The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-05-11
County COURT ISSUES STATEMENT
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Court paid l,5VV as q cOuotoeratton
therefor. and during the four years
the records show that Il has spent In
the neighborhood Of $500 In the way
Of improvements. The Chronicle ID
In error when Il says that from
1850 to $4,000 dollars have been
spent for improvements. as the rec.
ords show only In the nsighborhood
OF $500. The improvements consist
ed Of an addition being constructed
to the old buildings. some fencing
and q few additions to the old barn.
Il vas impossible to raise an onion
bed or any other garden supplies.
The land has been sowcd to grain.
and some hay secured each year. the
amount OF crop depending on wheth.
er there vas = spring rain or not.
Sometimes the crop vas raised and
others Il was not. the land conform.
ing and yielding In comparison with
other dry land throughout the
county.
Il lies over the other side OF the
hill on the Keno road. II away outside
the city limits. and 10 not suitable
property for plating and 10 not val.
liable.
The poorhouse itself was Q die.
grace to klamath county. not only be-
Ing In a very unhandy and disap.
pointing location. but the interior Of
the building was poorly constructed.
cold. and the rooms without Aues ex-
cept one room at the rear. In which
there was a stove. The dining room
was cold and dark. There was no
way Of heating the bedrooms. and the
inmates who were sick we're COM
PEELED to be showed Into the back or
lcunGinG room. the only place where
they could keep warm. Il was . dis
grace to Klamath county. and the
Court was much ehagrined TO have to
maintain Il. There was no way Of
caring for the sick: no operating
room In case OF accidents. and the
condition OF things were unbeliev-
able. Last winter We had q tubercu.
lar case there. and no place In town
could he secured TO put the patient:
there vas no room In the house where
q fire could be had. and the county
physician was compelled TO keep this
tnbercular patient In the room with
the fire until he died. Imagine the
sick and well all In one room. and
liable to contasion. and no way to
help II. There were many cases Of
county poor who never were taken to
the poor house. and a. q result they
have been In various rooming houses
and restaurants nt an excessive cost
I" the county. each one requiring q
separate nurse. and the result II that
the care Of the county poor. which
should have been handled and could
have been handled had the Court q
sufhcient place TO do Il. has been an
enormous expense and drain upon the
county.
This 10 what the Court sought IN
avoid. and Why selection for . poor
farm was made. u 10 Q we'll knows
fact that In other states poor farms.
where correctly operated. arc prac-
tically self-supporting. Therefore. II
was decided by the County Court to
select = piece Of ground under the
ditch and Of the best possible land OBJ
tainable. where not only hay. grain
and alfalfa could be raised. but gar.
den truck also. ~ we'll % cattle. pigs
and chickens could be kept. and upon
which any inmates could work Who
were able. thus saving the county .
large amount OF money each year.
supplying . hospital and inArmary
which was no disgrace.
The members Of the Court there
fore. proceeded TO look for location.
We sought . piece Of land on the En-