Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-03-31
A Quarantine station.

The government has decided to pur
chase Hog Island. near the mouth of the
Patuxent river, in ST. Mays county.
for the purpose Of making quarantine
station. The location is decidedly suit.
able for hospital, heiBg re note from
the larger cities, not directly in the line
ofnavigaion and easily accessible by wa
ter. But while these advantages are to
be considered from a standpoint Of expe
diency by the government, the citizeus
in the locality in which the proposed
station is to be locatel. have some rights
also to he considered and to be respected
Already the thinking eitizenSOf St-Marv's
county hive begun to consider the ad-
tanfages and Disadvantages u swsh an
institution IN their midst, but hive come
to no de6nfe conclusion. The senti-
ment Of the people Of chat locality seems
divided; many ~eem to think that while
the quarantine station Of itself can be
productive Of no direct COED to the citi-
zens Of their cosnsy. it may prove indi-
rectly advantageous in causing a tele-
graph lire and oher such improvement.
to be constructed, in bringing few more
inhabitssts to their loo llity, for the hos
pital will have to be managed by skilled
nurses, aud IN furnishing something Of
market for agricultural products; and
others are Of the opinion that whatever
hen fits may be thus derived will be
largely couuterbalanced BY the possible
consequence Of having some dread pesti
lence spread throughout the county -
The attention Of the grand jury of the
term Of the Circsit Cosrt Of that county
now sitting, has been Gale to the pro-
posed project and the recommendation of
that body will doubles be accepted as
the ultimatum Of the people. Their re-
port will, and can be, only in the nature
Of q pscoH Nendatien to the general gov
ernment. for the latter has the constitu-
FiOnsl power to do as it pleases in the
matter. but as We before said, the wishes
Of the people most directly concerned
should be respected. and as there are so
many other places the government can
secure for such purpose. it is not prob
able that the litter will act arbitrarily.
Experience has taught that such insti-
mtions are Of no practical benefit to any
community. nor are they productive of
any seriors harm. The improvements
made upon the property pur chased in
the way Of buildings. ETC., add nothing to
the taxable basis Of the county; the tele-
graph facilities are oyeres'iInated for the
public IN most cases are prccluded from
using the service, aud the employees AMI
inmates are fed and otherwise provided
hr BY the gsyeHment who makes It's
nIsal.ss Its own boa.IA'ss~srsu-p5nrtatrohi
The danger of the spread of infectio
Diseases is mere apprehensioz. Qua
antine stations are 50 safely guarded til
= Is almost impossible for the germ {
any disease to spread.
So our neighbors need not give tn
scheme mueA concern. II il merely
matter OF esgsB, taste. If they objec
10 the erection Of handsome buildin
On their territory. in the centre nth
waters of their IN ri navigated river !,
sight OF their mainland. proper remon
strstion will likely induce the gcnern
government to chansefsplans: if on III.
other hand they decide 10 possess thei,
s'uls in p ace and let the general govern.
ment have It's way. or if the LATER deter.
mines - brook no dictar:nn in the M A.
Ter they have nothing to fear.