The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-30
WANT MONEY
FOR R. |.
COLLEGE

The matter OF the resolution 70 money
for the Rhode Island College Of Agricul-
ture and Mechanic Arts came up before
and Hon Charles Dean Kimbal and
President Butterfeld Of the college ap-
peared to ask for the bills passage.
The appropriations are divided up as
follows: For current expense bills re-
naming unpaid Jan. l. 1905, $4,000; for
sSdent labor and agricultural demonstra-
ton. $4,000: for repairs OF poultry yards
and buildings. experiment station, 5000;
for general repairs and minor equipment
college, $4,000; for greenhouse and attached
building for teaching, SIS. 900; for build
ings and equipment for poultry teaching.
$4,000.
President Butterheld put forward ten
reasons why an appropriation for glass
houses and poultry plant at the Rhode
Island College OF Agriculture and Me-
chanic Art is considered necessary.
They are as follows:
The capital invested in agriculture in
Rhode Island is nearly 100000. The
agricultural product Is worth nearly 81
100000. IL r. an industry worth helping.
The value OF farm lands and of annual
production may he increased many fold
cation and experiment mean diffusion OF
information that leads 10 scientific farm
ing.
Two kinds OF agriculture to be specially
emphasized in Rhode Island Il Is gen.
erally conceded, are certain forms OF hor-
ticulture with which farming under glass
is inseparably connected, and the poul-
try industry. II is admitted that these
Industries may be developed more large
ly.
We have many applications from stu
dents who want instruction in these two
subjects. ana on the other hand we have
many calls from employers for men pre-
pared to work In these lines Last year
not less than 25 applications were re-
ceived for poultry foremen We could
not supply any Of them.
II must be remembered that we have
no facilities whatever for practical IN
structon in these two subjects. We are
the only agricultural college in the United
States that does not have a greenhouse
Our present poultry plant has been pro-
vided from the federal funds for expert
mental work and cannot be used for
poultry instruction. We now have nine
or 10 men in the regular agricultural
courses wanting practical work. We can
not give n to them without the
facilities asked for. We can get axrkcul-
tural students IL we have the equipment
We are told that we must develop
agricultural instruction at this college
But II Is utterly out OF the question to
do II unless we have these facilities for
practical instruction. We need these
things now because the lack OF them de-
lays our entire work. It is not like ask
ing for an addition to n building or for
something merely desirable. We are
asking for something essential II the
work demanded OF us IL TO he done Our
whole program OF development in agricul-
ture waits on these appropriations.
The college has had no new building
for college purposes since the dairy barn
was built in 1888, seven years ago
Not one cent of the Federal funds COM
ing TO the college can be used for build
ings.
IL must be remembered that the college
is growing. Two years ago we had two
students In agriculture, 25 men board
ing at the college and 70 men in military
drill. Last fall he had ten students i'm
agriculture. 20 men boarding at the col
legc, 30 men In military drill. This means
more room FOR certain lines OF instruc-
tion.
All Of the rural organizations of the
state have definitely placed themselves on
record by resolution in favor OF these an
propria tons and. as a rule. have instruct
ed their officials 20 work for these an