The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-18


pressed themselves in favor of the
schedule as given above. Certain it j.
that a majority thought that a cut of
900 would be approximately right.
The largest proposed cut is that Of $39,-
000 fer cottage No. g., which is desired
to accommodate an overflow i'm the
mems department of thirty-six inmates.
The cottage. it is reasoned, can be
dispensed with; that is. if a cut must
be made, the cottage should suffer first.
The management of the Institution Tea-
son differently, the statement being
made yesterday that the cottage was
desired above all other improvements.
Welcomed at Provo City.
The legislative party for the mental
hospital, including Governor Cutler, At
tOrney General Breeder, lower house
members and their guests, left by spe-
cial train over the San Pedro at 9:40
O'Clock yesterday morning. Arriving
at Provo at 11:15 o'clock, the visitors,
numbering 49, were met by the Brig
ham Young University band and a del
egation Of citizens. including Repre-
sentatives Austin and SimOns of Utah
county.
Carriages were waiting and within
forty minutes the entire party had been
conveyed to the hospital. where the,
guests were received by DR.. and Mrs.
NJ. H Hardy, DR.. d. II. Calder, Miss
Grace X Cheever, Miss Belle Bachman
and Miss Mary Thomas.
Superintendent Hardy, himself, con-
Quoted the guests on a tour of inspec-
ton of the grounds The kitchen and
bakery excited much interest, mas
much as those present kind a thought
luncheon was 10 be served
Wards Are Inspected.
From these departments. the junket-
ers We're led through the different
" ards. the section for the more violent
inmates excepted. Cottage No 4. the
Women's building erected at a cost Of
$4,000 two years ago by legislative APP
preparation, was given particular at
tentiOn. DR.. Hardy pointing out that
the proposed cottage exclusively for
men would be built on the same plans,
provided always, of course, the legis-
latUre's willin'.
The trip through the wards left
many of the legislators none the wiser.
owing to the fact that for every law
maker there were two or three other
guests present who crowded and
strained and Scurried to see everything
possible. staring at the unfOrtunates.
1t may have been the ceaseless chat
ter, the laughter and ill-timed express
Fions of wonder and even merTiment or
It may have been something else. but-at
any rate the trip was disheartening. At
least a dozen representatives found
that i'm the crush they had been un-
able 10 get an intelligent survey. and
consequently asked the superintendent
10 conduct them through certain pOr-
lions after the greater part of the Wis
1tors had left for the depot.
DR.. Hardy consented to this, and fol-
lowing luncheon and Speech-making
the attention of the representatives
was again called TO the different needs
IF the Institution.
one of the edifying sights was the
spectacle OF mothers with little ones
just able to toddle Child and grown
up. alike, Witnessed all and heard all.
Following the inspection of the build
ing, DR.. Hardy and Mrs. Hardy led
the way to the chapel, where the Wis
5tors were seated to lunch.
Speech-makiHg followed refresh
ments. President Stow of the city
council of Provo presided in the alb
sence Of Mayor ROylance. He intro
duced as the first speaker DR.. Hardy
DR.. Hardy Tells Needs.
The latter outlined briefly what the
state mental hospital had done with the
appropriation of $50. 900 for improve
meuts made by the last Legislature. The
WOmcn's cottage had been the principal
5tcm Of expense, and next in impOT-
1ance TO this came the installation OF
"a modern Ventilating apparatus. DR..
Hardy told of the overflow in the mems
department. where 1872 men are housed,
while there are accommodations for
but $50. He said the percentage rate
of expense per day was lows cents.
Judge John +. Booth spoke highly of
the personnel of the management.
This is not "A dress parade occa-
sion" he said. Il have come up here
many times unannounced and always.
I have found the same conditions
which you see today"
Concluding an appeal IN which he
urged the legislators to care for the
mentally helpless, Judge Booth said:
As a state officer, L, for one, would
prefer TO see some of our salaries cut
Gown than to see these thirty-siN men
denied admittance. Start in on us If
you need it