The midland journal., 1888-03-09

that the power of attorney given years ago
to gentleman to vote it had been re-dele-
gated to Mr.. johnson. Protest vas made
against its reception, butthe chairman der
clined to consider It, throwing the respon-
sibility on the tellers.
Mrs Sands, seconded by DR.. w. w.
Waring, of Prince Georges moved the
tellers report how many shares were repre-
sented by proxies that were entitled 10
be voted. Mich confusion prevailed. and
the motion was not pnt. Col. John. Carroll
Walsh, one Of the tellers said there were
about 5000 shares but his colleague, Mr.
Allan Dodge, would not commit himsalfto to
the admission Of the Mercer stock, declar-
ing he was not familiar with the legal
questions involved, and contented himself
with the statement that the proxies pre-
sented footed up the number. of votes stated.
One of the stockholders present reported
that he had songht advice from an eminent
counsellor, and was assured that proxy
to vote stock delegated anew to another
party was absolutely void, unless the orig.
inal power of attorney contained provis-
ion authorizing it, The proxy of the rep
resentatiye of the Mercer estate did no, do
this.
aud declared ballot had been taken, but
amid several protests, and berg instructed
BY Col. Walsh that ro bsllot had yet been
ordered, he entertained, put aud declared
carried motion that Col. w. should cast a
ballot for the old Board. This was then
done, the question of the admission of the
Mercer stock not being actually passed up
on at all. though it was counted.
III IF fhoxo xaroc o,,f ovaont tho forr
tees refrained from voting. Mr.. Johns,n
voted about 1900 shares including the 1900
of the Mercer estate, nearly all the balance
likewise belonging to estates of persons de-
ceased, Col. Walsh, 500 and Mr.. Dodge
800.
The stock book, was not brought to the
meeting, and there existed no means of as.
certaining who were owners or holders of
stock.
The efficiency ofan administration, whose
existence was continued by such means
which now seeks to be entrusted with the
disbursement of the great sum which the
Hatch Experiment Station law offers to
Maryland. as shown by the following ex-
tracts from reputable journals.
The Baltimore Episcopal Methodist de-
clared:
''The Trustees have not had full board
meeting for several years, aud are really
more ignorant of the affair." oft College
than some who have no official connection
with it We know that many efforts to
get them together have failed. The editor
Of this paper lives in the vicinity and
knows whereof he aairms, and that if ma
jority Of the board would resign and some
new blood be put into it, that more decided
progress could be made"
The Washington, d. G. Republican said
of it:
MARYLAND farmers know full we'll the
culpable Indifference Of the trustees to the
best interest Of the College.
1t Is notorious that within the pas, two
years no: a single trustee meeting has been
held at the College at which qnorum WAS
present. United States funds, state funds,
income from farm and students, are dis
bnrsed without audit, although the law re-
qnires that all accounts shall be audited by
Il register. compelled to give bonds in the
sum of SIC, 900 for the faithful discharge of
his duty, and this andit to be passed upon
by the finance committee of the. trust ees.
Yet there is no register, the President ct
ing as his own andItor, under no bond
whatever, and the finance committee have
not held business meeting in years.
We publish the, above facts from the
american Farmer, and you Can rely upon
every word here set down as being icts
Farmers, what are YOU going to do about
it? Does not snch outrage and imposition
make your "blood boil?' We suggest that
every farmer and farmers wi1e, aud son
daughter sit down at once whe1 this
meets your eye and write to our members
of the legislature to stop this inevitable
robbery by exerting every effort to divert
this fund from that boitomless pit and pre-.
serve it for future usefulness. Write at
once, or it will! be too late.