The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-01-01
Visit Hospital for the Insane No. 4,
and are Entertained by
Our People.

| The .Juuketiug Committee. whose
duty it is 10 visit aud investigate
the State institutions, make reports
to the State Legislature on the con
ditiOn of the institutions, and to
recommend the necessary appro.
lpliHtiOns for their maintcu NEE,
arrived last SUNDAY afternoon for
the purpose of visiting the State
Hospital for the Insane No H.
located at this city This commit.
tee is composed of Senator H. Clay
Heather of Marion county, Char
man; Representative Geo. j,
Stampli of Cole county, and Rep.
reSentatiyc a. +. l.. Gardiner of
St Louis county The clerk Of
this committee is Hon Drvillr NJ.
Barnett, an eX-memhcr of the Leg.
iSlaturc from Sedalla.
The Reception Committee, con.
sisting of Mayor Geo. NJ Wilson.
DR.. +. l.. Keith, Mr.. VI i. Caycc,
Judge j $. Clay, and Mr. John
| T. Bnrks, met the .lunketiug
Committee ut the train and con
Quoted them to the St. Francois
Hotel, where they spent the night.
Monday morning the two com
mittees, accompanied by Senator
| II. II. llohensch;ld, the architect,
aud other Asylum officials, drove
to the asylum grounds for the wIr.
pose Of going through the entire
plant The power house was the
first building visited, and every.
thing was found TO he in excellent
condition. To make the power
plant complete it is necessary to
have two more boilers and another
dynamo to serve as relays in case
Of break down.
The laundry was next visited.
1t is complexion every respect and is
Il marvel in arrangement, especial.
~ in Il sanitary way.
Several of the cottages were
next visited aud their plans and
various features described by Sen.
ator Hohcnschild. The furnish.
ings of the cottages were also cX-
hibitcd to the committee and found
to he very complete.
The most fascinating and inter-
esting of all the different depart
mentS was next visited, the din
ing room and kitchen. The dining
hall is perhaps the most beautiful
room in the whole asylum, being
finished in massive beams over
head, each beam being studded
with II row of iucandescent lights.
There are about twenty tables
in the dining ball, each table seat.
ing fourteen people, making II
total of about 20. Provision is
made for the extension of the din.
ing hall, and when it becomes
necessary it will be done. The
kitchen was next visited. and
is said to be the most convenient |
and complete asylum kitchen in
existence, being an Improvement
on the one ut Massilon, Ohio,
The whole party, and especially
the members OF the Junkrting
Committee, complimcnted Senator
IIohenschild on the excellence of
his plans, which for the most part
are original. The various appara-
tus for cooking and keeping the
food hot until served is the best
obtainable. The oven or baking
bread and other things is remark
ably cons tructed and retains its
heat for several days. The store
room is not yet completed. The
barn was next visited.
The ward for the violently in.
sane, which was next visited, is !
practically only begun, the walls
being about half way up. This |
building will be one of the most
beautiful on the ground, but until
further appropriation is made, ii
will be necessary to leave off one !,
wing, building only the central |
portion and the east wing,
After going through the remain.
der OF the cottages the party re-
turned to the hotel for dinner.
In the afternoon the Junketing
Committee, together with certain
members of the Board of Managers,
Chairman Allen and Judge Green
of the Board of Commissioners,
and Senator Hohenschild met in
the Pastime Club rccms and went
over the books, showing all eXpen.
ditures up TO date. Also desired
appropriations were discussed, and
the Board of Managers We're asked
to furnish a list OF necessary
things to the Junketing Com
mittee.
1t was decided by the Board of
Managers that the Asylum should
be opened on the 7th of January,
and the Secretary of the Asylum.
Mr.. M. &. Gresham, was ordered
toso notify all the clerks Of County
Courts in this part of the State.
At night a banquet was rendered
the visitors. and they expressed
themselves we'll pleased with what
they had seen, and said that they
would recommend as liberal an
for the institution
as the revenues of the State and
the needs of the other State insti.
tutions would admit.