St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-02
SITES FOR AN ASYLUM.

The Commission 10 Locate the
Third Inspne Hospital listens TO
the Attractions of Several LOcali-
ties.
The full commission to locate the third
hospital for the insane, consisting of Supt.
c.. K. Bartlett, of the st. Peter asylum, r.
b. Langdon. of Minneapolis. 5. f. Chris
tensen, of Rush City, Ii. G. StOrdOck, of
Rothsay. and II. II. Hart, of St. Paul, held
a long session yesterday afternoon to finally
hear the propositions of Sank Centre, Fer
gus Falls Brainerd and Alexandria, the
four places selected as eligible for the site.
Sank Centre was represented by Senator
Henry Kellar. j. c. Foster, ex-Lieut. Gov.
AlphonZO Barto and Charles L. HendryX;
Alexandria by w. S. Moles, Ii. II. Wilson
and q. A. Whitcomb; Fergus Falls by f.
E. Corliss and Judge NJ. r. Tyler. and
Brainerd by j. }. Howe. l.. p. White, w.
S. Martin, j. ii. Koop and l.. E. Lum.
The propositions submitted for each of the
different localities were. in brief:
Sank Centre-To give 500 acres valued at
$50 per acre, or 500 at S25; to pump $4,000
gallons of water daily Tor $500 per annum; to
furnish brick at S. per 1000 within a mile, or
So per 1000 delivered; proposition backed by
personal guarantees representing $5OO,OOO
Alexandria-Any amount of land from $40
to LOCO acres at not to exceed $50 per acre;
any site deemed desirable-rwo sites being
upon he Manitoba railroad: brick at Sc per
1000; building stone at $40 per cord; any
amount Of fuel at So per cord; natural drain
age and good water facilities.
Fergus Falls--To give $40 acres of land. 2t0
within the city limits, for not to exceed $3l. 80
per acre; cheap building material aud fuel,
easy water access and drainage.
BIainerd-Any amount of land to 1000
! q
| acre; to put in railroad track and keep it
there for tie benefit of the institution; fur
| uish water supply at maximum cost of
! $4,000 per annum; freights on building mate
! rails guaranteed; fuel and other supplies at
| rates below those of st. Paul and Minneapolis
markets; guarantees from property-h olders
aggregating Sj00,000.
THE CASES PRESENTED.
The site offered by Fergus Falls was a
! tempting proposition, As the 240 acres
within the city limits contained the county
! fair ground. had buildings on it aggre-
| eating 50, 600 in value and of the land 200
! acres was under cultivation. Alexandra
| came forward with big guarantees Sank
| Centre, however. was best presented to the
commission. The gentlemen representing
that location had number of circulars
printed. with which they furnished the
commission. These circulars represented
! ii substance:
I First, building material was cheap, brick
/ excellent aud granite inexhausiible, ample
! saw milling facilities for lumber; second,
! cheap fuel. hard and soft wood and good
| railroad communications to the Duluth and
! ST. Paul coal supplies; third, pure water from
| Sauk lake and natural drainage into the Sank
river; fourth. fertile and arabic soil; fifth,
| iirSt-class railroad facilities, present and
| prospective and proximity To county seats;
| sixth, Accessibility and natural advantages
| # the site aud. seventh, geographical loca-
| ZION. it being the most easterly point consid-
sred d, and yet just a little west of the center
of population.
These points were well brought out by
| Gov. Barto, who considered Sank Centre
as being in the direct line of natural rail-
road development and where the lines be-
ween ST. Paul and Minneapolis and the
Northwest. and between Duluth and the
southwest must eventually converge,
thus making it railroad center.
IN addition to this he showed that the site
ffered was only one-Quarter of mile from
he depot. and was situated between Sank
AXE and the Sank river. having one mile of
AXE frontage and possessing natural
water power.
The commission went into executive ses-
ion after every committee had presented
is respective claims. The questions of the
cost of railroad transportation for patients