The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-26
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We had few words 10 say some days
lgo abapt the Importance of securing
he locetlan Of The College Of Enporia
We wait t. talk some more about the
matter, and We hope the people of the
county AID CRY will talk about 1t and |
woI FIR il III the object is secured.
In il would be good thing for the
pei le 10 pas in good deal of time
sbout it and working for It dur
ing the next month. Il is worth while
to d.. so, rather than fail. II is not
simply the business OF the committee to
secure the $4,000 necessary Il is the
business Of all citizens To help. This is
so because all are interested We write
this because the committee think the
people are not taking hold with that de-
gree OF enthusiasm which it was expect
ed the project would meet with. This
was to be expected. of course, but
the time has come when II must
be known whether Emporia wants the
college or not. The has been time TO
think, and action is now Whist is wanted.
Let us make few estimates of the re
suit Of the location of the College of
Emporia here from purely a business
standpo We believe these estimates
are too low rather than too high. The
$35, 600, when raised, is not to be taken out
OF Emporia, but is 10 be spent in putting
up building in our own town. 1t will
go into the hands of our own dealers
and woI kineu. In one year we would
have 100 students spending here $500
each, a total OF $4,000 annually. In
one year We would have an addition of
at least twenty-five families, on account
of the college, spending here 81 900 per
family, or $4,000 per annum. In
three years the number of students and
the number of families would be doub-
led, and ITS patronage t. our COM
munity annually would be $4,000.
In five years we believe 1t
would he doubled again and in the mean
time the college would have to have ad-
diti0nal buildings a: probable cost of
$50, 900, for it must be borne in mind
that it viii not be mere local insiitu-
tion. 1t would have the patronage and
assistance of the Presby terians of the
whole state. They will have no other
college in Kansas. 1t wonld be endowed
with $4,000 at once, and this sum
would be increased as rapidly as neces-
sary The attempt to establish this col.
lege here is already known widely, and
is attracting general attention especial
| ly among the people of the denomina,
ton under whose charge il will be. The
power of the church Will be brought &c
bear To make 1t first-class college. We
understand many letters have already
| been received here from people who wan
TO come and locate, inquiriDg about its
| prospects We are saBguine, enough
from observing how rapidly such
institutions grow in the west, TO belieYt
that AZ no distant time, within a few
years; in fact, this college would bC
| wolt Tia to us, in dollars and cents, half 1
that II is the best possible thing we caI
do, as an investment, 10 raise and pay
over this 49,, 900 to secure this college
We believe the moment it is known
this college is located here every acre o
land within the range Of country tribu
tary TO Emporia, and every city hom
and vacant lot becomes more valuabl
in an amount that would aggregate
many times the sum we are asked t,
contribute to secure its location.
Can we raise the money? Yes, easily
ii every citizen will put his shoulde
the wheel" and it viii be the best lll
for himself he ever gave. Let us figur
a little on the prospect, and We be
lieVe these figures are also entirely with
in the bounds of reason: We belieV
that in Emporia $4,000 can be raise
among those who will subscribe sum
of 5000 and upwards. One gentleman
will give $4,000, and several others viii
subscribe $1,000 each We take thi
$15, 900 as basis. and We believe it ca
be raised. Then is it unreasonable Z
estimate that there are so who will sui
scribe 800 each; 100 who will give So
each; 200 who will give $25 each, an
400 who will give $40 each. This, wit
a subscription of $1,000 by the ladie:
society of the church, which we hav
no doubt they would readily make, woul
foot up $35, 900, and the work would b
done. Thus:
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