University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-08-18
UNIVERSITY NEEDS A
PERMANENT SUPPORT
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manned, he SAID, to arouse interest i'll
the move over the state. and tell the
doubtful ones OF the benefits that
would accrue from. As we'll Us the
positive need OF Sucn a plan.
| A Big Measure.
| L. W. Stephens. president al the
Columbia Commercial club. ana toast
master ut the luncheon. said that he
thought the m"asur" before tho l,ro-
| pie concerning the University The big
s"st thing thai had has been up Tor
consideration since the University WAS
established. Without permanent
support lis efficiency would hr CON
tinuaily hanpcrcd. he said. and it was
therefor" Il measure that demanded
Immediate and decisive attention.
r. u. Price when called UPON by
ilr. Stephens to speak. said that II"
thought the Try"nTc in" University
would realize nom iic !nIli taX. should
it be carried, world amout - Il mil
lion dollars III about th.c" years. if
the property III Missouri were assess
I'd II anything lIk" its real value
Prop rlS is a~scssc cd these days nc
cGrd!n@ to the seal" uI twenty ANA
Twenty-Five years ago. II" said ana il
The :i.5:,"%smruti were raised in accord
ancr to the Increase in material
wealth, Il three cent tax or the one
hundred dollar asSc-.,,d y.ti,iatiuu
would yield NOR" than Il lAillron dol
lars n only Il TOW years. Ne said
that he. like NJ Stephens and pr
Hill. considered III" issue one OF the
biggest questions Tie state has mad
Engineers Like Columbia.
Captain ". COT Caplas. uf Company
u, Third Battalion ni tn,tcG StLtu.
Engineers, was present n thy !uncn
con. and he was called j.pon To speak.
He Was introduced 10y Mr.. ;itcph H. ia
one %! M:sscuri's worlhirst sous. his
father and grandfather having hccL
pioneers of tic West ANA of Missouri.
lie SAID that Columbia was The best
town 'E"y had found on their cross
country march. /. saii that it was
bccauSH of IL" town. hospitality hat
the engineers had decided 10 stay i.,rc
an extra day.
He outlined tn" work OF the army
cngin""rS. stating thai tilc impress ION
that they were iulan'ry WAS incorrect.
He said that the mcn rather resented
hrinE: called iniartry. because they
con:irl rcd themselves :, lit'ly HIGHER
i'll rank. The "ngiliu..riIi" depart ntcHt
q: the United States Army nc *
lplaincd. had char.." Of such under
itakings' a. the construction Of tI!" Fan
ANA canal and III" Reclamation .;.r-
vice.
Missouri is Il better territory for
marching than Kansas III said lie
said thai he was proud of Missouri
us Il birthplace, ana that he f"lt =;
great interest iii tn" University ul Mi
souri, for winch I'm clfor; is i,'li;.
mad" 10 give permanent support.
Thanks From Jefferson City.
T. b. Cauthurn. secretary of the
Commercial club. read Il letter from
r 5. M"sby, secretary OF 'hc Jcff"r-
son City Commercial club. which stat
ed that the Commercial club of JEFF
frrsun City appreciated tn" resolutions
adopted by the Columbia Commercial
club in regard to III" now capitol
buildng Tor the stat" of Missouri. TIL"
letter stated that the club wished TO
thank the citizens of Columbia FOR
their interest in the matter, and that
they would he glad to render TIL same
service To Columbia should they have
TIE opportunity.
Mir Stephens reported that The Kan
sas City-St Louis Electric Railroad
WAS still coming" II said that be
know that the company was rayine
cash for coal land; near Harrisburg
and that this made aim think thai
> the road was all the moro certain tc
; he b;.ilt
Mr. Cauthorn also announced that
the engineers in town today woUl,
: drill at 1 o'clock on the University
campus. and Il" asked that the event
he advertised so that q large GROVE
would attend.
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