she Agricultural College.
Upon summons from Hon. E. &. Foster,
chairman Of the Board OF Trustees Of the State
Agricultural College, we reported at IN adjourn
cd meeting Of the board on the 9th inst, Al the
Canitol building. Such q reunion OF the members
railways pleasant, Is we have there, representing
this important interest, some of the worthless,
gentlemen In our commonwealth two OF the
C;rcuit Judges, Walker and Baker, three Of the
Executive Cabinet, Foster, Barnes and LEngle,
and several private citizens among the latter We
missed the presence of Col. Roper, Of Gaines
vile one of the most efficient and jealous o. ouf
members. His absence on account u Illness
was much regretted. Since the last meeting,
DIR. Branch OF Tampa, has died, and hrs place
had been filed by the election OF Dr.. C. L. Mitch
The board held three sessions, and considered
With much care several propositions Tor appro-
priating and using the interest on the college
fund but the board conld not see how these
would constitute an cndoscDses1 81 a co9ege, as
provided for by Congress in the original grant.
The board decided to take the most vigorous
action TO locate the institution forthwith under
the previous order to remove the site from Eau
Galiie in Brevard county to one more central
and accessible The corporate authorities and
citizens of several large towns and cities VIII DC
notified to take action to compete for the loca-
ton, if they 80 desire. The act of Congress pre-
scrbes that no part of the fund shall be used for
the erection of buildings These must he other
wise provided, together with one hundred acres
of land for experimental gardens. The buildings
to start with need not be very costly. As TO
what would be required, conference may be
had between the localities interested and some
member Of the Executive Committee-these are
Judge Walker of Tallahassee; Judge Baker, oil
Jacksonville Gen. Barnes, of Tallahassee; Col
Smith. of Madison, and j. WOffnrd Tucker, OF
Sanford. To the last named the towns OF Pa
latka, Ocala and Gainesville were assigned for
the purpose of receiving communications and re-
porting at an adjourned meeting al Tallahassee,
list of February In the perf0rma nce OF this
duty Mr. Tucker will visitthe places designated,
beginning with Gainesville, 25th January, and
thence calling at Ocala and Palatka. We shall
be pleased to csnfer with corporate bodies and
citizens who may lake an interest IN the loca-
ton of the college. The fund amounts now TO
about $4,000 invested in State bonds, aud
Yields an annual interest of nearly $4,000, The
patronage to any town or city, resulting from
the presence of such an institution, having, pos
sibly, hundreds of young men domiciled there,
and supplying themselves largely from the local
trade cannot well be overestimated. II would
also furnish frst-cass institution OF learning
for local patronage 1t must not be supposed
that the college is to be a large farm. Ii will
teach agricultural science, aDayze soils, fertili-
zers etc. and mechanic arts in all departments !;
but il will be all the same a school for imparting
in all respects n frst-class education. Let the
cities speak out.