The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-15
CITY'S SANITATION
DISCUSSED At Dinner
CONTINUED from First pagoJ

reveal all kinds OF disease breeding
| filth, such as dead cats. old clothes,
old cans and things that produce
breeding places for flies and create
not only an orlouso to the nostrils but
menace to the health.
"1f the water from the bitches did
not overflow or seep into the shallow
wells the danger would be small but
when that happens we will have con-
dltlons such as we had last fall Then
we have the out-of-door toilet as an
other menace. Certainly such con-
dition should not exist where sewer
age is furnished as Il is in Ontario.
"I believe that II is possible to bet
ter these conditions by appealing to
the sense of justice and cleanliness Of
the people Il is not always possible
to remedy conditions by legislation.
We have been too prone to look con-
stantly for some big Industrial boom
from the outside believe we
should ourselves endeavor TO better
the conditions under which we live
and II will pay in dollars and cents.
| am sure that the improvements and
discoveries In the science of santa
tion have saved more lives than all
the medical discoveries OF the past
20 years, and that every city should
endeavor to reach high standard for
the interest Of its people"
do Something Says Weese.
There are three things that to
my mind stand uppermost for the bet
terment of conditions In Ontario"
said Dr. weese. "they are sanitation,
water and trees. II this city IL TO he
known AZ a good place In which TO
live II must have all three. II can not
have the first or the last without the
second We can not have good sani-
tation without plenty of water. We
can not grow trees without it
The city should endeavor to solve
the water problem either from deep
wells of soft water that rs the best
plan. believe: or by pumping the
water from the river and altering H.
II agree with Dr. whitney on his
estimate OF the benefits Of sanitation,
Il was by ,he application OF the
truths Of that science that Uncle Sam
was able TO build the Panama canal.
That was triumph of medicine more
than II was a triumph OF engineering
and labor. From one OF the most
unhealthful spots under the sun II
was made as healthy as any American
city by cleanliness and the enforce
ment Of health regulations.
"Fnth. as IL exists under old tin
cans. under old clothes 10 say nothing
OF the out-of-door toilets and manure
piles is the breeding places for flies.
the most industrious disease spreader
OF which We have knowledge, The
manure piles should be covered with
lime or something that will kin germ
life. To cover them up with dirt does
no good.
"Then there is the aesthetic side
OF the question, To be considered, for
just TO have good water and good sew
erage is not enough, We must have
more trees. believe we should start
campaign for tree planting along
the streets and the people should be
encouraged to plant more trees about
their homes,
"But above all things we should at
tempt TO realize and accomplish the
things about which we are talking
We can talk about them forever, and
get nowhere We must do some
thing and / am glad to see a body of
men gathered together 10 consider
these matters. Let's us start some
thing"
Mayor Homan. Councilman Letson,
A. b. Fraser, w. II. Doolittle, Cul-
bertson, II, l., Poorman and others
talked briefly on various phases OF
the subject and to focus attention to
the work a committee consisting OF
DIR. Weese, DIR, Whitney. A, f, Fras-
er and w. II, Doolittle was named TO
appoint three committees of four
each to consider these matters and to
report at the next meeting, The COM
mittees named were; Sanitation; DR.,
Weese, Frank RAIDER, II. l., Peterson,
G. X, Aiken; Water; T, w. Claggett,
]. c. McCreight, DR., Jacob Prinzing,
W, II. Doolittle; Trees and Park; p.
]. Gallagher, ]. w, McCulloch, !. w.
TroXell and Walter Glenn.
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