The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-01-13

ciently familiar with the situation to re.
quire no special comment on the part OF
the road and bridge fund would un::
doubtedly accomplish good results and
state aid in township work would probably
stimulate endeavor along this line.
IMMIGRATION. - 49,
Throughout the northern part Of our
commonwealth. large tracts OF land are
Of people to till the soil. Our neighbors
have been busy in the encouragement OF
settlers to locate with them, and within
seekers have passed through our own
state to find an abiding place In the Da-
kotas. Montana, Washington and Canada.
settsr and BY wei fv GTsctsa
proportion Of people seeking new homes
might be induced to locate In our own
state and ad I'm so
ciety has been organized. but lacking
state assistance. the result Of their labor
has naturally been limited. The estab-
grafton with sufficient funds to prosecute
the work Of urging settlers to locate here
would result in great good.
MANAGEMENT OF STATE INsTITU-
TONS.
The management of our state institu-
lions is properly matter for your earn
est consideration. Two policies have been
Of the public institutions of the state
The present system Of government by a
board Of control Is comparatively ts,ar yy new
as to the best method Of institutional
government. The board Of control system
obtains now and must be given fair
Some OF the methods employed by the
board Of control are subject to criticism
Contracts are made in secret. and the
in ThiSh the Public 1 hss "
Whether or not 1t IS wise to make all OF
the business. the letting Of contracts and
the purchase OF supplies. open to public
provision made by which all Of the trans
actions Of the board Of control would be
subject to regular Inspection and invest,
other competent authority.
CARE OF INSANE.
The care Of the unfortunate wards Of
the state is worthy OF your most earnest
and careful consideration: The state has
been very generous In the past and IN
and the feeble-minded, Minnesota ranks
favorable with her sister states. Much
progress has been made along this line
now " Become Established that in the care
Of the insane it is the duty Of the state
to provide humane care for this class Of
our unfortunate citizens. and that It 1T 1t
Of the state to develop the study OF in
sanity as disease. and make proper
progress along the lines OF scientific treat
educa ton Of the medical profession in a
more thorough knowledge of insanity.
More attention should be paid, to the
faeiities should D eT be pTovded 0 with that
/ end in view. Our hospitals for, insane
should be placed on the high plane Of
general hospitals and they should be re.
iieved SO far as possible Of the incubus Of
the incurable inmates who only require
personal care, but whose presence means
the crowding out Of those who need and
/ Would cali your attention to the advisa-
bility Of providing nurses: homes at the
various hospit;:.s. Separate homes for the
nurses would mean economy Of room IN
simple act Of justice to the nurses en-
ployed. would also direct your attention
to the need Of providing a place at the
inal insane as we'll as the insane Grim
inal. The convict or criminal insane
should not be allowed to mingie with
more crime than tuberculosis. The care
and treatment Of those who are mentally
deranged or Ill from nervous diseases
should be along the most modern ,a and SCI \.
! our insane, and the state and the public
generally have regarded them as all OF
one class. to be cared for at public ex-
pense. with little thought Of recovery or
have generally been liberal for the care
| Of this class OF the wards Of the state. but
the legislature should begin to make atSep pro.
classes to the end that the incurable and
| criminal cases should not interfere with
| the treatment Of those cases where cures
! system should be reorganized and based
! upon the idea Of curing the disease rath-
| er than caring for the being
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
A very important work In the public
vision Siskee of the s State Board Of Health. In
general, everything relating to the work
ing the past decade. Not only has the
itary nature. but it is doing and has done
| splendid work in. the matter of infec-
tious and contagious diseases. It has
with Infectious diseases Of animals. The
work should be facilitated by every pos
sible encouragement which can be rem
dered it by the Legislature. The s ut,,
should have an intelligent medical health
officer, is certainly worthy OF your con-
sidcration.
STATE TRAINING SCHOOL.
A reform is suggested by a number Of
our philanthropic people looking towards
Training School. l heartily endorse the
proposition, believing that the present as
SOClat1On IS detrimental 10 DOCH sexes,
and that a more complete reformation
would follow by reason OF such separa-
tiOn II the training school system should
obtain at all, it should reach the highest
possible state Of efficiency, and should
not be viewed altogether from the stand
point OF dollars and cents, but from that
Of common humanity and the most mod
ern idea Of correctional work. The state
certainly owes it to society to take prop
er cognizance Of this question.
SOLDIERS HOME.
Our nation and state have pursued q
policy in providing homes for the vete-
rams Of the civil war which has met with
the approval Of all patriotic citizens. Our
people have been generous In their rec
ogn1tion OF the services Of the old soldier.
In our generosity to the soldiers Of the
civil war, the state has been remiss In the
duty it owes to the wives, the mothers
and the widow Of the old soldier. At the
last department encampment Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, the matter Of adj
hitting the mothers. widows and wives
to the soldiers home, was taken up, and.
as a result of that movement, the board
Of trustees Of the State Soldiers. Home
recommends an amendment to the law
which will permit their admission. and
they ask for an appropriation to con-
struct suitable buildings for their care
and maintenance. No one has questioned
the justice of caring for the old soldier
and II there is justice in making pro-
vision for him, there Is no valid reason