The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-12-11
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
At ST. ANTHONY
OBSERVATIONS MADE BY WAL.
LACE MAN ON VISIT TO FIRE.
MONT COUNTY.

Sheriff Thomas McCabe returned
yesterday afternoon from st. Anthony,
having gone there for the purpose of
escorting boy from this county to
the state industrial school. Consider
Ing the number Of changes to make, he
seems to have accomplished the trip
IN unusually short time. He left Wal
lace Monday morning at o:3O and ar
rived home Wednesday afternoon.
at 4:30 having consumed just So
hours After delivering his CHARGE, he
had time to look through the insttu-
tion and also to call upon friends IN
st. Anthony.
Industrial Charges.
Such grave charges having been
made against the management Of the
industrial school and such wide pub
liclty having been given them, 1t is
not surprising that a visitor APP
proaches the institution with some
what preiudiced mind. To certain
extent Mr. McCabe was in this condi-
tion, but after inspecting the various
departments and seeing the actual
work accomplished by the pupils, he
Is free to say that he can not recon-
cile what he saw with the grave
charges that have been made against
the superintendent and which were
claimed to have been established by
Investigation In fact, he left the in
dustrial school with the impression
that 1t Is a model institution so far
AS discipline and training go, and that
the most pressing need was more
liberal policy on the part Of the state
In providing more buildings and en-
larged facilities for the work of the
school,
Practical Training.
The Industrial school is giving spe-
cial attention to agricultural traininr
especiallv darving which is destined
to be one of the big industries of The
state The school now has the finest
dairy herd and barn in the state. AL
most every line If business or trade
" r7-r.seufg' II .hn eor~sa ~ ~
sNue'io 3u1 cach hos . capable in.
structor Among the branches taught
may be mentioned bookkeeping. stem
ography music. printing carpenterv
tailoring, surveying. brickmaking
stone cutting, architecture. fruit rails
ing. etc. Several of the buildings oc-
cupied by the school were planned
and erected by the pupils.
Seed Pea Industry.
II was surprise to Mr.. McCabe. as
1t will be to most residents of this
section Of the state, to know that ST.
Anthony has become the seed pea
center of the United States. Three .
years ago about 1000 acres in Fremont
county was devoted to raising seed
peas This year the acreage was 2S,-
900. This industry gives employment
to many people. not only in cultivatng |
and harvesting the crop. but in sort
ing the seed for market. In one place
by Mr.. McCabe 70 girls
were employed sorting. The seeds are
contracted for In advance by the big
seed houses of the United States, un-
der guarantee that they will be Of a
nigh standard.
No Politics.
The sheriff says there is nothing do
ing politically around ST. Anthony that
he could discover during the few hours
ne was there. He saw Colonel Hamer
md had pleasant visit, but the col
mel seemed to be too much occupied
With private business to give much
line to senatorial matters. However
,e did take time to ask about political {
lffairs In Shoshone county, which ]
would indicate that he Is not asleer
It the political switch.