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appropriation for the Beel^eepers' Association, and this man who lives in 

 the city, who does not represent agricultural districts, objects on every 

 occasion. They tell us "this idea of appropriating the people's money 

 for Farmers' Institutes and appropriating the people's money for Dairy- 

 men s Institutions and for this institution and that institution is wrong." 



The University of Illinois was started as an agricultural college. 

 The first thing we look up is the condition, and then they tell us it is 

 not an agricultural college, it is such and such a matter. The trustees of 

 that institution asked for an appropriation of $12,000 00 to build a presi- 

 dent's house. ^ We thought the amount too large and made no appropria- 

 tion on that line. During the interim between that s-ession of the legis- 

 lature and the convening of the next legislature, the trustees of the Uni- 

 versity of Illinois sold 1.60 acres of land of the State of Illinois and built 

 the house, so the president has his house all the same. 



The farmers ought to know of it. Two years ago this Farmers' Insti- 

 tute wanted an appropriation made for the erection of a building upon 

 those grounds for the teaching of agriculture, and the bill passed and it 

 became a law. One hundred and fifty thousand dollars was appropriated 

 for that purpose. We went further than that. We simply said to the 

 trustees who were diverting a portion of the income of that institution, 

 we said to them, "One-half of the income of this institution ($25,000 or 

 thereabouts) shall be used for the teaching of agriculture, and that's one 

 of the things that such meetings as this has brought about. 



Support this Farmers' Institute; support this Dairymen's Conven- 

 tion, and go before the legislature whenev^er it convenes and whenever 

 anything along that line is wanted. We will be in a position to help it 

 through and to receive it at the hands of the workers. It don't make any 

 difference whether the State is democratic or republican. I am a little 

 partial to the republicans. The fact is that the appropriation that we 

 have made for the University of Illinois has been sufficient. It is a great 

 institution and is being built up. and when we can send our boys and 

 girls to a college like that we shall be glad. 



I was very much inteiested as I listened to Prof. Henry in his lecture 

 before you and the stress he put on the education of the farmers, and the 



