The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-04-19
FOR 4 HOSPITAL.

| plan for the building Of hospital, ana
the prospects for success are very en-
couraging. Newberry ought to have a
hospital, and can very easily have one,
and We hope to see the people of the
city and the county all lend their aid
and support and build it.
The matter has been agitated by the
chamber of commerce for some time,
but no definite action had been taken.
The physicians have been working
quietly but steadily, and have already
brought about gratifying results, the
report showing that they already have
more than $4,000 pledged. This is a
handsome necleus around which to
gather the remainder of the $4,000 in
subscriptions which it is proposed to
secure.
The movement is one that should ap-
peal to everybody in the county. 1t
may not pay any money dividends, but
that is not the purpose of the enter
prise. 1t is an investment which will
pay dividends of incalculaby more
value than money. 1t will pay divi-
dends which can not be reckoned in
dollars and cents, and it will be an as
set to the community which can hard
ly be overestimated.
There is no need to urge the bene-
fits of hospital. All of US realize
them. What the entire community
wants to do now is to lend it's support
and help build one.
Mr.. I. H. Hunt, the chairman of the
committee appointed from the cham
Der of commerce to confer with the
physicians committee, very strongly
urged the necessity for hospital in
his annual report as president of the
chamber of commerce, in March, 1911.
In that connection, he said, among
other things:
"The establishment of hospital in
Newberry town and county has been
discussed to some extent by the peo-
pie of the community and advocated
in. public print. This is one of the
most important and far-reaching prop
ositions that demand the attention Of
our organization. From a purely COM
rnerciaI and selfish viewpoint such an
institution is an index of a growing,
prosperous, and liberal-minded COM
munity and will add to the many ad-
vantages that Newberry now has to
offer the home-seeker.
"The business side of this PROPOSE
ton is the least important and should
be given serious consideration only
so far as it is necessary to raise funds
to establish and maintain the institu-
ton. The reward of such an invest
ment will not be one of financial gain,
but will be seen and felt in the pro-
longing of life, the restoration of
health and the happiness of those of
our people upon whose bodies the
hand of affliction has ben laid. A hos
pital established in the city of New
berry will save the lives of many peo-
pie who require medical assistance
that can only be given them in a we'll
equipped institution of this kind. The
physicians of Newberry are men of
science and skill and rank high in
their profession. They are able and
capable and will fight to the last
breath, but with all that there are Ger
tain cases, and many cases, in which
delicate surgical operations are to be
performed and watchful nursing re-
quired that leave them helpless with
out the operating equipment of a we'll
established hospital and the trained
nursing that is required after an oper-
alton. The men of Newberry county