The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-07-01
HERE is A CHANCE.
iron County Should Strive for the New Ex-
pertinent Station.

Iron County Should Strive for the New Ex-
pertinent Station.
In accordance with the act fthe egis-
lature Of ninety.nino, the board Of agri-
culture ol the state Of Michigan il now
preparing for the actual selection ola
site for the agricultural experiment stat-
ION which is to be established ia the up
per PENINSULA The board has been 'n-|
vested with full discretion in the select
ion of site ana viii act upon IA person
nj inspection Of the several sites offered.
Under the scheme Of the act, the several
suitable localities Of the peninsula will
bo afforded an opportunity 10 compete
for the location Of the station. The
DIAMOND DnLL is in receipt Of the fol-
lowing communication from the secretay
Of the state board OF agriculture:
GENrLEMEN:-
In accordance with the act
passed by the last session OF the I.egisla-
tnie establishing an Experiment Station
IN the Upper Peninsula, said act limiting
tho time IN which sand Experiment sta
tion shall be located To six months from
date of the passage OF the act, the State
Board OF Agriculture will during the last
week oi July and the fist week Of Aug
ust of the present year, personally visit
aud examine such tracts OF land IN the
Upper Peninsula as are offered under
the provisions OF said act for the loc'l-
tiOn oil SAID Experiment Station.
Will you kindly call the attention OF
your readers 20 Sections = and 3 OF said
act which read as follows;
Section =, "The said board of commits
toner's ( State Board al Agriculture }
may receive by donation within six
months from aud after the approval OF
this act, ia some portion OF the Upper
Peninsula which seems 20 them most
suitable Tor the above mentioned pur-
pose, q tract of land containing not less
than eighty acres"
Section 3 that the deed for such site
shall he duly executed to the people OF
this state aud delivered 20 the Auditor
General.
The Board viii leave Detroit on July
26th. taking the boat direct 10 Mack
lnaw from which latter point their
movements viii be determined 10y the
applications received from those inter
ested ia this matter. All applications
VI IhRliN7iANfH7 WI lNAAAtth W H'At' ia
pertinent Station should be made prev
Ious 20 July 26th and should bc sent to
Secretary, State Board OF Agriculture,
Agricultural College =. O., Mich.
Hoping your interests IN agriculture IN
the Upper Peninsula will lead you TO
give this notice considerable prominence
~ your columns during the next few
weeks, remain,
Very truly yours,
a. &. BIRD, Sect.
The DIAMOND DRILL hopes that the
people Of Crystal Falls and vicinity
will not permit this opportunity for
competition with it's ilattcring promises
Of success to escape. There is nosection
Of the upper peninsula from either the
standpoints Of geographical location,
climatic conditions or soil that could
better accommodate or more efficiently
subserve the purpose OF the experiment
station than could the western portion
OF Iron County. From the generosity OF
Upirit that has been manifested in the
past, we Judge that the cacqusition Of the
necessary land will be "a matter OF no
difficulty alter movement in that di-
rection has been launched. Who VIII
start the ball rOllinq2