The Holly chieftain., 1922-10-05
BIG ANTl-HOSPITAL
MEETING AT GRANADA
Biz Representation Present From Nei6h-
boring Towns and Much Plain Talk
Openly INDUCED In

A large delegation from all parts
OF the county met at Granada Mon,
day, October 2, In purusance of a
call sent out to consider the pro
position to bond the county in the
gu moi 100000 to build county
in accordance with a bill
to be presented to the people at
the election ON Nov. Z. The meet.
ing was held at the Odd Fellows
hall at 2 p. m. with an attendance
that filled the place of meeting. j
s. McMurtry presided and J. &.
Wadsworth acted VS. secretary. The
County Commissioners who were
present were represented by County
Attorney Gorden, who briefly out
lined the action of the Commission
ers in receiving petition troH.
certain fraternal and civic bodies
in Lamar, including representatives
OF the local Legion, the Walter L.
Bennett Post.
The proposition emanating from,
these bodies aud presented to the
County Commissioners is to bont
the county for 500 100000, running
for five years Or. more which VI
we're assured could be sold at pa
at 3Ns or 4Se. There is an assessed
valuation of S24,O0O,l l06 OF property
in Prowers county which would
cents on q thonsadn in any year OF
tatxation, and the bonds will be
not make more than a tax of as
non.taxable.
A representative of the ex-service
men who was present explained that
the hospital was intended to be
erected in honor Of the soldiers and
sailors of the late war. No special
benefit was to accrue to them ex
cept that the hospital would be
called the Liberty Memorial Hospi
tai and would contain q tablet to
the memory OF the fallen soldiers
and would honor the 800 boys who
had gone from the county to fight
Americas battles. The hospita'
would not care for the soldier
since there were state hospitals fo'
that purpose. But the hOspita
would be accepted by the boys ir
lieu of a bonus which had been re
fused them.
Afr a full and fair presentation
of the case was laid before the meet
ing, discussion followed from al
parts of the hall and the opinion
expressed was unanimous that thu
bond issue should not be levied or
the county at this time. Ire rea
son sgiven were briefly as follows
l. The 100000 provided only TO
the erection and equipment of tn
building and no arrangement woult
or could be made by the county
commissioners for the maintenance
of the hospital. This maitenanc'
must come from the public since no
hospitals were self.suppOrting. The
control must pass into private
hands or. at the best. into the hands
of the County Medical Association
There was no assurance of the sue
cess of the enterprise nor any al
rangements for its care and upkeep
9. There had not been and now
in the short time allowed, cannot
be, any crystalizatiOn of public ser
timent representing all parts Of tho
county concerning the advisabilit,
of building hOpsital at this time
The affair had originated in on'
section of the county and not ever
in the case of the ex.service men
had any post, save one. been con
suited. Sentiment for the enter
price should have been built III
and the general opinion shOundef
before the proposal had been made
to the County Commissioners tC
place such billion the ballot.
3. Such a bill, II passed. would
prejudice any future movement tc
grant a bonus to our ex.service
men. A bonus. national, state or
county, may be offered our worthy
soldiers when financial conditions