Now if the foregoing be true, and we believe it is, and if the people of Moscow and Latah county can afford to support this hospital at Boise, where they can never expect to use it while residing here then the same residents of Moscow and Latah have ten times as much reason for also supporting a public hospital or county hospital in Moscow where there is a crying need for such. Those who have lived here for some years seem not to be aware of our unique position in this respect. The county seat of one of the richest counties in the west and the seats of the state university at that, without a public hospital or even a county hospital is something we ought to be ashamed of and take steps to remove the shadow. It is the newcomer and stranger who opens his eyes in wonder when he has discovered this and asks why this condition? Surely it is not a matter of money, for if the people can go down and contribute thousands every few months for some sort of a street show or carnival that is forgotten the next day after the rubbish is cleared away, they would be only too glad to do something that would bring an institution into existence to fill such a need and be there to use when someone must care for them. If an independent man is thrown upon the county for hospital care there is not a solitary sanitary place where such can be received because there is no public hospital in the city or county, and the public are constantly going elsewhere for service. For those who can go out it is not so bad though terribly inconvenient; but for those who need the hospital and cannot go away it is a serious matter. 