The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-01
ANTI-TUBERCULOUS
WORK

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The North Dakota state Health
Bulletin says:
During the 1909 session OF our leg.
lsiature the North Dakota Anti u.
perculosis association was organized
with the following officers: Or. j.
Grassick. Grand Forks, president; Or
tannie Dunn Quain, secretary, Bis
narck; Mrs. j. Il. Stevens, Grand
Forks. secretary.
Article 3 Of the constitution reads
az follows: The purpose OF this as
sociation shall be to combat at all
times the progress in our state OF that
dread disease. tuberculosis, and TO as
SYST, 50 far as possible. in the con-
structlon of sufficient sanitorfa for
use In this contest" With this end In
view 1t has labored earnestly and con
sistently ever since.
me campaign against tuberculosis
Is largely an educational one and along
THIS line the society has taken espec-
iaiy progressive steps. Literature
mas been prepared and distributed in
all sections of the state showing the
reading facts pertaining to the COM
municability, preventability and cura-
pllity OF the disease. In addition TO
this an anti-tuberculosis exhibit has
peen arranged, consisting of tabulat-
toms, statistics, notices, diagrams. H.
Iustrations, models. etc. This in plac
ed on the road accompanied by a lee
turer VINO holds meetings, answers
questions, explains methods, removes
oirnculties, etc. For funds we are de-
pendent on the good will Of the pub
TIC. II Is worthy of note that we have
always met with the kindest of re-
sponses when soliciting aid. The Of
hcers of the association have given
their time and energy without money
and without price, for the good Of the
cause and the results are beginning to
De felt. The aim OF the association is
set forth more fully in the literature as
campaign Of education that win
enable every man, woman and child in
our state to become so well informed
on the established facts pertaining to
tuberculosis that they may intelligent
~, nationally and successfully combat
Its progress. To this end we desire
to enlist the sympathy and cooper
alton OF all individuals and agencies
that have to do with the moral social
and economic uplift of our people"
The legislature of 1909 passed s. B.
80 (Halliday). Section / is as fol-
lows:
There is hereby established a state
sanitarium for the care and scientific
treatment Of persons afflicted with tu-
berculosis to be known as The North
Dakota tuberculosis Sanitarium."
The governors message to the last
legislature contains the following
clear statement:
THE last Legislative assembly APP
propriated $4,000 to secure and inn
prove site for tuberculosis sani-
tarium; the site to be selected by a
board consisting Of DIR. C. f. Ruedig-
err OF the public health laboratory of
the university; DIR. J. l.. Grassick,
superintendent OF the state board of
health, DR.. Fannie Dunn Quain of Bis
marck; Hon G. ]. Lord Of Cando and
the governor. AS provided by law the
board met, organized and finally sell
ected a site for such sanitarium on the
south side of the Turtle mountains,
where we secured by purchase and
gift a large tract of land. protected on
The north and west by hills and tim
Der, overlooking and extending to a
1eep fresh-water lake on the east, and
IN the southeast about a mile and a |
lalf away, the beautiful little city OF |
Ounseith. The building site proper, |
while protected on the north and west |
~, the hills. is still very high in alti-
ude and is a perfect spot. The soil
9 deep and fertile and we'll adapted to
Ill kinds OF gardening. 1t is surround
d by a fine grove of natural burr oak
rees, while from the side hill immedi-
Ltely adjacent, there flows several
Inc springs of pure water, all flowing
nto one little stream flowing by the
'uilding site"
To the members OF the board II
Gems like an ideal Rpot-high alti-
ude, pure air, pure water. shade and
unshine and protection from the
leak winds Of the north and west.
We have expended altogether $4,-
52.25 for the land and s4.119.50 for
aging our roads and improvement Of
he land we have about $1,000 Of the
appropriation still unexpended. We
re under obligations to Professor
Valdron, the landscape gardener from
he agricultural college. who did for
. the landscape work, accepting for
is services his expenses only.
We have expended about 100000 In
ne last two years lighting diseases Of
nimals. Surely we can afford to
pend little In fighting this dread II
isease among our own kind. Every