The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-16
YIELDS 10, ALABAMA.
DETENTION CAMP TO HE ESTAB-
 LIsHED NEAR PENsAC0I.A.
Governor JeIks Hears from surgeon General wyman and Governor
 Broward of Florida and
 Incfdent fs Closed.

{, OfIicial guarantee that no detention camp will be established near the Ala bama line in Florida for the 5enems or Jelks yesterday in a telegram rom Surgeon General Wyman Of the united States Marine Hospital Service, The to that effect contained in the early morning dispatch of the Associated Press printed yesterday by The Adver- tiser.
 known that he recommended placing the camp near Flomaton because he be- lieved 1t would be source or protec- ton to Alabama as well as to Floriaa. Governor Jelks and State Health Off, fcer w. H. Sanders. They considered 1t a menace and so characterized IL In
 vigorous p5o.ess tba ssryns wnsch in Wsshingte1
 surgeon General wyman's telegram received yesterday was as follows; :;o.
 Hon. William D. Jelks, Governor.
 Montgomery, Ala: A
 Replying to your telegram of 18th. protesting against detention camp m
 contemplated because of its possible
 use for more than Pensacola, viz, cer-
 tain places in Alabama, which were
 then under suspicion ana nave since
 q cannot admit that detention camp
 under service. management would be
 menace anywhere, but as conditions
 have changed 1t is determined that the
 camp will now be for Pensacola alone.
 and I am very glad that I am able to chose another location equally good Tor our present purposes and which will not
 will be near Pensacola.
 kindly show this to State Health
 ohicer Sanders as reply also to his teie- gram. walker Wyman, surgeon General" Last night at late hour Dr. Sanders said he had not received any advices as to the exact location of the detention camp, although 1t is believed the site to be selected will be a few miles this side of Pensacola on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
 The telegram of Surgeon Wyman ere ated perfect satisfaction with potE the Governor and Dr. Sanders: Yesterday Governor Jelks also heard from Governor Broward of Florida, to whom he had protested against the de- tention camp so close as three miles to the Alabama line. He appears to have held the same view in regard to the safety of the camp as did Dr.. Wyman, Is as follows:
 "Tallahasse, Fla. Sept. IS.
 Governor w. D. Jelks, Montgomery, Ala:
 T have taken up the matter of de- tention camp at Flomaton with our
 State Health oficsr. I trust that we l may be able to make the camp pro- tection to both States.
 standpoint, 1t would be better to have
 the camp so near the line that the Ala bama guards could see everybody going l into or leaving the camp in the day time, If they desired to, with an agree ment with the Florida guards to notify them at the earliest possible moment of every one escaping in the night My opinion Is that the safest way Is to have the guards of the two States as close | together as practicable.
 IN. B. Broward, Governor" This closes the controversy over the camp so far as Alabama Is concerned. | It brings to a close also the great sus- pense of the Alabama counties which 1 feared the camp would be built within | a mile of Century, Fla, depite the de- termined opposition of the authorities | The people of these counties now feel | that they scan hold their own in the | fight against infection from Pensacola, | but with the throng of refugees just outside the border 1t would have been | a struggle against heavy odds.