The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-25
THE STATES INSTITUTIONS
They Evidence the Growth Of Texas
During The Past Few Years.
THE STRICKEN ARE BEING CARED FOR
And in a Manner That is Proper in a
Great Commonwealth---EN-
denccs of the Fact.

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Texas at the beginning Of ISM the state |
| vras nsttlr, an a ,crr rrocrnseivc air and |
MaS pS,,'Ns ." a WY pros'ess,1g o., s ,Sc
nau 'ahen 'ne au'N"ue that hn'nlnE VI INV
! industrial aud commercial line was impos- |
| sihie THAT rexas has rrcatlv Advanced |
d,,,,n. ,h, ',a., co.. ,.,,rs y ,o,,n,on ~ |
| "Vr'uE tuV past i"u' N"hFs ~ V'"n'"un :" |
! every where, and more than that, " is right |
I'm the midst of a steady growth, and the |
| o,d ca, 10, Ia, tor,to,d nro ,rdox az Tho |
ohd can not nc loreloid' pne lhueN OF 'ne
states growth during the period above |
| mentioned Is found in the increased and I'M |
| ,ro,oa ,.,,a,,tors a, ,ba .loop,cs,.,or, IN |
! f'"''" ''"u''iVH9 az TUG ''e'"'Ns' ""i' ="
| stitutlons.
While the statement may seem a littlo |
'"t Va 'u' ""'n''A' '"' 'oe'N ~ s''N"'
ana this alone Is convincing eNluehct.
! Any Siain tuat San ngaSt on Wen inaln-
NAYS located in the progressive uamway'
for as a state grows it's clecmosynary in.
| stitutinns grow with ", for they are n part
and parcel OF 1t, ana their welfare Is 81
ways more or less controlled by the bust
ness and social interests or the common
Texans can recall the DAY ana time wh'n
the institutions Of THIS KIND passed along
unnouced, outside If scant appropriation
allowed them every two years ny the loglS'
lature, which was barely enough to y ovido
for the stricken and cnfceblcd. who rCued
on the state for subsistence rather than
TO appeal TO charity at large. Ihat period
Today conditions are greatly different,
uuA N'sFAN " INV tHNih anu uilHlN''h'l'tN
advancement OF Texas. as pointed ont
above
Every elcemosyhaiN INSTITUTION during the
past -FOUR years WIN possibly one eXrep
ton has mad many new and comfortable
ACCOMMODATIONS pIolueu ahu Mntle Vhis
mas necessitated large outlay or the pun
| ~ funds there Is not 4 single taxpayer
VINO can justly ana WIN me claim OF
equity on his side raise a legitimate OBJ
lection p,,..... ..., .,,,.,,,,.,,,. ,,,,.,,,.
ana " inc state continues TO grow r. y
has IN the past -FOUR years more buildings
, .Aust bc erected and appropriations MAIDS
larger in order TO come up to the standard
ana properly cave Tor those VINO eau not
care for themselves
During the past week Inc foSt CORE
spondent addressed letters 10 eacu OF lhe
. institutions In the state asking Tor a STATE
, ment showing me present population ms
, !, lsE - 49,.
North Texas hospital for the insane, which
IS located at Terrell, answered ihnt A. pres
cnt he had l2tt natlentA conune9 III We
. asylum against eSl IN ISM rms u an III
The fact is considered that ne SialG Is
e maintaining three asylums 81 TINS Eihd,
superintendent NJ. l., hiaNtH VI "
southwestern insane asylum report Ne
Hhmhcr or pail'hts Ia 6 d977' w. Nv &c W " ~
at present there nrN hoi' shoNluE gu ~
crease Of tld patients Of unsognd mln 10
, IN the past ionr years, ~ H'"lV,",n, - y,
a. l9 OIL. Ian wary da7s AnrI IG9e
az males ana ga fewdIei Ed ,o.Sl ~" Of the
state lmatic nsNlum' l9cgled ~ in,S W",'y
reports population Of ~" on IHnG nr na
lsM while At A. present ,ns ."', hngi,g tbhe
; four years Of 26I,
Now with reference 10 the increase nI
patients In the institutions ahoYe n9m'u W
IS not the intention 20 convey the ,dea ma I
more people In the state became hercit ~
their reasoning faculties during the Pat
cance attached ia 1t is this, that when
Governor Saycrs was nuugnrated, nenrlE
from faur TO seven mentally unbalanced
people and during his term MS governor:
with the progressive Interests steadily and
enlarged, and the state Is now caring
, for those who are stricken instead Of the
county authorities.
Superintendent h. Il, McNulty OF the
deaf and dumb institute, answers MS fol
lows:
Replying "a your letter Of the tn IN
stant. beg 10 advise that when ] TOOK
charge OF this institution ON February !,
1895, there were 20 pupils present. we
have NJ this date 3el pupils present, nut
have enrolled %o; Or the nine that are
absent, hyo of them are temporarily al
nome on account OF siGGneHs % sony 49,, ,' %,
tuelr iaIllE Two nav uleu' ",'u Nv" Nj, n' W.
home n,t. f.,
I SO SiupGhdous ms the CROWN OF tn's lm,
t.piion necn aglE , .n' n"S' rou ,b.o,,tS
@ss sy onob, ne nGR fr aP Gcp ap mi
e bas bccn w pS,lded and vsne pup,is arc tangnt
e several diffcrcnt trades.
c dumb and blind asylum for colored youths
9 answers the inquiry us follows:
instant viii state the enrolment IS rs
1850. So total enroIlment on Apnl l. 1902
49, The cnrollmeni for this year Is the
g largest since the establishment OF inc IN
n stituiion.
This Is another Institution which Us al