The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-22
Friday, October IS, 1907.
AS TO THE HOSPITAL.

server TO make this announcement:
The NewberrE hospital was still born
on Friday in the hands Of twenty
nine practicins physicians Of New
berry cornty.-ObServer.
We regret that member Of the
comnl;tlee. s.uJ!.oiiz"tl by the citizens
meeting 10 secure subscriptions to the
capital stock for the purpose Of
building a hospital in Newberry,
should ask the announcement of any
such sentiment as contained IN the
above paragraph. Indeed we are
panied that any member Of this com
mittee should even think such a sem
timent.
If any member Of the committed is
not even interested in the hospital
movement, he should at least be will
ing to let it be built. In fact, it
would have been better for him to
dave resigned from the committee, or
not have accepted the commission
from the citizens to present this i'm
portant question to the people Of this
county.
This member Of the committee can
not be enthusiastic OF even interest
ed in the building Of the hospital, or
if be is. he has very poor way OF
showing his interest. Certainly the
members Of this committee are intelll-
gent citizens, and we believe inter-
ested in the welfare Of this commun-
ity, and being intelligent, they must
realize that such statements will not
help the cause, which they are pre-
sumed to lead.
AS a matter Of fact, we do not be-
lieve that it is exactly the right thing
for the physicians to take the lead IN
raising the money for the erection Of
a hospital in this community. In
this age Of commercialisln and self
isnness, there are many people, who
would be willing to ascribe sinister
and selfish motives to any physician,
who was very active in securing mon
ey for the erection Of the hospital, for
the reason that there are those who
believe that the building Of hospital
in Newberry would mean the financial
interest Of the physicians, while on
the other hand, as we understand the
movement, it is not for the financial
benefit of anyone, and it has repeat
edly been stated that those who put
their money in it, need not expect fan-
ancil remuneration from the invest
ment. Neither would it be to the
financial interest Of the physicians.
In other words, it is purely human
itarian proposition, and if built,
would be "a monument to the frater-
nal spirit of this community and a
blessing to suffering humanity. We
can scarcely conceive a more laudable
purpose to engage the attention OF
the people Of any community than all
effort to build hospital. Of course
we should havc-and no doubt Will
have-the hearty cooperation and
moral as we'll as financial support Of
all of the physicians in this county,
but we do not think that the burden
of raising the money to build it should
be shifted from the committee Of cit
liens, WAC assume to undertake the
work, to the shoulders Of the twenty
nine physicians, and then per chance
if there is not a meeting of the Coun-
ty Medical Association, it certainly,
as we see it, does not come with good
grace for a member of the committee
to state that "the Newberry hospital
was still born in the hands of twen-
ty-nine practicing physicians Of
Newberry county,
The hospital can be built, and
should be built, but it will not be
built if those who are leading the
movement. feel and request publlca-
ton of such sentiments as these.