The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-09

ton. Philadelphia, London. Paris, Berlin.
vienna and other places are located near
the centers of those cities The patients
and other fsirnds desire 10 be near
churches, shops. fheaters and other pubic
places and many of them wOnld not con-
sent to remain IN the institution In the
country. 1t has been demonstrated very
positively that large grounds or PARKS
would be damage instead OF b6nent 10
such institution. rs It would De
q constant inducement 10 exposure,
to much exercise and other In
discretions. The institution or this KIDD
in New York TO which Mr. Chauncey Rose.
OF Terre Haute. donated S5OO.OOO Is one OF
the best-managed public institutions of the
kind. and II located almost exactly in the
center of New York city. The demand for
separate cottages Is also oblectlonaDie.
With our method of treatment ana care,
such patients must be Ia ken twice daily to
the treatment-roOm and three times TO
meals. This would necessitate their being
moved in hot. cold and inclement weather.
subjectIng them to needless exposure with
out Ally compensating benefit.
The conclusion In regard 30 hre-proof
binding has certainly been arrived at
without sufficient thought and calculation
" It'll the exceptions OF few DOfels I'D tne
United states and perhaps a few tenement
houses in New York. which are twelve 10
sixteen stories high. there are no Ere-
proof residence buildings except JalIs ara
penltentiaries. A building sufficiently
large 10 accommodate tDIec nun
dred patients. with attendants. made &C
cOrding 10 the latest theories of fire-prcof
construction. will cost. according 10 the
estimates made by architects. over S2OOOOO
IL such a building were built In the coun-
try, the person reckless enough TO
almost worthless piece OF pxSp.
city where only it would be valuable the
grounds would cost perhaps $4,000 more.
IN iah mi ha nuat nf
and machinery were added, the expense
would he so great that charity people must
be omitted, and the price required from
others would be so high that the work or
the institute would be compelled To stop
for want of patronage. Nevertheless. If
there are sanguine business men here VINO
doubt this statement or feel assured or the
profits of such venture. L viii JOIN on
equal terms any number of respectable
citizens who have sufficient money to
equip such an Institution, and Will serve
them at q low salary and do everything
possible 10 make 1t success
I'm a hurried and imperfect way, and In
answer TO your reQuestI have made these
few statements. In answer 10 yonr urgent
invitation to remain in indianapolis can
not express the depth of my gratitude for
your kindness and sympathy. The thought
of going TO Chicago is based entirely oil the
pecunIary advantage which seewed APP
parent. Chicago has furnished the lnsti-
tute far more patronage and twice as much
money as the city of Indianapolis. Any
building erected in Chicago will be more
likely to enhance In value than here.
Chicago Is the great central metropolis OF
the United states, and it's powerful prestige
will be of value in almost any kind of
business transaction. A hundred times
more people daily visit Chicago than this
city. Ii has these and many other adj
vantages. On the other hand, we feel most
deeply the constrainiDg influence of the
many warm friends in indianapolis. and
we confess the question Is not an easy one
TO SETTLE"