Letter from Orson Smith, 10 April 1897
Logan
First Presidency
Dear Brethern at the
Stake priesthood ^meeting^ held today, the matter
of bulding the new building of the
Brigham Young College, was brought
up, and after some discussion the stake
Presidency were requsted by unanimous
vote to ascertain your views on the
matter, and report at our conference
one week from today. We feel that
if we take hold of it we can build
it as we have built other buildings
by donation and thus provide labor
for many now unemployed If it
meet with your approval. We shall
so state to our conference and take an
expression from the people there assembled
as to whither they will sustain the
moove, and if they do we shall then report
to the Board of Trustees of the College
and let them arrange for the details
