The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-14
SHOW
NEED FOR
STATION
Branch Established Here Is
Only Temporary, Says DR..
Cox, of University
HEAVY DEMANDS ARE MADE
Tremendous Volume of Bus
mess Already Handled
Indicates Big Field

The branch Of the state laboratory,
opened In this city, now in charge of
DR.. c. r. Newell, who arrived yester-
day is only temporary arrangement,
placed here to meet an emergency,
and 1t is now up to the people Of this
part Of the state whether or not it is
to be made permanent, according to
DIR. Cox, acting director Of the state
laboratory at Grand Forks. who was
in Fargo today.
The state law makes it possible for
laboratory to be established at any
locality where there is an emergency,
but it will take an act of the legisla-
ture to permanently establish this
branch laboratory in Fargo, and DR..
Cox Is of the opinion that now is the
time to get busy and get action, so
that the matter can be taken up at the
next legislature.
The Fargo branch Of the state pub
lie health laboratory. although it has
been equipped by the city and the
county, is not for the use of those
political divisions alone. 1t is for the
use Of the entire southeastern part
of the state, and that section of the
commonwealth is as much interested
in 1T as Fargo or Cass county.
Cares For Big Territory.
According to a bulletin issued by
the health department the laboratory
will be available to all Cass, Richland,
Sargent, Ransom, Dickey, LaMoure,
Stutsman. Barnes. Foster. Griggs and
Eddy counties, and all physicians in
these counties are requested to send
their specimens to the Fargo labora-
tory and to obtain their supplies from
here.
The laboratory here is now equip
ped for all kinds Of public health
work, with the exception of making
analysis Of water. and should it be-
| come a permanent branch of the pub
lie health laboratory, it undoubtedly
will be equipped for that purpose,
Tremendous Demand Already.
The Importance of a branch of the
| public health laboratory at Fargo is
shown by the work that has been done
since the apparatus was put in. Ac-
cording to the records at the state
| health laboratory, the local laboratory
| has done just twice the amount of work
| that has been done in the branch lab
oratories at Bismarck and Minot COM
| bined.
On an average of 600 examinations
are made here each month; At the
! sity at Grand Forks, the examinations
| total 1000 a month. The work of this
laboratory has doubled in the past four
months over the corresponding four
months of last year, which is advanced
| as an evidence of the necessity of these
| laboratories.
| ASK BlS,UOO APPROPRIATION
| This year the state will be asked for
| $4,000 to maintain the laboratories at
| Grand Forks, Mnot, Bismarck and
| Fargo, as it is evident that the emer-
! gency for the institution here will re-
| main as long as the winter epidemics
| are to be taken care of-not only in the
city but in the entire territory which
| has been assigned to this branch
| DR.. Newell was on the job at the city
| hall this morning, having come from
| Grand Forks. where he spent several
| days on arriving from Illinois, where
he has been connected with the state
board of health. DR.. Newell is a gradu-
ate of Yale. and has had wide expert
ence in public health work of various
kinds, and is an expert on farm sani-
| tation.
/ Work for Farmers. -.
! Dir. Cox stated that Mr.. Newell will
devote his extra time to farm santa
ton in this part of the state and will
be at the service of the farmers who
wish expert information regarding the
condition of their water supply, or the
location of their outbuildings. This is
one of the features that the public
health laboratory is going to try out
in this part of the state as there is
great demand for it all over North Da-
kota and it is believed that this sec
ton, being longer established. will be
| better for starting the idea.
| DR.. Newell is much pleased with the
manner in which the laboratory here
has been equipped. The equipment is
much more complete than in the branch
Laboratories at either Minot or Bis
marck and the quarters in the city hall,
over fire station No. 1, are ideal for the
| work.