Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-10
MISSION o.
IMPORTANCE no!
s
Septette Of Distinguished Ply
sieiana Visit the Mentezu-
ma on Trip Of Inyes-
tigation
SAM II ARIUM PLAN
Visitors Pleased With COndl~
tions Here. Company May NJ
Be Formed to Acquire
|sx Property s
SAM TARIUM PLAN

a party Of distinguished physicians
spent the day in the city and vicinity
They have been making a visit to the
southern part Of the Territory seek
ing desirable location for a bic
sanitarium for tubercular patients
/ The gentlemen found nothing at all
no their taste until they paid a visit
10 the Montezuma this morning. They
are enthusiastic regarding the fine
properly and the beautiful location.
1t is their intention to form a stock
company which shall be composed ex
clusiyely oe patable physicians and
make an en- te acquire the Monte
zunna. II it hss not passed into the
hands u the government.
we are seven" said DR.. w. T
Brown, Brown Of Wisconsin, as his
friends call him. I'VE visited southern
New Mexico, but there is too much
dust and drouth there to attract US
and the summers are too hot. We
are delighted with the Montezuma. We
realize that it would cost large
amount to acquire and equip such 2
sanitarium as we wish to establish
You know doctors are not the richesi
people in the world. But our plan i
to interest a large number of physi
clans, each Of whom will invest from
$500 to $1,000. There will be nc
difaculty in securing the cooperation
sof hundreds Of physicians after We
secure the proper location and formu
late our plan, We believe We have
found the location The Montezuma
will be admirable. From what we
have been able to learn Of the climat,
ic conditions here, they will be most
advantageous for the kind of patients
we wish to send--those who are still
vigorous and have chance Of com
plete restoration II favorable condi
tions can be secured :
The trouble is,' said DIR. Brown
OF Wisconsin, and he was seconded by
other members of his party, that
when one of our patients becomes af-
flicted with lung trouble. we either
wait until we can make inquiries con-
cerning place where the right kind
of accommodations can BE- secured
and the proper conditions can be avail
able, or we say go TO New Mexico or
Arizona or Colorado. giving no more
definite instructions. The patient goes
but he fails to find what is best for
him and gel worse. The doctors OF
our party are all In extensive prac-
tice. If we, and others in the east,
who are interested with MS attempt
to establish seanitarium here, IL
WIN te with the cestainty that we can
keep 81 full all the time.
Nu& a. w. Webster, who Is with
-, Is president Of the Illinois state
board 81 health. DIR. Edgar c. Barnes
OF Ripon, Wis. is prominently con.
nected with the National Guard or his
sttte. DR.. Corwin Is a member of the
Rush Medical college faculty. DR.. ].
w. Coon Of Milwaukee and DR.. August
lLemke Of Chicago. the other members
of our party are both physicians OF
large practice An Of us feel the need
Of having some place in the west with
which we can be in touch and to which
we can send patients and feel safe
as to the treatment and conditions. 2
DIR. J. NJ. Cunningham and Messrs.
Geo r. Money and w. O. Hayden ac-
companied the doctors on their trip
to the Montezuma and further up the
canyon.
The visitors are a jolly lot. The en-
tertained the guests at the Castaneda
with their songs and meet the citizens
with the greatest urbanity. They left
for the east on delayed No. 2 this
afternoon. More will be had Of their
visit.