The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-02-27
A WINNING PLAY
Sauk Centre Gets the Girls
Industrial School
EVERYBODY PLEASED
Board of Control Decides the
Matter, RingdahI and R0sing
Voting For This City

Tie gills industrial school provided
for by the last legislature, has be
locate ed at Sauk Centre.
The matter was decided by the
Board of Control last Friday Afternoon
by vote of Two to one, Messrs. Ros-
ing and Ringdahl voting i'll the af-
firmative and Mr.. Leavett in the
negative
The decision was, of course, received
with great joy here There were
| fifteen applicants for the prize and
In SO large a number it was feared
| by some that Sauk Centre was likely
to lose. But the contrary proved to
be the case. But three places were
voted on, Sauk Centre receiving the
votes of the two mentioned above,
while EIr. Leavett voted at first for
Elbow Lake and then for Cambridge
The move to secure the school for
Sauk Centre originated with the Com
mercial Club last summer when
committee with DR.. J. A. Du Bois as
chairman was appointed to have
charge of the matter This COM
mittee worked hard and feels much
elated that the question has been
decided in favor of Sank Centre. TO
Du Rois. especially. the thanks of the
committee and Of the city are due.
His work counted at all times and tn
him more than to any other one per-
son is uue the success that crowned
Sank Centres efforts. But every
body helped. Sauk Centre pulled
together and the result shows what
united effort can do.
The Board of Control visited each
site offered and inspected them thor
oughly. The first visit to Sauk Cen
tire was made Oct %, when Messrs.
Ringdahl and Leavett spent few
hours in Sauk Centre. They were
shown around and the offer of the
city was laid before them. Mr.. Ros-
! ing could not come then on account
of ill health, but last week Wednes-
day he visited here and made a thor
ough investigation Mr.. Rosing's vis-
it was considered good omen for
Sank Centre and the surmise proved
true for when the question came up
for consideration Friday he stood with
Mr.. Ringdhal for this city.
The committee had felt all along
that if the question could be decided
on it's merits Sank Centre would win,
for the reason that this city offered
as fine a site as any, that water sup
ply and drainage are second to none
and that when railroad facilities are
considered Sauk Centre is in a class
by herself. The decision Of the board
was evidently fair and made upon the
merits of the case; at least that's the
opinion of everybody hereabouts.
Mr.. Leavett's attitude was peculiar
When the matter came up for decision
Mr.. Rosing desired to have an Official
offer from the Sank Centre city
council that the sewer of the propos-
ed institution could connect with the
city sewer system. Mr.. Leavett OBJ
iected to that on the ground that 9TH
er towns were not given this privil-
eye. As a matter of fact that was a
part of the offer made by the commit
tee in behalf of the city. Mr.. Leavet
J wanted Elbow Lake selected, but wher
he saw that the other two members
of the board were standing for Saui
Centre he cast his vote for Cambridge
: on the ground that it was nearer
the cities He also objected to Saul
Centre on the ground that Stearn!
county has two institutions, the re
formatory and the normal school. Th'
fact is that the reformatory is II
Sherbourne county. Sauk Centre il