The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-07-29
NATIONAL QUARANTINE WANTED
Resolutions Adopted Requesting the
Government to Remove Detcn.
ton Camp at FontainebIcau.

Biloxi Review.
The executive committee Of the
coast quarantine matters was cohven-
ed In this city Friday at 1870 a. M,
with Mr.. r. A. Vanclcave presiding
and Mr.. z. M. Rhodes at the desk.
There were also present Messrs. Vol
ney Brown, Of Pascagnula /; +. II.
Lewis and G. II. Alley, Of Scranton ;
DIR. ]. J. Harry, Of Handsboro; 4. M.
Weed, OF Ocean Springs, and j. d.
McKic, OF Biloxi. Mr.. Weed as presi-
dent Of the mass meeting creating the
committee was requested to sit with
cOmmittee. On motion action was
taken relative to filling vacancies on
the board. 1t was the sense OF the
committee that the fight on against
the State quarantine should not let up
but be pushed to the end, that the
troubles of this may not be the expo
rience OF next summer. On motion IA
committee OF four was appointed, to-
wit: John TOulmc, Of Hancock coun-
ty ; G. M. Rhodes and j. ID. McKie,
Of Harrison county, and f. NJ. Weed,
Of Jackson county, to appear before
the boards OF supervisors Of the c0un-
ties named and urge, IN consideration
OF the depreciation OF the value OF
property from the quarantine, that
| the boards reduce the assessments of
real estate ut least so per cent. The
committee declared in favor of nation
al quarantine, and appointed a COM
mittec to devise some plan for pro-
noting the desire TO have the nation.
al government take charge Of all quar-
antine. The matter of%the camp at
Fountainebleau was c0nsidercdand a
committee consisting of j. d. McKic,
chairman, f. M. Weed and Charles M.
Rhodes, was appointed to bring this
matter before the treasurer depart
ment and endeavOr to secure its re-
moval. This committee adopted the
following resolutions, which will be
sent to the secretary OF the treasury
through DR.. r.. d. Murray, whose help
In this matter the committee hope to
get:
To the Secretary of the Treasury. Washing
ton, ID. ca:
Sir: We, your petitioners, represent
ing respectively the citizens, tax pay
ers and residents of the counties OF
Hancock, Harrison and Jackson, and
the health authorities of the said
counties, respectfully submit that the
refugee or detention camp established
at Fountainebleau for those leaving
infected localities, is a menace tn the
health Of this coast. and an injustice
to the good name Of said section for
the reasons following:
/. The danger from those. coming
there from infected localities coming
in contact with those hitherto unex-
posed and thereby spreading the con-
tagion.
2. From danger OF the contagion
from having Il camp in our midst
where those exposed to infection are
received and treated.
3. That the fact OF such an institu-
tion being located here and in view of
the passing trains advertises the fact
to the world that this coast Is being
made Il pest house for the States OF
Alabama and Louisiana, thereby in
juring the character Of this section
and keeping visitors away.
4. That the main dependence Of
this section Is the revenue from sum
mer and winter visitors. and which
said revenue is essentially necessary
for the maintenance Of the people, and
that the establishment in such prOmi-
nence Of such a camp as is nOw at
Fountainebleau, Is as well an injury
and detrimcnt to u commercial
prosperity AS to the health conditions.
That our property has been depre-
ciated, our businesses wrecked, which
condition Is in a measure due tn the
maintenance Of the abnve camp In our
midst. We therefore respectfully re-
quest that this camp be speedily re-
moved to other less Objectionable and
less prawiaaet s~ectaea.
committe9then adjourned, sub
tfo6l Ia tho null NJ thn cacretNrv.