Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-02-22
Tn the Editor Of The Post.

have given the matter thought IN
Texas, want the school made an
annex of the institution maintain
ed at College Station"
am at "a loss 10 understand
where your reporter gets his IN.
formation that" "A majority of those
who have given the matter thought
in Texas want the school made an
annex Of the institution maintain
ed ut College station ! am
aware that few schemers at Bry-
an have been ever since the bills
were introduced in the senate and
house of representatives. trying TO
make the legislature believe that
such is the case, but feel that ! am
in position Ia know what the gen.
eral sentiment Of the people OF
Texas is on the subjeGt, and par
ticularly that Of the intelligent |
womanhood OF the State, and from
my personal knowledge of the sub
ject / 90 not hesitate 10 say that
The sentiment is very decidedly Op
posed to any such a disposition oi
the Girls industrial College. The
same Bryan crowd who nave IN.
jected this sectional fight into the
legislature over the location Of tive
proposed institution caused the de-
feat of the measure in the senate
| in 1899. They "coralled' every
enemy of the bill in that body and
IN that way secured the adoption
of an amendment To the original
bill making it par, of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College
and the same enemies Of the bill
then proceeded tn strike it down
, 10y tilibu-tering tactics. From that
time until the meeting Vt the
| Twenty.seventh legislature not a.
word of encouragement did they
offer to those Who have been at
work and by those whose efforts
efforts the platform demand WAS
secured at Waco. While number
Of the counties Of Texas passed IN
their Democratic conventions res.
olutions favoring such platform
demand no intlmalion came 10
| Waco from the citizens of Bryan
or the Democracy of BRACES cogn-
| ~ that they favored or desired the
establishment of an industrial col.
lpge for girls. Not a word was
heard from them until the bills
were introduced into the leGi.la-
ture as above stated. They then
organized strong lobby to come 10
Austin and either make the pro-
po,ed girls industrial school "A
feeder for them or to prevent It's
passage by getting up a bitter Sec
lional fight IN the Legislature over
the location Of the school. l have
pleaded with them not TO do II,
but to let the bill pass and then
submit the advantages they claih
for College Station to the board oi
regents, which board ia EN-.
powered by an amendment to the
bill TO combine 1t with the Agri.
cultural and Mechanical College
or any other institution Of learning
. in the state if thought best to dc
so, considering the interests of the
t two schools "a well a. the rdatiy,
expenses of eauipping the schoo
2 i'm combination with another OF a.
: a separate institution.
They persist, however, IN max
ing the fight in the legislature, anC
: | hereby deliberately charge upol
!. them that il is their settled pun
T pose to kin the bill if they can no
d secure tho location of the schoU
J. that il may contribute TO their sci
fish designs upon the bounty O
the State. | deny that ! am op
10 posed 10 the location Of the girl
- industrial college at College Static
lie or at any other place in Texas.
ie am perfectly willing to let I'll
ID board Of regents decide that que'
ton after the bill shall be passe,
What ! object toll the jeopardizin
L. 'of the bin by injecting into it
n. bitter sectional ightover the que
~ ton of location. have bee
charged with wanting 10 stock u
the board Of regents in the intere
Of Greenylle. / deny the oharg
Nv Nv If Greenyille really wants Il
w school its people have done pract
cally nothing to manifest the d.
sire, and if they should finally g
"a move on themselves to secure
ar. it is my desire that my own tow
w shall stand upon the same footiI
a. Amarillo. Jefferson, TehuaCaI