The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-28
THE ACTION OF OTHER STATES
How Industrial Education aud Adj
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cultural and Mechanical college OF Texts
contains much matter OF general interest
and Importance in connection with the IN
dustral part OF Texas:
Major W. Il. Cayitt. Bryan, Texas.
College, Station. Texas. March 27-Dear
Sir Complying with your request Of
| some days since, herewith transmit some
] data concerning the appropriations made
/ by the states for the support oi agriCull ur-
al colleges for TIT purpose OF supplements
Jug the general government appropriations,
! and some statistics relating to state APP
preparations for the experiment stations
\ throughout the country. Though late,
/ hope this will serve a useful purpose.
| The permanent fund of nearly all OF
| these institutions consists of interest de-
/ rived from the public lands given each
! state under the land grant act Of July .
1852 from which the State OF Texas de-
! riyes $l4,s4s.2s Some other institutions
| including Pennsylvania, New York. MIN
nesota and California, derive double this
/ amount from the same source on account
| OF the more economical manner In which
the land grant act was originally Goa
! troiled by the trustees OF this fund In these
| States. In addition 10 the land grant act,
all of these institutions receive the bene-
| fit of the Morrill, fund. providing for sup
| Elementary support OF these institutions
! by the general government of 1890. From
/ this source Texas last year derived slS,-
( 1880 ana all OIL the states received the
same support from this fund,
The general government has not only
/ provided these two funds for advancing tho
| education OF our youth along agricultural
and mechanical lines, but in 1887 provided
the sum of $4,000 for each State for the
lpurpose of carrying on experiments for
the benefit Of the farmers and stock raisers
of each state in the Union, and all States
are treated alike in this respect. The
funds here mentioned are used for the
purpose of paying the salaries of the Of
hcers connected with these several in
| stitutions, and ii rs expected that the nee
essary buildings and equipment for the
most economic use of the funds supplied
by the general government will be provided
by the several States by which this fund
Is received and In those cases where the
| $4,000 experimental fund will prove in
adequate, that the State should supplement
this fund to any desired extent for the
purpose OF upbuilding the agricultural and
live stock resources of that particular
State
II is interesting 10 note the extent TO
which the several States have supplement
ed the funds given for college instruction
purposes during the year 1897 (Which is the
last year for which full and authoritative
statistics have come 10 hand) In addition
to the general government funds the fol-
lowing States made the appropriations
set opposite their names: California
sl33O0o Kentucky s32.429, Minnesota $s2,-
600, Nebraska $4,000, Ohio si1S. 900,
Rhode Island s55,000 South Carolina SOL
000, Texas s22, 900. OF course this COM
parlson is not favorable to our Texas In
stituton.
Some have thought that in the Western
States industrial education has not re-
ceived that support which has been given
such educational efforts in the Eastern
States but a glance at the following au-
thentic statistics show that some OF our
prOgrngglVp Wegtarn States M
liberal, indeed, in the matter OF supply
ing appropriations for the promotion OF
agricultural and mechanical arts The
following statistics show the amount in
! vested in the several State agricultural
/, and mechanical colleges and measure the
extent to which the State has lent aid and
, support by supplying permanent build
! ings fer the protection of the work of
instruction attempted in the several
, states California. value of buildings
[ lS9D, $500 Minnesota 1884, 000 Wis
consin, 900; Ohio, S605,000 Texas,
! $271, 900.
1t is true that some OF the Eastern States
have been more liberal and invested larger
E amounts for housing their agricultural and
mechanical colleges, as indicated in the
! following statement: New York 81 ,632-
900; Pennsylvania. s750.000; Vermont,
S47S,0O0; Massachusetts, S760,O00; Illinois,
500 600
For several years past great energy
las been displayed in a number of States
In the extension of equipment OF the agr-
r cultural and mechanical colleges, and dur
ing the year 1897 the follc ding additions
we're made in number of States. Hi
nois. $500 Minnesota. 100000; Mou-
tana, $4,000; New York SIZES 900 Ne
braska, $4,000; Ohio, $li7 000; Rhode
Island, $55000; Texas SECS The figures
, here stated are given in round numbers
and do not Include cents; they are taken
/, from the statistical publications Of the
department of agriculture. Washington, d.
| c., for that year
As above stated, all OF the experiment
, stations have the same amount of money
derived from the general government for
the extension and support OF experiments
, in agricultural and live stock lines, but
many States have largely supplemented
c these appropriations, and have found il
/ good investment since. in nearly all in
stances they have continued to make such
appropriations and have even increased
them from year TO year. The following
! amounts were expended by some of the
e more prominent experiment stations of
THIS country during the year 1897. Ala
bama, S3O,S00; Texas, s17 800; California,
q S3l 200; Louisiana. S37,100; Kentucky So
r 700; New York $4,000; Rhode Island.
, $4,000, Ohio, $4,000; Wisconsin S27 900
/. In state as large as Texas It seems that
= even to casual observer that our live
: stock and agricultural interests are suth-
GENTLY great to warrant larger invest
= ment In agricultural Investigations than
can be Profitably employed in the small
State of Rhode Island, and IL Is sincerely
hoped that our legislature will appreciate
this fact and will largely supplement the
general government or hatch" fund.
> which is practically all that is now re-
l ceived for the purpose OF experimental in
NeSttgation In this State.
In all of those States where the best ex-
, perimental work has been conducted IL
/ has been found necessary TO provide spe-
cial buildings for this purpose supply
, the necessary office rooms, laboratories,
dairy buildings. etc, and during the year
1897 the following amounts were expended
from State appropriations in addition TO
buildings, and the extension OF scientific
equipment: Texas s6o0; Montana, $4,000;
New York. $500; Ohio. $4,000; Louisiana.
$4,000; Idaho. S4S00 New Hampshire. $500:
Oklahoma. $4,000: Rhode Island, $500
In nearly all of the States special build
ings have been provided for the accom-
mediation OF the experiment stations that
supply the necessary conyeniences for car
; rying forward this work: The state OF Ohio
4 has rarenfly hnishod an nrrirultural AZ