The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-02
(1GDEN BUREAU.
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Utah Loan and Trust Building.
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Ogden. May 2.
UNION PACIFIC HOSPITAL.
Employees May Organize and Bid In
the Property.

Matters OF much Importance to rail-
road employees and the people Of Og-
den generally have been in negotia-
ton for the past few days. Prelim
mary steps have been taken by a num-
Der of the employees of the Union
Pacific toward the establishment of a
hospital service on the cooperative
plan. Details of the plan are not yet
ready for publication. but it is known
that employees all along the line be-
tween here and Green River, at least.
are interesting themselves in the mat
ter and DEVELOPMENTS are expected
within few days. The Herald pub
lished Yesterday the fact about the
hospital being closed in accordance
with the orders issued by the man
agement some time ago. and as mat
terS now stand, there is no hospital
service for the employees of this end
of the road. and the need of one is
apparent.
The causes leading up to the aban-
donment of the Ogden hospital have
been set forth in The Herald news col
umns. The ground on which the build
ing stands was adjudged to belong to
the Union Pacific company, while the
building belongs to the employees,
since it YVES built out of funds col
lected from them by monthly assess
ment. The new management is re-
funding amounts paid in by former
employees who have not received nro-
portional returns in the way of medical
attendance. The place is advertised
to be sold by the special master in
chancery. The sale to take place in a
few days. If the employees interested
in organizing Mutual Hospital as
ISOLATION get their organization effect
ed in time, it is quite among the pos
sibilities that they will buy in the hos
pital and conduct it on much the same
plan as il was before the government
to be vested in a board of directors.
The organization would be incorpor-
ated and only such employees as be-
long to the association would be en-
titled to hospital service, except at reg
ular rates. Whether the railroad con-
pany will take any part in the con-
Germ is not known. OF course its sue
cess would be much easier if some
plan could be put in operation by
which the money could be collected
directly from the men by the COM
pany. Prominent railroad men of Og-
den admit that the plan is under way
and that considerable more has been
done than has been made public. Mas
ter in ChancerY Cornish and Manager
Dickinson must be heard from before
the Incorporation can be effected.
Ex-Steward Johnson and one other
man were engaged yesterday in over
hauling the place. and the hospital
presented a dreary, deserted appear
ance The Sisters Of Charity hitherto
in charge have gone, some to Salt
Lake. while others are guests at the
Sacred Heart acGdemv. One patient
at the hospital was pupil of this
institution when the hospital closed
down and she has been taken back TO
the academy. One Southern Pacific
employee was domiciled at the Union
Pacific hospital, but the Southern Pa
cific officials have arranged for his
care at the Ogden medical and surgic-
al institute. The new development in
hospital affairs makes this latter in
stitution loom forward as an institu-
ton of considerable Importance. 1t is
known that the Southern Pacific man
agement contemplates putting all pa
tents under the care of this institute,
and the Union Pacific is likewise con-
Sidering a similar plan.
Head Surgeon Galbraith of the Union
Pacific is expected here in a few days,
when matters will probably develop
more rapidly. 1t is not thought likely,
however, that the Union Pacific will
care for all it's sick employees as here
tofore, but only those injured while in
its service.