Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-08-29
OuR GRANn CLIMATE.
a special sns,i-siss~r sf the Ma.
tieuat Health Resort A--eeta
tten In the City

tien In the City.
The American Health Resort as.o'ia.
ton has already had reports from Dr.
runcan, its president, and DIR. Dantcr,
tho fret vice president, who agree IN their
Recommendations % this part Of New
Mexico that is, the RIO Grnnde cou ntry,
from Santa Fc 10 Las Cruccs--as the
best district in the world FOR people AZ
ilicted with or predisposed to lung dis
caaes. The association intends 10 estah
lish in this part Of tho territory u station,
nr probably two or three stations, to
which physlciaps all over the United
States can be advised TO send patients OF
the class referred 10. Both the eminent
doctors named have made careful exam
lnatlonA Of the country, and both are en-
thusinstic 10 their opinions of the super
iOrity OF the conditions existing here
And DIR. Roberts nov comes as u special
commissioner, to make the final examin.
alton, and II his report agrees with the
others the association intends to com.
h'h'N bNAhhl bpFItNlluN w buCt l'V Nut
purpose u carrying out tie plan To sstab
ltsh ~ this valley u great national sani
tarium.
10 his conversation with Tn CirIzrS
represen tntiye this morning he seemed
to be- fully IN accord with the opinion 20
positively expressed. when here n few
days ago, that the best course to Ia pur
sued, 10y those who are financially aul.
In stand It, would be Ia live IN Santa
+" during th" summer and IN Albuquer
que during tho wlLtcr, and rs very
be, ~ he expressed It, people aith weak
lungs and strong pocket books" agreat
number would be able To avail them
selye. uf the superior advantages oi
both places But there would be- other
great numbers not able tu do thls pci-
pie Who would lie obllgci To 1--we ut Que
place all the year round, and also 10 oarn
so.heihing to enable them 10 live
and Tor taking care OF THE class, he cor.
daily endorsed DIR Danters idea ~ get.
ting u tract ot land in the valley, sub.
ject IL irrigation, which could be- cut up
into small place., of probably two acres
each, where the patieut could live alone
with his family, get the benefit Of daily
exercise 10 the open air cultivating his
land, aud nlso realize something from
his efforts to hcip 10 support him. Thus
part of ,he work should be- undertaken
Immediately, aud then % section, or, u
possible, several sectlonp, should be ae-
cured on the meea, 40 that M soon as ia.
cilities are provided for irrigatIng that
district, the establishment ot santa
rum on large scale, can be accomplish.
ed with far less capital than IL We wait
till irriga,,ng works are completed, and
the lands become valuable.
The object Of our associut,on." said
the doctor, ia to do good; We want the
physicians ot the world 20 know the
truth, and We want To bring the health
OF the country to n better condition 10y
showing the benefits ~ a change ot eli.
mate. Experts reports oo the advan.
tages OF The various localities in the west
will be prepared ami published, and dis.
tributed gratuitiously among physicians
and ut all large gatherings Of people,
conventions, etc, especially in the New
England states. nm interested IN the
work because l am New Highlander
and | think ! eau fully appreciate the
terrible havoc that consumption and
kindred diseases have wrought upon the
people OF that section, thousands oi
whom would seek n residence in the
west were they made aware OF the nd.
vsptages OF suc h a change"
He does not believe Colorado il as
well suited to the class Of patients in
question us this country; in fact, he 10.
leves, from his own observa lion, as we'll
as from the testimony Of other experts,
that there 10 NO ether district on the
continent that gives ~ good promise as
this Tor the oiass of inval,ds referred to.