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o J n 4 T t t il 7 a. 0 I f t, Pnftumrt tmi I frwa ll CWbf 5(4'ii-Hf ta ftnidft. Othrr t TMuiwif Caaipaj lima uW InXUjVmt (association with their follows and the itroiiRer and abler boyi help the weak er along. Many parents send their nns here becau-e of the Influences of (he dormitory ayatcm and the mllll tary training; that 1 given them, and I hnje to see more dormitories. I r- - 1 " . ' ' - . . I K . ! ' - ' PRESIDENT MILNER. A representative of The Eagle went out 'o the A. and M. College In order to learn how the trolly proposition Ja looked at from that end of the line. Some of those whom he desired to see were too busy to spare even a few minutes but by patience and persever- ence he secured several Interviews which are good reading. Here they are: Pres. Mllner said: "You may say that we are all heartily in favor of the proposition to bring the A. and M. College and Dryan into closer rela tions by means of a rapid transit line. There are many, very many reasons for It and none against it In the present congested condition of the 'College It would be of Incalculable ad vantage to us in helping to take care ot the overflow of students. Il li not our policy to provide business facili ties at the college and Dryan Is well able to supply us with all that we shall ever need In that line, provided we have an easy and speedy means of communication between the two pla ces. We are willing to do whatever we ran consistently to promote the enterpilse." Prof. C. P. Fountain la enthusias tically In favor of the trolly line. He said: "It seems to me this Is Bryan's opportunity. Our buildings are all crowded to their utmost capacity and we cant get tents fait enough to ac commodate the overflow of students. If we bad the trolley line many of the Instructors and employee of the Col lege would live in Dryan and their cottages bere could be used for dor mitories for studetts. In an emergen cy like the resent the faculty would permit students to board in Dryan, though I don't believe that will ever be tho permanent policy of the Col lefe. The legislature will make pro vision for all necengary buildings the people of Texas demand it. The Col lege authorities mum discourage ex travagance and other bad habits that would result from allowing the stu dents to be on the streets of Dryan without restraint, but It Is probable that provision will be made for stu dents who live In Dryan to board at borne. This would Induce many who have sons to educate to make their homes in Dryan, and such always' make the very best of citizens. At present we have a College population of 1&00 to 2000 and our only meant of communication Is by the railroad traim, which run at very Inconvjn lent times, causing a loss of at least a half day every time we go to Dryan. As I said at first now is the t'.ne to strike while the Iron is hot "The college demands and will have better financial, commercial, social and religious facilities than we now have. You have them and all that It lacking Is the means to avail oursrl ves of them. If you full to provide thlt we shall be forced to look out for oar selvei. Already thla year a complete grocery department has been added to the campui store and a Cadet's ex change has been opened. If Dryan leta this opportunity slip other faclll ties will be provided on the campur and the result will be that Dryan wll! lose tho coll-ge business. Now Is your opportunity, the Issue will be set tied soon. In conclusion Prof. Fountain re marked that it was his private opln Ion that If the trolley line were in operation now 300 students would re boarding in Dryan. He also referred to the fact that Canyon City, with less than half the population of Bryan, had raised for the West Texas Normal bonus of 7100,000.000 and the choice of seven 40-acre tracts of laud at site. Capt Andrew Moses, U. S. A. com mandant of cadets, does not favor any plan that will Interfere with the mill tary dirlpltne of the College, but the trolley line need not do that. Many of the professors, Instructor and em- ployei would prefer to live In Dryan and could do so without any detriment to the Interests of the College, and the residences on the campus now orcupled by tLem could be utilized as dormitories for the students. The money appropriated by the legislature could then be used in the consfruc (Ion of academic buildings r.nd In pro viding equipment which are very much needed, and In building more dormitories. Capt. Moses also re ferred briefly to the Increased busi nesa, social and religious privileges that would result from more Intimate relations between the town and the College. Of Bryan, Texas ILIbfiSSSKS ifi mm The First National Bank i s 1 s 2 J Solicit! busincNS upon J A4 the haul of prompt and jV? ipj painstaking wervire and WW aoNolutc security. jy Safety Deposit Doxch for llent nt Reasonable Rates. I'ruf. Wellborn: "The largo opening In spite of adverse conditions shows that with average crop and normal conditions the number of students would be very much greater. It la my opinion that .f the circumstances had had been altogether favorable we should hare had at least 1200 to begin with. It is as certain as anything In the future can be that In a few years . and M. College will number Its student! by the thousand. The more students, the larger must be the teach ing force and the greater the number of employes. More business and more travel will follow of course. In my opinion the trolley line will prove to be a very profitable Investment, In a few years If not from the first. Prof. Alvord: "I can best express my opinion of the situation by giving you a sketch of what was done and the