Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-15
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Something About the Santa
Fe's New Hospital.
IT SHOULD COME HERE
A Rum0red Change-The Santa
Re co. Again Takes Perishable
Freight Many Notes.

re Go. Again Takes Perlshabie
Freight Many Notes.
The Santa Fe officials are most in
dustriously trying to find a suitable
site for the location OF the Santa Fe
Employment Associations elegant
new hospital, which the Santa Fe
Company very generously proposes to
erect for the members of the associa-
tion free of all expense. Some time
aso il vas announced that a suitable
site had been found at Marceline Sta
ton. The site there is excellent, but
Il is too far from this city for perfect
convenience, snd the result is the Sur
eson-G General, DIR. Ransom, in consul
fation with DIR. w. s. Tremaine, Chiet
Surgeon of the western division OF
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe's
Medical and Surgical Department,
decided that if possible site in the
city should be found. DIR. Ransom
came from Chicago and spent several
days with DR.. Tremaine in looking
over the city, particularly in Boyle
Heights. The decision arrived at
was that the latter place was by far
the most suitable, both for conven-
ience and health, and that is the
place DR.. Tremaine wishes to secure.
The final location lies entirely with
this gentleman, and he is determined
on selecting the best site possible.
The structure will be a magnificent
one, Of brick, with stone finishing,
and will cost between $500 and
$50, 900. The plans show that
there will be two large wings with a
central square building between them,
the three houses being constructed in
. straight line. In front of the CEN
trail building, about fifty feet distant,
is the Surgeons Receiving Depart
ment, a large square structure. This
building is connected with the central
building in the rear by long covered
archway, which also has a side en-
trance. The hospital, when COM
pleted, will present a fine appearance
and will be an ornament to the vicin-
itv in which it stands. The staff of
physicians and surgeons will be COM
posed of the most thorough and COM
petent men to be found in
the counry, and will be selected
and appointed by DR.. Tremaine.
OF this gentlemen it is not necessary
to speak, for his reputation as a man
of great learning and almost marvel
GUS understanding OF all medical and
surgical troubles has made him Justly
famous, especially among members of
his own profession, the place, by the
way, physician cares most to stand
high. Outside of the staff of the hospi-
tai the additional comfort of trained
nurses will always be in attendance,
while the grounds will be kept in the
very best condition, in orderto make
them attractive as we'll as healthy. 1t
is not necessary to state that a hospi-
tai must be kept in such a condition.
The health Of the patients require this
state of affairs. A learned gentleman
in talking about the matter to the
HERALD's representative, said !:
"Why city the size of Los Angeles
should let such an opportunity to Sc
cure a magnificent public building, go
by without grabbing at it, is more
than l can see. Los Angeles certain
ly wants all the fine public buildings
it can get. Any city does. Other
cities have offered the company twenty
and thirty acres of ground, and some
an additional bonus of So, 600 and $lO,-
900. to place the hospital in their
limits"
"You see," continued the gentle
man, "it is not a money-making
on the part of the company.
On the contrary, it loses money by it
oil along"
"How is that?" asked the HERALD's
representative.
"This way. The Santa Fe Com
pany puts up the building, in the first
place, at it's own cost, and then it
requires that the employees of the
company shall pay SO much per cent.
Of their salaries each month. There
is gauge that runs from twenty-five
cents to two dollars. according to the
wages drawn, to pay the running ex-
penses. This money paid each
month by the employees, is not suffi-
cient for all the running expenses, and
what it lacks the company adds. The
does not ask Boyle Heights
or any one else to give it property
enough to build on. 1t only asks
that, if there is not enough public
spirit in the city te give them the
ground, the prices be put down
to q nominal figure. But the people
ought to give the property. Two
acres, not less, will be enough, if To-
Gated at Boyle Heights, and some
public spirited man should form a
pool and give that much ground.
Other places in the neighborhood are
offering to give great deal more"
The hospital will not, as some peo-
pie think, be q NUISANCE to the neigh
borhood. No contagious diseases can
be handled there, only ordinary sick
ness and wounds resulting from ac-
cidents. The hospital will not be for
the use Of the general public, unless
upon rare occasions, when there is
plenty OF room, then a patient
might be taken in and cared for But
that is not the idea. The officials Of
the company are very anxious to get
the matter settled and hope to find a
site very soon, as they wish to COM
mence the construction Of the build
ing at once.
A RJJMOR