Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-11-04
SANTA FE, N. M, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1902

pleasure pavilion will be built in th
pines, conveniently near, to serve fo,
public and social entertainments.
park of 22 acres has been set aside ant
plated.
An additional area Of 200 acres ad
| joining Sunmount on the south ant
west thickly covered with pine ant
cedar, has recently been acquired ant
will be laid out in half acre tracts OF
which tents will be placed for the ac
commodation of all who desire. This
will enable the occupants of tents tC
have absolute privacy, surrounded BY
trees sufficient to give all the advan-
tage of a wooded section without in.
terfering in the least with the sunshine
and the free circulation of air. Ample
road facilities in the way Of boule-
yards, avenues and lanes, will be pro-
vided
Many lots have already been sold te
y eple of means, scattered ye.H tne
country, among them being bankers
merchants and professional men. A
number of residents of Santa Fe also
contemplate building villas, or sum
mer and winter homes either in Sun
mount or in it's immediate vicinity.
Recognizing that new railroad connec-
tions, the development of water power,
the mining of coal and other minerals
and the increased production of such
raw materials as WOOL hides, fruit,
etc, will mean tremendous indus
trial growth for Santa Fe, it is safe to
say that Sunmount and surroundings
will be the future resident part of the
city, while other portions of it will be
given to industrial and business pur-
poses. The great Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe system, the Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad and the Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific system via the
Santa Fe Central Railway, which last
named line will be in operation Febru-
ary 1st, 1903, place Santa Fe and Sun
mount in close relation with the coun-
try. Two telegraph systems, two ex-
press companies and telephone facili-
ties will keep the business man at Sun
mount, If he desires it, in touch with
his far away business interests.
Plans have been matured which will
within the next twelve months bring
several hundred health and pleasure
seekers to Santa Fe. An adjoining tent
city has been laid out sufficiently iso-
lated to make it distinct community.
alleys have been laid out, and the ac-
companyng picture gives some idea of
the proposed arrangement of the tents
and the large size of the plot Of ground
around each tent thus giving each tent
holder privacy. The tent city will have
the same source of water supply as
Sunmount; it too will have perfect
drainage, electric light, telephone golf
links and all the advantages and at
fractions of an -to-date-city, and
yet, isolation, pure air. sunshine, fra
GRANGE of pinon and cedar which life
in the mountains alone can give. Those
who desire to do their own housekeep-
ing in thetents can do so, for each tent
in addition to cots, chairs, table, wash
stands, ETC., will be furnished with a
gasoline stove and kitchen utensils.
Those who do not wish to do their own
cooking can eat at a restaurant or at
boarding houses which will spring into
existence. Each tent will have match
ed floors and double walls and will be
tastily trimmed and decorated In front
of each, tent will be pretty pavilion
with rustic seats, easy chairs and ham,
mock, while number of tents will
have cozy frame additions for those
who prefer them. Each tent will be
12x14 feet and can be divided by
curtains into two or more rooms and
chambers. The rental will be $40 per
month for ordinary tents and SIS per
month for tents with frame additions.
The tent city will provide isolation for
those who desire it and company for
those who believe in companionship.
1t will attract not only health seekers
who nowhere else in the world can find
conditions so perfect and so favorable
to recovery as at this place, but also
tourists, summer and winter guests
and those desiring a comfortable win
ter or summer home amidst pleasant
at a moderate rental.
That there is a demand yea need
for just such a tent city is apparent
from the many inquiries being made on
the subject from many parts Of the
United States and Canada, and the
anxious plea from many, that work on
the tent city be pushed SO that they
may enjoy it's advantages as soon as
possible. There are at least 100000 stf-
ferers from lung and throat trouble in
the country and large per cent of
these are merely waiting to hear Of an
opportunity like that offered by Sun
mount to make change of climate at
moderate cost and under conditions
which guarantee alleviation and in
most cases cure. Even though Sun
mount has not yet been advertised to
any extent, for it will not be ready for
residents and tenants until next spring,
yet the inquiries for tents are so many
that there will be no difficulty in find
ing occupants for every tent. However,
when the proper time arrives, all the
world shall know Of this great outdoor
sanitarium, and healthseekers and
tourists who are now crowding stuffy
hotels and boarding houses will wend
their way to Sunmount.
Tent cities are no longer an expert
ment, for the summer tent city at Cor