, 1906-01-22
A PROGRESSIVE t

Evanston is having good times. its
people are happy, prosperous and pro
gressiye. They have plenty of bust
ness and are confident of the future.
In addition to a number of smaller con
Germs, work is progressing upon the
federal building and upon a public heat
ing system. The latter, We understand,
is alread furnishing heat to a number
of business buses in a satisfactory
! manner Evanston, 1t will be remem-
bered, is a very small city to have a
public steam-heating plant, but the PEG
pie there beiieve 1t will be n source of
profit to its owners, as well as a com.
fort TO patrons.
The public bIilding is not SO well
along as our own building, There has
been considerable friction betwee the
contractor and the supervising archi-
tect, and the people generally seem to
think that the architect is altogether
too arbitrary and particular. They be
lieve that there are times when a con
tractor has some rights worthy of re-
spect. The writer does not know who
is to blame, but does know that the
structure at Laramie is far ahead OF
the one at Evanston and that the work
here was begun long subsequent to the.
beginning there, The appropriation
for their building was almost twice as
much as ours, but 1t is contemplated
that a.,npgfa.. - a,,,rt will he hngd ~.
nually in that city.
Evanstonians are a unit in their con
mendation of the manner in which the
state hospital for the insane is man
aged. They say there is no better in
stitution of its kind in the entire coun
try and that DR.. Solier cannot be peat,
A visit to the asylum warrants all that
h people of Evanston claim for 1t. Ev.
erything Is as neat and as clean as a
new pin, and the patients have an air
of contentment beyond those in like in
situations elsewhere. At this time OF
yea there is not much outside work
for the u~nfortunates to perform, but
they are given all the exercise and
fresh air their situation will permit. In
the summer time a farm is cultivated
and the vegetables for the institution
are raised by the inmates. In addition,
sufficient hay Is harvested to feed the
hospital lows and horses. In the wo-
mems wards, in particular, the writer
was greatly impressed with the neat
ness and scrupulous cleanliness tina
existed. In passing through with DIR.
Solier it was noted that there was
none of the shrinking and cringing
which evidences fear and mistreat-
ment.
Rolan Blackburn from Albany coun.
ty, was engaged in conversation for
some time n told much in relation to
the institution and its operation. He
had nothing but kind words for the
superintendent and his corps of assist
ants. He said they We're doing every
thing in their power for the poor UNI
~fortunates so unhappily deprived of
their liberties, Mr.. Blackburn appears
almost as rational as anyone upon al
most all subjects and is given great
'Suom apouI the HoSplldl ana
grounds. He was permitted to accom-,
pany the writer to the city for a walk,
but Immediately returned to the insti-
tuition. Other people from Albany
county were doing as well as could be
g. expected.
DR.. Solier feels that the people of
Wyoming and the press of Wyoming
should change their views and the ex-
preston thereof upon the matter of al
titude. 1t is his opinion, and he is
backed up by the facts. that there is
no more insanity in a high altitude than
at sea level, if as much, but he does
feel that the constant talk and misap-
prehension in this regard works con-
siderable evil.