The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-11


Rotary Of the commission. This
means" Miss Hazlett said Ia recent
letter TO county authorities through
out the state, "a large investment TOT
the county In land. houses. barns,
euuIpment. etc, 10 say nothing OF the
per capita cost which varies from $50
10 5000.
SIX Central Homes,
'"The commission" she said, us
considering pan by which these
poor farms may be consolidated, haV'
ing only one for each congressional!
district. Under this plan the presl'
dents OF the county courts OF the
counties constituting the congress
sional district and the State Board OF
Control would form board OF man
ayers for the district home.
The attendant chart" she contin-
ued, will show you the situation at
the present time worked out on the
congressi nal district basis. showing
the rooms. inmates. approximate
value based on the number OF acres
the value per acre and the value o.
the household equipment Notice the
number OF inmates In relation TO the
number OF rooms, the act"nl NUMBER
OF roos exceeding the number OF IN
mates. Under the plan suggested II
would rean that directed by Local
board OF MANAGERS there would rs
six hones in the state which would
adequately and In an efficient. econo'
mical manner under sanitary conGi'
tons. care for ont helpless. aged or
INDECENT
BY personal Investigation o. certain
po-r farms, Miss Hazlett collected a
great dead OF data that convinced the
chad welfare commission that radical
changes must b. made IN the admin
istration ~ the laws and institutions
created or established for the benefit
Of the poor. before this group OF IN
fortunates ran he properly cared for.
Conditions existing IN some Of the
county farms are Indicated In Miss
Haz,ett's report Of the poor farm.
In this poor house there was one bath
tub. not connected or used, and two tot
lets on. Of which was out of commits
sion.
General conditions are thas briefly
described frlth disease. feehle-mind-
edness and so-tIdness surrounding hu-
man beings who have been swept into
tho rubbish heap Of the county poor
farm
= And Of the caretakcr. the report SAID:
WAS complaining Of the way the coun-
~ court crowded people IN on her and
Of the inability 70 get help saving she
was no, able To do It all herself, and IN
deed she was not"
In Other Counties.
And 90 the story goes IN other roun-
ties or course. there are exceptions
70 the rule. and the president or at
least on. county court, Dorsey W. Cork
OF Harrison county. ts opposed to the
proposed plan for the consolidation ot
county poor farms n six district poor
farms. Mr.. Cork, IL letter 20 tho child
welfare commission, which was pub
lIshcd IN 4 ClarkShu-g newspaper, on
the basis tina: the Harrison county farm
IS " excellent shape and has unusual
facilities for caring fo- the ind;genc
Attention may he called 20 the fact
however. that the Harrison county poor
farm being tho hes n the Third Con
occasional district: there is n possibility
'ay: il may be chosen for the district
farm, IN case the rlan of the commits
Si.a - approved by the legislature
ETThasis is placed on the fact WAT
under the district :arm plan. tho farms
will y" district ana IN no way. state
institutions the curt"nl being IN the
hands of the board Of managers which
IS mad" W largely 90 local p"oNlH.