The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-12-16
THE ASYLUM,

effort put forth by our people to
secure favorable action from the com.
mission to locate the Third Asylum
for the Insane, the report will, as was
very generally predicted by these
familiars inception, he in favor OF
Fergus Fails.
Relative 10 lhereport the HERALD.
at this time, will quote merely the
st. Paul morning papers of Wednes.
day. Says the Pioneer Press:
The commission appointed to
locate third state asylum practically
terminated their labOrs by seIectiny
Fergus Falls as the site of the pro.
posed institution. After the adyan.
tages OF each place were thoroughly
investigated and considered by the
board, the commission with one
exception was unanimously In favor
OF the place selected. One member
OF the commission, F. S. Christensen,
held out to the last for Alexandria.
In selecting Fergus Falls the com.
mission was largely Influenced by the
following considerations: First. an
asylum ut FergusFalls will accemmo.
date the northwestern part Of the
state as well us the Red river valley.
Second, the commission regarded
Fergus Falls as a growing town
wh.cl Will, in a few Years hence.
become large and thriving civ.
Third, it is probable that n fourth
insane asylum will be required i'm a
lew years, and the best location for
an Institution of this kind is, accord.
ing to experience, near a large CITY.
The nearest asylum to st. Paul and
Minneapolis at present is 40 miles
distant, while these two cities fur.
nish three-fourthS of the insane sub.
Jects. lt is believed by tho commits.
sion That The next asylum should be
located near The two cities, anu hence
Fergus Falls was thought to be the
httest location for the present insti.
tution.
Lass evening Senator Henry Keller
of Stearns county, Secretary Won.
Baumt ach and Repref entative Will
son of Douglas county were discuss.
ing The result in the Merchants. Mr..
Wilson said:
Hs'uk Centre had Off rel Niagara Falls
10 the commission she would not have got
thu asylum.
Senator Keller laughed good nat.
urediy at this sally. lie was the hard
hghter for Sank Centre, and has been
Oh the ground early and late. lie
commented on the decision rs fol
lows:
got up at o'clock n The morning to begin
WORKING for Sank Centre. l stayed at the
capitoi until O'Clock and tken knew that
there was 10 more hope for us, and that the
commission stood four to one for Ferpus
Gov. Barto could not be here and Sank Cen.
ire mas done her best. lett the ca piLol Mt
O'Clock knowing that Fergus would get H.
Inc light was go2d one, end 1 am fairly
oeateh' The commission was honest. and
no" That am beaten I've fixed my eve nm
second states prison. We want that at
Cloud. and I'm after It. II got beat ON
nat take off my cost and resign NV post-
tion. st. ClUud mas the quarrIes and the
lumber for the Use ofs prison, and Stearns
county ought to be recognized.
The group conceded in these
remarks. st. Cloud is presenting
strong argument for the new prison,
and Senator Keller is leaCinY the
advance.
The Globe says:
IN" action Of the commission locating :the
size Tor the third hospital for the insane at
lv'GUs Fails Is regarded by Senator ueary
Keller. Representative H. w Wilson and
Secretary oISIate Fred NonBaumbach, as a
put up job. Mr. Keller is eff the opinion tina,
Inc commission might have suggested that
The commission might have suggested that
FERGUS would get u long ago without putting
the Sauk Centre, Alexandria and Braincrd
delegations TO the tronble AID expense of
frequent conferences. Scuk Centres propo-
sition' lie claims could not be beat: that Il
was the most economical AMI best fitted
location for The asylum, and II lastly proposed
to pump $1,000 gallons OF water per day and
lay the water service pipes for the ms III tuition
Tor only 500 per year. "Stordock," he says,
I'D not look over the site at Sank Centre
fnirly, and then had the efrontery to say
thaiif there were two votes for Alexandria
lie would 60 up there ana look over the
ground"
Mr.. wilson said: "If Sank Centre had
offered TO build the asylum at Its own
expense of half a million dollars, to
furnish all maintenance free, aud float all
refuse into the Mississippi river and: the Gull
Of Mexico, Sank Centre could not have got
the location" He says Mr.. Christensen W Ill
present "a minority report to the legislature, and
show up the entire business Mr.. Keller SAYS
rs soon a. il WAX seen which way the wind
blew, everybody left the capitol Secretary
NonEauInbacb claims that Mr. Stortiock wanted
Christensen TO make the vote for Fergus unani-
nous, bat that gentleman refused.