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

DR.. H. H. Cooley, founder OF the
Cooley farms. Cleveland, will be one
of the speakers at the first session Of
the state Conferenceo OF Charities and
Correction to be opened IN the Ma
sonic temple Monday at 2 p. m.
How is Harrison county caring for
Its poor, especially at the county In
Urinary? How are other codnties
earring for theirs? Does county
need q 100 acre farm and an expen-
siye building for the care OF a 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
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 100000. and
Cleveland's unfortunate, delinquent
people as well as the sick and the
for their own sake as well as for the
protection of the community.
The farm consists Of about 1000
acres, located at Warensville, o.,
and is commonly known as the
Cooley farm or the place of residence
Of the infirmary or aImshouse group
of people, the Overlook farm, on
which Is erected the new sanatorium
for tubercul osis patients; the Correc-
ton farm, on which is the workhouse
or house Of correction group; and
the Highland Park farm, on which
has been laid out magnificent mu-
nicipal cemetery Eah one of these
separate farms consist approximately
of 500 acres Of land Together they
form great tract In one body Of over
1000 acres, or more than three
square miles, which furnishes a ia
#yorable environment and varied OPP
portuntties for work to the residents
and inmates OF the different Yi1lages-
The tuberculosis sanatoTium was
made possible By the $35O,0OD bond
issue voted for by the city In 1910
The building stands 500 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 temporary san
atoium with accommodation for
about eighty patients, IN which. in
all. 1,248 cases were treated, and
the success of the treatment justified
the expenditnr OF the larger amount
for permanent buildings
The boys farm consists OF about
459 acres with buildings costing
81, 800 and was opened in July.
100 8 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-seven acres adj
Joining the Cooley farm and the
farm house has been taken over for
the care Of girls.
Such other notable speakers as DR..
Cooley will be heard at other sea-
sions OF the conference and 1t would
be well for our city and county au-
thorities who have to deal with our
delinquents to attend this series OF