The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-26
Meeting az COMMITTEES + snnat,neesi
for Observation-Disclosures of tonn-
mcrce ls%su,ctieon Busy
session.

acre tract OF t3nu NNatu " W9
st,, ! s~anftarium sits rs soon as The
! money was made up. He said mat
he was not at liberty 10 make known
the details but that the GIT was 10
ha made, and further thai il vas a
site that would be acceptable TO
most every enc. He said the site had
been passed upon By men competent
10 select such a site and that It had
been pronounced the most logieal
site in all the city.
Under the head OF reports Of COM
n~,ittses chairman Rockwell reported
The efforts of the chamber commit
! tee to aid In the Red Gfoss Z
and told about visits 10 the sur
rounding towns In the interest OF
Red Cross work and further that
| everything that could be done hsd
been done TO stimulate The giving
here in town,
Judge Croee expressed delight at
TIE manner III NAhhu wv
had performed It's work and said
The work done outside of Waxaha-
chic had really eelipsed the work
done here.
Secretary Carl seauster made re-
port on his visit % Mineral Wells
and the good roads meeting. saving
a movement had since originated
here to have the Waxahaehie cutoff
road designated as a highway. This
viii entitle the road 10 federal and
state aid. The road leads from Fort
Worth to Waxahachie and on to
Ennis.
H. n. Naylor on behalf OF the an
iiarium board called a meeting Of
that hoard and the committee from
the Chamber OF Commerce to meet
at the chamber roum tonight for
the purpose Of formulating plans
for immediate action With reference
10 raising the needed funds for the
Waxahacllie s~anilarium.
DR.. Tcnery emphasized the need
of building a new sanitarium from
a commercial viewpoint. He SAID
there is nothing In Waxahaehie
where so little Is invested that brings
as much business TO W~axahaehie as
the sanitarium. He emphasized this
fact by telling how the sanitarium
had drawn $400 from the community
OF Bardwell in q single month. He
urged immediate action for the par-
pose Of erecting q new building and
relieving the congestion at the sani-
tarinm.
Mr. Sehuster explained that the
Chamber OF Commerce was not rails
Ing the funds and could not do so
until the matter had been turned
over to it. He told how in tho be-
ginning the Chamber took the mi
@tiatiye and made possible the pres
ent sanitarium. but he declared tho
present campaign was being made
under the direction of the directors
and that the Chamber Of Commerce
could only cooperate.
nr. Tenery explained that there
had been performed twenty-five or
r%ations at the s%anitarium this month.
which is an average OF one for each
day.
President Mincey here made the
announcement about the proposed
site. which consister Of five acres of
land suitable for a modern santa.
rum. He Withheld the name Of the
donor and the location ri the prop
ofty, but said It vas no joke.
The matter Of lighting the city
PARK with a view Of vas
proposed by Secretary schustcr and
a motion prevailed that a committee
u" appointed ia make Investigation
ana th"n make recommendations 10
the city council with this end in
view, MAYOR Carroll Todd said the
council was willing tc make improve,
meats and mott 3 short 81 a taaR
OF finances wofld prevent them from
Going 80. ito eN,S3neI that out of
'eao avai'a3la Gu january I. there
remained only S1o0 in tie parf and
e'metory fnud. Chairman Nincey
named n a.