190 TRANS ACTIOjSS OF THE ILLESTOIS 



good, I think Galesburg is the point. It is a prominent railroad and 

 educational point. 



Dr. Schroedor — Bloomington is a railroad point more than any of 

 them. We have one by Lafayette to the East ; we have one to 

 Champaign and Indianapolis ; one to Chicago and the North ; one to 

 Egypt; one to Galena, and one to Pekin. I do not think there is one 

 place in the State that has so many railroads. I know very well that 

 our old President said we must do something to plant it in the hearts of 

 our young men. Here is your place, gentlemen, if you want to set 

 a good example, if you want to bless them, go whei'e they are assem- 

 bled. See our school teachers in Europe ; they study horticulture, 

 agriculture and chemistry ; they take that and plant it in the hearts 

 of the little boys they teach. How much more should they do so in 

 this country ? Go there, and give them one lecture in the evening, 

 and they will be glad, and will bless you when you are gone. Go 

 there to the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, and see the little ones made 

 fatherless and motherless, a good many of them, and you will have 

 another blessing to take hold of. I tell you thej- will not forget 

 you ; they will see that your Society is composed of the ablest men 

 in the country. I do not come here to make an}^ speculation ; there 

 is no speculation in it. 



Mr. Wier — We have had one meeting at the South and one at the 

 North, and it appears to me we ought now to have one at the Center. 



Mr. Bryant — I admit all the advantages of Bloomington, and it 

 would be a very pleasant place to me, but I wish to be assured before 

 I vote to go there, that some one wants us there besides Dr. 

 Schroeder. I have no doubt he would do all in his power to make us 

 welcome, but I wish to have more than one individual interested in 

 making us welcome wherever we go. 



Dr. Schroeder — I feel very sorry that I am all alone. 



The President — I think it is high time we proceeded to take a 

 vote, and I would suggest the idea that we call for the vote by call- 

 ing each place and asking those in favor of the place to rise, and try 

 which place will have the most. 



