Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-02-01

mediate use OF Its citizens, Is a recent bill
introduced in the senate by Senator Gal
linger. The bill reads as follows:
"a bill granting to the American In.
valid Aid Society, Of Boston, Massachu.
sets. the abandoned Fort stanton mill
tary reservation, In New Mexico. for the
purpose OF a national sanitarium for the
treatment OF pulmonary diseases.
"Be II enacted by the senate and house
Of representatives OF the United States OF
America. In congress assembled, that the
abandoned Fort Stanton military reserya-
ton, and all the improvements thereon,
situated In the territory OF New Mexico,
be, aud the same IL hereby granted TO tn
American Invalid Aid Society. OF Boston,
Massachusetts,, upon the conditions that
said society shall establish and maintain
perpetually thereon a national sani.
tarium for the treatment Of pulmonary
diseases; provided, that said society shall
within two years from and after the pas
sage OF this act accept this grant and
-hall establish on said reservation a san
itarium for the purposes herein named;
and whenever the said lands aud build
ings shall cease 10 be used by said society
for the purposes herein provided the same
shall revert 10 the United States"
Eminent scientists aud learned physi-
clans throughout Rurope and this cOun-
try have OF recent years bsen inyesti.
eating the climatic conditions Of various
countries with view OF establishing such
an institution. Very recently the
medical society OF Paris, composed OF
noted French physicians, after an exam
lnatiOn Of noted resorts In the Old World
and the southwest section OF the United
States, pronounced In favor OF New Mex
leo. Possessed Of such information and
desiring in a selection the best possible
site for the treatment OF pulmonary dis
eases, the American Invalid Aid Society
induced DR.. Roberts TO visit the south.
west aud his report fayors New Mexico.
Senator Jacob II. Gallinger, who Is q
physician, hes been deeply interested In
the project from its inception. Fort
Marcy wa3 the original site selected, but
IN account OF much opposition II was
abandoned and Fort Stanton chosen.
Fort stanton is located in a beautiful
valley seven miles from Lincoln and
forty miles north OF the Apache Indian
reservation, and was established forty
i've years ago TO keep the Mescalero
Apaches In check These latter are now
entirely peacefully inclined and troops
are 40 unnecessary that the fort has been
abandoned.
The following extract from a letter
received by Delegate Ferguson from
Senator Gallinger explains the object Of
the promoters:
"hly Dear MIR. Ferguson: Your kind
letter OF the 2lst inst. concerning the
ceesiOn OF Fort 5tanton to the American
Invalid Aid society, IL received. | will
he glad 10 meet you at any time 10 talk
the matter over, but meanwhile | take
the liberty 10 inCl0se you a copy OF the
bill, which wish you would Immediate
ly Introduce In the house. The pro-
ject is one deserving the support
Of every humane and benevolent citi-
zen Of this republic, but nOtwith-
standing that they will bubble aud
query whether this society does not in-
tend 20 make money Out OF the project.
10 Is only neceeary for me 10 say 60 you
that such men % Rev. DIR. Edward
Everett Hale and Solomon SCHNEIDER are
connected with the enterprise. They
have already spent many thousands OF
dollars In their merciful work. Solomon
SCHNEIDER Is at the head OF all the He
brew charitable societies In the city OF
Boston, and has associated himself In
this work simply for the purpose Of doing
good. Your active cooperation will Ger.
tainly insure the passage Of the bill"
Delegate FERGUSON having been adj
yised by friends in Santa Fe saying they
had no desire to have Fort Marcy apprO-
priated for that purpose, has agreed TO
aid Senator Gallinger TO the extent Of
his ability and will introduce the bill In
the house. The delegate thinks that II
will be Of great advantage to New Mex
leo TO pass the bill, II for no other rea-
son than because Of the great advertising
1t will give the territory and its incom-
parable climate as a cure for consump-
tlves. This Boston society will advertise
New Mexic0's advantages In that respect
throughout the world and the inyalids,
who are generally people of intelli
gence as we'll as OF wealth, will
not only invest their own means In the
territory, but will become personally ac-
quainted with and herald to the outside
world New Mexico's comparatively I'm.
known but wonderful and varied re-
sources; her precious metals, her coal
and great iron deposits, her wonderful
capacities for beet sugar and agricul-
tural capabilities OF every description.
Another thing the El PasO q White Oaks
railroad will go within a few miles Of
Fort Stanton, and they will, Of course,
naturally aid each other.
From every point OF view the delegate
feels perfectly justified in aiding this
enterprise.
Lincoln county, In which Fort Stanton
is situated. Is watered by the Rio PecOs
and its branches, and Bancroft In 1888
said the great valley possessed lattering
agricultural possibilities for the future.
In 1888 Lincoln county headed the list Of
counties, with Sl,053 cattle, and stood
sixth with 1903 sheep. The assessed
value OF the property was t2,O53,l76, and
1928 acres OF land were valued at $780,
62S. In 1880 there were sixty farms
averaging pa acres,
With such a basis Of subsistence,
plenty OF pure water, reiuvenating eli.
mate, and a modern sanitarium, Fort
Stanton would be a mecca for inyallds,
riyaling Carlsbad, Germany; Cannes.
France; Hot Springs, Ark; the Islands OF
Madeira, Cyprus, CeylOn and FOrmOsa,
aud bring 10 the territory population,
wealth and refinement that cannOt be es-
timated. j. ". JACKSON.
Las VEGAS,
From the Optic.
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