The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-21
both the company and its workers."
says the La Junta (Col) Daily Demo-

both the company and it's workers."
says the La Junta (Col.) Daily Demo-
crat.
Years ago when the company final
~ decided to locate in this. city the
new institution then contemplated, a
system of taxation was levied against
the men employed on this division with
which to carry out the project. De-
spite the fact that the sum asked from
the men in monthly installments was
small the amount thus raised from the
army of railroad workers in all depart
ments grew rapidly until about a year
ago, the authorities of the hospital de-
partment decided to begin the actual
work of construction. which marked
the coming of the long looked for re-
suit. the final fruit of the labor of the
men and the methods of the company.
The formal opening yesterday of the
doors of the new institution to the in
spection of the general public marks
the end of the long years of labor and
doubt, for the new hospital in this city
is now a reality. a great railroad in
stitution for the benefit of the sick and
injured employees, in full commission,
ready to minister to the needs of suf-
ferers.
During the course of the reception
rendered the people of the city yester-
day afternoon and night great crowds
took advantage of the opportunity to
visit the structure. it being conserva-
tive estimate that fully 1900 to 1900
people passed beneath the portals of
the building and wandered along the
corridors, displaying keen interest in
every feature of the structure and its
equipment.
1.-The building which is the largest OF
its kind on the system west of To-
peka and which represents total cost
of $4,000, has accommodation for sc
patients and is designed to handle the
sick and injured, in any emergency. in
the territory between Newton, Kan.
and Las Vegas. n. NJ.
"A corps of three surgeons and four
nurses are now in charge of the in
etitution, under the direction of DIR. F,
Finney. The hospital is composed OF
16 wards. The electric light call sys-
tenn has been installed by which a pa
tient wishing to summon a nurse has
only to press an electric switch above
his head by which he throws on light
in the nurses room and also one just
above and outside his door, which en-
ables the nurse responding to the cal
to locate quickly the room of the pa
tient, desiring her presence. In the
place of a stairway, the new institu.
ton is fitted with a long incline which
= leads up from the first floor and along
which chair or any wheeled contri-
vance may be moved from one floor t
another.
THE floors of the Railways are laid
with fine white thing as are also the
operating rooms. reading rooms. batf
rooms. dining rooms. and in fact every
part of the building except the bee
rooms and some of the offices. The
floor space of the hospital comprises
1900 square feet.
Mr.. James f. Thomas. Mr.. j. II
Griffith and DR.. ]. P. Raster, chic
surgeon. were in the city and assisted
in the formal opening. In conversation
with DR.. Raster it was learned thai
the new hospital was the most modern
in the west. time and money havins
been expended to make it the mos
convenient for the surgeon and tn,
patient. The construction of the build
ing had as a leading idea ease of main
tenance and possibility of keeping 1
clean. The people of La Junta. and IL
fact the entire division. should fee
proud that such an institution is loca
ted there"