30 BOAKD OF AGKICULTURE. 



The price you would get for that land would liquidate the debt 

 and make some improvements. I speak of the high land on the 

 northeast. That would give the institution a good view and would 

 not necessitate the moving of any of the barns. I make this merely 

 as a suggestion. A building of that kind out there would increase 

 the value of the land held by the State Board of Agriculture. 

 There are thirtj^ acres of land there that is not used for anything 

 but a cornfield. I think this is a matter the board might take up 

 for consideration. 



Secretary Downing: Perhaps Mr, Mitchell does not under- 

 stand the situation. The commission wants about eighty acres of 

 land. The land the Governor spoke of is north of our grounds. 

 They also have an option on eighty acres of land owned by Mr. 

 Johnson, which corners with ours on the nortjiwest. The amount 

 of land wc have in the northeast corner would not avail them at 

 nil. Tt is not enough, and if they located on our grounds they 

 would want us to move all our buildings. A member of the com- 

 mission spoke to me about this matter the other day, and asked 

 1110 if I thought the Board would remove the speed stables if they 

 bought the land. I said I did not believe the Board would, but 

 if thev bought the land I thought the Legislature would make an 

 appropriation to build new buildings near the Lake Erie tracks. 

 They have not bought any land yet. They are looking at a number 

 o^ pieces. I think it will be time enough to negotiate for the re- 

 moval of the baras after they have made their purchase. I don't 

 believe the bams would be a very great obstacle. One member of 

 the Board said they would have them declared a nuisance, and 

 have them removed in that way, if tliey bought the land. I said 

 they could hardly do that if they bought the ground Icnowing the 

 present surroundings. I think if they buy the land tliey might 

 compensate us for moving the buildings, or build new buildings 

 for us in some other part of the grounds. They have not been very 

 generous with us at any time, and I think they could afford to do 

 that 



