The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-09-27
Senator Proctor Will Erect
And EndOW Hospital.
IN CHARGE OF STATE BOARD
And Can Be Acquired by the State If
Desired-The Senator Suggests
State Board for
Its Control

A Vermont state sanitarium for CON
sumptiyes has been assured by a gift
Of 100000 from United States Senator
Redfeld Proctor, $4,000 for the erection
and equipment Of the buildings and for
the site. rs soon as q suitable place is
located and 100000 for the endowment
81 The institution. Senator Proctor
makes the gilt in the name Of his chill
dren.
The gift has been accepted by Pr. w.
n. Bryant Of Ludlow, secretary Of the
state tuberculosis commission, The cor
respondenee between the two i a. fol-
lows:
Proctor, VT, Sept. 70, 1905.
Dr. NJ. n. Bryant,
Secretary Vermont State Tubereu
losis Commission,
Ludlow, Vermont.
Dear Doctor Bryant;
You know that for several months
past my children have been proposing
the establishment Of sanatorinm for
incipient tuberculosis. and that they
have, with yourself, Dir. Partridge and
Others. been looking for suitable site.
/ have had slight experience in my
own family and have seen the young
lives and health Of others saved by the
modern treatment Of this white plague.
1t is deemed by those more conyersant
than | with the subject that perhaps
even more good is accomplished by such
an institution through its educational
influence in teaching those threatened
with the disease how to care for them-
selves. These reasons have led me to
tax part iii Its establishment.
1t was thought at the conference with
you and DIR. Caverly that it might help
III the preliminary work to have it un-
derstood ais definitely al possible at
this early stage what It il proposed 70
do. l have promised my children in
substance, that / will purchase the site,
when 4 suitable one Is found, and erect
the buildings, sufficient to accommodate
twenty-five or thirty, and furnish and
equip them ready to receive patients.
The cost OF this, / Judge roughly, will
nat exceed $4,000. But | fix no arbI-
trary limit. In addition to this, | will
contribute 100000 to be held strictly
al an endowment fund, the interest only
to be applied to the support Of the in
stitution As soon as site is obtained
j viii make 4 formal transfer Of 1t TO
the board. and the fund will be paid
over whenever the organization is ready
to receive and invest it.
/ have no definite plan or organi2a-
tiun. bnt presume a board. large enough
sa that the different sections Of the
state win be fairly represented, will
be deemed advisable. The governor of
the state should be exsotficio member
| of the board of trustees, Other states
are establishing institutions of this kind
Fat the public expense, and in turning
over the funds and property to the
| board OF trustees, or whatever they may
be called, ii seems to me that it would
be wise to provide that If The state
at any time wishes to assume the
charge and maintenance of the institu-
tion, it may in the discretion Of the
trustees be turned over 10 the state
with all its property and funds.
/ ID not wish my name connected
with it. but think ii should bear the
name Of the state. / trust that others
will care to contribute in the future
To its support and fullest development.
There will be ample opportunity II
| Il due to my children TO say that this
Els their gift, rather than mine, as they
were the first to suggest it and have
/ urged It earnestly, and it takes what
1 would, IN the course Of natmes soon
be theirs.
/ rely greatly upon the interest that
/ YOU and others have manifested, and
am sure will continue to manifest, IN
! planning and caring for this iustitu-
| tioti and can only thank You IN advance
for your unselfsh labors.
Very truly yours,
/ (Signedl REDFIELD PROCTOR.
Ludlow, VT, sept ~, 1905.
Hon. Reddeld Proctor.
Proctor, Vt.
/ Dear Senator Proctor:
/ nm in receipt of yours Of the 25th
inst. notifying the state tuberculosis
commission Of your beneflcent plans re-
aardinq sanatorinn for Vermont =
consumptiyes.
Your well known aversion to fulsome
compliment precludes much that might
/ and ought 10 be safd ~ tePA. VIII
4 however. say that this proposed act q
/ yours means 70 our commission the tfti.
| ition Of three years Of hope and labor
and to the people Of Vermont and theii
children after them ii means more than
Ithev Of yourself can realize.
iii the name of the tuberculosis com
mission 6f Vermont and Of humanity
I'll thank you for this most munifcent
gift to our people.
you must permit me To add thai
| IN expressing wish that your name be
lnot identified with this enterprise, you
i win find yourself sadly az odds with
u the rnanitrnnns desire Of Nermonters.