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believing that the people should be
accommodated. The well is
not quite finished.
The number of people who visit the fort
on the Sabbath
day runs from 1500 to 2000. Even on last
Sabbath, dark and
gloomy and rainy, there were one hundred automobiles
present,
perhaps with five hundred people. Our
Society must take care
of them in the best possible way.
The present graveled road was built
about twenty-five years
ago, when only poky horses, drawing vehicles,
now and then,
found their way into the Fort. The road
was a good one for
its day, built at an expense of about
$150.00. But the rapid
automobile can tear any graveled road to
pieces, and that is
what they are doing with our road at
Fort Ancient. Then, too,
the road was built as a single-track.
When carriages passed each
other they had to turn on the grass. The
same must be done by
the automobiles now. What is needed is a
road wide enough for
vehicles to pass each other without
leaving the roadway. It is
a matter that this Society ought to
prepare for presentation to
our next General Assembly.
It may not be amiss to present another
thing. With the
crowds that gather weekly at the Fort
during the warm season,
there ought to be a person who will give
his whole time in that
part of the grounds where the people
park their autos. He could
prevent fires from being built against
trees, rough treatment of
the state's property, and any violation
of good order, and also
be a source of information to the people
who gather there. The
people of our state are disposed to make
certain places a point
for gathering, as Buckeye Lake, Indian
Lake, Fort Ancient, and
other favorite points, all being state
property, and the state can
afford to make its own grounds pleasing
to the people.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) B. F. PRINCE,
(Signed) JOHN L. ZIMMERMAN.
The report was ordered received and
placed on file.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SERPENT MOUND
Professor W. H. Cole, Chairman of the
Committee,
read the following report:
The general conditions at Serpent Mound
Park during the
past year have been satisfactory. The
custodian, Mr. Guy Wal-
lace, has been reasonably watchful and
efficient in looking after
the property.