Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-08-01
Y. NJ. c. A. BOARD


1918. the income from this source
was S1Al7l5; this year the highest
possible amount that can be secured
from this source under the present
rates is siS00 They ought /, pay al
beast $500 gross annually, Il an adc
quate dividend is to be earned ON tie
Investment The Cumberland Associ-
alton with two rooms more than onr
Association received from this source
last year S8.419S6 or $2,o22 Sc more
Than we received aud the indications
Tor the current year are that their
gross income from this source v;ll be
larger than last year The Associs
ton dormitories were never intended
to Furnish cheap room rent to men,
but rather to be an investment the
dividends on which would aid the
work Of TIE Association. The income
from some of our rooms Is not a.
large as is secured from rooms in
private bones with none Of the ad
yantages which the Association offers
To increase the source of income the
rooms ougat to be painted some
changes made in the steam heating
apparatus, and much better service
rendered in every way to The room
ers.
The income from the memberships
and dormitories alone ought to az
gregate $1,000, sum sufficient to
guarantee the continuance OF this
~ork
The Build ng.
We find that the physical condition
Of the property is very bad. showing
plainly that there has been no exec
utiee head to the Association. In
many parts of the building it is both
uGclean and unsanitary. Extensive
repairs are necessary. Some of the
things needed are: The painting OF
tie entire building in good oil paint,
and the cleaning and vanishing of
tn ewood work, repairing the boiler,
and the installation of coil system
of &eating the swimming pool rf-
pairing of practically all the layatar-
les and number of shower baths;
the construction of a water proof
wall along the entire west wall of the
building to prevent the dam2ness
which is running tho plaster on the
west wall in the basement AMI the
bowling alleys, and the constructions
o. new brick wall where The wooden
partition now is between the Jo"HGg
alleys aud the swimming pool aaI the
shower baths; tie wood in this par
tition has very badly decayed, and
while these changes are being made
/ it would be profitable Investment
/ to remove some of the lavatories in
the shower bath room aud install six
more shower baths These repairs
and improvements can be made for
/ less than $500 according TO figures
Of reputable contractors This work
ought TO be done both to preserve the
burning and TO add to its general at
tactivencss
We believe that We are safe in say
I ing that the present condition of the
Association is due to a lack Of intel
lisont supervision of the work in all
Of its departments For some reason
tho employed force has failed to touch
the work IN its most vital aspects,
Little or noT1ins has been done to
touch the life of the young men Of she
community in its social, intellectual,
aud religious phases. This Is one Of
the severest criticisms against the
work Of this Association that We have
met. While the general physical con
dttion OF the property and the condt
/ ton of the Associations finances in
dicate that the work has lacked a
strong executive hand, We do not and
indeed calnot, say that the Associa-
tiup has been misnlanaged rather II
would seon that there has been pran-
tically no management at all. Ere
quent changes in secretaries during
the past year with long periods with
on. any executive officer, and with
little close personal supervision Of the
building the work, and It's finances,
on the part Of the Board Of Directors,
is largely respons bic for the present
situation No business or insulation
caa long continue unless there is a
responsible feao who mas sulHctert
AGILITY TO ranege its affairs, ami over
chat head a strong group Of managers
Who viii see to it that the Institution
Is maiHtemed at the highest possible
standard OF etfciency
Tho people Of this city do not wish
70 see this inst tuition Gloss it's DOORS,
We believe they wiz gladly support
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