Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-15

Waverly institution from the rest of
| the countryside, and none seems nee
| Cssary.
Il hope no opposition to the move
ment develops" said another citizen.
1T isE't always that Watcrville people
| can unite on anything like this. There's
always something that breaks Off ne
| SOtiationS, sooner or later. Why, ,one
| of the ward heclers up in Ward | are
Claiming now that this is Il Rcpu Jlican
| move to get the institution loca ed VI
| there. and to give the right to vote t.
the inmates, and carry the ward again It
the Democrats. BY all means, we wa ut
that institution"
1T seems TO me Mr.. Crosby showed
pretty plainly what other Institutions
mean to a city. Such an institution is
bOurd to prove of financial benefit. OF
| course, money isn't the whole thing
[ but it is important, nevertheless, in
this instance
II can't say that 1 am opposed to this
movement" said Il professional man. but
somehow / am tempted to feel that such
| an institution would be likely to change
the whole atmosphere of this city. This
| i'hSbt il't NC "iSC III liz lOuS uI VI
things. When you hear N5byerly spoken
of, YOU think first Of the he there
can't say that 1 should b. tMased to have
the name Waterville connote Home for
Feeble Minded. We are growing fast as
a city and the growth is wholesome and
sweet; if we try to grow too fast by get
| ting an undesirable institution here We
| may defeat our purposes. Augusta to me
means an insane hospital, and incidental
| ly the State capital. Waterville to mo
means Colby College, Coburn, the Lock-
| wood Company, and so forth l don't be-
! lieve you can put so feeble minded into
this city, even though they are boxed up.
| and keep the same moral atmosphere in
| the city that you rad before. But of
course such an argument as this does not
| count much nowadays. 1 shall not op-
pose the movement in any way.
"Any such institution helps q city. It
makes a city well known. 1t would give
| cnployments to a great many people,
teachers and others. AS far as Consump-
! ton goes, it means an addition to our city
| of good many hundred people. 1t might
| mean more families moving into town to
be near the unfortunate children. There
are so mary ideas about this matter you
| can't enumcrate them all. There should
be no opposition. Fut me down in ia
vor''
"Of course the members of the Board of
Trade realize thai they are getting an in
stitution in iere that pays no taxes, and
| that all the acres of land that it will re-
| uuire must be taken out from the present
list of taxable property. This is certain
~ matter to be considered 1t may be
a good ting. I wouldn't favor and ]
wouldn't oppose it."
| 81 woul6favor it heartily if the institu-
tion was mile or two away from the
| city. ont like the idea of it even so
near the main thoroughfare as on upper
| College venue. 1t should be by good
rights okuppcr Main street, anyway far
enough nc SO that one wouldn't be ohlig-
ed to sdit and think about the poor un-
| fortunaes housed within every day of
ones lie. On this condition see no oh
| joctionto the plan OF getting it,
| Thoss various opinions taken from n
| score nd more represent the opinions OF
a greg many people. 1t will be seen that
| the OPPOSITION is not at all pronounced
| The Durnal is open for contributions on
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