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Caption: Book - 16 Years (Edmund James)
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The Income of the University 31 dollars worth of freight donated by the Illinois Central Railroad Company, and two thousand dollars worth of trees and shrubs from the nursery of M. L. Dunlap of Savoy. The total value of these gifts has been variously estimated at from $325,000 to $450,000. The former figure is probably more nearly correct.11 At the third meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University, held in November, 1867, the committee on the agricultural department reported as follows: "The committee are of the opinion that upon proper application to the manufacturers of agricultural implements, one at least of each kind may be secured to the Institution free of charge. It will be manifestly to the interest of manufacturers to send their machines of different kinds here to be tested, as an indorsement by the officers of the Institution would be highly beneficial to the manufacturers, in making sales. The committee recommend the passage of the following resolution: "Resolved, That Thomas Quick be instructed to correspond with the various manufacturers of agricultural implements,, inviting them to donate to the University one at least of the various implements or machines, to be tested and used by the Institution, or placed in an exhibition hall, as the Board may elect, to form a permanent museum of agricultural implements." 12 At the next meeting of the Board Mr. Quick reported that machinery valued at approximately $400 had been promised the University by various donors and two-thirds of it had already been received.13 Several of the leading manufacturers had indicated also their willingness to furnish any of the more expensive implements manufactured by them to the University at half price. Numerous donations of the same character have been made to the University during the subsequent years of its existence. Nor has the College of Agriculture been the only department "The value of the various tracts of land acquired by the University is given in detail in Chapter II. 12 Bept., Univ. of HI., 1868, p. 90 "Ibid, pp. 109-110
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