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MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.

In 1866 the Maryland Legislature authorized the purchase
of a half interest in the Maryland Agricultural College, to-
gether with the land surrounding the same, containing
about 282 acres, for which an appropriation of $45,000 was
made, and the State thereby became joint owner with the
stockholders of the holding company...

By Act of the Assembly of 1902, Chapter 625, the Legis-
lature authorized a loan of f 15,000 on the stockholders' in-
terest in said college, and the State took a mortgage as a
first lien thereon.

The mortgage is in default, but has not been foreclosed,
and the whole property practically belongs to the State.

Since the State has had an interest in it, it has invested in
various buildings and improvements in addition to the $60,-
000 heretofore mentioned, a further sum of $165,000, making
the total amount of investments there, $225,000.

SPRINGFIELD INSANE ASYLUM.

The Springfield Insane Asylum property contains 728 2/3
acres, and was purchased January 14, 1896, from ex-Gov.
Prank Brown for the sum of $50,000. The improvements
since the purchase of the property have cost $564,599, mak-
ing a total cost of f 614,599; but this does not include equip-
ment such as machinery and tools for farming. If they were
included it would amount to about $701,000.

RIFLE RANGE PROPERTY.

The State Rifle Range property was acquired in 1908 from
the Curtis Creek Mining, Furnace and Manufacturing Com-
pany and contains 342 acres, more or less, and cost $15,250.
This property is located a few miles from Baltimore on the
Annapolis Short Line Railroad.

SCHOOL FOR DEAF AND DUMB.

The School for Deaf and Dumb located at Frederick City,
contains about 8 acres, for which two deeds passed to the
State of Maryland. One from Thomas Beatty to Thomas
Johnson, Governor, as early as August 22, 1777. This por-
tion contains 5 1/4 acres and cost 63 pounds sterling.

The remaining portion purchased from Lucinda E. Crow
et al., cost $4,500. The value of the buildings thereon is
estimated to be $200,000.