Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-02

wealthy patients with an assurance
Of the right kind Of conditions and
the proper treatment and accommoda,
lions. They agreed that Of all places
visited, Las Vegas presented the
strongest claims as an all.theSyear,
round resort. But under present con,
d%itions, would they send their pa
tients who were able TO pay for luxu-
ries to Las Vegas. Assuredly they
would not. DR.. Murphy, n of the
most famous physicians in America
and DR.. Lemke, are among those who
helped to make Phoenix, They do not
hesitate to say that they much prefer
Las Vegas to the Salt river valley,
Who wouldn't? Given the accommo-
dations, given the backing and direct
financial interest Of several hundred
leading American physicians and Las
Vegas will become the greatest
health resort in America.
There Is no question of the willing.
ness of the physicians already enlist
ed to take stock in the enterprise
IT is intended, however, to divide
the stock up in small holdings, that
the more may be interested
and except for the amount offer
ed to Las Vegas, no n not a
physician can get any stock. The idea
is to secure the support Of physicians
and to get just as many interested as
possible. It needs no argument to
convince anyone that by such e
the sanitarium will be kept filled all
the time. and Las Vegas will receive
such an advertisement throughout the
land as no southwestern city ever re-
ceived before. A few physicians made
Phoenix, what will two hundred or
five hundred mean for Las Vegas. The
important work in the enterprise has
been done. The help of enough OF
the leading physicians has been en-.
listed to secure the aid of others, as
many as may be desired.
DIR. Coon, executive officer of the
Milwaukee health department, COM
for Wisconsin to the Ma
tional tuberculosis Congress, who
will have medical charge of the SAN.
will open an office in Mil.
waukee with a view to getting in
touch by means of a prospectus with
hundreds of physicians throughout
the country. The prospectus will con-
tain views of Las Vegas, Of the Mon
and surrounding country, the
printed above and others from
physicians, and a detailed outline Of
the plan.
But in addition to this DIR. Brown
expects TO engage in personal work
among physicians whom 1t Is particu-
iarly desirable to interest In the work.
It is certain that there will not be
The slightest difficulty in raising the
100000 required to make the plan an
actually. However, in order to carry
out the idea of the company and en-
list the support Of the many, 1t Is
necessary to do a great deal of per-
sonal work. 1t is to defray the *
pense of this work that DR.. Brown
asks the cooperation of Las Vegas
citizens. He believes the fact Of the
financial support of the home people
will aid his work with strangers and
he believes also that Las Vegas
be identified as fully as pos
sibIe with the great enterprise. That
he opening Of a sanitarium such as
Dr.. Brown suggests would have great
ind far reaching Influence upon the
'uture development Of Las Vegas, is
doubt. Past all question the
of OF this city is
Ter incompatible climate. Now when
he attention of many Of the most
amons physicians in the United
states is turned this way, when the
noG ensinent authority pronounces
his section superior to all others for
he treatment Of pulmonary diseases,
/ does seem, indeed, that to Las We.
as il offered a golden opportunity. I'm.
ess all signs fail strangely, the tide
! at the flood which II taken when
he current serves, means fortune
wen should the enterprise ultimately
rove to be unsuccessful, this city and
icinity would have received such an
advertisement as a health resort
mong the physicians throughout the
ength and breadth Of the land as
,ould insure the return ten fold OF
be small amount Of assistance asked
I Las yegans.
The opening Of a s75o,ooo institu
on means a great deal TO this city.