Graham guardian., 1909-06-25
JUNE 25, 1909.
THE COUNTY POOR FARM

Several years ago the inside wall.
Of the county hospital, which is 10
Gated in the southwest corner of tn,
courthouse grounds in Solomonville
fell in and wrecked the interior o,
the building. Fortunately. none ot
the patients were injured bv the
falling walls, which were built Of
adobe.
The building becoming uninhabit,
able, the board of supervisors Sc.
cured another adobe house of four
rooms, situated across the road from
the courthouse, and removed the
county's patients to the new quar-.
ters. This building being entirely
inadequate for the accommodation
Of the poor sick who find it neces-
sary to seek medical attention at the
county's expense, the board of su.
pervisors began working on a plan
to secure better quarters and es.
tablish poor farm.
At the last meeting of the board
Of supervisors, a motion was unani.
mously passed ordering Probate
Judge T. S. Bunch to appoint ap-
appraisers to appraise land as site
for the county poor farm.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
old building is practically impossible
as a hospital. and that the new
quarters are not fit for the accom-
mediation of sick people, and that it
has become absolutely necessary to
secure a larger and better place,
with building sufficiently large
to provide for the care of the sick,
Just as soon as the board decided to
take action looking to the establish
ment of a poor farm and hospital
building, and proceeded lawfully in
the matter by authorizing Probate
Judge Bunch to appoint appraisers
for site, they are Immediately
jumped upon by the Bulletin in an
article published in its last issue,
complaining that the appraisers
were to appraise only a certain piece
Of property, known as the Houston
Roach Ranch" west of Stafford.
Further on in its article, the
Bulletin states that when a man
wants to buy land for himself, he
usually makes inquiries about more
than one piece of property, the ad.
vantages Of locality, water rights,
values, etc."
As we are not aware of any dis
position on the part of the board of 1
supervisors to hold the appraisers
down to the selection of any particu-
lar piece of property, it would ap.
pear from the article in the Bulletin
that it is written in a selfish vein;
that the desire TO hog" everything |
Tor Solomonville is so deep-rooted
that it Immediately rises to protest |
against any proposition that would
take the county poor farm away
from Solomonville, even though it |
Is conceded on all sides that better
and more healthful site can be Sc.
cured near Stafford.
The whole truth in the matter is
that unless the appraisers select g
ute st or psa> So!o@onvlls, they
VII be subjeet 70 criticism. II is :
;y;re TO svee think th.. tsa county,
poor farm can be better located
lear Stafford.
All the rant about it not being
lair for this end of the county to
get the poor farm on the eve of
county division without making the
'ame kind of provision for the in
ligent of the east end of the county,
s only the outpourings of u selfish
mind.
How considerate the Bulletin has
uddenly become of the interests of
he people Of the east end of the
ounty. Would 1t be criticizing the
la4SAess n thy seAs&ed q Bste !!