Arizona republican., 1919-03-04
AGAINST
 REMOVAL OF STATE
 INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

IVUU0lhlAL 0UnUUL
 With regard to the efforts made to remove the state industrial school from Fort Grant. the chamber of commerce Of Wilcox makes the following protest:
 Efforts are being made to remove the industrial school from it's present site at Fort Grant and the following facts should be placed before the people of Arizona regarding same, in order that they may have an intelligent idea of the situation
 Tn 1913 committee was appointed by the legislature of Arizona to select site for the industrial school then To- cated at Benson. and after full inyesti- gation decided upon Fort Grant.
 2-Thcreupon at the request of the state of Arizona, congress passed an act granting to the state of Arizona for industrial school purposes. 1000 acres of valuable land with all the buildings and improvements of what was former lv Fort Grant. This property was at that time worth about S250,000, and was a gift from the government to the state.
 3-Some of the structures were as follows: One large office and store building, built of stone, costing the gov ernment s30 900, and which now is in good condition; one large ten-room house, the residence of the superinten- dent. in good condition. value at least g. 900: one large stone building used for boys dormitOry, worth at least S10,- 900; one large stone building. now used for boys dining hall, worth at least sl0 900: one large frame building. hard plaster finish inside, used as girls dor mitory, consisting of two large rooms, and in addition a we'll lighted kitchen, dining room. sewing ro-m and a num- Der of smaller rooms; one shoemaker shop; one tail2r shop; one large build ing with cement floor, now used for manual training; one large room equipped with electric light plant and steam or mechanical laundry: one stone ] building formerly used for bakery; one ! large stone building now used for boys | school; one large hall with stage; ! twenty good cottages. now used by the guards and their families; one large cement swimming pool. Also one four
 inch water main to pipe water from ! concrete reservoir in the mountains. ir l good condition and which would cost al
 least sS0,000 Co install. besides other
 valuable property.
 [ 4-Sincc acquiring this property th,
 state has planted an orchard of assort. ed fruit trees. now thriving and sooI
 will be bearing well. has constructed
 a concrete wash-room on parade Ol
 play ground; has equipped varioui buildings with bath tubs, toilets. showe1
 baths, has put new shingle roofs or
 many of these buildings and otherWis, placed them in good repair; has als,
 built two or three miles of four virl fence.
 Il 5-Wc protest against the removal O the school from Fort Grant upon tn following grounds:
 | a-TMs site with it's 1000 acres O
 land and all buildings was a grant b,
 the government and is worth to tn
 state at least S250. 900. and if the schoo
 is removed would be lost to the stat
 Us well as all the money that the stat
 has since spent in improvement
 upon it.
 b-We protest against the appropria ton of s200.0OO for selecting anOthe
 site, realizing that before the school O t new site. after acquired. would cos the state at least $500 900 before a , hhAihiiiS9 anu equipment WOulQ D9 com pletcd.
 c-We suggest that S100. 900 be ap propriated to put modern convenience
 in the present school, change the in , terior of some of the present building and remodel and repair other building 1, now on the ground, so that the schot may be complete in all details. an
 equipped with all facilities and con veniences necessary for the promotio . of the physical, moral and mental vel ? fare Of the pupils.
 d-By moving the school the stat would lose, first the s250.OO0 propert they now have. besides would spen 2 S5OO,O0 for purchasing site and build |, ing and equipping another school, whiC . would amount to s750,000 and by ar $ propriating s100.000 to complete il . school the state now possesses, wi
 save the people of the state of Arizor
 S6J0, 900.
 I e-We further suggest that th { school be eliminated from political COT ' trol and that the welfare of the childrt l and the taxpayers of the state be col e sidered. and not the different localiti
 who desire to profit by it's removal. e CHAMBER OF COMMERCE c n WILCOX. ARIZONA,
 y GEO. L. FRANCIS, Presider @ C. O. ANDERSON, Secretar To J. W. ANGLE
 f !. L. NANNY
 Q R. l.. SENEY
 - Committee.