The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-30
OFFICIALS ARE RErlCnNT
ABOUT QUARANTINE STATION
DO No, Seem to Know or Care Anythlng
About lI-iaOM WIN cov,r the
Entire Cosl,

THE Oregonlan OF yesterday published
tho following from It's Washington cor.
respondent regarding the Astoria QuarAn.
,lno station, Edlturlatly that paper aug.
gosts that enemies ot the Columbia river
are working against the establishment
ot tho stations
ono would think from the secrecy that
Is being preserved IN Washington with re.
Rard to tho quarantine station 10 hr
erected opposite Astoria that the matter
was os such vital Importance that the
lrast Information given out would prove
fatal to some individual or to the govern.
monL Ever sinco tho appropriation OF
$4,000 was made IN tho second scsalon Of
tho last coNSrcss for this station, tho
marine hospital service has had tho mat.
ter In change and not until few weeks
axe was site selected, when tho snlcc.
uou Was made, the location VI the atatlon
was shown by diagram published In
the Orvgoniau. and since then Surgeon
Grrrral WSman, IN charge Of the marine
hospital service, has Acknowledged that
the location aa giyvn Is correct. but 70.
fuses 20 discuss the intentions " the
bureau with regard TO hitting out the
station Hc even said that no determine
ton had been reached az to how the
buildings should bc constructed. how
many should bc needed. OF az 10 any OF
tho details necessary 70 take the next
s,rp towards completing the Astoria sta.
tion.
When a board was making cSamina.
,lops looking t0 tho selection aud nur.
chase ~ u site. nothing was said. No
word ot the report OF this board could be
aseyrtalucd, Long after the site was
decided upon, and the t,ro 10 the ,and
was being Investigated. the decision was
closely guarded. when It was made
known. Il WAS not at Washington. The
architect " the treasury. who generally
has charge OF the construction OF tho
government buildings, says that he has
hIi ue Information regarding the Astoria
quarantine station but thinks tho work
of construction viii he placed under his
direction. Further than that little Is
kr.wu nr Wyman stated however. that
De- though, tho $4,000 Appropriated would
r.yer he entire cost ~ the site buildings
and uu,nJ complete. as several buildings
Wrro now located ON the chosen tract
which couid bc utilized By the govern.
wvut ne thinks that no addidnu ap.
Precipitation will Dc required r3r the A.
tnr,t stat! Tor several years TO come,
un,E. 10 fact. repairs or additions are
found necessary 20 warranted by the iu.
crease ut commerce on Tie Columbia
river
From yhs 10 may bc Inferred thar tho
station wu, not Dc as extensive as ai
Urst anticipated. although {, la claimed
,hIi u viii oc thorough ana rr-c.iyr
Should 'br remainder q th, work. con.
s.ucgon ptting and completion. occupy
AS much umc .u proportion as has the
selection OF the site. it will De some time
bctor, the columbia river has Quatan.
.iuo station operating for the nrnt OF
ts commerce The fact that further
plans tor the work arc yet undetermined
upon would seem TO indicate that delay
&. inevitable The members OF he oregon
delegation durlng the past session NJ
congress repeatedly urged on the marine
hospital service the necessity OF pushing
the work on the Astoria station and were
several times assured that work Vas gu
.ng forward with al possible speed Much
li.satlsafction was expressed that the
wheels NJ one bureau of the government
were capable OF such sligh, movement
.n so long "A time