The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-16
MINING COMPANIES favor Scli0ol

MINING COMPANIES FAVOR SCHOOL
After Making Persoesj Exoapseatioa q
Needs OF District, saad ledite Opea
letter to Voters Of the District.
President W. ]. Olcott, of the OH.
yer Iron Mining Company. c. H
Munger, general manager of Pick,
ands, Mather~& Co., J--H. Heardina 4
and others connected io~an oAacial
capacity with the steel corporation
were in the city Weduesdaymeetiue
with the local repreeentativessof in.
dependent mining interests in: the
district and with the members Sol
the board of education of the school
district, for the purpose of carefully
reviewing the needs of the schooli
in regard to new high school
building and the erection of <necea
sary grade buildings in the. more
rapidly growing north aud south
side sections of the city. Aud tha,
they found the contention of the
board. as endorsed by the voters oa
the district at the famed April meet.
ing, true, correct and well. taken, il
attested by the following open let
ter since sent to the board of educa
ton, for publications:
DULUTH, MIMI, JULY Is, 1909
To the President and Members oi
the Board of Education of the
School District of Virginia, Mimi
Referring to the necessity of pro
viding additional echooi facilities
and the plans contemplated fol
meeting this situation, we beg tc
advise that after having gone owe,
the situation on the ground with
representatives of your Board, Sup
erintendent Bliss and a number Of
interested citizens, we are agreed
that the present buildings are no,
adequate and that additional facili.
ties should be provided. Recorde
show that the number of pupils Il
increasing, both az to grade schol.
ars and high school students, and
it is fair to presume this increase
will continue as Virginia develops
and as the mining operations in.
crease from year to year.
We are in hearty accord with pro.
viding adequate buildings and the
best facilities to afford proper edu.
cational advantages at all range
cities, towns and townships. We
endorse your proposition to erect a
modern building suitable to take
care of and afford the best facilities
for the present requirements and
anticipated growth of the high
school and higher grades. tits on,
opinion that the plans now contem.
plated and submitted-with sligh,
alterations as regards the manual
training quarters-will meet these
requirements. We endorse the con
struction and erection of this build
ing upon the understanding tina,
the same will not exceed. completed
with heating, plum bing aud light
ing, the sum of $l25,0OO, and that the
money be provided by bond issue
at low rate of interest for a period
of Is to 20 years.
We are furthermore in accord
with your suggestion that two
small primary schools, of two rooms
each, of frame construction, similar
to that at the Higgins nine, be con
structed, to take care of the smalle,
children; one to be located in the
vicinity of the North Side addition
and the second to be located at.the
most desirable point south of the
present Roosevelt school, 90 as tc
meet the needs of the growing com
munity in the vicinity of the Vir
gin:a & Rainy Lake Lumber Com
pany's Addition. We agree with
your suggestion that these two pri
mary buildings, IN addition to thu
proposed new high school building
will give adequate facilities fo1
some time to come, and We are ir
accord with your view that the two
primary buildings should be erect
ed out of moneys now available fol
such purpose.
Should the plans above outlined
meet with the approval of the vot
ers of the district, the Oliver Iror
Mining Company will be pleased t.
give favorable consideration to thu
request made by the Board for &
site on some of its lands for thu
North Side building.
Very truly yours,
OLIVER IRON MINING COMPANY
BY w. J. Olcott, President.
PlcKANDs, MArHER 4 COMPANY
BY G. H. Munger, Gen. Mgr.
REPUBLIC IRON 4 STEEL Co.,
By c. T. Fairbairn, Gen. Mgr
INTERSTATE IRON COMPANY,
BY Thomas Walters. Agent
COMMODORE MINING COMPANY.
BY E. D. Mcneil, Sup't.
The CONSUMERS ORE COMPANY
BY c. E. Hendricks, Sup't.
MADRID MINE,
A. B. Coates, Manager.
New DIV Goods Store.