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Veterinary and Botanical Building before the meet ing of the Legislature. Mr. Smith has gone home and I do not now know who can be found to make such plans They ought to be made by an architect who knows his busi ness and can show as a [finished?] buiding with de tailed estimates of expense. The building must be of brick, as we have already more wood en buildings than are desira ble. Beside brick is quite as cheap. You and Prof.
Hatker will of course have your say about the arrange ment, only I fear that the rooms you named in your note to me cannot with those that Hatker wants be got into a $5000 00 building, unless you carry your micro scope room up under the roof.
The Gov. was present on the last day of the Board meeting and from his remarks respecting the length of our reports, I learn that there has been a great complaint in that particular. Upon a consul tation with other officers I have decided to ask all who made fur-
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nish matter for the coming report to be as brief as possi ble and to make these matters show a clear and manifest bearing on the immediate necessities of the farmers and horticulturalists of the state. I find that we have been accused of taking the opportunity which a report from us to get essays into print which are of interest to sci entists only.
Yours very truly,
A.S. Webb
I perhaps ought to say that Prof. Hatker agreed to send sketches of the building he wanted but I have not as yet heard from him.
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A. S. WELCH, C. E. BESSEY, PRESIDENT PROFESSOR OF BOTANY.
Iowa Agricultural College.
Ames, Dec 29th 1879
Hon G. H. Wright Sioux City, Iowa.
My dear Sir The President has suggested to me that I might have the house formerly occupied by him. I have told him that as the reduction of my salary a yr. ago made it nec essary for me to give up my house in town (not being able to pay for it), I should be glad to have the house. I want to say however, to each member of the Board, that I make no request for it: if the Board after repairing the house wants a professor
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for a tenant, I am soon willing to occupy it, and doubt less I could be of somewhat more use on the grounds than in town.
Of course the house would have to be repaired before being occupied by any one, and of course again, such changes could only take place in case the new buildings are se cured.
Truly yours C. E. Bessey
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[?] - Oct 15, 1880
My Dear Sir:
Your [?] my land [?]. [?] it reached me to [?]. You [?] my [?] . I did - though not close [?] ...our appreciation. I had never met [?] ...It struck me that