The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-09
CAPITAL CITY IS
SEEKING COLLEGES
BOARD POSTPONES ACTION
ROBABLE THAT RESOLUTION
OPENING LOCATION MATTER
WILL BE ADOPTED.

Although no publicity has been Civ
en- the matter in Little Rock, it has
become known here that the capital
city, through its Chamber of Com.
merce, IS making a strong effort to Sc
cure the removal OF both Central and
! Cuachita Colleges to Little Rock. No
definite proposition has yet come be-
fore the board of trustees, but at a
meeting held last Monday the ques-
tion of opening the olcat on of schools
to bids was taken up, and after con
siderable discussion, was tabled until
April 10, when it will again be taken
up.
| The intimat on from Chamber of
Commerce officials that bonus of
$l50,000 and 40 acres of land will
be given to the schools in considera-
tion of their removal to Little Rock,
and the pressing obligations with
which the institutions are burdened,
are responsible for the matter being
>,ken under ser. Gus consideration by
the board of trustees.
AS the Little Rock organization
had not yet gotten their offer in def
mite shape to present, at their request
no report of the matter was given out
after Mondays meeting. The Arka-
delphia people, however, seem to have
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/ Ouachita for some time and are APP
parently much agitated over the mat
| ter. Conway members of the board
do not seem to fear any immediate
danger of Central College being re-
moved, though they admit there is a
possibility of such thing being done.
The Indebtedness of Central is
about 25,000, and that of Ouachita
about $45 900. Vigorous efforts were
made about a year ago, and it was at
one time thought the Indebtedness
had been provided for, but many OF
the gifts were found to be conditional
while additional debts We're incurred
N repairing and refurnishing the
buildings of the schools.
At Mondays meeting resolution
was adopted that the joint Ouachita.
Central board of trustees be succeed
ed by independent boards in charge OF
each college. This action, however
will not become effective until ratified
by the State Baptist Convention
which meets in November.
Referring to the proposed remova
of Ouachita, the Arkadelph:a Stand
ard of Thursday says in its news col
umnS:
Much comment and speculation
has been INDUCED in during the past
few days on account of renewal OF
the old question of moving Ouachita
College to Little Rock. 1t had beer
made known that should the matter
be opened up a proposition would be
forthcoming from Little Rock offer
ing Sl50,000 and 100 acres of land as
an inducement to secure the college.
"The local members of the board OF
trustees began at once to formulate
plans for opposing any steps toward
the removal of the college, and in
consequence w. N. Aadam, f. NJ
Hall and C. C. Tobey, together with
Rev. II. l., Winburn and DR.. r. G.
Bowers, proceeded to Little Rock
Monday for the purpose of attending
the meeting of the state board of
trustees, where request was made
that the matter be deferred for 30
days pending a proposition from Ar
kadelphia, and the matter was post
poned until April 10, when the board
meets again.
I "Ouachita has been laboring under
| a debt of $45,0 900 for long while, the
burden of which has at times seemed
oppressive and many of the Baptists
of the state look with favor on any
proposition which would lift this load
from their shoulders. If this debt
can be raised there are bright pros
poets in store for Ouachita, and by
bestirring herself Arkadelphia can
raise $4,000 or $50 900, the state at
large can be depended on to make up
the difference and the question of re-