The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-07
NASHVILLE FIGHT ON TUBERCULOSIS A. E. Hill Talks About Its
 Importance TRYING NEW SYSTEM He Says Birmingham and Jefferson County Have No More Impor-
 tant Task Than Aiding in
 Tuberculosis Fight

A E. Hill of Nashville. representing
 the International Typographical union
 and & member of the Board of Educs-
 ton of Nashville, is in Birmingham.
 While here yesterday he looked over
 the Birmingham High school and being
 deeply interested in the nation wide fight against tuberculosis, learned of
 the fight being made here for the es-
 tablishment of home for the curahle cases and those further advanced. l Nashville, my home city, has taken
 great step in the eradication of the
 white plague" said Mir. Hill last night.
 Through the efforts of Mayor House.
 on the part of the city, and Judge Pol
 lard of the county court, the legisla- ture conferred upon the city of Nash vile the right to donate s100,000 for
 home for tuberculosis patients and the county the right to contribute s100,0O0. The two interests are now engaged in putting up a hospital costing s20O,0oo, which will do vast amount of good work in that community.
 While the hospital proper has been under financial difficulties and delays, the work of fighting the disease has gone forward For instance. they have erected temporary tents three miles from Nashville. situated where men may go who are afflicted with con- sumption who work in the daytime. They are furnished conveyances to the hospital at night They are brought to town the next morning in time for their work In this way large num- Der of men afflicted with consumption in its first stages are given an op- portunity to have fresh air. milk and good food at night and Sunday, and in great many cases this proves to be a means of eradicating the dreaded disease. It is plain that man may be afflicted with consumption several months and if taken in hand quickly enough he can be cured.
 Many men who catch this disease cannot go west and it is the duty of each community to settle upon means of taking care of them. By having hospital locally where they may go and become completely cured, the city and county confer upon humanity mani l fest blessing. Our union prosposes to erect three or four tents at the Nash vile hospital where those we look after may go. They will be able to perform their work and go gack at night to rest and fresh air. In this way We will
 be able to care for many who cannot
 go to our home out west.
 T sincerely hope and trust that Bir-
 mingham and this great, rich county will get together on the hospital l am
 told is proposed here. It is one of the most important propositions before this | county at the present time. All other l questions of national importance fade | into insignificance beside it." | After looking over the High school
 with Superintendent Phillips, MT. Hill
 paid that institution d great compli- ment.
 Tn all the cities that I visit on my 1 rounds I have never seen any school better than the one you have here, said MT. Hill. "The Birmingham High 1 school is a credit and should be a
 source of pride to Birmingham. It is | modern in every way, thoroughly 1 equipped and efficient in every way to make good, learned citizens of your young folk I am very glad to have
 had the opportunity of looking over
 the High school"
 l MT Hill will be in Birmingham a few 1 days.