The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-05
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DISCUSSES TOWN WELFARE
OF TYPHOID tEf-
ER ~ TIE CITY u CAUSE
FOR ALARM.
Condition of the Town t. Laid Bare
ia Brief Statcsncut by Wei known
Physician Who Urged I'M
mediate Action.


OF better sanitary conditions was dis
eussed at length by citizens who are
interested in the welfare OF the city
The increased number OF typhoid
cases served as an incentive to the
discussion and the condition that pre-
walls was pictured as bad In the
extreme. In fact the citizens of the
town were called upon to band them
selves together for a cleaner Waxa-
haehie campaign In order that this
threaded disease might be stamped
lout. 1T was stated authorltatiyely
that there are some fifteen cases OF
typhoid in the city and that the
lsource of distribution of the typhoid
germs was unknown. Even the water
supply was brought into question. but
lit was the opinion OF most of those
present as well as the opinion of well
known physicians that the water Ia
in no way responsible for the prev
IaIenee of typhoid. notwithstanding
the fact that during the last few days
or perhaps two weeks 1t has been
lslightly discolored from some UNI
known reason.
| The principal speaker on the sub
! ject was DR.. l.. d. parnell, ex-heaith
lofficer of the city. He declared that
lit was not his purpose to excite the
people or Giscredit any effort, at
icleaning up, but the facts were star
ling the citizens In the face that
| Waxahaehie is anything but clean
lefty. He ssid THE sanitary con-
ldition is as rotten as can be found
anywhere In tho state--I was your
lefty health officer and tried to clean
lup but found | could not hold the
office and stay In town SO | quit the
lob The condition is not only bad
| in your back alleys, old cess pools.
| trash piles. ETC., but your schools are
| in a filthy condition. The ward
school is disgrace to the town
was there and saw It myself Just
before noon today. The scent is I'M
bearable, the condition frightful. Yet
lyou people send your children there
to spend the day"
Continuing the doctor spoke fear
jlessly about general conditions in the
town. He declared there were more
mosquitoes here last summer than
ever before. He said the cause of the
Typhoid epidemic was unknown, but
that it was his candid opinion that
lit was not from the water. THE
diaries, some of them at least. are
the rottenest to be found In the
Estate. But these are not worse than
cid open wells, trash piles and breed
ling places for germs to be found all
Icleaning and the conditions will i'm
prove"
a motion prevailed that a commit
ltee be appointed TO plan a mass meet
ling OF he people to discuss sanitary
conditions and Messrs T. H. Hardin,
Is r. Spaliing and j. Houston Miller
lwere named as members of the COM
Imittee II is their purpose to plan
for general mass meeting for con-
certed action in the fight against
disease The date will be announc-
ed later
A motion prevailed that the sec
retary sbe instructed 70 extend vote
Of thanks to the ladies' of the town
who provided automobiles and took
visiting Y. w. c. A. delegates for a
ride on last Saturday afternoon when
the men were all too busy to give
time to this manner of entertain
ment for visitors.
Mike Fewell came before the body
with propose; that the annual crol
exhibit, held each fall. be enlarged
to the capacity of county fair this
fail. and the proposal met with the
hearty approval of those present
Mr.. Fewell called to their attention
the excellent work done along
this line ut Mckinney, exhibiting the
prize lists, which he suggested ought
10 be gotten out as soon as possible
so people could have them before
them early in next year when plant
ing season rolls around The mat
ter was referred to the Diversified
tion ard Marketing association with
assurance that the chamber would
give hearty cooperation.
Mr. Harrison called attention TO
>he numerous bogus eheeAs dumped
on the town and stated that it was
the purpose of the Hotel Keepers
association 10 ask for legislation Civ
ing relief from this practice and ask
ed the endorsement of the chamber
for such action. when was promptly
given