The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Donates Million Dol
lar Hotel as College.
President Ripley Turns Over
MOnteZUma, Hot Springs.
TO PRESBYTERIANS
They Agree to Have 800 Stu
dents in five Years.
Other Items of General Inter
est in Traffic World.
PRESBYTERIANS.

Albuquerque. n NJ. Oct THAT
the synod of New Mexico of the Pres
byterian church has accepted the offer
Of President Ripley of the Santa Fe TO
turn over the big Montezuma Hot
Springs hotel property for d syuodicaI
college. was the news brought to this
city recently.
This action was taken Saturday
The synod voted TO accept the offer
Of the railway company said Dr.
Lukens. land a board OF trustees was
named to look after the proposition
The recommendation OF the committee
whose report was accepted by the
synod is that while the proposed col
Iege viii be under Presbyterian con-
troll IT viii not be strictly seCcarian,
but viii have on its board of trustees
I representation from other denomlna-
tons
! It is understood that the offer Of
I the railway company is contingent on
/ the Success Of the adjustment Of the
. college If after five years time the
institution is on q permanent basis and
has at least 800 students, the company
will deed the property over to the
synod absolutely. with no strings The
synod IS thus given the opportunity of
d lifetime to found an educational in
stitUuion which ought to be one Of the
[ largest and most useful in the west
I ne properly OF the SANTA 2 " tAlLAA
I IL wishes to give the church Is valued
al between a million and million and
a quarter dollars; includes spacious
grounds and one of the most costly
and commOdiOus hotel buildings in the
southwest. If not in the whole country
This property. however has been d
white elephant on the hands of the
railroad company for the past twenty
years. with an estimated cost Of main
tenance and repair, etc. OF $1,000
H ~Frr- Tx Il
preciate as time goes on unless a con-
siderable sum is expended on it each
year. and it i understood the com pany
viii be glad to get rid OF It If Presi-
dent Ripley can be assured that il will
be turned TO d useful purpose.
The synod is now confronted with
the task Of securing the students and
esta bIfshfug the school On a perma-
uent basis and the members are tack
ling the proposition with energy and
enthusiasm which assures success.
1T is difficult to make PROPOSE
ton with the light We now have, but
If a college with an average of three
hundred students and teachers. exclu-
stve of ordinary employees, could be
assured. I would be willing 10 grant
terms about as follows
The institution to paw all taxes and
insurance. maintain the property in
good condition and make all repairs
necessary to its occupancy Lease to
be for five years # at the end Of
that time the institution is in a -four
ishing and satisfactory condition. the
Las Vegas Hot Springs comp any,
which owns the property. to give d
bargain and sale deed without cove
uauts Of warranty as TO title, or other
wise. 10 property.
This includes not merely the Mon
tezuma hotel. but such other build
fngs as it has and its lands totaIfng
about 1900 acres
IF 10 such uumb Der of students can
be assured the same general terms
may be considered as regards the
( lease. except that we ought to have a
small annual rental, and I would not
want to agree to convey the property
7 will not say that we would not do
/ so, but I would want TO wait and see
| the outcome Of the mOvenentE