The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-15
THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Some Utah County Towns Put in
Bid.

The natural facilities OF Spanish Fork
and it's envlrons, for agricultural and
horticultural purposes, are quite pro-
verbal. A proper sense of this fact,
and desire for the establishment of
the Agricultural College provided for by
the late Congress of the United States
incite the inhabitants of Spanish Fork,
Salem, Plys0n, Benjamin and Lake
Shore TO offer inducements TO the Terri
torial Legislature, and petition that
honorable body to cause said institu-
ton to be located on lovely site on
the south side of spanish Fork River
ana about one and one-half miles
southwest of opanish Fork City. On
Thursday, the 9th inst, committees
from the aboYe-named settlements con
vened in the City Hall, Spanish Fork
City, to confer upon that subject.
| The meeting was called TO order by
| K. 2. Smell, and on motion, proceeded
to organize as follows: Chairman, Il.
Z. Smell; secretary, Sam L Page.
Gu motion the secretary read al ar
| ticle in THE SAT- LAKE HERALD of the
date of February 4Gh, bearing on the
subject to be discussed.
Mr.. Martell reported the action taken
| by The citizens of Spanish Fork i'll The
| matter, stating that So I'll had been
subscribed by them.
The secretary read letter from r. J
| Nattall, reporting 500 subscribed by
the citizens of Salem.
NY MoIM .lIi,, ronnrfnA ho
not flu ly prepared. as yet, to state the
exact amount subscribed by the citizens
of P6yson. Since that time reported
| 81 400 subscribed
w. Hickman reported $500 subscribed
by Benjamin.
Mr.. Argyle reported 1892 subscribed
by Lake shore.
the house was unanimous in select
ing the location OF the experimental
farm.
Mr.. Martell moved that committee
of i've be elected to draft petition TO
the Legislature, the representatives OF
each settlement to nominate one OF
their own number. The melton pre-
vailed. On motions severally put and
carried. the following were elected
mem bers of said comm ttee:
Thomas H. Wilson, Payson; G. W.
Hickman, Ben iamin; Lorepze Argyle,
Lake Shore; Thomas g. Martell and
w. o. Greer, Spanish Fork.
The COMMITTEES retired to their room,
and on returning, reported q petition
drafted.
On motion the petition was read, and,
with some amendments, was adopted.
On motion, Z. P. Smell and Thomas
c. Martell were elected a committee to
transmit the petition to our representa-
tfves in the Legislature, and forward
synopsis of the proceedings of this
meeting to be published; IS also copy
OF the petition.
L. P. SMELL, Chairman,
SAM. L. PAGE, Secretary.
The petition reads as follows:
To the Honorable, the Legislature of Utah
Territory, an session conUened:
GentEemen-We, your petitioners, a COM
mittee duly authorized by the inhabitants
of Spanish Fork, salem, Benz amin and
Lake Shore, respectfully represent, that,
WHEREAS, the late Congress of the United
States enacted that the sum Of fifteen thou
sane sand dollars lars be annually aPPropri.,
agricultural colleges in the State s
and Territorities seyerally, for The express
purpose of augmenting the agricultural
interests of the county in an Intelligent
| and scientific manner; and,
WHEREAS, the conditions of said enact
ment require those receiving the benefit of
| said appropriation 10 provide an agricul
tural school or farm,
Therefore, your petitioners do hereby
agree to approp pirate the sum of FIVE thou
| sand dollars for the benefit of said institu-
| ton, providing your honorable body cause
| its location to be on the tract of land briefly
described as follows: A tract of land Of suf-
rcient area, lying on the south side of Span
ish Fork River, and about one aud one-half
mil es southwest of Spanish Fork City, and
situated centrally between the above named
settlements, and within half q mile of the
Utah Central kai road, and within a short
distance Of the Denver & Rio Grandr Rail
road.
Its altitude being at the desirable height
| of 1856 feet, gives it a commanding view of
the entire valley, with its numerous cities,
well titled farms, productive orchards and
extensive meadows, and is in close proX-
unity to its beautiful lake Astounding in fish
Said tract slopes in three directions, thus
favoring it with various climatic influences;
and contains several kinds OF soil, all of
which are highly adapted for experimental
analys es and the maturity of crops, such as
cereals, tubers, fruit, grapes, etc.
II affords excellent water powers, good
irrigation rights, and only awaits the well
driver to send forth gushing streams OF
pure artesian water, such as are quite num-
ernus in the vicinity.
Therefore, your petitioners respectfully
ask that your honorable body favorably
consider this presentation, locate the agri-
cultural college for Utah on the grounds of
the above described site; AMI for the &C.
complishment of the object of our petition.
we respectfully ask that you appoint COM
mittee 10 inspect the location.
And in duty bound your petitioners will
ever pray.
RUFUS P. SMELL. J. J. McCLELLIN,
t &. MARTELL, THos. H WILSON,
WIN JEX, SAM L. PAGE,
A. E. NIELSEN, g. W HICKMAN,
w O. GREER ISAAC HANSEN,
HUBBARD FUTILE, l. ARGYLE,
| WILLIAM BOWEN, ANDREW FERGUSON.
| Don C. MARKHAM, GEO. 4. BOWEN,
JOHN w ROBERTSON.