The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-01-21
2 HOSPITALS
IN NORTHWEST
ARE PROPOSED
Enlargement of a Third Is
Recommended by the Vet
Grams Committee
ONE NEAR FARGO, N. ID

St. Paul, Mimi. Jan. 21-Two new
hospitals and enlargement of a third
institution for the care of tubercu-
lar patients in the Tenth district
was recommended by the Tenth Dis
trict Hospital committee to the hos
pital board of the Veterans bureau
says st. Paul Dispatch special from
Washington. At a public hearing
the committee reported that veter
ans want to be treated near home
and that hospital facilities should
be provided in Minnesota. North Da-
kota and South Dakota
fhe committee recommended the
Building of 300-bed hospital at
Blooming Prairie. on the Minnesota
river, with the Wales site as an al
tentative. Land can be obtained at
the former for $4,000 and the latter
for $4,000.
A 20O-bed hospital at Hector, n.
d., half mile from Fargo, was pro-
posed. One hundred acres of land can
be obtained for not to exceed $3.50
an acre, it was said.
In South Dakota it was recon-
mended that l5O-bcd addition be
made to the Battle Mountain sani-
tarium at Hot Springs.
The committee said these three
projects can be completed within the
$l,200,000 appropriation available for
use in the Tenth district.
Fort Smelling Plan Rejected
Speaking for the committee, Colo
mel Gilbert f. Seaman of Milwaukee
said that after interviewing tuber-
cular veterans it was decided to rec
ommend three hospitals instead Of
one, as had been suggested. He also
explained that the use of Fort Smell
ing had been considered, but reject
ed.
In opening the hearing. General
Frank 7. Hines, director Of the Vet
crans' bureau and chairman of the
hospital board, said he thinks the
leased hospitals in the Twin Cities
should be eliminated from the bu-
reau service. Tubercular patients at
these institutions cannot be given
proper care, in his opinion.
The report read by Colonel Sea-
man showed that up to October l
there were 2,234 veterans in Mime
sofa with varying stages Of tubercu-
loss. A large number have been
given treatment outside of the Tenth
district. In North Dakota the sur
vey showed 80 tubercular veter-
ans, while in South Dakota there
were 462 such victims. In South
Dakota many of these have been
treated at Hot Springs, but the ac-
cOmmOdations are too limited to
care for all who would go there. An
addition of $50 beds, the committee
the state.
Quick Action Promised
Present at the hearing were Sena-
to: Norbcck. Repre- sentatives John
son and Williamson, Indian Commits
sioner Burke, and +. F. Martin, for
mer representative, all from South
Dakota. As spokesman for the South
Dakota delegation Mr.. Martin urged
the construction of a new tubercular
HoSpltdi dt HOl opflnSS. ne SdlQ
that veterans through the Tenth dis
trict, and many of those in the Ninth
district, have expressed a desire to
be treated at Hot Springs. If the
board was disinclined to spend the
whole $1,200,000 at Hot Springs. he
suggested that at least $750,O00 of it
be used there.
Members of the Tenth district
committee, in addition to Colonel
Seaman, are Drs. Walter H. Markleh,
and Daugherty and Boyle Osborn of
Minneapolis, Boyd Wales of South
Dakota and William Stern of North
Dakota.
General Hines indicated that the
hospital board will act on the COM
mittee's recommendation in short
order, as it is desired to provide the
hospital facilities for the tubercular
veterans at the earliest possible
date.