Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-20

zeal statistics, one death out of every
seven, throughout the world, nations,
states, municipalities, benevolent or
CARNATIONS and individuals are join
ing in worldwide crusade to stay the
ravages of this dreaded white plague.
The movement in our own city to-
ward the establishment Of a tubercu-
losis sanatorium for the segregation
and cure of victims of this disease is,
therefore, most heartily to be endorsed
and such an institution should be erect
ed and equipped for use at the earliest
possible time.
The pro-er location of the proposed
city institution, authorized by a ma
jority vote of its citizens, is a matter
of first importance. tuberculosis, be-
ing an infectious, communicative and
highly contagious disease, calls for
segregation of the patients and iso-
lation of the institution where they
are to be treated. Inasmuch as the
disease is most prevalent in the cen
ters of population the open country is
the natural and logical location of a
tuberculosis sanatorium. AS a matter
of fact institutions of this character in
variably have been established at con-
siderable distance from cities and with
due regard to the health and safety of
.neighboring communities. The proven.
ton of the spread of the disease being
admittedly one of the most difficult
problems with which the sanatorium
has to grapple, no community under.
taking such prevention can afford to
add to the difficulty by planting an In
stitution for such a purpose in a pop
ulated district.
DEPENDS ON ENVIRONMENT.
According TO the concensus of med
| ical opinion, the cure of this disease
! depends to a great degree on environ
ment affording the purest air, the
| greatest amount possible of sunlight
and the best facilities for an out-of
door life. These conditions cannot or
dinarily be provided within any city
| however healthful and whatever its
natural surroundings and they are no
present in our own city, with its lin
TIED areas of vacant open ground, and
constituting, as it does, a part of {
great smoke producing manufacturing
and traffic center.
In view of the facts here cited anC
which may be further explained anC
anplifed, if SO required, we, the under
signed, representing the taxable prop
erty owners and voters of the east par
OF the city of Rock Island, come be
fore your honorable body and voice
the prevailing opinion in this part o
the city when we respectfully memor
ialize to you not to approve of an!
plan looking toward the location o
the sanatorium within the confines o
the city.
Backed by an. overwhelming major
ity of the voters and property owner
of the east end, as evidenced by thu
appended petition, we further enter al
emphatic protest, on the grounds abov,
stated against the purchase for sana
forum purposes of any site whateve
in the east part Of the city, especial.
the Velie tract, combining and com
prising a small area located between
Fcrtieth and Forty-second streets ant
adjoining the public park.
The last named tract We conside
highly undesirable as a sanatorium sit
for the following specific reasons:
/ II is not sufficiently isolated, y
ing adjacent to the Fourteenth ayenu'
residence district and in the heart o
territory which is destined to b.
crowded with homes within a few
years.
2. Ii is inadequate for the purpose
being too limited in area to afford pa