Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-17
new MEDICAL INSTITUTE
Rockefeller Plans One of a
National Character.
ALL MANKIND TO BE BENEFITED.

Gift of 100000 For Research only
the First step In Vast Undertaking
For the Cure and Prevention of
DIsease-MIIk supply VIII BE PurI-
fed First.
Formal announcement was made re-
Gently of what. is regarded by medical
| men as one of John u. Rockefeller's
most ambitious plans for the ameliora-
| ton of human conditions. The Rookie
Teller Institute For Medical Research,
plans for which have just been ma
tured by the Standard Oil magnate,
Will have as its aim the cure of dis
ease and the discovery of methods for
its prevention.
Mr.. Rockefeller, who long has had
under consideration the establishment
of such an institute, has kept his plans
so well under cover that the announce
mcnt comes as complete surprise to
medical men all over the country.
From the men with whom he discussed
his plans he exacted pledges OF Sc
crecy, and this gave rise To some mis-
apprehension as 10 the full scope OF
the plan.
The New York World is able TO state
that the Rockefeller Institute For Med
ical Research will not be n New York
institution, as has been generally sup
posed. Ii will, on the contrary, be ma
tional in It's character. In fact, Mr..
Rockefeller's plans contemplate ex-
tending to the Canadian people the
benefits of the Institutes work.
The sum of 100000 has been set
aside by Mr.. Rockefeller to begin the
work. This sum is not intended as an
endowment fund. with the interest
alone TO he used. Although men in
Mr.. Rockefeller's confidence would not
admit IL. the belief is that he intends to
give vast sums to carry on and en-
large the work of the institute.
Although New York, and particularly
the poor OF the city. will derive great
benefits from Mr.. Rockefeller's plans.
Boston. Chicago. Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Montreal and other large cities
also will share in the results.
None of the $500. 900 set aside for this
purpose by Mr.. Rockefeller will be
used for the construction of buildings.
In fact, it is his plan TO have the work
carried on for the present through the
cities. In New York the work Will be
done at Columbia university and in the
department of health. In Boston the
facilities of Harvard university will be
utilized. The University of Chicago,
the University of Michigan, McGill uni
yersity in Montreal. the Johns Hopkins
I'm Baltimore and the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania will cooperate in
forward the work of the
Institute For Medical Re
search. In this way it is calculated the
fullest benefit will be derived from the
money set aside by Mr.. Rockefeller for
the cure of diseases and the discovery
Of preventives.
No time will be lost in organizing the
work of the institute. Before many
weeks it will he well under way. The
poor of New York, Chicago and other
large cities. it is believed. will derive
prompt benefits. The first subject to
be studied, 1t was learned the other !
day. will he the milk supply of cities.
The new Institute For Medical Re |
search has been Incorporated under the !
laws Of New York, and its representa- |
tives will be able 10 study more care |
fully the quality OF the milk sent to the |
from outside points. The |
same thing will be true of other large |
titles. Men engaged in the work of the |
will be able to inspect the !
milk at the sources of supply. where, |
with the assistance of the local and !
state authorities, they will be able to i
guarantee the purity of the milk.
One Of the men foremost in the board |
# directors, while reluctant to discuss |
IIr. Rockefeller's plans at length, said |
hat the investigation of the milk sup |
Ily of the various cities was but /
mall part of the work contemplated. |
lie said that the new institute would /
proceed on the broadest lines, aiming |
% become as useful I'm a scientific way
Is is the Pasteur institute in France,
he Koch institute I'm Berlin or the
institution established in st. Peters
'urG by Prince Oldenburg. Facilities
or original investigation in medical
cience will be furnished. both with n !
Jew to getting new information and
o applying existing knowledge to the \
reatment and prevention of disease.
Next fall, it is said, efforts will be
made to solve problems of medical sci
nee which have thus far baffied the !,
Profession. Experienced men will I'M
Iertake this work, and no expense will
,e spared to make the results of wide
-alue. No effort to get quick results
will be made. The object will be to
btain by thorough study results which
will be of lasting value. Mr.. Rookie
eller and his confidants believe there
$ n broad field for such research. and
[ is his purpose to have this field de-
eloped to the utmost.