Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-17
A sRNsELEss rURoRE.

Ons Of the most absurd illustrations
Of the senseless furore that can be ex-
cited over fallacy was afforded by
the recent outhurst In Logan over the
alleged attempt Of business men ana
others IN this city to rob Cache
county OF the Agricultural College.
The facts in the case appeared to be
entirely ignored, and the rumors set
afloat by pretended friends OF the col
iege, aided by the Logan papers were
accepted as truth, and a number OF
otherwise rational people went into
commissions over the supposed out
rage contemplated cby the Leglsla-
lure. They went so far as to pass
some ridiculous resolutions. containing
warnings and threats against mer-
chants and others in this city, who
we're reputed to have formed a conspir-
acy against the Agricultural College
Now, to begin with, nobody desiredlor
attempted TO remove the Agricultural
College from the beautiful capital OF
Cache county That was not contem-
plated by the promoters Of the measure
to unite that institution with the state
University, for improved educational
and financially economical purposes.
Next no business firms or individuals
IN mercantile pursuits In this city had
anything to do with the proposition All
the foundations against them INDUCED
I'm by the excited people In Logan, were
but elections Of hot-air into the at
mosphere, dlssolvng in vapor and az
fording brief exhibitions Of folly and
inanity.
The reioicing Of hilarious students
and others over the supposed victory
OF the so-called champions OF the coll
lege, may be classed In the same cate
CORY. They did no harm perhaps, ex-
cept to show how excited some folks
can become over a Pigment Of imasina-
ton, and they certainly did no good,
unless It might be that which came
from slice of meat to some hungry
person Mt the barbecue, AS a jolllnca-
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occasion for It was a simple nothing.
The proposition over which SO much
fuss was made. was TO submit to a vote
OF the people OF the entire state an
amendment to the Constitution, which
would admit OF the amalgamation of
the Agricultural College and the Unit
versity OF Utah under one management.
This, IL enacted by the Legislature,
would not be voted upon by the citizens
until the election In November, 1906 II
the measure should be approved by the
people, it would then remain for the
Legislature elected by the popular vote
to determine what should be done
IN the premises. Nobody argued
that the Agricultural College should
be taken from Logan, nor that It's
courses OF study proper to AN institute
ton OF that kind should be abolished,
nor that its usefulness In the capacity
for which It was instituted should be
impaired. An the talk that has stirred
up the people Of the North on these
because II Is falsehood.
The fact that studies are being du-
plicatcd In the College and the Unit
yersity has long been recognized. and
the subject OF regulating the matter
has been discussed. This has not been
with any desire to injure the College
any more than Il has been to cripple
the University The unwlsdom Of
mantalnlug two different institutions
by the taxes OF the people for exactly
the same purposes is 80 plain that II
needs no argument, The present
principal Of the Agricultural College
expressed himself as strongly as any
one who is supposed TO be an enemy Of
that institution, as to the wrong and
to the evil consequences that would
surely result at some time from the
separate maintenance OF the two es-
adjustments duplicating the same
courses OF study 1t Is a subject that
VIII have to be settled at some time
and the proposition TO submit It to the
voters was "a fair sensible and equit-
able manner Of meeting the issue
Tho supposed particular friends OF
tho College could not help admitting
the facts we have pointed out, aud this
was shown by their proposal to have
the matter submitted 10 commission,
Instead OF leaving it to tho popular