The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-08
DR.. BAYLlS H. EARLE.
HEARD FROM
WRITES cHEERFULLY FROM
CHARLESTON, S. C.-TELL OF
A REAL PUBLIC BENEFIT
WROUGHT DOWN THERE.

The Astorian was pleased yesterday
70 receive the following jolly note
from DIR. Baylis H, Earle, passed as
sistant surgeon formerly in charge OF
the Astoria quarantine station and
Office OF the United States Public
Health and Marine Hospital service,
who is now doing similar duty at the
Charleston, S. G., station, The doctor
was always very friendly to Oregon
Astoria and the Morning Astorian,
and it is an agreeable privilege to as
sure him that he is in nowise forgot
ten here, but most kindly remember
ed by the friends he made profession
ally and socially His letter, in part
reads as follows;
at is mighty pleasant every morn
ING to sit down 10 breakfast and read
The As,orian, even il it is nearly
week old and the dear old town itself
between 5000 and 1000 miles away.
As | see familiar names and read OF
the doings OF my many friends, ! al
most forget sometimes and imagine ]
am back in the Hotel Oecident with
the gang Next to this. my native
state, Oregon is to me the grandest
place in the world, and Astoria the
| finest place in the State.
Il inclose for your inspection
COPY of the Charleston News and
Currier. OF the 18th ultimo, on the 3rd
page OF which appears a notice OF the
recent action OF the S. c. Legislature
in ceding outright to the National
Government its four very excellent
quarantine stations, worth in all about
S25,OOO-which | consider a highly
and commercially patriotic one
There are los acres OF excellent land
on this reservation; Is acres on the
St Helena Sound (BeauforD Reser-
vation: and 10 acres each on the Port
Royal and Georgetown Reservations;
also, large number OF excellent
buildings, wharves, boats, machinery,
and other equipment-to all OF which
the National Government comes IN
possession without the payment OF
cen. | think there should be three
cheers for old South Carolina and
would like to see you start the bal
a-rolling. Her action would be unique
in any State and especially so for a
Southern State. / think some OF you
big Northern and Western papers
ought to say some very nice things
of her and cut out the lectures on this
everlasting 'nigger' question, which
is now getting to be as much q
Northern as Southern question"
The splendid gift Of the State Of
South Carolina to the Federal Gov
ernment, alluded to by DR.. Earle, Il
treated by the News and Currier,
as follows:
"Arrangenients are now being made
, for the formal transfer OF the Quar-
antine Station at Fort Johnson, which
was recently ceded by the State t.
the United States Government. Th
surgeon of the public health an'
r marine hospital service. Dr. Bayll
H Earle, who has been in charge 0
the operation OF the Fort johnson
station for some time, has sent
;, communication to Surgeon-Genera
!, Wyman, at Washington, intormln
:, him that the Legislature has cor
: sented to put the plant under tn
= control Of and in possession OF tn
. G vernment, and it is expected tha
=. the State board OF health will hea
from this official in very short tim
When the Government takes abs'
lutte possession Of the Chariesto
Quarantine Station along with II
other three in the State, namely,
, Beaufort, Georgetown and Port Ro'
~ al, it is expected that extensive r
Il ra;rs will be made at the vario'
!, locations and the service VIII
brought up to the best standard.
= 1T was mainly through the pc
cona1 efforts Of Dr. Earle that Il
: Government was put in possessi'
Z Of thcse stations, he having taken !
2 regular 80 days leave and spent co
! siderable Of his private means
! bringing about the great change tn
Z means 50 much for his native Sta
7 With the Government as owner mo
! funds viii be available for expen
< tures on improvements for the $
z tion and in all probability the r.
7 Johnson reservation will be put
! perfect condition in very sh'
! period Of time"
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