The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-20

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, building, and many cottages for the
housing of patients and attendants;
a large farm house together Nth
barns, stables and chicken houses, a
carpenter and blacksmith shop, ma
chine shop, laundry. tool house, etc,
also buildings for conducting research
as TO diseases and their cause.
A hospital for the exclusive use of
Ibedridden patients that may require
surgery, costing ninety thousand dol.
liars Is nearing completion. This build
ing Is a marvel In the detail OF It's
construction, being fitted with all the
conceivable appliances for the comfort
and welfare Of both patients and at
tendants.
"The institution grows all the vege-
tables used Except potatoes). canning
thousands of gallons annually; from
It's dairy consisting of one hundred
and thirty COWS they obtain about two
thirds OF the milk consumed.
Water is supplied by two wells
each eighteen hundred feet deep. Corn,
oats and hay are produced in large
quantities.
The institution Is now caring for
twenty-four hundred and seventy-one
patients, and employs five hundred at
tendants. laborers, farm hands, etc
The cost for maintenance for the asy-
lum Is four hundred thousand do,
lars per annum.
Counties from which patients are
sent 20 the institution pay one dollar
and fifty cents per week for each pa.
tient.
'1he Logansport hospital while
making approach 70 KankalSee. in the
number Of patients or buildings and
equipment. we found to be well con-
Quoted, great care being given to san
itary regulations. ana the comfort Of
patients and employees.
This institution has three hundred
acres OF land and many buildings, the
original cost Of buildings was thre,
hundred and eighty-eight thousand
dollars in which four hundred and ten
patients we're cared for.
Total cost Of buildings to date Ia
eight hundred and fifty-two thousand.
one hundred and seventy-four dollars
and ten cents in which nine hundred
and sixty patients are cared for. This
amount as we understand does not in.
clude equipment for which eighty.
eight thousand dollars was appropri-
ated at one time. yarieus amounts for
this purpose having been appropriated
at different times.
"The fixed amount for maintainance
Of each patient is one hundred and
eighty dollars exclusive Of clothing.
We pursued our investigation no far
ther than Logansport, deemlng 1t un-
necessary as We felt that the purpose
of our visit was practically accom-.
plished by our inspection Of the in.
stitutions mentioned.
The total investment Of the state
Of Illinois at Kankakee Is approxim
ately five million dollars; OF the state
Of Indiana at toeansport, one million,
one hundred and forty.nine thousand
four hundred and seventy.seven dol
lars. to which Is being added large
amounts annually. although these
amounts are fabulous when We con.
slider that at Kankakee the discharge
annually equals twenty per cent Of the
patients there can be no gainsaying
that gre good to humanity is being
done an that the money Is well and
properly spent
"In conclusion your board begs %
recommend that owing to the made
quacy Of the appropriation for the
erection Of hospital for the insane
at vlnlta that the project can be
abandoned until such time as the
state legislature can increase the
amount to at least tlve hundred thou
sand dollars for the erection Of mod.
ern institution.
your board estimates that not to
exceed one hundred and nifty thou.
sands dollars Of the present appropria
tIon could be used for a building, the
balance OF the amount OF two hundred
thousand dollars being necessary for
farm buildings. another well. beauti.
Tying the grounds. and equipment with
heating plant, furniture, etc.
I'VE are IN no wise influenced In
this conclusion by the vastness ant
glamous Of the institutions we have
visited as we well know that We can.
not IN our infancy emulate them IN ex.
Ipense and luxury. but t Is the opinion
Of your board that the state Of Okla.