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The claim of Ann Arbor was dismissed on account of its being too far east and having already had the University. Jackson was also rejected, for it also was east of the centre, and had its full share of public patronage in the penitentiary. In conclusion, the claims of Marshall were presented in glowing terms and well selected argument. Last, and perhaps least, your humble speaker submitted his solitary report, from which we will produce two or three short sentences. I stated that " according to the most authentic geographical information the entire State of Michigan comprises an area of no less than sixty-six thousand square miles.

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