The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-04-06
say we have endeayored to practice

rigid economy in the various depart
ments of the institution, but with the
number of patients under treatment
and at the present price of board, We
must necessarily have yearly deficit
in our running expenses. If we had
accommodations for twice the number
of patients we now have we could un-
doubtedly pay all running expenses of
the hospital, and have small balance
to our credit annually" That is Bangor;
that is what the superintendent says.
Now, gentlemen, for your information
let us see how we will get along with
that proposition. | take these figures
from the State treasurer's book, and |
trust they will be acceptable to you. l
have gone back fifteen years to find
how we stand, and fnd-mind you l
am finding no fault with the conduct of
they are the best-I believe we may
well look to them for example-not
that! But | am showing whether or
not we shall have another institution
which shall constantly drain on the
State, when they can be cared for as l
shall show you later in these magnifi-
cent grounds just across the river here
donated to the grand old State of Maine
by the great governments of our country.
Now, then, let us see: Amount paid
to the Maine Insane hospitals direct
that is, by resolve. In 1890 they had
$4,000; in 1891, $2S, 533; in $685. SIS, 600;
in 1895, $4,000; in 1897, SIS, 900; in 1898,
$4,000. Total, $137,66s Amount paid
to Maine Insane hospitals for insane
State beneficiaries, and here we have
the list and total. In 1890, $50, 141 !;
total that year 100000 from appro-
priation and from State beneficiares
In 1891, SAT, 615.S1; total $75, 254. In
1892 S5s,574. In 1898, $62.343; total
SIS, 437. In 1894, $64,124. In 1895, $64,-
ia; total, SIS, 1874. In 1896, s5S, 032; to-
tai, $S4,S In 1897, S69,S2 In 1898,
sos, 900; total, S6S2, 525, down to 1899.
Now then, we will start at 1899, and
here are the various years: 1899, &c.,
500; total $4,000. In 1900, So, 900; to-
tai, ST., 453. In 1901, So, 1904. In 1902,
S54, I'll. And here are the totals carried
out, which make them about $4,000.
1000 is the smallest received for any
year. 1908, SIS, 900; total, sos, 500. In
1904, $62, 654. Total in Is years, 1,119,-
| 1856
Can you see where this self-support-
ing element comes in when you add
another wing at Bangor, and when you
| nave ulOlC tlldl lWlCt Vic uulIlUcl utIc!
Gentlemen, this is all a deluSion: is it
not so?
| want to call your attention to an
other thing,-to the cost of these wings
You will remember that we built these
buildings up there not very long ago,
and after the foundations had been
laid, and some of the walls had been
put up, they failed to get an appropria-
ton, and they remained there for from
two to four years. Finally they came
down again and got an appropriation,
and so completed the matter, and here
is what they did,-in 1899 they got S112,-
800 for completing the buildings, and
adding thereto two pavilions In 1900
for the same purpose, Sl12, 500. In 1901
for furnishing and repairing and for
the reception of patients, 100000. In
1901, to redeem outstanding pledges,
$780, 900; and the same year to assist in
meeting current expenses, $4,000. In
1902 to assist in meeting current ex-
penses, $4,000. For meeting current
expenses and making repairs and i'm
provements, $50, 1925. In 1904, for the
same purpose, $30,425 In six years
they have had S406,S50 at Bangor, and
that does not include the first of the
plant, because in all they have had
! $612,OOO expended there in that plant.
Shall we continue it, or shall we pro-
vide for these nnfortunates here under
the shadow of the old hospital in this
| beautiful enclosure here containing AZ
acres of land, % buildings-14 of them
strong, built by this government in the
! most thorough manner, and handed out
to us gratis? Gentlemen, is it or not a
business proposition?
T of tuko hack inct q nt
| to consider the conclusion of this COM
mittee on the first day of March. l say
! to you, in all candor and fairness, as a
matter of fact we did conclude, | re-
| peat it, to recommend $235, 500, the last
| of the week.-Mrs. was Wednesday. On
! Friday | went to my home away back
here in the country; and on Saturday
| evening about 8 O'Clock my telephone
rang, and | went to it and George O..
Macomber called me from Augusta.
! He says: Senator, the government
has coded to Maine the arsenal prop
erty here across the river. | just had a
telegram from Gov. Burleigh." And he
said: Il thought you would like to
! know it before you made up your final
figures, and that it might make some
difference" Well, l assure you it was
a happy thought for me ever since the
first week, or possibly the second week,
of our meeting here. | was handed a
letter here by Senator Potter of Cum
e1land, from the Hon. Amos Allen. 1t
seems he had had some correspondence
about this property, and he says-"As
you are chairman of the committee |
thought it might interest you," and he
handed me the letter and went into the
adjutant generals office and dictated a
long letter to Gov. Burleigh, asking
him if he thought there was prospect
of our obtaining this property; and if
SO, if it could be used as an adjunct to
our hospital, and utilized and be worth
something to us. From that time until
l received the telephone from Mr.. Ma
comber here in Augusta l was con-
stantly waiting and watching for this
desired information, and it came We
came back here the first of the week,
and on Monday or Tuesday we arranged
to go over to the hospital. DR.. Sanborn
was here, as were also the trustees and
the committee, excepting our honorable
friend from Portland who has been i'll
since our visit to Bangor. And we
went over and went into one of those
magnificent buildings, constructed of
stone, the walls of which are three or
four feet thick-solid as the Rock of
Ages itself-ceilings complete, and
everything all right, excepting little