The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-02-27

for the home fund and sent a special
committee Of three, expenses paid, to
Atlanta to deliver the money. Arrange
ments were there completed for the
establishment of a home, and later in
that year the Union Printers Homo
was regularly incorporated under the
laws Of Colorado. The proposition to
erect a $4,000 building was raised to
$4,000, and again to $4,000, and then
limited to $4,000, but money from the
craft and its friends kept pouring in
and In March, 1891, contracts were
finally signed up for S.. 4S3. and the
money to pay with was in sight.
The building progressed rapidly and
it was decided to officially open and
dedicate it on Mr. Childs' birthday,
Philadelphia with his own selected par
ty. in g. private car, to attend the cere-
monies. and made a speech. Colorado
state officials and others came from
Denver on special train, and the
mayors and aldermen of Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs and Pueblo were in at
tendance. Senator Jacob II. Gallinger,
of New Hampshire, was the principal
orator, and as a conclusion of the pro-
gram, Mr.. Childs, Governor Routt,
Bishop McLaren, of Chicago, and 9TH
ers planted trees on the barren lawn.
Thus the dream of the old printer in
1857 became a reality in 1892, long after
lAC AiGQ CIOSS0O over The Q1Ntuc
The original or main building is IA
feet long by A feet wide with a wing
al the north end 20 by 40, and contains
basement and three stories. 1t is built
of grayish white lava stone, trimmed
and Ornamented with red sandstone. At
one corner rises round tower and at
another a square one, each 106 feet
high The front entrance is up great
stone steps through a massive Roman
arch. After completing the building
something over $4,000 was spent in
furnishings.
Since then other extensive improve
nents have been added. First, hos
pital annex was built and equipped at
cost of about $22, 000 then a laundry
building with modern appliances at a
cost Of $4,000, and later a cottage for
the superintendent and his family cost
$3,40O.
Then there is a large two-story barn
with adjacent cattle sheds and pig
pens. The place is well equipped with
farm implements and much feed and
Forage is raised On the farm. fine
dairy herd furnishes pure fresh milk
several hundred chickens furnish eggs,
and swine herd furnishes meat In
spring and summer an extensive garden
supplies the table with all kinds of
fresh vegetables.
Four years ago a tent city" for
tuberculosis patients was started ad-
Joining the Home; recently ten new
tents were added, and also a solarium,
or sun parlor, attached to the hospital.
The tents are the latest and most mod
ern, can be and are occupied by patti
ents even when the thermometer goes
down to 10 or Is below zero. They cost
$3.50 each, complete The records show
that fully 80 per cent of the tuberculosis
tent jewellers recover health and
strength, practically without the aid of
drugs At a considerable distance
from the Home is a cemetery, beautiful
~ laid out and well cared for.
The Home is governed by board OF
seven trustees elected by a direct vote
of the Typographical Union, and it is
administered by superintendent and
a matron. There is also a resident
physician with an assistant and a
corps of trained nurses. The average
attendance during the past year was
143, and its capacity is now taxed to
the full limit. There is a crying need
for more room and a movement is on