The Alaskan., 1928-09-07
INCONSISTENCIES

effort to secure the building of the new proposed Industrial School by the Bureau of Education at Mason Camp, lower Wrangell Narrows. Con- struction of which plant will cost in the neighborhood of five hundred thousand dollars and maintenance which would be to two three hund- red thousand dollars annually. h. cidentally the construction of such plant would mean the connectina of Petersburg with the school. At u rate of cost of construction of the three miles of road now under way -$S6, 6,000--a road to the propos- eG site would run to approximately one million dollars Such road would mean auto traffic between the two points and be an incentive to the steamers to lay over in port for th , accommodation of those passengers who would wish to spend a few dOi- l"rs taking a run down the sceni: drive. The capacity of such a school would be about five hundred which would mean a transient traffic of children and parents leaving quite . few thousand dollars in Petersburg for supplies, gasoline etc, All in all the effort of the public spirited me-. is heing bent for worthwhile pro position.
 Wrangell realizing all of these things is working wholeheartedly t.. secure the proposed school in Shoe
 makers Bay a short distance iron, town. They give some mighty gooG reasons for the building of the plant tEere. One of which is the kind!. christian attitude of the whole town towards the Indian be he resldent or transient Wrangell Camn of the Alaska Native Brotherhood favors and is asking for the construction of the school in their town.
 Now all the effort of men of Pa- tersburg is being kocked into COCK ed hat by the animosity towards children who are also eligible to en- trance in the proposed school The. expression has gone forth that
 'kake has been kicked out , Petersburg" and it is natural to ex pect unfavorable reaction to sue sentiment Opposition of Rake pee pie to the proposed school goinz, down the narrOWs is being raised They want no influence that may ef feet the attitude of any of the teach ing force creating lack of harmOr,- a,ld esprit de corps What further action these two camps will take - long this fine of opposing the local l site is not being stated, the matter teinS treated locally by the Camps 1 Rut their efforts will be made plain wren the matter is brought before 1 convention of the Grand Camn at SitHa in November at which time the local camps will act by majority.
 If the sentiment now prevalent is spread through all the camps, ad- verse expression towards construc- tion in the Narrows may be expect ad. Attention may be called to tho fact that construction of this schoo, at Metlakatla was blocked by the united effort of all the camps after ,he Bureau had announced it's decl 'ion to build in that town. The au i verse action of the camps caused b.. present. attitude of citizens of Pc ersburg, may have considerable CT ect as to location. The spendine l if the large sum of money for the industrial plant and public roads nay be thrown away because of the elfsh interest which dominates the e curse of action in matters effecting | Ee population total of the town. The J forts of the wholehearted citizens a } negatived in their effort to de- eiop bigger Petersburg.