The Elbert County tribune., 1907-06-20

but that 1t is not desirable to encour-
age immigration where such a large
proportion, unless well prepared, are
bound to fail. It is evident that such
failures as may come from a dry year
would be a disaster to the plains in
general as well as to the people con-
cerned.
The question is still up for consider
alton. The question of means, think.
renders the proposition in the mind OF
the board, one they cannot enter be-
cause the funds are not large enough
TO cover the demands that must be
met. Sincerely yours.
(Signed) l.. G. CARPENTER,
Director.
This letter from Carpenter invoked
from Donahue reply in which he said
that Carpenter was an expert in irri-
cation engineering, but that there are
business men in Colorado, including
himself, that have spent money liber-
ally to back the opposite view to that
taken by Carpenter and he intimated
that these business men were not In
the habit OF investing foolishly. He
said it is not a question OF academic
import, but a question of fact that is at
issue. He declared that the issue as to
whether immigration without irrigation
was to be encouraged will be clearly
drawn between the college at Fort Col
Inns and the business men of this city
and state who have thousands of dol
lars invested.
He says that he has always taken a
foremost part in the development of
the state by means of irrigation and
nj har faa nd ha ic
ested in one of the largest irrigation
projects of the state, the facts of which
will soon be published. Donahue
writes: Had there been experimental
stations in eastern Colorado during the
so-calley dry years. and had these sta
tions been conducted either by the col
lege or by the department as Washing
ton, history would not have recorded
the disasters that it did. And such
men as you, permit me to say respect
fully, are really the men that are invit-
ing disaster when they refuse to do
what their institutions may do toward
making disaster impossible.
However, we reason this way: The
tide of immigration is headed toward
Colorado and no power, human or di-
vine, can, ii present conditions con-
tinue, check this tide. Hence, we say
educate these people. II the Agricul-
tural College refuses to do its part in
the development of eastern Colorado,
we want to know 1t and We want to
know it now"
Mr.. Donahue thinks that the ques-
ton of funds for the Akron experiment
station is but an excuse, for at the
last meeting of the board the salaries
OF all the members OF the faculty were
advanced. If the board was hard up,
then why did it raise salaries? he
asks Donahue also has written to
President Aylesworth, serving notice
upon him. In this letter Donahue
says:
DR.. Aylesworth, Agricultural College.
Fort Collins, Colo.
Dear DR.. ylesworth-Several times
during the last two years | have ad-
dressed communications to you that
have remained unanswered. l ad-
dressed one to you recently on a very
important subject concerning an ex-
perimental station at Akron that still
remains unanswered. l addressed one
at the same time to Professor Carpen-
ter and received his reply, and out of
Difference to you, you being president
of that college, and a personal friend
of mine. | am sending you copy of
my answer to same.
1t is needless for me to say, Dr.
Aylesworth that I am decidedly
aroused by the attitude of the Agricul-
tural college in this affair. 1t is all
very well for you to come back at me
with the assertion that / do not under
stand the facts involved. ] am will
ing to go on record here and say that
will recite to you my knowledge of
the facts and that they will agree lit
orally with yours.
Myself, and other men vastly better
known in Colorado than l am, but no
more determined than myself, are 60
ing to make fight on this issue. We
are going to know better reason than
we know now why the Agricultural col
lege of this state has Systematically
refused to advance the cause of dry
farming and has gone on record as
beieng opposed to encouraging immi-
grafton into eastern Colorado. Very
respectfully yours,
| ]. l.. DONAHUE.