Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-08-28
arbitration COMMITTEE
MAKES EXHAUST REPORT
AT MEETING OF G. h. CLUB

some deliberation, the board made the
order now of record.
After this some question was raised
by the trustees of the Hospital Asso-
yIation, several meetings and much
talk followed and finally DIR. Williams
secretary of the hospital association
brought me copy of the order made
bv' the trustees, which / turned
over to Mr.. Patton.
Much has been said about what Mr..
Hane chairman of the commissioners
said to different parties Mr.. Bane has
said to me invariably, and repeated to
lie yesterday that he was interested
III the Hospital Association, and also
in the Greater Western North Caroli-
ma Association, and that he wanted to
act squarely within the law, as
member of the board. signed the order
put on record and that he has said re-
peatedly and says now that if the Hos
rital compyl with the condition in the
order, it does not matter with him
whether or not the Hospital Associa-
ton keeps the money, or puts it in
other channels. That he has at all
times understood that the Greater
Western North Carolina Association
mas interested in getting this money
and expected to get part of it, and
that personally, he does not wish to
dc anything or say anything that
would interfere with the parties carry
ing out their agreement in good faith"
'On Tuesday afternoon at 6 o'clock
Mr.. F. S. Wetmur and Mr.. f. A. Ew-
bank (Mr. Jackson not being presentl
for your committee met with Mr..
Brooks and Mrs. Whitaker and Mrs.
Wilson and had a lengthy argument
The concensus of opinion of these
three members of the Hospital Associ-
alton was to the effect that they never
askea for $4,000 from the county
commissioners, but that the original
request was for $500.00. They stated
that Mr.. Bane, chairman of the board
of commissioners, had stated emphati-
cally to them that the commissioners
had no intention of any part of this
fund going to the Greater Western
North Carolina Association, and had
they known of such an agreement
would not have passed an order for
tie appropriation.
Mr.. G. E. Brooks stated that he had
a talk with Mr.. Bane in regard to the
matter, after hearing quite a bit cf
talk on the streets in regard to the
controversy, Che was not, at the origi-
nal meeting and therefore did not
know what the two committees had
agreed upon) and that Mr.. Bame had
advised him to read the order, and
then stated that if the ORDER READ
tnat the Greater Western North Caro-
lima Association was to have half of
this appropriation, he would have the
same revoked.
Mrs. Whitaker and Mrs. Wilson
further stated that they had no know
ledge of any agreement to divide this
appropriation, if same was breceived,
with the Greater Western North Caro-
lima, and that they knew nothing Of
mixing the two claims, but that they
were under the impression that the
Hospital association was to receive
the the total 100000.
Mrs. Wilson further stated that if
they had depended on any effort made
by the members of the Greater W. n.
G. A. to secure this appropriation,
said appropriation would never have
teen made, as they we're never able TO
get any cooperation from the G. w.
II. G. A.
Mrs. Wilson also stated that she mad
made investigation, and as far as she
could find out that the discovery of
additional taxes claimed by the G. w.
A. G. A. had never been turned in.
Mr. Brooks stated that this was
mistake as he had knowledge that they
had.
In subsequent talk with Mr..
Brooks he stated to our chairman that
the matter was placed in somewhat
different light since having the con-
ference and that very probably Mr..
Bane in making the statement to aim
in regard to the matter meant that #
the ORDER STATED that half of rhis
fund was to go to the G. w. N. r.,
he probably meant that while it wes
not his intention to embody this in the
order, yet he understood that the divi-
sion would be made between these two
committees between themselves.
Mrs Whitaker and Mrs. Wilson
stated that in thGjr opinion, it should
be left entirely to the Board of coun-
ty commissioners to state just what
was their intention in the matter, and
that they would be willing to abide by
their decision. Mrs. Wilson then re-
peated as well as she could remem-
ber a certain resolution made by the
Hospital Association in DR.. Kinks
Office, which resolution stated that if
the county commissioners expected
this money to be divided, and if same
could be done legany. they would Ec
willing that the money should be de-
yided between the two Associations
On Wednesday the chairman of your
committee had a conference with Dr.
TRAITS of the Hospital Tssociation, in
which DIR. Drafts stated that it was
his impression that, (while the matter
of a definite sum was not clear In