Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-16
Judge Carr Will Present State
With Fine Site For the
tuberculosis Hospital
FAMOUS DEVILS BACKBONE
Additional Land Can Be Bought Con-
tisuous to the Site Donated at Rea-
sonable Prices and It is Believed the
Board Will Decide to Locate Hospi
tai There

.
Carr of Manchester has offered to give
the state forty acres of land. known
as the Debil's backbone, If the board
of control will locate the state hosni-
tai for consumptives thereon.
The proposition Is the best one which
the board of control has received. AL
ditional land contiguous to the land
is offered at a reasonable price. The To-
cation is perfectly ideal, the best by
far that the board has inspected. The
only drawback is the. lack of railroad
connection, but correspondence is be-
ing carried on with view to adjusting
this difficulty, and it will be satisfac-
torily adjusted, it is believed.
The Debips backbone is said to pre-
sent the most beautiful scenery IN the
west. Judge Carr and others dea.ats
that there is nothing in the Rocky
Mountains which compares with i.
The members of the board of control
are enthusiastic in depicting the
grandeur of the scenery. The land mas
been used for years as park and Fro
lessor Macbride and other men famil-
lar with it have long advocated that, IL
be purchased for a state park site.
The property is located north from
Manchester and consists of a high Ia
BILE land around the rocky base OF
which runs the, Maquoketa river. Many
of these backbones are found In Iowa,
notably one in Madison county and one
in jackson county, but the one north
of Manchester is said to present many
features which make it far more beau
tiful than any of the others. 1t is ac-
cessible and is in constant use for pic
mic parties and that sort of thing. The
board of control is satisfied that 1t
would be an ideal place for the state
hospital for consumptives.
Colfax Peaceful.
The board of control visited the little
city of Colfax last week to inspect the
ground which has been proposed as a
site for the hospital for consumptives,
being the old spring hotel upon the
hills east of the city.
The board did not advertise it's visit
to Colfax. 1t did not visit the city sur
reptitiously, however. 1t was not met
with a mob, and came to the conclu-
sion that the town is not so bitterly
opposed to the location Of the proposed
institution there as has been indicated
by some of the correspondence and
publications.
The inaccessibility of the site at Col.
fax is the thing which deters the board
from selecting it.
The board of control Is amazed that3
there is opposition at any point to the
Of the hospital Opposition,
has arisen even at Iowa City. as we'll
as at Colfax and Lamont newspaper
has bitterly assailed Judge Carr for his,
offer of forty acres of land to the state
for the location of the hospital north
Of Manchester.
No Danger in Location.
The fact is that the hospital will be
the most sanitary and healthful spot
in the community. There will not be
half the danger OF catching consuEp-
ton at the state hospital for tubercular
patients as there is in any ordinary
deLot or other public place in the town
where it is located.
This is for the reason that the pa
tients follow the rules of sanitation iii
control of the disease.
In the east where the hospitals are,
not so uncommon the people open their
houses to the patients. They are tax en-
into private homes as boarders with
perfect safety, and the people throw
open their homes to them on all occa-
slons. This is because they do observe
the rules of sanitation and there is no
danger of infection from them.
OF course the subject is a new one
in this country but the board of con-
troll has been surprised that physicians
have been enlisted to oppose the loca-
ton Of the hospital at different points
One business man is quoted at one city
which has been considered by the
board, as saying that he will remove
from the town and take all his money
with him il the hospital is located
within six miles of the community.
The board Of control feels that THIS
sort of misunderstanding will SOON
give way to a perfect understanding.