Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-27
FAvORS BROADER
SANAT0RIUM PLAN
4. T.. Brlffon Heids Tuberculosis Hos
pitai Project sheald BE- Made
County Wide
LACK OF INCOME Is a HANDICAP
Believes Thaf the People Have Not
Appreciated Fully What i Be-
inz Tndertaksn-

Argos TIE tuberculosis szaatoFigm
eoatFossrsg Indicates that there 20
saa.s aisecaeepsiou % ire theory and
object 90 this insfitafioa 80 szF a. .;
relates 90 tE@ res FEASIBILITY % the TAI
payers % thr city % Rock Island. The
oslg tlaitafiGas 90 fkis project Which
zpe@aF aE this ffae are those Which
eaEFEe enc pafmsEt % ire sdfitio1ai
EaN~s f1= fEe seaport % this t1ssifu-
fi1a e. tss taxpayers % the city %
Rock tst4sf. bgt 40 provisions are
aads for tse care % patisatE uho may
BE- bsoaEht from elseWhsFs. possibly
fFoea Iass over tsr tlae saa uho cannot
be- refused a-ssifEaaeo for hgtaaEitys
szkr
there sa1si1 81 no possibility %.
1birrstaas Co provide means % cure
f8F ssF rsErss fF1m the surrounding
locality. especially la this county
Stacy e5Fizees who have sos been d.
rretlT Interested are aot ia = position
60 r-sitzs 7ssas tets estiFe proposition
@sF Eraa ta every o=e e8uerFaFd-
ire rrrrrs- provided &C. entiFrly in-
adequate and she's tsr rEpeFi~nes OF
asE~F Institutions % thr same chaFae-
Ger 5s takes trfe account. usny feat
rsaEtTE from a bss5nrss pa5us % Viev.
~hsuif - Op~n % AL
Au s~rs1zs suffering from this
dreaded disease should have che priv
tlrEr of sabIretiGE themselves 90 the
rsFF. eitEo1f charge. Whenever uecrs-
sarF. and 5a order o. permit this vgith
s3aar decree % success. twn matters
aFr o. rNfra1r1iEary Importance the
trd income ard che hNed expense "
the assured income ls haif a. much a.
chat 1f tEr necessary expense with no
Debate plane az means 90 provide
tEr balance. nothing bat a d~acit can
Hr ~yrT frt. and this is shat con
fF1ats ls ia fEls Instance. basiuE this
opinion au tE~ experience % ans and
every business venture. Charitable or
atErrv.iET
The best conducted and most pros .
porous Institutions % this sort have
provided means for revenue by iu-
Sailing everything necessary for the
government and expeditions and eco .
romieaI operation. in the case %
this ua'adF. good food. Eoof care
along vith sunshine and fresh air. are .
absolutely necessary 90 promote the .
possibility % q cure. and a. the first
lE1 of these mentioned are usually a
source o. heavy expense. therefore the .
means 90 provide these must be the
arst confederation
Woodmen a. Example.
We know that one % the insiitu-
lions. the Wo1Irurr 3. which has been
sgccrEsfgi In returning many with re-
covered health. does go az no small
sost. bEt even then De- produces a large
sHasr % the necessary foodStufs on
.he ground owned bv the Institution.
Tais Institution ovns over 5000 acres. +
has a dairy herd % about 80 COWS.
s1ifiVatrs several hundred acres. pro
lifirE foodstuns for the patients az
sell as folder for the animals on the
place. they keep poultry % large
lumh~rss En- short. provide everything
possible themselves. and still g costs {
hem slsg pr patient Per day. and
.kry have nearly zoo patients. We /
.aruos profit By their experience IN ,
ess 80 adopt thr part proven 20 Be E,
s8osi. an4 % AL foodsfufs necessary
aust be bought % the open market. !
ae erTtairlT cannot hope 90 gain the
iest results and shoN economical
management Thirty 90 fifty patients
.oald D. cared for only a. an laeFcas-
e cost over that % zoo patieats and
q the sane Per capita the cost would !
aggregate $4,000 or more annually
rita oaiF $1,000 as an income provif- ,
a a. this time.
Shouia Be County wide ID
n = pFpiset % this kinf u - only
air % peFtais all % the people 10 the I
oaaty 20 safoy che privileges % such !
~ Institution. especially when such a :
sep Wouid admit OF larger returns Z
o. tho general good % all. the tax ,
AYR taciudsd. The fact that adult !
szts and female patients and children Z
souia b. entified 90 admission would /,
necessarily mean a greater outlay IN {;
quspeaeaf and furnishings and super
tsioa than ~ Only one SEX wcFe af- r
sittsd- The mistake % placing such ,
- insti;utiou on a small plot OF a
roand. With no possibilities for the :
afurc. would b. q mistaken sense OF
eoao-nv. aside from the Objectionable
spect such an Institution presents IN
crowded city. as IN this case. with
proposed location % this institution
o Thirteenth avenue.
The proposition. as 70 was offered ,
- vrrFa - the efffr@rs ~ Rock Iafaud a