The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-30
to tuberculosis. averaged twenty-nine

the meeting, which was called at the
instigation of the committee ap-
pointed by the county commissioners.
composed of DR.. ]. w. Andrews,
chairman; DIR. c. C. Pratt, H. A.
Patterson, H. E. Carney, Fred M. OF
to. Albert H. Silber. Mrs. j, r. Bran
drup NJ D., Dr. A, F. Schmitt and w.
ID. Willard. The adoption of the
resolutions was the crowning of the
committees efforts with success.
Two musical numbers were fur
nisbed ty men from the Y. NJ. c, A
Choral society under the direction of
Mrs. II. A. Patterson Those who
sang were Hosea Harmer, c. IL.
Cooper, c. G. Northfup, DR.. f. W
Benhsm, NJ. A. Nichols, George p.
Rodman. Arthur Weed. John Hughes
and !. ~ Griffith.
DR.. j. w Andrews, chairman of the
committee, presided at the meeting
and explained that the purpose OF
calling the citizens together was to
present to them in an intelligent
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county tuberculosis sanatorium. The
committee had been making exhaust
| i've Investigations, and while most
people will agree that a tuberculosis
sanatorium is highly necessary in
stitution for Blue Earth county, the
committee has left no stone unturned
to discover any possible objection to
| its construction.
! Power of Commissioners.
/ Former City Attorney c. o. Daley
| was the first speaker He explained
that according to the laws passed by
! the state legislature, the county COM
missioners of each county in the state
are allowed to levy tax of one mill
on every dollars worth or taxable
property in the county for the pur-
pose of building a tuberculosis sana-
! forum. "The men in the state legis-
/ lature have made careful study
of the matter" said Mr. Daley. and
if they, after their Investigations, have
concluded it advisable for the people
to pay for the erection of a build
ing of this kind in every county, we
certainly should avail ourselves of
the opportunity of having one to care
for our tuberculous patients. ! think
that a tuberculosis sanatorium is a
highly necessary institution for this
! county, and | also think that If the
other counties surrounding us do not
care to combine with this county in
building the hospital, we should go
ahead and do it ourselves.
Rev. William Emery of Amboy
spoke very strongly in favor of hav-
ing the county sanatorium built and
he emphasized the fact that such a
sanatorium would cost very little in
comparison to the amount OF money
spent each year for tobacco, liquor
and other more pernicious habits
He said: Il do not like man who
thinks more of dollar than he does
of the safety of the people, and the
people of this county are too fine not
to realize that that would be the
case if they objected to the erection
of this tuberculosis sanatorium on
the ground that it was too heavy ar
expense. Why should the death rate
from the white plague be so high In
city like Mankato which has plenty
of good air, sunshine and good food
The high death rate is the result o.
shocking carelessness and negli
gence on the part of normally intel
ligent people.
Lack of Ventilation.
There is a lack of fresh air il
the homes and there is poor ventila
ton in public buildings. There is ;
carelessness in the attitude towart
tuberculosis which is shocking. ! an
speaking in a way for Sterling, Shel
by and Amboy townships. | tried Z
come here as representative o
those people who are progressive
They believe that we ought to hav
a sanatorium. Some have suggested
that several counties ought to CON
bine on the proposition, but Their
would be more trouble over such a.
arrangement than the people hav
had over the Mankato armory
"The ministers of this state hav
tried to assist in the work of pre-
venting the spread of tuberculosis
they have tried to teach the need G
e preCaution. The establishment {
y this sanatorium would teach jus
& that / think it would be goo
e thing to have tuberculosis sanato
is ium"
1t Health the Greatest Wealth.
ID DR.. w. ]. Marckley of Minneapoli
t. who is president of the Mnnesot
y Anti-tuberculosis association, and wa
t. at one time superintendent of tn
state tuberculosis sanatorium
I'd Walker gave avery excellent addres
IL on why Blue Earth county shoul
Mt erect a sanatorium. He said: "Healt
IN is the greatest wealth. Tuberculos
he is the greatest scourge of the huma
te race. | congratulate the people
RI Blue Earth county on the advance
IL they have taken in this matter. s
he Louis county has already opened
10 county sanatorium and Otter Tail h;
ed one almost ready to open. Seven
h. eight other counties have gone abol
ch as far in the matter as Blue Ear
lit No Respector of Persons