The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-09

by each ana every member of the
State Board Of Health, and for the
work accomplished, and expresses his
heartfelt gratitude for the handsome
exhibition of trustful confidence which
the resolutions of the board indicate.
vet he is still of the opinion that the
interests of the Health Service of the
state will be better served by having
q younger and more active man in the
position which he has held so long,
snd which because of this length OF
service, he thinks he is now entitled
% be relieved from.
The State Health Oficer does not
wish 10 be thought as unnecessarily
urgent or hasty in his demand fer ac-
ceptance of his resignation. and as
the board cOnvenes in annual session
n February, he hopes that by that
time a successor will be determined
upon, when the work Of the year being
completed and the annual report for
1905 submitted. be can with Satisfac
ton 10 himself transfer the Office to
the future State Health Officer.
Thanks for Aid.
This is a fitting time. a. the con-
clusion of the report and service. to
thank the members of the State Board
Of Health. the people of Florida and
my friends generally. both in and out
OF the state. for the manifestations Of
gOOd will. confidence in my ability 10
cope with disease agencies, in
its different phases and dissimilar
modes Of attack. and for the cooper
alton which has usually marked advice
and counsel when offered in sanitary
matters.
The exceptions have been so few TO
the general rule in this regard, that
the opposition coming altogether from
an ignorant and prejudiced source.
must be considered as trivial and un-
important. ana when compared with
the universal expressions of esteem
and trust in the State Board OF
Health, which have reached me from
letters and utterances by and through
the press. are pettish in tone and
childlike in fault-inding.
From the press Of the state, with
but one or two exceptions. the State
Health Officer has uniformly received
fair and kindly treatment, and for
this complaisant consideration he
feels deeply grateful.
Growth Of Board.
1T is 10 be hoped that history viii!
not repeat ITSELF either in a racur.
renee OF epidemic of disease. or with
their management. and that the future
State Health Omcer may sail smooth.
~ over a sea. of such perfect conf
oence in his ability and discretion
from the public of Florida. that
neither shoals Of distrust nor rocks
of captious criticism shall hinder or
interrupt the progress of a work insti-
tUted for and heretofore vigorously
prosecuted in behalf of the welfare of
the people Of the state
a weakly infant, whose early years
had to be carefully watched and mr.
tured, and whose very existence hung
In the balance for FIVE years against
a divided opinion as a state necessity.
has now grown from a tottering babe
to sturdy manhood. needing only here.
after the fostering care Of the peoples
representatives to make future growth
a determining factor in the states
physical and financial development.
This once infant-the State Board
OF Health-it has been my pleasure to
watch grow with yearly increasing
strength. and it is with pride that I
now surrender to its parents-the peO-
pie Of FlOrida-the custody of such an
important element of the state govern
ment, the care Of which it has been a
sacred pleasure for me to cherish and
protect