St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-10-12
October l2. 1907.
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF -
ST. TAMMANY PARISH
One Dollar q Year.
s~ Terms, CASH IN ADVANCE.
The New Sanitarium at
st. Tammany.
From Times-Democrat, Oct. 7.


campaign of the Louisiana Anti
Tuberculosis League has begun IN
earnest, and it is anticipated that
public interest will he even more
active than it was last year. Many
of the members of the league are
returning to New Orleans after
spending the summer months away.
and they are expected to renew
their energies toward stamping out
tuberculosis.
DR.. Z. l.. McGehee, President
of the Anti. tuberculosis League,
returned last evening from trip
TO st. TammanY, where the tuber-
culosis sanltarium is is in course
of construction. On the trip to
St. Tammany he was accompanied
by Architect Crosby, Plumber
Grove and Contractor Hess. DR..
McGehee found the seven cottages
being erected bv the League were
completed, with the exception of
the painting. The cottages are
located in a beautiful grove of trees
and natural shrubberY. The con-
tractor has been careful not TO cut
down any of the trees, and the
sanltarIum Is situated in an ideal
spot.
q The four-inch artesian we'll be-
ing drilled has reached depth of
600 feet and it is anticipated that
when depth of 700 feet is reached
a splendid flow of water will be
had. The machinery for the Dor
ing of this artesian well was loaned
by p. j. Patorno and the Anti
Tuberculosis League has only been
to the expense of paying for the
labor and material.
DR.. McGehee is much encour-
aged at the progress made at ST.
Tammany. and stated that he
thought the Sanitarium would be
complete and ready to receive pa
tlents within three or four weeks.
Several applications have been
received for the position of Super
lntendent of the sanitarium, but as
yet no selection has been made.
1t is planned by the League to
have all excursion so that the
friends of the movement against
tuberculosis may visit the santa
rum before 1t is formally opened.
The excursion will probably be
run there between October Is and
Nov. i, when the visitors will be
taken over the grounds and given
an opportunity to inspect the build
lhgs and their equipment.
The cottages of the sanitarium
cost only $3.50 each, and one chart
tably inclined woman has already
contributed her check for $3.50 to
erect the eighth cottage, which
will be memorial cottage. DR..
McGehee stated that contributions
would be gladly received, and that
he knew of no work IN which |
money could be put TO better use.
Those in accord with the anti
tuberculosis movement, and want
ing TO assist financially, should
send their contributions TO w. GIL
Tebault, Chairman of the Finance,
Committee.
Superintendent Eastern, of the
public schools, has notified DR..
McGehee that he will arrange for
series of weekly lectures on tu-
berculosis during the present school
session. The League will supply |
the lecturers, said DR.. McGehee
last night, and any organization
DESTROYS Of hearing lectures upon
the subject will also be supplied
with speakers, upon appEleatlon tel
the Lea
to carr gh ell eI
campaiS Ut season
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