Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-28

their money and build up you city and
county. They will erect factories, foun-
dries, and start other enterprises for
the improvement of your country. 1t
was the health seeker that made the
arid regions Of California to bloom like
a rose, and they will do the same for
New Mexico and more. | am not try
ing to present to you a glowing future,
because you might misconstrue my
meaning, but If we succeed in our
plans, 1 believe you may confidently
expect, and look forward to, a city of
from twenty to twenty-five thousand
people at no distant day.
The beautiful tract of land donated
to us by Col. p. r. Smith and associ-
ates, Is well adapted to our purpose.
than the memberships and moral sup
port of your people. However, | a
assure you that 1t would be greatly ap-
preciated, and a handsome thing for
your citizens to do, il they would raise
a small fund to make the first improve
ments as a memorial to Deming-to
be called the Deming home. This
would only require a good well, a gas
oline engine and a small neat cottage,
say Of ten or twelve rooms. This, with
the liberal provisions made by Mrs.
Clark, would enable the association to
take are of a small number of import
ant cases pending the construction of
larger and more commodious build
ings. In this connection, | wish to ex-
plain, that our charter absolutely pro-
hibits any Indebtedness or to allow any
contracts made for improvements un-
til the full amount necessary for their
completion is in the hands of the treas
urer Of the association, hence, before
we can practically apply any funds of
the association for any purpose except
actual expenses, we must have the full
amount in hand. Then our recommen-
dations and suggestions for buildings
must go before the board of managers.
All this requires time, and it is en-
tirely possible that it may he Septem-
Der or October before we can COM
mence substantial construction of any
important improvements. In the mean
time your individual efforts to provide
shelter for a few parties whom it is ex-
pedient to send here soon as possible,
will be greatly appreciated and will be
an immense help to us in getting early
action, and quick results in a financial
point of view. We do not wish to be
not do. The location is permanently
fixed and the matter is settled beyond
recall. We have accepted your land
and will improve on the plans already
laid out. We especially desire a large
membership in your little city and
county, and we invite them and all 9TH
err cities Of the territory to join us as
members. The membership only costs
one dollar a year and this entities the
owner to correspond with any officer
of the association, to ask and receive
any information which he may desire
upon the subject. 1t further entities
him or any friends of his, or hers, to a
free examination, by any physician be-
longing to the association, in any place
in the United States, wherever one of
our physicians are located, and he will
be correctly advised whether 1t is de-
sirable for him to go, or whether his
case is too far gone to justify the eff
fort.
Placing the membership fee at the
low sum Of one dollar does not prohib-
it any one from paying any more, II he
is able. and desires to do so. Some pay
from five to n hundred dollars. and
are more able to do so than others who
pay one. 1t Is expected by the associa-
ton that within one year from this
date that they will have at least one
million one dollar subscribers. This
added to the other reasonable re-
sources which the association will de-
velop should give us ample funds to
carry out our plans. and do for suffer
ing humanity something upon a scale
far exceeding anything of this kind the
world has ever seen.