The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-05
AID CONSERVATIVES
r, w. TANSIL SAYS GOVERNMENT
SHOULD hELP IRRIGATION.
S PLEA HUMANITARIAN.
His
Making the Arid West a Natural SAM
tarium Would Be the Material and
Hygenic Benefit of Irrigation
Urges Congressional Action.

The redemption by irrigation of the
aria lands in the west and southwest,
which has been discussed in congress
est ed, has an ardent supporter in the
pers of Robert Wee ms ranSill, FORM
er Chi aSoan, now residing at Carlsbad,
N. NJ Mr.. Tans.l has been making an
insEe ,tthon Of the principal sanitarums in
the east, every one of which refuses to
accept those afflicted with consumption
and he recognizes the great need for
san tal.um, SO situated that 1t will In
SIRE the al.eviat on. if not absolute cure.
or this dreaded disease.
Mr.. Tansill alter de\ citing thirty years
to the study Of climate, the past fourteen
Of which have been spent IN Arid
roa," and after visiting all the
leading European countries, Mexico, ana
tie states and ter. i cries of this con-
t.nent, declares that no one locality COM
lines so many natu al and artificial ad-
vanta: es for the alienation and cure of
ccnsumt ton as does the vicinity of
C;.lsLal, N. NJ. These advantages may,
he s.yts, be briefly enumerated as fol-
lows:
Some Advantages Cited.
carlsbad is S tuated in the extreme
southeastern lart If New Mexico, ut an
e. va ion of 1900 f-el, which insures an
Ell uit-.Lle all-yea: around climate. There
is wafer fur domestic and health pur-
loss in abundance and OF superior
quality, while fOt irrigation the supply
is IA ~ticaly unlimited, making this part
| of IKE territory enc OF the garden spots
CT TIE southw st. Fogs are very rare,
! and owing to the extreme dryness and
purity of the air, malarit is unknown.
. II he sell is light, sandy loan, afford
i-g par-ec1 drainage. The Water OF the
| fa.no-,s Carlsbad Strings is a panacea
| for all stomach troubles. The two larg-
| est each have flow of over 1900 gallons
! Ter minute. ranking in the quantity Oi
| W. Le. DISCHARGED ahead of all other med
| ital springs. Owing to the climatic con-
| d.t.ons of New Mexico the United States
| go. e.nment recently established It's
! a my and navy SAM IL iums at Forts
| Eaya. AMI Stanton, nesr Carlsbad"
OF the mo: al y of consumption Mr.
| Tnnstll says:
Death Rate illustrated.
| The medical fraternity of The world
| cities and na.ins. are TO a greater .Ge-
| gree tnan eve now WaSing an unequa
! warfare against the most insiiious. re-
|
| foe that Attacks one sixth and destroys
| Cne--seventh of the human race, "a fOe
! SO deadly that the death rate from tbs
wars of the world. yellow fever, small.
| pox, the plague and other scOurges ars
| insis nj .icant in comparison. ! refer t.
| consumption.
| IF you Should read IN the morning pa
| pens that curing the year 1888 an cpl
| dsuic had ca ried off 202, 59S of the popu-
L.ti,n of the CnneI Sites you would w
, appalled,. yet that is on under estimate
| for consumption. or that number tn,
,, stste of New York contributed 14's'l
| Pennsylvania 1888: Ohio. 6.SJi: Massa
| chuserts, 5.5S1: Illinois. 5.eJo. and o;h0'
| eastern ind cen.l,I States ali proportion
| New Mexico's Fine Showing.
! 10 80 flt~S
mad all the more glar!ns when con-
/ IA Ell vi "A ~..e i-.- - is''
! from this srou:se III arid A.ns.!e't' Is