Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-01-24
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the late var grow in years. the number
of helpless among them, Who neei ~ b-
cared for and PROVIDED with homes b,
the govern ment, is steadily and rapidly
increasing. aud though the United States
already has several excellent institutions
Of this kind, the n-c.ss,ty For uor. aud
greater accom- modaiious is even ucw ap.
parent; the matter ~ being considered
10 Official circles, aud there 10 hardly a
doubt that the coming congress will he
cslled upon tn provide several new
bom-s, 10 different parts of the coun ~,
for old and inhrm veterans, Who canuot
tnd accommodations in IL. present. In.
siitutions, " take the lorg Journeys nee
rssAry ~ reach them. Ia all the vast
empire ot the south west there has not
been single institution of the kind Jet
established b, the govern ment, aud the
old soldier IN this region. Who may be
unable To take care of himself, musi
seek asy lum "a the equity poor house, u
the county = ~ fortunate ~ to hsv.
one, q i II not, he must depend upon
the charity of the ubi,c. The nenr~e
home 10 this point N = thousand m,lee
away. on the extreme easterb border ~
kAusss, and IN ~ far as concerns taking
care Of the intirm veteran OF this part OF
the country, might just ne we'll be IN
China There 10 a preeeut necessity,
which IL constantly increasing, for the
establishment % such an institution Ia
the south weet, aod there is every reason,
natural and commercial, Tor its iocst,uD
at Albuquerque. The railway system,
and all the public routes ~ travel, have
nov becume 81 shAi,ed and hI-d that
this Town ,s more readily accessible from
ever, point of the southwest than any
other place 10 the dietrict named, aud
thus affords tn. most convenient pint
Tor tn. creates, number oF those Tor
who's. accommodation -uch bom-- arr
establlrhed. Aud ~ far NJ natural con.
ditlons and advantages are concerned, II
IL we'll known to every body that there IL
no spot on the American continent where
such couditioos are superior 70 thOee
found IN the besutifui valley of the RIO
0rsnde. II 10 especially important to
old people aud lnvaiids as nearly
all the inmates ~ such n home would b-
to escaps extr-me cold aud avoid vio.
leot and sudden changes, and there IL
no point M the United States where TIN.
end can be more successfully sttained
than at Albuquerque, where the heath.
ful, eqnable aud genial clims,., with it's
almost perpetual sunshine. would enable
the We Grams " take out door exercise
with comfort alnort every da. III the
year, while the products ~ the Sol, re
10 Varied aud boun,lful that the table
could always be supplied with the ue-t
that the earth produces, and st compar
stivs y low prices, thus enabling the
govern m-nt to take better car" Of it's
disabled veterans at this point than can
be duue any where eise Tor the sam.
amouut of money. We desire to see all
these facts brought properly before con
gress, and We desire also to call atten-
tIon of our Own peoyle to the additional
and very important fart that the time ,s
now riu. for moving IN the matter Of ss
curing tue location Of n soldiers home n,
Albuquerque. That additional homes
are even now demanded 10 yell ku wn;
that tnelr lra,ion aud construction viii
soon be ordered u generally couoedei,
and that no b~tter point in IN. United
Ststes can be found Tor the location of
one such institution than Albuquerque
Is sbuudan,ly substautiated ty the
factA