Evening journal., 1890-01-30
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.


Agricultural College Useless.
Twas present at the meeting Of the
New Castle County Farmers Institute
held In Delaware College. and heard the
statement of A. T. Neale, ESQ on the
last seasons experiments and the plans
for the coming season, state here as
did there that / did not think there was a
single farmer that had been benefited
el from the $50, 900 government grant
received by the trustees OF Delaware COL
lege this last two years for the express
purpose Of benefting the farmer II the
farmers are contented to wait aud live in
hopes for some future benefit from Della
ware College. when the prospects are no
better than the past ! would be pleased
20 know on what grounds the farmers are
placing their hope. The farmers are in q
distressed condition and IL is cruelty IN
list TO keep from the farmers any imme-
date benefit they are entitled to.
Two years ago, when Governor Biggs
assigned the $500 government grant
per year to the trustees of Delaware Col
iege, the farmers belonging to the Grange
organization petitioned the trustees of
the college TO appropriate $4,000 OF the
government grant per year for the pur
pose of raising the best kinds of live
stock and loan them to the farmers to
breed from. This method would have
benefited the farmers So 900 this year,
and in FIVE years the live stock Of the
state OF Delaware would be. at the least
calculation, worth one third more than 1t
lie to day, besides supplying the whole of
the citizens with quality of
meat superior to that which the
citizens are often supplied with
now Some OF it Ia scarcely fit for
human food The farmers are not so
Ignorant class OF men but that they
know what would benefit them most.
And had the trustees of Delaware College
acted on the farmers advice and procured
1860 acres of land for the purpose Of cult
waiting the best sorts Of vegetables. cere-
ais and stock, which go into everyday
consumption, it would have been a great
benefit to the farmers as well as all
classes Of the community II WAS not TO
be expec ed that gsntlen en-, possessed Of
such highly ornamental knowledge as most
OF the trustees of Delaware College are
honored will. would ever listen to any
petition from lot of poor, uneducated
farmers who have not shown
courage and perseverance enough
TO protect themselves unitedly against
the unjust and unequal taxes
that are levied on them, Then what
have the trustees of Delaware College
done with the $4,000 per year for the
last two yearsl They engaged some pro
fessors to tell the farmer what 10 do to
relieve their ruinous position. paid these
professors exorbitant salaries, one as high
as So 600 per year. The salaries OF these
gentlemen amounted to nearly half the
Is
made few experiments In this locality
which were total failure. Therefore,
outside OF the professors and truetees,
benefited at all. If they have been
benefited hope some one will enlighten
me in that way.
Except the farmers, all industries
combine to protect their own interest
The manufacturers. railroad corporations
and In fact almost every trade mas estab.
lished secret organization, not except
ing the mechanics and laborers who have
theirs. The time has come when the
farmers must also unite in one body to
protect their own right. to protect their
homes, wives and children. One
half Of the formers property has
passed into the hands Of the capitalist
! within the last Ave years. Unless the
farmers meet together and unite in one
body aud sever themselves from all party
ties with determined with TO save them
selves from utter ruin, they must. in 9
very few years see their farms taken
possession Of by the mortgage, and their
/ wives and children turned out into the
roads homeless He will suffer like the
poor, detected Irish farmer is suffering
1t is a sad state Of affairs, only wish
/ doubted the truth Of it,
WILLIAM HOMEWORK.
Newark. January 80, 1890.