Evening star., 1923-04-17
GIVES 100000
.T0M0UNTA|NEERS
Kentuckian Also Donates
10000 Acres for Education
of Hill Peoples.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FRANKFORT, KY, April IA
gift of 100000 and $4,000 acres OF
rich timber lands from Z. O. Robin
son, Fort Thomas. Ky. capitalist, TO
be used in the educational, agricui-
tural and economic development or
the mountains of eastern Kentucky.
was announced here today by Ed T.
O'Rear, president of the board OF
trustees of the newly incorporated
4. O. Robinson Mountain Fund.
The University of Kentucky. Lex
inEton, will take active charge of the
work of development, according 70
Judge ORear, who with otner mem
trustees of the university as TO the
best methods of carrying the states
largest institution of learning into
the mountains of Kentucky.
10000 Acres Given.
The program. now only in embry-
onc form. calls for development or
the entire mountainous section or the
state on scale hitherto undreamed
of, according to Judge ORear. I'M
mediate plans. discussed at the joint
meeting, contemplate the setting
aside of $4,000 acres as a reforesta-
rion project and the utilization OF
the remaining 1000 acres for expert
ment station farms similar to those
in operation at the University of
Kentucky.
Members of the board of trustees
of che E. .. Robinson Mountain Fund.
are Mr.. Robinson, Judge ORear. Lee
land G. Banning. Cincinnati; Fred W.
Mowbray, Cincinnati; c. N. Manning.
Lexington; William H. Hyden, Clay
county, and Menifee Wirgman. Louis
Vile The board is self-perpetuing.
The land included in the gift Is To-
Gated in Breathitt, Perry and Knott
counties. according to Judge O'Rear.
The timber has been removed from
large part OF the land. and 1T Is
planned to begin Immediately on the
reforestation program. gradually ex-
tending the work to other sections
of the mountains.
Plan Model Schools.
Maintenance of one or more model
schools by the University Of Ken
lucky in this territory, with extern
sive work in horticultural subjects.
is outlined in the development pro-
gram.
Mr.. Robinson, characterized by
Judge O'Rear as a man of great
modesty. sought some methed of dis
posing of the money and lands
whereby the greatest good could be
done, and the greatest number Of
people helped He outlined the
formation of a corporation of out
standing men of the state. and the
matter of development of the
mountains. through the University of
Kentucky, was taken up with the
board of trustees of that institution
Two farms. of 500 acres each, were
set aside to be used in experimental
work. These farms are located near
Quicksand, Breathftt county.
Mr.. Robinson has caused the arm,
OF the university to be extended into
the mountains of Kentucky" said
Judge ORear. "In all the history of
Kentucky, no Individual ever has
given such sum for cha rita BILE pur-
poses No institution of Kentucky
ever has been endowed at the begin
ming with anything approximating
S1.00O,000. The fine people Of the
mountains who have suffered for lack
of facilities and privileges will reap
the benefit of this gift"
No Strings to Gift.
No Strings are tied to the gift
according to Judge O'Rear, and the
trustees are at liberty to spend ii as
they see fit. If 1t is found advisable
to put the money up SO that state or
federal funds may become available,
that can be DONE
Mr. Robinson owned considerable
property involved in the recent Henry
Ford deal, and. it is reported. he dis
posed Of approximately $4,000 acres
when Ford took over the Peabody
holdings in Kentucky.
LAND WORTH &15O.OOO.