result where the conditions were ilmllnr. The Agricultural college of Michigan Is three and one half in lies east of tanning. In 1 S93 there wai a little dinkey car lino from the city to a raret rack about half way to tho col lege, but It was of little or no advan tage to the college. The number of students then wns about 400. In 1S95 the car line was extended to the gate of the college grounds,, a half mile from the buildings. There was a lurge Increase In tho number of students, about 75 of whom were Jr.y students from the city. In 1898 the car line was extended to the center of the campus with the result that business Increas ed so that a forty per cent Increase In the service was necessary, tho can running every twenty minutes from 6 . ni. to 11 p. m. In 1902 tho line was loubled tracked to the rlty limit, 'hen half way to the college, and large cars were put on. The number of itudents Is now over 1200, many of whom board and lodge In the city, the lormltory accommodations being lesi than COO. A thriving residence city, tnown as East Lancing, has grown up around the college, of which Lan ding gets the business. Its citizens trc people who came there to educate heir children, and these, you know tre the best class of pcl,l- The c ity has constructed a" paved boulevard ilong the carllne to the college, which ill the way Is lined with beautiful sub urban homes. In granting the fran chise the legislature limited the fare to five cents. What was done at Lan ding could be done at Dryan, with ilmllar result." Prof. Nosle's c'asscs In engineering have made some surveys under his direction but be did not care to base any statement on what he bad learned in this way. Nor would he express an opinion as to the cost except to say emphatically that It will pay If properly built and managed. Thli opinion from such a source Is valuable and The Eagle Is thankful for It for when It comes to getting Information about an engineering problem an ex perienced engineer Is about the hard est proposition a newspaper man ever comes up against. James Hays Quarbs, librarian of the college, said: "I believe that In terurban transportation In Texas has but commenced and In my opinion the traffic will Increase as fast as lines are built. I watched the construction of the Fort Worth and Dwllas interur ban, and witched Its growth as a means of rapid communication be tween the two cities and I know that such accommodation Increases the travel between any two given polnts.lt la safe, convenient and cheap. A trol ley line between Dryan and the A. and M. College of Texas would In crease the traffic a great deal. At the College we have a community of over a thousand people; they are a community without mercantile facili ties, and they must do their trading In the town of Dryan. With lack of communication, the people are de pendant upon a train a day each way, or must have their own vehicles, and It is well known that educational work doesn't pay such munificent sal aries that people can afford their own horses and buggies even'lf tbey had the time to give to the drive each way. Threfore they would patronize the trolley and It would be a growing thing from month to month. I think It would beccmo a paying Investment In a comparatively short space of time. However I would not like to see a trolley line Interfere In any way with the dormitory yitem at hte and M. College of Texas. In my opinion the dormitory system Is the mnklng of the boys who come here. They are under rule that restrain them; these rules put down any ten dency to rlclousnesa that may exist, and It keeps boys from running on streets and from house to house. It requires them to put In their required number of study hours. It requires them to be seat In their quarters and of their person; It brings them in close THE MILLER HOUSE .r B. A T. C. SI 00 a D.r. $3.00 a Wh Mrs. W. Traak Miller, Maaager. GOOD TABLE J NICE ROOMS I Bake Every Cay Nice Bread of all kinds. Fancy Cakes and Pies. Only best materials used anJ clean liness is my watchword. I also keep on hand a nice line of Cakes and Cookies. Mrs. Otto Boehme want to see, the trolley and nope it will be built." Prof. Make xke especially of the Isolation of the College community, restricting to a very narrow limit their social activities. One of the most benlflcent result! of the trolley line would be the enlargement of the social sphere of the College people. This would add much to the pleasures of the youug people esj tjclally, would produce favorable conditions for the development of that side of their characters and would be beneficial In many ways. QUALITY AND SERVICE1 Howell & Newton INCORPORATED Grocers & Coffee Roasters Phones 23 and 150 When You Are Keady To buy that Lumber bill, come let me show you my Carefully Selected Stock of Long Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber. Every thing under weahter proof shed. Prices as low as the low est. Quality not excelled. G. S. PARKER THE GITY Iff Stands for the Material Development of Bryan and Brazos County at all . times and our subscription to the Bryan-College Trolley Line is an evidence of our good wishes to that enterprise and to our hope that the very pleasant relations now existing between Bryan and College will become closer and closer knit. until it will not be possible to tell where the City ends and the College begins. It is a pleasure to this Bank to care tor the Accounts of the Teachers, Students and Employees of the A. & M. Collegcand we solicit your account promising Careful, Courteous attention. G. S. PARKER, President. E H. ASTIN, Vice-Pres. A. W. WILKERSON, Cashier. E W. CRENSHAW, Asst. Cashier. J. N. COLE J. K. PARKER. J. W. ENGLISH. (