Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-12-08

evolent institutions enumerated are
hospitals, and about one-fourth are
orphanages and children's homes. The
permanent homes for adults alone OF
adults and children rank third IN
point OF number. and the temporary
homes rank fourth.
The Increase In the number OF hos
Ipitals and permanent homes for adults
was more marked In the old and thick
ly populated communities than In the
newer one while the growth Of or
phanages was more notable In states
somewhat deficient n benevolent In
stitutions OF other kinds.
The great proportion OF institutions
In certain communities does not indi-
cate an excessive number OF sick and
dependent In those neighborhoods SO
much as the greater advancement OF
the inhabitants In the are Of such
classes.
Inmates.
The number OF inmates In bene.
VIOLENT institutions on December 81.
1904, was 2S4 1862. and the number nd
mitted during the year 1904 was q
O40,3 The persons enumerated as
inmates should not be considered as
paupers, and many Of them should not
even be considered as recipients OF
charity, for the institutions, parti-
cularIy the hospitalf, are frequently
resorted TO as a matter Of conven-
fence by individuals who pay literally
for what they receive.
AT the end OF the year 1904 the In
mates were distributed as follows:
Children In orphanages, 92.2S9; in.
mates in permanent homes, S0,346:
patients in hospitals. 1880; inmates
In temporary homes, 25,46G; and per-
sons In institutions Tor the deaf and
blind. 14.731. OF the inmates admit
ted during the year more than one.
half were received by hospitals and
| over two-fifths by temporary homes.
For the United States as a whole
out Of each 100000 inhabitants 347
were being cared for by benevolent In
situations on December 81, 1904, and
y, 5C9.6 had been admitted to such In.
situations during the year.
II Is a noteworthy fact that the men
and boys outnumber the women and
girls in benevolent institutions. This
condition OF affairs is partly account
ed for by the numerous homes for
veterans.
Expense.
The financial statistics given In
the report are for the year 1903. The
total cost Of maintaining the benevol-
ent institutions during that year was
1851, 33. More than one-half of this
amount was used for the support OF
hospitals. The orphanages cost about
ten millions and the permanent homes
almost .as much. while the institutions
for the deaf and blind required over
three and a half millions.
The income from pay inmates am
ounted to $14,S4S, sos. and the sub
sides from the publ. funds reached
s ,OS9, 1926 The hospitals received
over fonr-fifths Of the entire amount
paid by inmates and almost three
eighths Of the subsidies A little over
one-tenth Of the cost Of maintaining
the orphanages Is covered by the In.
come from pay inmates, who contri'
butte annually about 1900, 900.
Public, Private and Ecclesiastical In
s%titutions.
or the institutions. 1859 are man
aged by private corporations; 1888
supervised and supported by religious
denominations. orders OF groups Of
churches, and 4S5 are directly super
vised and maintained by the Federal
government individual states, or civil
divisions.
It is shown by the statistics that the
establishment and support Of orphan
ages. hospitals and temporary homes
result largely from private initiative
while the permanent homes are more
generally a matter Of public concern
Most OF the deaf and blind are cared
for by the public authorities, while
most Of the day nurseries are main
tanned by private organizations. al
though a few are under church aus
pieces.
In the number Of admissions during
the year the private institutions lead
because Of the many hospitals under
private control. Both at the begin
ming and at the end Of the year the
| ecclesiastical institutions contained
the largest number Of inmates, main
" as 4 result Of the great number o
children In the orphanages under the
control Of the churches. Judged BY
the number Of inmates, the orphan
ages and children's homes under pub
lie management are relatively Of little
importance.
The cost Of maintainnance was div
ided among the three classes AS FOL
lows: Public, s16,2 6S. 1858, or 1913 pei
cent; private, $24.t63. 099. or 43.b pei
cent: and ecclesiastical, $~15,150.576, OF
I27.2 per cent. OF the income from
pay inmates. b1.7 per cent was receiv
ed by private institutions; AS pei
cent. by ecclesiastical, and only 81
per cent by public.
Rank Of states.
In the total number Of benevolent
| institutions New York ranked first,