Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-01-11

pletion as practical. the cash bonus
TO be used as needed in purchasing
material under guarantee bond.
Very respectfully.
o. G. GAMslILL.
The proposition is followed by the
agreements OF the various parties
whose signatures were necessary to
comply with the above proposition.
same being party TO whom the street
franchise was originally granted. the
right Of way committee. the citizens
executive COMMITTEES. and the three
banks.
All the details are expected to be
closed up within the next few days.
work TO begin within the time specified
in the proposition from the time the
contracts are signed up.
Col. r. T. Milner. president OF A. and
VI. College. who had came in to at.
tend the meeting. in response TO a call.
spoke at considerable length. First. in
answer to a question he gave positive
assurance that there would be no diff
fculty in securing right OF way and
terminal facilities at College. He also
expressed the opinion that II neces.
sary the board Of directors OF the
College would take some of the stock,
though they preferred that Bryan
should control the enterprise
In regard to the benefit Of the line
to the college. Col. Milner said that
in consequence OF the governors veto
OF the appropriation for buildings at
the college. which he understood was
approved by all the judges Of the SUI
preme court and the attorney general,
the only hope Of the college to get
money from the state for building pur-
poses was by amending the oonstitu-
ton. which could no, be done in less
than two years and that two more
years would be required to make the
constitutional amendment effective,
mnkilr fUrr years In all There are
now ESQ students OF the college quar-
tered In tents. Money can perhaps
be secured for the maintenance fund
so that $50 more can be provided for
in the same way. There Is not now
house room on the campus for an
other human being There are three
OF the instructors now without salts
factory places TO stay and three of
the cadets who returned after the hol.
idays with brides were practically out
OF doors. Even the rooms set apart
for the use OF the board Of directors
have been turned into dormitories. II
is desirable TO have married men for
professors. instructors and employees.
and Il Is not the policy OF the college
TO furnish them houses. They ought
to live in Bryan or in the country be-
tween Bryan and College. II the In
terurban were built IN a few years
the entire line would be skirted on
each side with suburban homes.
Many new people would come TO Bry-
an to make permanent homes, drawn
by It's superior educational. social and
religious advantages. Such people
make the very best citizens. They
would place their younger children in
the public and private schools Of the
city and their older sons in the col
lege.
The enterprise appears to be a good
investment from a financial stand.
point. The travel between the city
and the college is already large and
increasing. There ought TO be no
difficulty in placing $4,000 Of fhe stock
in Bryan. The only trouble is that
towns In the eastern and older parts
Of the country are too slow to get
started. Col. Miner. to illustrate the
situation. told an anecdote OF an old
farmer who did not believe in rail.
roads When the T. & p. was build.
ing into Longview he drove into town
and was astonished to see the con.
structlon engine standing on the new
laid track. On inquiring he was told
what Il was and that Il would start in
n few minutes ssThevT1 nevar start