The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-26
CHEAPER THAN QUARANTINE.

The New Orleans States Is sensible
enough to see that the wsest and cheapest
plan New Orleans can adopt 10 escape an
nual guarantees against which she is so
vigorously protesting, il to do as was sug-
gested by The Post and by the Memphis
Commercial Appeal few days ago-put
herself in-fisi- class sanitary condition.
This is vital subject for the whole
Mississippi valley and entire gulf coast.
We all suffered greatly in 1897 and busl-
ness has been kept back and injured again
this season. The source OF the trouble Ia
nearly every yellow fever outbreak or scare
is--New Orleans. While We arc talking OF
getting Cuba In good sanbtary condition.
therefore. We muet not overlook the Cres-
cent City. The States has this to say in
tho premises:
For Two years now this city has had Its
business destroyed; the loss has amounted to
II sum that would sewer drain and pave tho
city twice over and leave a balance OF some
millions. There has really been no peatllen-
tinl epidemic here; the whole devllment has
beet done by fright and quarantine. Our
wisCacres cry aloud, let us have Il National
quarantine; In other words, let us jump out
of the frying pan into the nrc, We are like
the wise man Mother Goose tells Us ABOUT wnO
1uf-intA INTO u DrlAr patth ana scratched out
his eyes; ana then Jumped in once more and
scratched them In again. Such Is the wisdom
OF our learned men VINO would cure the evils
of Interstate quarantine by reBorting TO a
National quarantine. The wisest plan would
be Ia abolish all quarantnes all boards OF
LcGlth except local boards to look after city
sanitation. Drain, pave and sewer the city.
thus cleanse II of the Causes OF pestionce
ana practically raise 1t fully two feet above
the water line, and thus abolish or counteract
these torribio conditions that unqucstionably
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While claiming that there has really
| been no pestlential epidemic" there, the
States yet admits that the terrible condi-
tons exist that "unquesionably engender.
nurse and perpetuato pcstilence!" SO long
as such conhitions afc found tho business
OF the Mississippi valley and gulf coast
Is annually In danger OF disturbance and
depression.
New Orleans owes Vt to her own interests
M well as TO other localities to pursue
what the States shows would be the cheaper
MS 1t Is the better thorough santa
ton. But this public obligation does not
rest upon New Orleans alone Every
Southern and particularly every coast town
should recognize IN a practical way that
| 80 S'"N' Va bfN''h'eu 10 with u pOuHi Of
cure. There IL absolutely no economy II
uncleanliness. Thorough sanitation is III,
best lnvestmeut that can be made by III,
communities In the coast eountry--it Il
cheap at almost amy price, This city los
more money In business way In 1897 fron
the auarantines than would be- require,
to put ii in absolutely epidemic proc
shape.
! All tho coast region communities SHOULD
: in"ulge In thorough cleaning up befon
$ the winter Is upon them and the wor
e should be vigorously repeated next spriug
3 II New Orleans Will lead and others fol
I low. we can escape the cost aud incon
. venience of u scare next summer.