The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-01-15
Committee Frame
Definite Scheme For
tuberculosis Hospital
From fridays Daily.


Representatives OF Blue Earth and
surrounding counties met in the dis
trict court room this afternoon To
discuss the proposition Of having a
joint tuberculosis sanitarium, and
decided where 1t should be located.
DIR. A. +. Schmitt addressed the
delegates, explaining the purposes OF
The gathering as being the uniting
Of the counties on the tuberculosis
Sanitarium project.
DIR. ii. NJ. Bracken. secretary OF
the state board of health was then
presented. and delivered an address.
lie told the story Of man who had
a sick son. and the state helped
him, while a poor woman who had
tuberculosis could not be helped.
Counties represented, and their
representatives present were:
Martin County,. l.. Boudige.
Granada; l.. ~ inflow, Fairmont;
William yollrath. Dunnell.
Nicollet County,. J. Goblerset,
Lafayette: Charles H. Jackson, ST.
Peter; Charles Samuelson, LaGay-
cite.
Brown County,. p. Graf, New
Ulm; John Hanle. New Ulm; G.. l..
Palmer, county attorney, Sleepy
Eye: Adolph Frederickson. Spring
field
Watunwan County-Frank Dewar.
Lewisville; J. Brogser. Butterteld;
In. a. lr
esburg, Madelia: A. ID. Peterson. st.
James: Albert Running, st. James.
Faribault COunty-W. S. Drake, FL
more: Frank Sellers, Blue Earth: J.
II. Burmestsr, Wells; L. r. Hynes,
,Winncbago.
Waseca County,. o. Engbretson.
Wdseca; J. Root, New Richland;
Henry Goodfesh. Waseca; DIR. II.
blanchard. Waseca: Frank Kiesler,
county attorney, Waseca.
DIR. 4. F. Schmitt. Mankato: II.
{. Hotaling. Mapleton; DIR. o. VI.
Haugen, Fergus Falls: DR.. II. NJ.
Bracken. st. Paul, secretary OF state
board Of health were also present.
LeSueur county delegates were ex.
pected to arrive during the late
afternoon.
The main point to consider today
was how many counties were willing
10 unite with Blue Earth i'm the
erection Of q sanitarium. The matter
of site will be considered later.
From Saturdays Daily.
ClIairmen OF the county boards of
blue Earth Nicollct. lie Sueur, Wa.
SEGA, Faribault; Martin. Watonwan
and Brown counties will organize
themselves in n committee To make a
preliminary investigation of the feast.
bility OF the project of establishing
tuberculosis sanitarium as an in
sutution jointly owned and Jointly
supported b. all of these counties.
D. X. Olson. chairman of the Blue
Earth county board. will be chair
man OF this joint committee of all
the county boards. However. he will
not be able to devote as much OF his
time to the duties OF that position as
would be expected of the one holding
the post, so he will be assisted By
DR. 4. F. Schmitt of Mankato. an
enthusiastic supporter and worker
In the movement for the establish.
ment OF the proposed institution. DIR.
Schmitt will attend to most of the
correspondence and do other work
that Mr.. Olson will not be able
10 take care OF an account of want of
time.
VIII Select a Site.
The committee will select site.
or . number OF possible sites for the
new institution, aud will estimate the
cost Of buying a site. erecting the
necessary buildings. and cauipping
and maintaining the institution. After
the report Of the committee has been
completed II will be presented TO all
OF the county boards interested.
II Is not likely that the county
boards will take any further action
until after the spring election. when
tic people OF lie Sueur county viii
vote on the question whether or not
they wish to Join with the other
counties in the establishment of
sanitarium. That election will prob
ably determine whether or not lie
Sueur county will or will not Join In
the enterprise.
After that II Is probable that the
county boards interested viii again
choose delegates from among their
own members and another conference
on the subject will be held.
Developments at Conference.
Such we're the Developments at the
conference held by county commits.
sioners OF these eight counties at the
blue Earth county. courthouse late
yesterday afternoon. Some of the en-.
thusiasiic advocates OF the plan were
disappointed that the meeting did
not accomplish something more def.
mite. They had hoped that with a
majority of the members of each or
the county boards present at the
conference, some actual contract could
be made for the establishment OF
Joint county sanitarium. AS 1t was
there was merely a lengthy discus
sion and the appointment OF a joint
committee.
Charles II. Jacksou of ST PETER IN