The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-30
THINKS lis IMPROVED
Governor FeraUson's Latest lnVestiga-
ton of the Sanitarium.

Governor = ST9USonS Latest inNSStl9a-
tion of the Sanitarium.
! Guthrie. o. r., March 29.-Concerning
the visit Of Governor Ferguson to the
Oklahoma Sanitarium, the Norman Tran
script has the following:
Governor Tom Ferguson came down
/ from Guthrie, Tuesday, to inspect the
J asylum. ascertain its condition, and sat
/ isfy himself If the recommendations Of
! the committee had been complied with.
/ DR.. Werner. Of Newkirk, who was a
member OF the committee that made the
! last examination, accompanied him. They
arrived on the afternoon train, and re-
turned to their homes Wednesday morn
( ing.
"On Wednesday night an informal re-
ception in honor Of the governor was
held at the Commercial club rooms, at
which a large number of our people met
and became acquainted with him. He i'm
pressed them Gas ne impresses all with
whom he comes IN contacD as a thor
oughly able man, whose principal stock
in trade is his thorough common sense
and sterling honesty and worth A very
pleasant hour was spent; no speech-mal-
ing or dubdubbery. but q pleasing. social
tlt'rA ms HIS McS tltE EDhtAllOA > ~
visit 20 Norman since 1881, and he express
cd himself as greatly pleased with the
city and the cordially and hospitality Of
her people. We hope il may be the fore
runner of many more visits.
When asked As to his impressions con
corning the asylum. he said that the
management was evidently doing all In
its power to comply with the recommend
atoms of the committee, and he was
certain q great Improvement had been
made in conditions. He had gone through
all the wards, finding the patients well
cared for and hearing no complaint Of
bad treatment. Everything about the in
shtution was as clean as a new pin the
food supply was evidently abundant and
up to contracts as to quality. the rec
concentrations as 10 fire escapes from the
third story had been net, the new hospi-
tai building would evidently meet that
requirement, the grounds around the in
stitution were in fine shape. the cesspool
had been eliminated TO such an extent
that complaints from adjacent property
owners had ceased. and no stencil was
arising from it; and, in every partic-
ular, conditions were certainly as good
as could be expected. The local board
of physicians, Drs. Bobo. Cepshaw and
Lowther. with DR.. Griffin, the physician
IN charge, had the work we'll IN hand and
were giving it their closest attention and
looking carefully after the health of the
inmates. A more thorough classification
OF the patients might be desirable but he
could not see how that was possible under
present conditions; that states with ample
facilities in the way of buildings, found it
difficult to meet the requirements of clas-
sifcation. All in all, it was evident that
the governor was quite well satisfied
with the way things are now running at
the SanitariGn. and the evident intention
Of the management to live UP 10 all re-
quirements.
"Dr. Werner was also well pleased,
saying there had been a wonderful i'm
provement in conditions. and that the re-
Quirements of the committee had been
fully met"