The superintendent of this institution requests the following appropriations for the biennial period ending September 30, 1911: This institution is located at Longcliff, two miles from Logansport. The hospital land comprises 293 acres. Of these, sixteen are devoted to orchard, small fruit and vineyard; 54 to vegetable garden, 49 to pasture fields, 114 to wood land and 60 to park and grounds. Excepting the garden, the land is poor, stony and broken. The grounds were laid out pleasingly and naturally originally, and year by year have been improved by the establishment of proper trees, shrubbery, plants, roads and walks, until now they may be compared with any institution grounds in our country. The place is bounded on three sides by public highways, and there are good roads for convenient use within its lines. The improvements comprise 26 substantial brick or stone buildings, nearly all of large size, nine wooden buildings and eight minor accessory structures used for various purposes altogether forty-four. The institution receives patients from what is known as the Northern District, which is composed of the following counties: Steuben, Dekalb, Lagrange, Noble, Whitley, Huntington, Elkhart, Kosciusko, Wabash, St. Joseph, Marshall, Fulton, Miami, Cass, Starke, White, Pulaski, Lake, Porter, Jasper and Newton. POPULATION. Number enrolled October 1, 1907..... Admitted during the year ending September 30, 1908. 969 273 188 Enrolled at end of fiscal year, September 30, 1908. 1,054 On furlough at end of fiscal year, September 30, 1908. 116 Daily average number present during year ending September 30, 1908 905 968 |