Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-01

gusta 10 Bangor, but the whole number of
patients at Augusta are liable 10 have it,.
/ think another institution is very much
needed, and cannot see that il VIII cost
much more, and think that the interests
of the insane people would be better pro
NOTED by builiing a hospital at Bangor.
Mr.. Woodbury. of Deeriug; | am very
glad that 80 little has been said in regard 10
locality AMI We are not called upon 10 de-
eide as betw cen Bangor and Augusta. The
difference between the appropriations rec
ommentied BY the two branches of the conf
mittee, between $40 900 and $50 goo, Is
not to be winked out of sight. Even
$40 900 is not an easy sum of money
for the State to raise. But ii
does not occur 10 me that the
figures in these two reports measure the
vast difference which really exists in these
reports. Ii is not So much the present as
it is the hereafter that | stand in fear Of.
Laughter. II is said that this SlJn, 000
called for this year is only The beginning.
They tell us they are after S6ls 900. The
question is this, are the exigeneies of the
case such that the State is called upon 10
undertake an enterprise which must be fol-
lowed up year after year until $500, 900 OF
$500 900 has been expended 10 the estab-
lIshment of an entirely new plan, for the
care of the insaney DO not think we are
called upon TO enter upon any suck
course. | have reached my conclusion from
what | have been told by several
of the trustees and ex-trustees of the insti-
tuition. | believe that with this amount of
lad 70 Nv tho ras.hlva
build plain fire. proof building over here
which will accommodate rs many patients
as this resolve calls for. There is large
number of patients who simply have TO be
taken care of and who are not susceptible
to the influence of the luxuries and sur.
roundings which have been spoken of. The
matter of the sanitary condition here does
not affect this qit-uut. Ii tis' hospital
here is not i'll proper sanitary condition
1t should be made so or ii should be aboi-
lshed Ii seems to me that we should adop'
this minority report. A new institution
would require an entirely new and separate
set of officers. The institution here
rcu ll be carried on with the additional
number of PATIENTS contemplated by the re-
solve. under the direction of the same
board of administration which we have now
So We are not only going TO save money al
the outset but we are going to save the COS;
In the running of the institution after II has
become established. For these reasons
trust that the House will adopt the minor
ity report
Mr. Powers of lioulton: 1t seems that
there is general concen.us of opinion that
something must be done, that the present
crowded condition of the hospital at Au-
gusta is such as not to render it wha. We
ought 70 furnish those unfortunate
creatures. The reports of the majority and
the minority of the committee are based
upon that idea. The question arises, what
shall we do with view to the best treat.
meut of those people, AMI with Il view tc
the future: What would SCUM policy die
tate. As has been said, perhaps in one
view of the ease, locality does not enter,
but in other views, locality should be con
siderel If there were no hospital here nj
Augusta and it was a question of establish
ing one hospital, and there were rival
CLANS between Bangor and Augusta,
might say did not care which might sue
coed. But there is something to be sail in
favor of locality. You have hospital
here with all the elegant surroundings
described by the gentleman from
Limingion. and no one proposes to de-
priye it of its beautiful scenery, or its flow
ers. or its lawns, of lis music. or its chapcis
or any of those things that contribute to N,
welfare aud happiness. and all in curing
the unfortunate people who may 90 there
But there is not room enough to accomriu-
date the unfortunate people of our State Nov
shall we expend sll0,00D. more or less, AS
mere make shift for a short time, or shall
we. AS they have in other states and as q
larger humanity think would dictate to is
shall We recognize the necessity
Of building not only for the prcsral
but for the future? If that is Il
he done, then that locality IN the vicinity ot
Bangor certainly has several claims. 1t
has claims not only in regard to the nero
amount of the cost that one would be sab
jccted to in coming from the eastern part
OF the State to Augusta, but in the vast
amount of cost that various poor people
would he subjected to in their desires AMI
their wishes TO visit their friends that arc
thus unfortunate and confined within the
hospital It is due to the great eastern and
northern part of the State. whenever it he
comes necessary to establish new iustitu-
lion of this kind, that it should be est4b-
ishf,l sonIew here in that direction, AMI per
haps the Legislature, seeing this. acted
wisely and wen in nstruciing the commit
tee ard passing resolve and purchasing n
site III Bangor.
None of us is cbiivious of the fact thai
this State is growing quite largely in tia;
direction, When ] first went to Aroostook
county we had but Il 900 population. four
,,f I
in the Senate. Now we have some 10000
population, y members on this floor and
two in the Senate. and with a prospect in
the future. by the opening up Of that
country through the railroad
system that is nov being built,
of doubling the population that we now
have. Consider that we have made that
rapid growth AMI progress which has pre-
vented this State in the last 30 years from
falling behind in population, AMI the only
outlet that We haze ever had has been
through foreign couu,r. and 'foreign
territory. We trust soon TO have one in
our own country and territory believe
that the time has ceased Is hen the sons of
Maine will turn 10 the West. believe that
Maine ia soon ahout to enter upon career
Of growth. that our population is to in.
crease, sur water powers are to be utilized,
anil that our State is 70 became what sh. i.
.itta.l hy nature 10 become and that in %
ar 20 Years we shall have one or two mil.
linn. If r.qople in the State of Maine.
Bas TOR Is near the center of III. State
so,nsti ;n.r ,nust h. done in regard ia . hos
rit.i. Whv, uo; carry ont 10 law viva, .
former I,esjsI.ture began We are assured
that we can bnitI t~o buildings in accord.
anc,p V nh ,ha specification. Of ,he. ar,.hirer,
that his ls.er rlnpl,,ye,l. In process nj
;ir,e We NAV y iii btlirvc that We shall b
enabled - fursisk these convcni.ness an
Iuxu,t.. nf whiru the gentleman fran,
L;uia.fo, has s;n.kcn. We NAV believe.
as Yx-t;ns.rnor Cet,srn saw II, to endo,.