Arizona republican., 1912-02-21

1890, the university receives annual ly from the United States the sum
 of $25,O0O to be applied only for in struction in agriculture. the me chanic arts. the English language
 and the various branches of mathe nautical, physical. natural and eco I homie science, with special reference
 to their applications in the indus
 tries of life, and to the facilities for such instruction"
 The second reason to be urged for the establishment Of an Agrcultural College in salt River valley is. quot ing from the University of Arizona
 Record" for May. 1911. page 1O6, Salt River Valley is intermediate in elevation in situation and in mean
 yearly temperature between the other
 two important farming districts above mentioned (these two districts arc the lower Colorado and the upper Gila) and for this reason the agri- cultural and horticultural results | thus obtained are capable of the most general application in the ter
 ritory at large" Acknowledgment is here made of the indisputable fact that the Salt River Valley is the most suitable place in the state for carrying on instruction and expert
 mental research in agriculture and horticulture Its present advance ment and immediate future promise are vastly greater than those of any ether portion of the new state.
 In using the normal school section of land for an agricultural college.
 the college can be made in large measure self-sustaining and self creating The rental value of the four hundred acres is today from SS
 to $10 an acre, or nearly $4O00 a year. The revenue from this section can be turned back into improve ments thus saving to the state the appropriations that must otherwise
 be made to build and maintain an Agricultural College.
 In establishing an Agricultural
 College in connection with the nor mai school. the two schools being integral parts of one and the same
 school. the state would not be Creat- ing a new state. It is important at
 
 crease in the rate of taxation or in
 the valuation of the property within the state. The new state now bear ing the expenses of its own govern
 ment will need to raise by taxation something like two hundred thousand dollars more than the territory did last year to pay the bills that hay" been met heretofore by the national government. The increase in popu- latiOn will mean increased eNpendit-
 ures for all state institutions with out the addition of new schools or other institutions.
 The proposed School of Agriculture can begin with a full section of land of which over four hundred acres are of the best quality to be found in Arizona and possessing a water right that is adequate for all purposes. The remaining portion Of the section is river bottom land admirably suited to tree culture. There are ready for its use, without any expense what ever. administrative offices in the normal school buildings. an auditor ium with a seating capacity of 1000,
 d gymnasium. laboratories of chem istry, physics. biology and botany. entirely suitable to it's purposes and
 adequate in size and equipment for
 all the students likely To come for
 some years. The annual rent upon
 this section of land turned into inn
 proVements for two years will more
 than equal the permanent improve
 mentS IpOn the present university