The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-11-25
Proposed Improvements At Warm Springs
Will Save Taxpayers Money

WILL save taxpayers Money
Governor John W. Bonner at the Democratic con
ference reminded those that his administration haC
only been office ten months and that given another the
people of the state would worthwhile results forth
coming in the improvement of state operation
This emphasis needing time very appropo
corning the state hospital at Warm Springs On the
ports indicate that food served patients has improved greatly
the four months that T. R. choenbo has business
of the institution but this comparatively easy matter
to correct Not the general state of drepa that
has existed over the Although construction
started late in the Ford administration going full speed
ahead, funds available will permit only good beginning
making the hospital adequate This institution all
because of the lack of vocal alumni such boosted
by Montana State University Montana College,
been treated sepchild by politicians by the
people,
While it is financial mpossbilty to contemplate
plete rebuilding the institutions facilities anything short
decade there several comparatively inexpensive add
ns that could be made the institution that would the
taxpayers many dollars year.
These include installation small cannery erection of
slo and the construction of swinery and narrowing
Installation of a cannery and capacity
the Farmers Union Coop Cannery Poison would cost
only thousands Such processing plant
any building construction
the kitchen both spacious and adequate for such
Likewise with plant only could consider
able waste due to spoage vegetables grown the
ranch of the institution be eliminated but considerably
more produce grown little additional
availability patients who part rehabita
ton work through farm labor. With would be
possible for the hospital administration grow and
sufficient bees carrots etc. not only for the hospital
but large extent for other state Institutions In addition
cannery would make highly economical for the hospital toll
purchase great quantities of fresh fruits fruit gut
the market This would only provide wider variety
of good canned fruit for the patients but would also provide
at tremendous savings to the taxpayers.
Mote 1t takes 108 No. 10 of bee carrots ETC., to
single meal at the hospital Bee wholesale cost
45c No 10 carrots &c. If grown and at
hospital entire canning operation could be esma
ed lie No. 10 of 33c SAC Translated
into for meal this amounts 1864 and $5832)
large capacity slo also appears to be must. The hos
pal presently ITO head milk considerable
hay must be purchased each maintain the herd Because
of the kind of truck farming done the hospital ranch good
of age could be each and thus provide
another of cattle feed without additional expenditures
of legislative appropriations for the institution.
third tem which could operation considerably
and result pork production each year. would be
swnery Tobacco Road folks would up the
battered old sheds that presently home for
than 500 pigs With swnery (sucent bricks for
which, incidentally already the ground narrowing could
carried several times each instead of only
present This would result considerably greater production
also eliminate the costly feeding of overweight
hogs they needed for the institution tch
Many other minor improvements be made to make
Warm Springs something than collection of ramshacke
old fretraps Freeman and Manager Schoenborn have
extensive program of improving the grounds
placing srubber pruning brush clearing and planting
of new all of which will be accomplished with
expense volunteer labor by the patients
through rehabilitation training Most of the Streets like
buildings, terrible state of disrepa but
careful be able to exc enough
other the operation this during the next
to months.