The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-19
THE CITr'S HEALTH
DIR. HENpERSON'S ADDRESS
BEFORE PUSH CLCR.
Perfect Sewerage aud Pure
Water supply Absolute
Requisites.

at the annual meeting ~ the Push
Club by M u. l. henderson, The ad.
dress contains many important sug.
reStinus and attracted much attention
auons members W the club. pr Hen
irrSou said,
Gentlemen 1T Is with high dcgrvc
ot trrpidation that presume to ad-
dress this honorable body ~ the repre-
sentative citizens NJ the city " As
tnria II is usually understood that nc
who attempts To aidwSs body "
men. such as this one. has something
new To impart hut tn this Instance
it would hc cgouStical ou my part To
assume such ability desire Co simply
call Your attention torNtStius conditions
wi,h which YOU are uily acQuaint'
cd. but In the hurry and turmoil %
commerym, urc promoting saw-mIlls,
building boulcyards and cncou~Jgl1g
other equally Important enterprises.
YOU have seemingly overlooked what
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My understanding o' the primary
objects 90. this "rEtnlAAlloh lnil'airs
to me that YOU are ever ready and
willing az al. times io foster any en-
ierprise, advise any method. or resort
20 any legitimate means that YOU be-
lleye will ultimately bring about the
uphuilding ot the city either IN It's
commercial relations, municipal condl'
tons. or social aualrs' win 'his un-
derstanding. I desire to eau your at
tentton To certain conditions existing
AZ this time, and VIII endeaNor 10 mint
at methods that II employed, VIII Ger
tainly ultimately bring about a great
enhancement ot the fame ot our local
ity. You and |. as citizens OF Astria'
are fully aware OF the fact that We
have locality that combines at least
as many, II not more. of those factors
and conditions that so TO make up
what might b. called healthy local
ity than has almost any other place
on the Pacific coast We know that
We have the most eQuable temperature
the most invigorating atmosphere that
is supercharged with those chemical
substances that can only be generated
by old ocean In the presence ot
which no disease producing germ can
long survive. besides many other m
1uenres that go to make what might
BE- called the Ideal healthy location.
n the world at large knew ot the
health-giying conditions as they exist
here thousands ~ people would mock
10 this region During the heated term
~ the past summer. I made trip
through The Middle AMI Eastern states.
There the death rate daily from one
single disease. cholera infantum, was
appalling That scourga oi childhood
annually s.ays its Thousands II lnno-
cent victims Dysentery. the most
deadly disease 10 be- found south Of
Mason and Divon's line, annually num-
b.rs It's victims by the thousands.
Here are two diseases whose ravages
annually far exceed the number II
deaths from any other two diseases
and they are unknown in this locality.
question II there was ever a well de-
fr.,i a.e of either disease in this city.
n The world at large knew Of these
facts many thousands Of people would
rush 90 this place. 10 avoid IN" 'uf-
f-r.ng and death that must follow a
residence IN the Middle and Eastern
states especially go In the cities Al
most the same astounding statement
might ba made concerning numerous
other diseases with which the lnhabl-
rantz NJ the Mississippi valley and the
Eastern states are afflicted. why do
.r not tell them of these conditions?
This brings us 10 the kernel n the nut.
Ba r. said 10 the shame and disgrace
NJ the ci,v ~ Astoria there IS not
maze no, a line Of records showing