Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-03-04
| HOSPITAL FOR
NORTH miss.
Bill Introduced BY Hon. G. w. Boyett
of Lafayette County-lt
Should Pass.

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legislature asking for hospital fol
North Mississippi, and the indications
are that the same will pass Dotf
houses with a sufficient appropriation
toE build a two hundred and fifty
Thousand dollar institution. Now, al
once, as soon as the location can be
established.
This is a very important measure
| for this section Of the state, and 1T Is
ldeplorable that this great relief to the
sick and distressed Of this section OF
the state has been neglected so long
But, let US get together and push tins
measure by the legislature at this
time, and be very careful that we dc
not get trouble in our own ranks over
the location of it., and thus destroy
now, as in the past, this great neces-
sity.
w. G. Boyett, representative from
Lafayette county is author OF the bill,
and in discussing the matter outlines
the plans somewhat as follows: The
Legislature is asked to authorize the
establishment of the hospital, and to
make the proper appropriation Tor
same, and the Governor, under the
terms Of the bill then appoints COM
mission, or board of trustees to To-
cate the same, and the trustees are
authorized to accept donations and
Inducements from the city or town
and county and adjoining counties
asking for the institution. This plan
is fair, and every one having claims
can be heard fairly and on terms OF
equality. The bill contemplates an
expenditure of something like two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
The strong and winning feature on
this piece of legislation is that the
same is a necessity: The fact is that
north of the A. & V. Railroad in Mis-
sissippi, Notwithstanding the fact that
there is the largest white or might be
said the center of white population OF
the state of Mississippi, there is not
q state owned hospital OF any kind,
while south of the A. & V. Railroad
the state has six. Now this is an
injustice to North Mississippi that
this legislature is in a good mood to
correct, and the time, is now when
this institution can and will be estab-
|lished if we work together.
This paper is willing to go the limit
20 make this institution possible,
whether we can get the institution at
Oxford or not; however, we believe
that many strong and convincing ar
guments can and will be made at the
prope.. time to secure it's location at
Oxford, however we want to say here
and now that our local pride, or per-
sonal pieque will never in any in
stance, cause any dissention in oul
own ranks, and that if we cannot have
the institution, we want it for our
neighbors. This we believe is the
spirit, and we trust that every one in
North Mississippi will write his OF
her representative urging the location
of this institution, and also to use
their influence with the members
from other sections.
We have the assurance from Mr
Boyett, that almost to man, the per-
sonel of the legislature is in favor
of the location and establishment OF
this institution at this time, and that
only danger in the way is local fight
between ourselves. Let us get to,
gether and push for this hospital, ane
do it for the sake of suffering hu
manity, who have no means of coet
ting to any of our state institutions
in other sections fthe state excep
at great and unreasonable expendi
ture of time and expense. Altogether
now. let us push!