Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-05-27

your columns the following re-
marks, should you deem them ben
efcial and of interest to the public
Referring to your comment OF
May 10th, regarding the improve
ment of Grove street, allow me to
say: l believe the letter from Mercy
hospital to the City Council SEEM
ed amply clear and expressive and
needed no comment, which tended
to create aIfl erroneous impression
in the minds of, at least some OF
your readers. And that the COM
munication bore no signature. was
simply an oversight, without any
intention at concealing the identity
of its author.
| am assured of the fact, that,
in its communication to the City
Council, Mercy Hospital voiced its
opinion candidly and honestly. And
it was done in no sense of an
tagonizing the commendable spirit
of the people of Prescott. Nor
was it directed against the plan of
improving and beautifying the
streets within the confines of our
city; but is was done with the hon
est purpose of demonstrating to
the public the great delemma, in
which the institution would be plac-
ed, should the proposed improve
ment be enforced; and therefore al
so, with a view of looking after
the security and welfare of the in
stitution. Besides the communica-
ton did not state that THE insti-
tuition can't pay for the work of
improvement but it did state that
the institution was unwilling and
disinclined (as any one would rea-
sonably act) to borrow the total
amount of its portion Of expense,
entailed in the entire series of i'm
provements. And | do fail to see.
why the exercise of this privilege
or law of self-preservation, should
be charged against the institution
as lack of zeal, or want of proper
spirit and demonstration for public
interest and public welfare.
Reports have been circulated.
falsely. and to the harm of Mercy
Hospital land such reports have
reached the ears of the
writer himselD that the institution
was flourishing financially, and Ito
use the exact wording) that mercy
Hospital was coming money. For
the sake of correcting the false i'm
pressions, which have thus been
caused in the minds of some, by
the false reports of mis- guided, or
individuals, l ask in
diligence TO say. That Mercy Hos
pital has no other resources, what
ever, outside of the ordinary asses
ment of patients for board and
services. And this revenue is very
often inadequate to meet current
expenses, not to mention the fact,
that many charitable cases fall to
the care of the Sisters; while
of patients, otherwise in
prosperous circumstances, leave the
hospital, forgetting" to settle for
services received. And of this lat
ter class the records OF the hospital
show up quite a number.
Let me add, the above statements
are not made for any personal in
terest, but in the interest of fairness
and justice, and for the sake OF cor
recting erroneous ideas, which may
have been planted in the minds OF
some, through false reports. | am
in position to state, that the Sis
tiers OF Mercy hospital desire and
the good will of the pub
lie, and especially o. the people of
Prescott. That they voice the best
sentiments towards all, and well
come all, that is for the good and
general interest of our city and
people, and are always willing to
do their portion towards any need
ed improvement, but consider it
likewise fair and proper to look al
ter and care for their own welfare.
J. A. KOHLMANN.