Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-27

: Augusta; treasurer. Treby Johnson
Augusta. .
Trustees. DR.. "A. G. 1Thayer, Water
vile; Hon. F. G. Whitehouse, Tops
ham; Hon. p. o. vickery, Augusta
Hon. F. Q. Beal, Bangor; Hiram w.
Kicker, Poland Springs: Hon. Waldo
Pettengill. Rumford Falls; A. w. Hall,
Caribou DR.. S. II. Weeks, Portland
Hon George Bliss, waldoboro
DIR. Young then said: zone ma tier
I should like to have the association
consider. and that is the question of
the desirability of applying to the
Legislature for charter. Chapter S.
of the Revised Statutes under which
we are now incorporated limits the
holdings of the association to one hun
bred thousand dollars. If some mil
liona:rc should see fit to endow us
with Il million dollars or so, we should
be very sorry that we could not accept
it. The question IS whether we shall
apply to the Legislature to have that
limitation removed. 1t was finally vot-
ed that the trustees be authorized and
| instructed to apply for n charter.
DR.. Weeks said that as member of
the board of trustees he should be
very glad to have some discussion re-
latng to tine location of the sanator-
! ium II think" said he, sit would be
proper to consider this matter of loca-
ton in an informal way for the bene-
fit of the trustees The chairman
asked DR.. Young, or DR.. Smith, or any
other persons interested in the matter
to speak on it, Replying, DIR. Young
~ h@,yE Il hoe 70.
enter into q discussion of that kind.
There are so many places in the state
that are suitable that we have thought
it altogether the better policy to leave
that matter until a later date. /
would, however, suggest that it would
be good idea for the trustees to be-
gin Immediately to inquire as to suit
able locations, 50 that when funds
are availa BILE so that we may think of
building, we may have some ideas in
regard to suitable and available
Places
DR.. Smith: DR. Weeks has asked
for some suggestions as to location.
The remarks which | will try to make
are from a personal standpoint, not Of
fetal. 1t seems to me that one of the
first requisites is that the situation. or
location, be easily accessible and con-
tiguous to a railroad, so that trans
portation may not be too burdensome
or the expense too great. Two essen
tails which are of Importance in the
outdoor treatment are that the varia-
tons of temperature should not be too
great and that the soil is dry. / have
in mind three places where / have had
,N1a
East Baldwin, Paris Hill and Katahdin
Iron Works. Personally l favor the
more central one of Katahdin Iron
Works.
Dr. Weeks asked about the matter Of
admission; in what stage of consump-
ton patients should be admitted; how
long they should be allowed to remain.
He thought they could not make
home for incurables.
DR.. Young replied: Il should say in
answer to the question just raised that
only incipient cases or those that are
not far advanced. should be admitted.
That is the rule of all of the institu-
tons of this kind in this country and
abroad. although in actual practice |
have been told by the doctors of some
of the sanatoriums ethat there is con-
siderable difficulty in limiting the
choice in all cases. to those patients
who are really in the incipient stages
of the disease"
The question was asked, how and
when the membership feees are to be
sent to the treasurer. DR.. Wedgewood
said: Il understand that there are two
hundred or more persons who have re-
sponded to the invitation to become
members of--the association. Some
measures ought to be taken to notify
those people how to send their money
or where to send it. The secretary
called the attention of the chairman to
the third paragraph of the bylaws,
which provides that the term of mem
bcrship of all members shall begin
with the beginning Of the calendar
year in which their membership fees
are paid. The membership fees there
fore. for the year 1901, paid any time
during that year, will make the per-
sons thus RENTING members for that
year.
Gen. Common suggested that an early
meeting of the trustees be held 50 that
various matters could be taken into
consideration.