River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-05-27
From hudson star and Tlmes.l
Hudson's Hospital and Sanitarium.

pital.' When finished it will be the
finest and most costly of any building
in the city, either public or private.
Like the eleemosynary institutions OF
medieval times, the names of the pat
rons which they bore were an index
to the purpose and character of the
organizations, and stamped upon then
an indelible and ineffaceable impress
sion; SO in like manner, the name OF
the patron of this institution, DIR
Oliver Wendell Holmes, will be mon
umental guaranty to its character and
standing, in the position which it is
hoped and designed that it should oc.
cupy. For, be il known, that men OF
the eminence of DIR. Holmes do not
allow their honOred names to be used
as an endorsement of the latest medic.
al nOstrum or patron of a dubious
enterprise. He has generously allow.
ed the proprietOrs OF this hospital
scheme to use his name, knowing their
social, professional and financial stand
ing; and such name is an assurance
that honest work will be the touch.
stone of its success.
Hudson is conceded by all who have
had the pleasure of sojourning here,
to be one of the loveliest points in the
west, and withal shipping and man
ufacturing point of no mean advan-
tages. All that is needed to make
this place a flourishing city is to be
known. Our lethargy in not advertis.
ing the advantages of this location
have been hitherto detrimental to the
progress of the city. We know of no
enterprise that could be started in our
midst that would serve as an advertis-
ing medium with more success than
this hospital scheme; for the majority
of the patients, we infer, must come
from without our borders, and it is,
we are assured by the founders, their
purpose and design to leave no stone
unturned TO attain the highest mark
of success, thereby adding incidentally
to the prosperity of the city. There
fore looking at the hospital scheme
from the standpoint of citizenship,
realizing the impetus it will give to
our city interests, it behooves every
one who has the welfare of the city at
heart to cry "God speed to this en-
terprise, and thereby signify their APP
probation, giving it their warmest
and unequivocal endorsement. 1t is
thus, by unity of sentiment and rail-
lying around our institutions and fOs-
tering every good undertaking, that
Hudson may yet earn something bet
ter than the sObriQuet ''purty Hud-
son.
The plans for the edifice have been
prepared by l.. 5. Burlington of Mime.
apOlis, which is guarantee that the
building will be in every detail a
model hospital. He has been given
carte blanche as to the expense, and
he has taken a very liberal advantage
of this in every respect.
Everything that money coupled with
skill and experience can do, will be
done TO insure the success of this un'
dertaking. The building will be fur
nished with all the latest mechanical
aud scientific appliances appertaining
to all first.class institutions of this
kind, and equal in every respect tC
those found in our eastern city hospi-
| tails, the prOprietoTs having gone sc
far as to provide the lighting of the
grounds and building by electric
lights This latter item of itself is al
expensive one, but it is a true index
of the generous and enlarged views
governing the management of this en-
terprise. The design of the hospita
is for the treatment and cure Of
chronic and acute diseases, in fact, il
will be in all essentials a hospital anC
sanitarian, its location and environ
ment being especially adapted to the
uses of the latter.
In it's corps of physicians, surgeons
and nurses, the same liberal policy
will be pursued, for none but the ex
perienced and skillful will be retain
ed, the founders realizing fully that ;
fine and commodious building together
with all the paraphernalia necessary
for the proper management and con
duct of a hospital, is but one elemen
and of small moment, unless backed
by proper and judicious care in th'
election of its staff.
The credit of this hospital scheme
is due to DR.. Irving d. Without o
this city, who for the last two year
has been assiduously at work matur
ing the plans.
The owners are DIR. Without an'
the Johnston Brothers of Boardman
names at once suggestive of profess
ional skill, enterprise and linancia
backing.
As the hospital building progresses
let our citizens one and all take a dee
and lasting interest in this matter
thereby evincing to the above nance
gentlemen that they appreciate thei
every effort in the advancement o
this unique undertaking, and bespeal
for them a success commensurate wit
their pluck and enterprise,
CITIZEN.