The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-15
WILL BUILD
 FEVER CAMP Government Ignores Ala
 bama's Protest. NO REPLY TO GOVERNOR Detention Tents May Be Eight Miles from FlomatOn. Dr. Sanders Returns From Interior of Baldwin County Favorphly Im- pressed With Work of the Guards

The taciturutty of Surgeon General wyman at Washington snent the tele- graphic protest of Governor Jelks made wednesday against establishing three miles of the-Alabsma line near Flomaton was partially explained yes terdsy when State Health Officer w. H. Sanders returned to Montgomery and found waiting for him telegram from Dr. Wyman replying to pro- test of his own which was made last Sunday.
 This message to Dr. Sanders was as
 washington, D. c. Sept II. "W. H. Sanders, State Health omcer'
 Montgomery. Ala
 Near Flomaton would be a stragetic point of great vakie and tthe camp in that neighborhood would be great pro- tection in more ways than one to Ala bama as we'll as the rest of the coun- try. Am in close communication with Sanitary Inspector Porter of this ser vice for protective measures fer Ala bama and Georgia.
 "wyman.
 Surgeon General"
 As will be observed this telegram bears date of September II, hut yes- terday was the first time that Dr. Sanders had seen it. He admits that he sees little consolation in it. Gov ernor Jelks has received no reply as yet from either Surgeon General Wy man or Governor Browafd. of Florida, to his protests against the camp near Flomaton. It Is problematical wheth- CT Dr. Wyman considers his reply to Dr. Sanders individual protest ss suf- ficient to answer that of Governor Jelke.
 Dr. Sanders Disturbed. pr. Sanders having heard or ob- served nothing definite about the de- testion camp that Is proposed to be built near Flomaton is much disturbed over the situation. He returned yes- terday from Mobile where he went to get assurances of no fever In Whistler. Previously he had been in Flomatcn. having arrived at the junction about o'clock Wednesday after cross- country trip of about 150 miles from the banks of the Perdido river in Wednesday from daybreak to noon when he left for Mobile, he could not find officially what were the purposes of the United States Marine Hospital Service. through pr. c. F. Banks who was ordered several days ago to es- tablish the camp
 Although Dr. Banks knew that Dr.. Sanders was in the town. having spoken to him, he did net invite the Alabama health officer to the consul tation which is known to have taken place that, day between the Marine Hospital Surgeon, State Health Officer Porter, of Florida, and Superintendent E. O. saltmarsh. of the Louisville and | Nashville Railroad. Dr. Sanders rath- CT regards this as piece of curt treat ment since, says he, the gentlemen making the plans should have known that the people of Alabama are vitally interested in setting up camp for the residence of hundreds of Pensacola refugees just three miles across the Alabama border. t' rs Ignored Alabama. . It was this ignoring of the Ala bama authorities that caused pr. San ders to ask that Governor Jelks pro- test against the proximity of the camp Drs Porter and Banks. according to Dr. Sanders. held Rloof all along from l any consultation with him on the camp project and appeared to pay no heed | to the serious objections that were | raised by the people of the adjoining State. This seems rather curious, too l in view of the expressed anxiety of | Dr. Banks to see Dr Sanders while the former was in Montgomery Sum- day en route from Key West to Floma- ] ton.
 l It was rumored last night that the men in charge had decided to move the site for the camp lack to point eight miles distant into Florida.
 "There would be constant exposure | from the camp if it were only three miles from the Alabama line" said Dr Sanders yesterday Tt would threaten the population of South Alabama no lit' tie. Even saying that the camp is three miles from the Alabam line would be misleading for the proposed site i' only one mile from Century, Fla. and 1 for all practical purposes that town is in Alabama. Much of the population