The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-12-18
Review of Hospital Movement.

Review of Hospital Movement.
another column will be found of the meeting of
the subscribers the Hospital Fund which held the Court
House Friday night.
meeting steps wind up the affairs of this
movement No started in Hsboro which
the people universally only people sboro
but people throughout the This being true feel that
duty give history of the its origin its short
life and the of its untmey death
About years Dr. A. H. Beam became active effort
to hospital Highland county be located Hsboro
corporation for profit formed known the Highland County
Hospital Company. board of directors elected
Dr. A H. Beam being the president Stock the corporation
amounting $4,000 sold and the known the Bowers
property purchased the residence be fitted equipped
a hospital
Dr. Beam worked hard sufficient capital
hospital but after months of solicitation found that he had
practically reached his limit with the $4,000.
That he could larger subscriptions due mainly
opposition the movement in its original form by the other
physicians Hsboro who signed statement oppos
ing The main for their opposition that hospital
public character should be phanthropc institution and
for profit that all stockholders should have equal voice n
its management and that the Old Companys by gave
minority the stockholders control that the plan of the old
pany bad business basis and impractical This June
1912 and the Old Company along for few months with nothing
being accomplished.
In the latter part September 1872 Dr. Beam had Mr. Wells
professional promoter days
wind campaign raise funds for the Company Mr. Wells had
been the grounds but short time the
sentiment then existing such campaign would be fzzle
He with the physicians and of the prominent business
of the and after several futile efforts
satisfactory reached By this
pagn be conducted all of the physicians join in
association for profit organized
Company be turned the company
building and grounds to the association and the money
contributed the and raised the campaign
fund for the support and maintenance of hospital Before
campaign started the directors of the hospital and
passed resolution property the
association, also the stock subscribed.
The whrlwind campaign held and remembers
how hard the people worked and the enthusiasm engendered
there active worker the campaign than Dr.
About $15, 900 subscribed.
Mr. Wells paid for his work the expenses the cam
paign paid Then the trouble began
An for formed charter secured and
directors elected The directors then asked the Hospital Company
comply with the made before the campaign
started the property the
plus The directors of the Company replied
they would turn the if they could majority
OF the directors of the Association and only that condition
This proposition the directors of the Associations refused
At the meeting Friday night decided wind
affairs OF the Association equitable basis possible
When all of the facts connected with the hospital
considered they be resolved started
the here Practically all of the other physicians
town opposed the plans and policies he adopted After
considerable strife made which
party which acceptable all parties Following this agree
ment 600 subscribed for the hospital Dr. Beam found
this could be legally enforced and he his
cae refused to carry out Dr. Beam opposed hospital
in Hboro if he could not control it, The other physicians
Hlsboro opposed to hospital in Hiboro if Dr. Beam
controlled it.
And the result is that Hsbro will hospital and the
people pay the bills.
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would have trouble putting the souls through
stated that copies the Bible were sold last
year. but from the amount OF knowledge people
contents they must have been used for purposes
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the that you won't have bills brought into Won for
presents that your wife bought for her relatives
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