Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-01-12
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
HAS INTERESTING MEETING


at their regular monthly meeting
held Monday night.
in the absence of the president A.
P. Pinkerton jr., the vice president
w. D. Matson presided. A commun-
ication was read from the GAINESVILLE
chamber of commerce, extending
the local organization an invitation
to attend hearing at Columbus
Jan. % on the Ohio River-Lake
barge canal. This matter was up
some time ago. and for time it was
apparently settled and the route
chosen, however it seems to have
not been, and the Muskingum valley
boosters are not going to give up
pulling for this route until final
decision is made. DR.. l.. Mark, S. c.
White and r. K. Longley were nam
ed as committee to represent the
chamber of commerce at the Co
lumbus meeting.
! The Pure Oil corporation, through
a communication, asked the privi-
lege of meeting the chamber of
commerce to present their proposed
plans of putting in one of their fill
ing stations here. Their request was
granted. and the next regular meet
ing february was given as the
date for their hearing.
The fire truck proposition was up
for disposition To date about
s140O has been raised for its pur-
chase. A communications from the
concern from which the truck was
received, recently, stated they would
take $4,000 for it, which is $500 less
than the original price. The secre-
tary was instructed to write the con-
cern, and was authorized to make
them a tender of $500.
Mr.. !. r. Alderman, treasurer Of
the gravel river road improvement,
built by popular subscription. made
his final report. He showed that
$4052.25 had been raised and spent.
of the amount s39O3.03 was spent
for the wages on road, and the bal
ance, which was less than $50, for
incidentals. Neither Mr. George W.
Archer nor his son took aspenny for
their services as uperintendents
neither did Mr.. J. r. Alderman. A
motion was unanimously passed, ex-
tending to these men vote of
thanks for their services.
Those who have recently been ov-
er the road report that it is holding
up fine, and much better than the
part Muskingum county has built.
The mention of better roads always
means discussion of the same. Af-
ter a time motion was passed that
committee from the organization
meet the county commissioners. and
present to them the stand of the
chamber of commerce on the road
building proposition-that is they
are opDosed to the hitherto expen-
Sive types of new roadS-macadam
and brick-that with a continuance
of such a program this county will
never get anywhere to speak of. It
was also authorized that the county
commissioners be invited and urged
to meet with the chamber OF COM
merce, and present their plans for
road building for the present year.
The committee selected to meet the
commissioners were IT. r. Phillips,
Jno. d. Erwin and George w. Arch
er.
DR.. Mark was present and explain
ed fully the why and wherefore of
the new sale of stock of the sanat tor
ium. This has been explained in a
previous issue of this paper, and it
is hardly necessary to repeat it here
1T was reincorpo~ated under the
name of the Rocky Glen Sanatorium
Co. The original incorporation was
for only $4,000 Every dollar the
institution has made since the pres
ent management took charge has
been turned into new improvements
1t is scarcely necessary to name
what they are-those who have Wis
tied the institution have seen for
themselves. A fine nurses home
has been built and equipped, new
water system installed, new cottag-
es, new sewer system, dining room
and kitchen rebuilt, a complete
laundry installed, recreation room
nicely fitted up, etc. The sanator-
tum has a splendid name abroad.
Not only has it been filled with pa
tients during the past two years, but
there is always big waiting list. AT
present almost 20 patients are at the
hotels waiting the time when they
can get in. Plans are under way to
erect new building, and otherwise
to remodel and increase the capacity
until it can care for about as many
again patients as at the present. To
, make these improvements it is esti-
mated that it will cost $4,000.
With the balance of the 100000 to
be raised by the sale of new stock
! a part will be used for paying off
! present Indebtedness, and the bal
ance for working capital. This will
enable the institution to meet the
! payment of bills promptly, and not
have to be delayed as at 'he present,
! because of the slowness sometimes
: with which the government pays the
institution for the care OF the sol
oilers. At present the government is
owing Rocky Glen almost $4,000.
Speaking of the future of Rocky
Glen, DR.. Mark can only see increas-
ling possibilities The sanatorium
stands highest in reputation of any
institution in Ohio Kentucky and
Indiana. He called attention to the
fact that there are 10000 cases of
tuberculosis in Ohio alone; that the
demand for treatment at sanatori-
ums is rapidly increasing. AS to the
report that the doctors were getting
ready to unload" he stated that 1t
was absolutely false, and said $50
long as l live, no one will ever get
hold Of the stock hold in Rocky
lGlen." He stated his reason for
leaving Rocky Glen and going to
columbus, was that there he is To-
Gated in place where he can do
more for the institution than here;
that he felt it an error to build the
reputation around single man or
group of men, and what he is boost
! ing and building up is Rocky Glen.
During the nrpSant management