The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-23
THE ASYLUM
Shall it be Located in Salt Lake
County? -

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this city. At this meeting il will b
determined where the building shaI
be located, whether in Salt Lake
Davis, Utah or Weber County 70
the purpose of becoming directly
acquainted with the most eligibll
sites Tor the location of this publ,
building, the act authorizing TIT
building Of the Asylum explicitly
STIMULATING lhGt it should be erected
In one OF the four counties
the board OF commissioners visited
each, aud the result Of their examina-
tons, as far as known. was published
in these columns at the time. Two
of these counties, Weber and Utah,
have made liberal offers to the com.
missioners, rendering them any OF the
sites visited. should they decide to
place the building in either OF these
counties. In both, too. the city and
county officers escorted the commits
sion on It's tour of examination and
made the offers in bona tfde manner.
The law. provides that the county
which possesses the beet site, from q
sanitary point Of view, which is
easiest of access, and 10 which ma
terial is handiest and cheapest shall
have the Asylum; after which con-
siderstIons the commission may
accept such tenders of land and
money, or both, as they see fit.
Salt Lake County is the richest
county, most thickly populated, and
the easist of access OF any of the
counties named, or Of any in the ter
ritory. Yet with all her wealth it
does not appear that any offer has yet
been made by our county or city au-
!bori!ies with a view to inducing the
location of the Asylum hare. 1t is
needless to discuss the question Of
location from sanitary point of
view, as this county has just ss fine
as any, and We question very seriously
il any better location could be found
anywhere in the territory than tina
now occupied by DR.. Young's Asy.
I'm. Il is within easy reach of the
,ltY, has magnificent view of the
city and valley, and is far enough re-
moved to avoid any thing that might
wen tend 10 be disegreeable; it has
IN inalienable and unfsiliDg water
light and source, which would be suffi-
'ient for all culinary and domestic
would irrigste a good |
en- acres devoted to raising aVricul-
ural products, and furnish enough to
insure the growth OF forest trees over
i large portion of the remainder of
he quarter section which is
in it. There is an abun-
ance OF rock at hand, which will
rove to be no small item before the
is completed. As regards
he cheapness Of material and labor,
10 one will attempt to assert that
ny other place could do better than
bis. Add TO these statements the
act that by far the greater portion of
DE inmates come from this as COM
jared with the competing counties.
nd it is apparent that whatever ad-
antage any of the ether counties can
fer, this county has fully as good,
nd fair trial would show that there
re long odds in its favor. And !
ct this county has made. so far as
an be learned, no tangible effort 10
scure this institution.
Look at it from another standpoint
from a business view. When the
lie has been determined upon. or as
9on thereafter as possible, the work
{ erection will commence. The
eat little sum Of $685. 600 will be ex-
ended upon it without delay; and
lis will be distributed in the COM
lunity in which the building is 10
3 placed. Would not this sum ex-
ended here in labor and material
rove an unmi.taksble bene-
!? Is no: this 8 point
orth considering? But competent
dges state that before this building
finally completed the cum of
80, 900 will have been expended on 7
II $4,000 was wsGth securing, !
DIV is it about this quarter of e
illion? Think what e difference
at sum woulds make if expended G
ere. But this is not all. The law
Divides that every patient sent to
is ihstitdtion for treatment shall be |
accompanied by the money neces- 3
ny for his keeping, and there will I
|, a great many persons sent to it t
DO will be accompanied by great n
al of money in the years to come,
I'd not in the distant years either.
Il this money will be expended
here the asylum is located. While
, accurate computation can be
sde, it must be evident that this is f
very important consideration, as it
one at will operate as long as the {
Iylum x 7ch-s considera
IN that Is Constant ana unisil;ng q
come. Is it worth secu::::s here
: have a plain business proposiIIon
to whether it would not be a good
to make q liberal offer to .
g commissioners in the shape Of .
I'D or money, or both We dare an t.
telligent contradiction Of the state e
ent that this county offers as b
eat natural advantages for the asy- j
N as any other, and on tais asseT- .
IN it must appear to all that money T
id out directly or indirectly in aiding \
q commission in the securing OF L
nd for buildings and grounds for
is institution, would be first-clsss y
lsiness investment for the inhabi- 7
nts of this county. Every dollar SO !
vested would be returned With ]
.a7y interest, and as before stated A
would be constant and never fail
g source of revenue.
Again. or the total revenue OF the
rritory, Salt Lake County pays
tie less than one.half, and of the 1
5, COO to be expended Immediately 1 1
/ this asylum, little less than one
IF comes out of this county; OF the .
lsl $3.50, 000it is within all human Z
ason to presume that a little less
st one-half will be taken from the 7
venues of Salt Lake County; every r
sane patient belonging to this :
unity, which returns a number
to its population, and
nsequently much larger than any
her county, will be paid for out of
! revenue; are we going to let all
is money be taken out of this county
r the benefit of another that. in any I
ew of it, is not one particle more '
serving e
Again. This building, when COM '
eted will be an ornament to what. G
-er locality becomes the fortunate t
lssessnr. There is no other place