Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-12
TERMS:
EASTERN OFFICE
A TRUE FRIEND TO AGRICULTURE.

" MS NOiGC WHICH 81 lllIlileu lIOS'
who listened to Mr.. Trewin. Lieuten
ant Governor Garst told the farmer
of State Center institute some SCUM,
business facts which will remain will
them as information we'll worth the
trip to the address. For many years
in fact thru the period Of its creates
development, Mr.. Garst, as chairman
of the appropriations committee in the
state senate, has had very loud voice
In the expenditure of state money up
on the Ames school of agriculture
From personal knowledge, and with a
loyalty to the purposes of the school
which has been tested by his legisla :
| tive experience, Mr.. Garst told of what
the state had done for agriculture, a.
follows:
Appreciation of this great work is
not more today than it was twenty to
thirty years ago. but it has grown in
practical way. The report of your
state treasurer shows that twenty
three years after the founding of the
school, Iowa was giving about $4,000 a
year for support, and that less than
100000 a year was going from the gem
eral fund of the state for both support
and buildings at Ames.
It is not for us to quarrel with those
who believed that a great agricultural
school could be built up by doing out
this small portion Of your money for
TIE encouragement of the noble men
and women who at great personal
sac rifice were blazing the way for
present day greatness.
But better day calne-no matter
why, no matter how-and we find that
ten years later, or in 1901, the general
fund of Iowa was contributing about
$50, 900 a year for this work. The pep
pie of Iowa had seen great light, and
it was shining brightly. We had
cone over to a new century, and per-
haps had turned new leaf. The sta
dents of the first college classes were
demanding that their children and
their neighbors' children be educated
of the hand as we'll as of the brain.
And we have gone on. The order has
not yet been given to reverse the
wheels.
Just few figures can be given that
will show how far we have gone and
what Iowa is now doing for Iowa's
chiefest industry in and thru this
great farm and technical school. this
industrial and practical university
l had the state treasurer the other
day give me some figures to show how
much of your money you are putting
into this work The coming year the
allowance for support and general col
lege work will amount to s214,50O. II
you want to know how much we APP
preciate the magnitude of our agri-
cultural industry, If you want to know
what the people of Iowa think of the
work being done at Ames, compare this
sum with the less than 5 $1,000 given for
the same purpose only a few years ago.
But this is not all. You know that
you decided a few years ago. that
there must be an end of makeshifts and
patchwork, and that we must cease to
house one Of our grandest institutions
in ramshackle firetraps. 1t was de-
creed that we should have substantial
and permanent college buildings with
modern equipment. The millage tax
brings to the building fund over $780,
900 annually.
If to this we add the $4,000 annual
900 for extension work-a grand move
ment just in its infancy-and $500
for experiments In animal breeding,
you find grand total of $4,000 go
ing annually to put Iowa's splendid ag-
ricultural school on q basis worthy
such a state as ours.
If there be one among you not who'll
ly familiar with this work l advise him
to hasten this season to journey over
into the next county and see for him.
self what is done. If he has eyes that
see, and ears that hear, he will know
better than I can tell just what Iowa
has been and is doing for agriculture.
always, that in addition to
a great school for this gen
Grafton, we are building for next year
and the next century, making perma-
nent investment for our children and
our children's children. do not be-
ieye that history will bristle with crit
lcism of this generation for having
been too free with it's money, or hav-
Ing built too we'll
Mr.. Garst told the State Center insti-
tute that the state Of Iowa had led the
world in the matter of doing things for
agriculture in that It had educated
Hon. James Wilson for the exceptional
duties which he had performed as sec.
rotary of agriculture in the presidents
He spoke Of the benefit of the
Libraries, the local Institutes,
The special trains and all the activi-
ties of the agricultural students and
closed with some most practical sug-
gestions for agricultural high schools
which would carry to all parts Of the
state the educational advantages now
offered to those who can gain access
10 Ames. This agricultural platform
Of his and his past record convinced |
everyone that if Garst ever became |
governor there would be one true friend |
Of agriculture in high place.
In closing he said:
With land worth $3.50 an acre, 1t Is |
absolutely necessary that we make /
substantial advances in producing ca
Dacity. | feel that this is positively |
assured: and while the state will do
great work for Iowa farming in this
preparation for new professional: |
lass. and while this will be done in |
he most altruistic spirit. the result
Sill be indirectly beneficial for the