The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-12-14
AFTER THE
Santa re Making a Strong Fight for
the Location Of the Frater-

the Location of the Frater-
nal S~anitarium.
Our neighboring cities in New Mex
leo are making a strong fight for the
location of the proposed Fraternal
Sanitarium.
If Roswell desires this magnificent
institution her citizens must be up
and doing.
The New Mexican of Saturday
tells of a meeting held in Santa Fe
the night before, and the action ia
ken. The accoun is as follows:
THE first definite step toward Sc
curing the proposed Fraternal Santa
rum for this city were taken last
evening at a joint meeting of the CT
ty council and the Board of Trade at
the County Commissioners room in
he court house, which was but the
beginning of a strong fight that Santa
Fe will make to obtain the location
of the institution. The meeting org
anized by electing G.. w. Dudrow as
chairman and H. D.. Gibson secretary.
Various plans were discussed by
a number of business men and it
was decided that the fraternal organ
izations of the city be asked to CO.
operate in the work by writing to
lodges in ST. Louis and their grand
Ia -Lo4 N1-4- H. a.
for them in the way of donating land
the nature of the land, the magnif-
cent supply of water in this locality
and the beautiful and health giving
climate that this section of the Ter
ritory enjoys.
mot many details of the plan were
known and it was rather difficult to
take action. although it was the I'M
animous opinion of those present
hat all the Ian necessary for a san
itarium of the dimensions of the one
proposed a easily be secured in
the immediate vicinity, in fact within
two miles of the city of Santa Fe.
The Board of Trade owns 600 acres
Of land within that distance, and the
water on it cannot be excelled any
where in the Territory for ~clearness
and purity. The city also owns land
which will doubtless be donated and
the Sunmount management stands
ready to donate 100 acres more.
Combined action by the business
men of this city will also doubtless
result in securing control of humid
reds of acres in addition to this if
more is required.
Individual action by all present
at the meeting was also urged and
it is necessary that such action be
prompt and decisive. Santa Fe is the
best possible place for a sanitarium
and really the only site for it in the
Territory. Few localities or cities
can offer what Santa Fe is able to
and no time should be lost in inform
ing the promoters of the plan of
these advantages,
Another meeting will be called
early mex week, as o o as informa-
ton is received from ST. Louis. Let
tiers have already been written to
| Mayor Wells of that city and Secre-
tary Hatfield of the Fraternal Asso-
citation, which latter is backing the
project and replies are expected soon.
It is more than likely that Santa Fe
will receive first consideration as a
possible location for the sanitarium,
from the committee that has the de-
cision to make.
"The meeting last evening, which
is only the forerunner of others which
will be held here, showed the desire
of the people of Santa Fe to secure
the site of what will be the largest
s%anitarium in the world. 1t would be
a great thing for this city, a fact that
should cause all who have the inter
ests of Santa Fe at heart, TO get to-
gether and work for it."
Another dispatch from Santa Fe
says: Mayor A. R. Gibson, of Santa
Fe has formally offered to Mayor
Rolla Wells of st. Louis, and other
promoters of the Fraternal Sanitar-
ium for consumptives, to be located
in New Mexico, six hundred and forty
acres of land near the SunmOunt
tent city in Santa Fe for the location
of the Temple of Fraternity of the
Worlds Fair, which is to be trans