The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-17
DEUTSCHLAND SINKS a TUG
IN A COLLISION in THE RACE
OF COOLEY
FARMS WILL SPEAK
AT the First Session of State
Conferences of Charities
and Corrections Here.

DR.. II. H Cooley, founder of the
Cooley farms. Cleveland, will be one
Of the speakers at the first session OF
the state Conference of Charities and
Correction to be opened in the Ma
sonic temple Monday att2 p. M.
How is Harrison county caring Tor
its poor, especially at the county in
drmary2 How are other counties
caring for theirs? Does a county
need a 100 acre farm and an expen-
sive building for the care OF few
aged persons, mostly women? Is
such an institution the best place IN
which to house tramps comfortably
in winter. indeed Is that the best way
Of meeting the problems? These are
some Of the questions that will be
brought up for discussion at the first
session OF this conference.
The institution better known as
the Warrensville farm colony, of
which DR.. Cooley Is at the head, is a
wonderful institution, owned by the
city of Cleveland and widely known
for its great work OF charity and
correction. The property represents
an investment of over $5OO,O0O, and
5Cleveland's unfortunate, delinquent
people as well as the sick and the
poor are here protected and cared for
for their own sake as well as for the
protection OF the community.
The farm consists Of about 1000.
acres, located at Warrensyille. o.,
and Is commonly known as the.
Cooley farm or the place of residence
Of the tnfrmary or aImshouse group.
Of people; the Overlook farm, on
which is erected the new sanatorium
for tuberculosis patients; the Correc-
tion farm, on which is the Workhouse
or house Of correction group; and
the Highland Park farm, on which
has been laid out a magnificent mu-
nfcipaI cemetery. Eah one of these
separate farms consist approximately
Of 500 acres Of land. Together they
form q great. tract in one body of over.
1000 acres, or more than three.
square miles, which furnishes a ia.
Yorable environment and varied op-
portunities for work to the residents
and inmates of the different villages.
The tuberculosis sanatorium was
made possible by the S25O.OOO bond
issue voted for by the city in 191O.s
The building stands 600 feet above
the city and is protected on the north
and northwest by a forest Of seventy
acres, while from the other sides it
looks out over miles of. surrounding
country. Before erecting these per-
manent buildings, for seven years.
the city maintained a temporary san
atorfum with accommodation for
about eighty patients. in which, In
all, 1,248 cases were treated. and
the success of the treatment justified.
the expenditure OF the larger amount
for permanent buildings.
The boys farm consists Of about
.459 acres with buildings costing
$4,000 and was opened in July,
1903. The boys are all sent from
juvenile courts and housed In eight
cottages with master and matron
There are from sixteen to twenty
boys in a cottage.
The tract of thirty-seyen acres ad-
Joining the Cooley farm and the
farm house has been taken over for
the care of girls. h
Such other notable speakers as DR..
Cooley VIII be heard at other SEES
5sions OF the conference and it would
be well for our city and county au-
thorities who have to deal with our
delinquents to attend this series Of
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