The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-04-10
Statement In
Reference To
Cook Hospital
THE SCOPE AND PLANS OF NEW
ORGANIZATION ARE OUT.
LINED. .
CITY AND COUNTY GIVEN NEED
EDs INFORMATION ABOUT
INSTITUTION. Is,

INSTITUTION
The elimiflafy work soffthe CAM
paisnS gaes on with d rash sand yigor
and iprospsctsa are Tor a sue
sfullcampaign. - 81 u
The following names have been
added ito the campaign executive
committceasinee the last report: Rev.
dlsB. Bowers, Rev. A. qBoutlou, Rev.
%. O. Broomfeld. Dorsey p. Fitch, Ar.
D.. George D. Griffin, Milan ~. .
yGiumicich, gHal Hall. NJ. D.; C.. a.
Honaker,e Charles G. Hood, Smith
/ Hood, e. w. Howard, Nj. D., Rev. II.
G. Howard.SH. Ray Hunsaker, Arthur
H. Lynch, A: j. Mcdaniel, ID. Al. os-
good, Thomas G. Price, Waiter ~.
Robertson, Clarence d. Robinson, Lee;
NJ satterffeld. E. p. Smith. NJ. D., w.
9. smithSa D.. teMsH. G.. stoetzer,
John sny der. ~. / Q. j. Kemple White.
SHdfe@fth Is a statement in refer
ence TO stife scope an i!blans Of the
new organization which win be
widely circulated fhrpughopt the
city and county on Saturday thus
givins the 'people necessary informa.
tt.pn' about heshespttalss
Statement. 4
The cost of the Cook hospital IN
'Eairmopi, lot, buildings and equip
mont, represents a costIof over Sl2O,-
200. This entire property is offered
for only $4,000. 1t is proposed to.
organize a membership hospital as
sociation on the plan of 1.-THE new
Ohio Valley General hospital isat
Wheeling. which has been remark.
ably successful. ITO acquire this prop.
erty. G'+e
The organization will not be a
stock company. II will be a member
ship association Any one paying a
membership fee; on SECTION, can
have power tosyote These members
thereafter inS annaal Smeeting elect
the board ctsdirectdrsss Fl
II is desired that this, board con-
sists of representatives from Fair
mont and aiis ttthe EsSparticipating
towns. The directors elect their. Of.
fcers aand Committees, Including
eXecutiyel fauditing, finance, inslp,,ec.
ton, school or nurses, etc. .;siIif:
The hospital association thug or.
ganized would be Incorporated mot
Tor prott@and' win therefore bic free
Of jtaxation. ,ej..l{. Il
The!sdirectors and Officers ana
medical stan : receive no -remunera.
ton. Any possible profit goes to the
hospital, for maintenance or eoufn.
lnent or endowment. 49, III
Any yearly shortage, in excess. of
money received from patients, viii
be 1madeSup blythe gifts of charit,
incltnedi friends, !orsappropriationsibyl
organizations. and in tine by income
on 2endowment%funds, and in IMAM,
cases, : inEother sections, by limited
approximations by city or county.
9ased on the number of patients |
treated who are unable to pay. |
The greater part of the s65. 600 % |
be raised by subscription from tie
public will go toward paying of the
outstanding Indebtedness against the
hospital, and none of the present IN.
dtyidnals stockholders will Ibe; person.
ally benefited by n single dollar q,
the9arnd subscribed in .tiiisj cam,
paisn."Yf These stockholders have all
very. generously donated their stock |,
ltostie hospital Campaign mSd oTb4 I,
stock 'left'iby The late Doctor Cbostisl
50 held that itssang not be "a lsgalfBE
given, but Its value, III the Y purchase |.
of the property IS: at a very low az.
iure. .iu!3,.g 'fate ~ y ~ II
These Contributions of stock are
made =, sl with the understanding thafl
the eampaign succeeds and that theI,
ofter Is definitely taken up within sol
days from April &. b.! :
II is proposed that tile hosnithl
snail be accessible to all physicians |
In regular standing in the county Ii
and i that patients shall be received
on. an equal basis, both from Fair. {
mont, Warrington, Fairvfew, Farm: /
ington, Worthington, Monongah and
all sections of Marion county. Ia
An tover-subscriptiin IS important.
In order that several necessary i'm. | /
proyements may be made. These i'm
, proyements would include. x.ras ma
eiine, q Pathological and Chemical
laboratory and a second operating !
Pledges would be payable in four
!nstallments beginning July 1st.i
l ": The Cock hospital was found.
g op oetebsf ss 1899. The new