The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-27
QUARAN INF COSTS ABOUT $2OO DAILY Daily Expense in Birmingham Alone is About $50 HOW QUARAN TINE IS RUN Some Interesting Facts About the Or ders Issued to Inspectors and
 How They Carry Them
 Out.
HOW QUARANTINE IS RUN

At the lowest estimate the quarantine which is being conducted costs the state C. Alabama $200 d day, and the cost may run considerably over that. The official figures for the other four stations cannot be obtained, but the Birmingham office has daily expense of about $50.
 The expense in Birmingham has in- creased rapidly since the quarantine was frst instituted. Last week only five or six men were working under Local In spector B. Frank Toe. and yesterday the number was increased to fifteen Each of the assistants draws s2.50 a day, mak- ing daily expense of s37.50 for the as- sistants. MT. Toe receives s5 per day. and the other ineidentals, including stationery and an office boy. increases the expense tc about $50 per day.
 The cost to operate all the other four stations Is probably about $150 or perehaps $200 per day at the outside. None of them employ as many men as the Birmingham
 
 great for that reason.
 The inspectors receive their salary every ten days. All the finances for the Bir- mingham office pass through the hands of Inspector Toe. and the finances for each of the other offices pass through the hands of the respective chief inspec- tor. All finances pass first through the state board of health
 Birmingham Largest.
 The Birmingham station Is the largest and probably the most important in the state, as four railroads which might bring refugees from New Orleans enter the city. The Queen and Crescent brings the largest number through, the Louis vile and Nashville second. and the Southern and the Frisco each bring a few.
 The quarantine service is being per fected and brought to a higher state of proficiency every day. The system in- sttuted is working smoothly and it is almost impossible for suspect to get off of train in Alabama as long as the assistant inspectors continue to perform tIttih uuty do thcJ AoNC U eiAS PA>S1Aie time.
 Following various conferences among the chief inspectors, system has been instituted which allows the inspectors to get their regular rest and only requires that they make short trips
 On the Louisville and Nashville the first inspector which boards the train is from the Mobile office. He remains with the train until Montgomery is reached. where he is relieved. He returns to his original station on the first train south. The inspector at Montgomery comes to Birmingham with the train. Another in- spector relieves him here and goes as far as Decatur where another inspector takes charge of the suspects and con ducts them out of the state. An inspec- tor who goes north on New Orleans train returns to his home station on the first south-bound train and is ready to go out again on the next north-pound train. The same inspector comes from Montgomery on the Louisville and Nash vile at noon each day, and the same one comes up every night on the Louisville and Nashville at 9:12 o'clock.
 Starts at Meredian.
 On the Queen and Crescent the hrst Ala hama inspector takes charge at Merioiah and comes to Birmingham. He is relieved here by an inspector who goes through with the train to Chattanooga The same system has been adopted by the inspectors on the Southern and the Frisco. Each ln- spector has regular run out Of BIT mingbam and he is required to report to Chief Inspector Toe in sufficient time to take charge of the suspects on his train when it arrives. Every inspector reports when he leaves the city and when he re- turns.
 All of the inspectors have sufficient time in which to sleep and secure their meals either in Birmingham or the other city to which they go out of here.
 The instructions given the inspectors are to question every passenger closely re- garding the place from which they came. If the passenger came from an infected district he is placed in car set apart for suspects on each train. The inspector. by getting all the suspects in one car is able to watch them much better and see that none escape.
 All the through passengers are required to sign an affidavit which shows where they have been for several days past and whether they have been exposed to yellow fever in any way. This affidavit is made on oath which the inspector is empowered to administer. Should the inspector on train be in doubt as to some passenger
  on the train until the nearest headquar-