The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-08-04
Open Air Refuge for Tub rcuIo.
sis Sufferers Planned
.FRATERNAL SOCIETIES
ARE BUILDING MAMMOTH OPEN
AIR HOSPITALS FOR SICK
MEMBERS IN LAS We
GAS, N. M.

the motel Chicago Record-Herald staff
correspondent said.
Las Vegas has been a health resort
for century or mere. A number of
hot springs about SIX miles from the
city have been famous for their medi-
cinal qualities fer many generations,
and with its pure, stimulating atmos-
phere and perpetual sunshine this has
always been an attractive place for
linyal.ds. 1t is therefore natural that
the great tuberculosis sanitarium to
be established by the benevolent or
ders of the United States should be
located here This enterprise is a new
form of insurance against tuberculosis
adopted by sixty-three fraternities
which represent membership of more
chan five and half million persons,
and it is proposed to take care Of as
many as 5 600 patients-none but
members of the cooperating fraternl.
lies being eligible. The institution
S TO be sellsuppoting; the charges
ara to be little above the actual
cost OF maintenance, in oaler 10 accu-
mulate repair and extension fund.
The rates have not yet been fixed, but
4 will probably be $40 or s25 per month
! The institution will be nonsectarian-
Protestants, Roman Catholics, Jews,
Duddhlsts, pagans and men Of any
religion OF no religion are equally well
come if their applications are indorsea
by the proper officials Of the fraterni
ties to which they belong; but each
denomination will he encouraged to
have regular rel gious. services and APP
point chaplains and build chapels. for
which ground will be furnished.
The plant consists of about fifteen
square miles Of land, much Of 1t untler
cultivation, six miles from Las Vegas,
at an average elevation of 6200 feet.
In the center is the much advert 'sed
, Montezuma Hotel, entirely moderE
, built of stone and brick, four stories
high, with $50 rooms, which was erect
ed few years ago by the Santa IL
Railroad Company at a cost of $500,
600 There is a smaller hotel, built
of stone, with about forty rooms which
was used as n resort before the larger
. hotel was erected complete bath
house and swimming pool; an electric
light and ateam-hoating plant; hos
/ pital a clubhouse; a livery stable and
cattle barns: q chicken ranch; a large
garden: a well equipped dairy farm;
golf links; tennis courts; basebal
grounds; croquet grounds; casino
with reading room attached; d thea
ter, with stage and scenery, and Other
Facilities for amusement and comfort
/ which are exceedingly valuable be
cause the victims Of tuberculosis re
! quire diversion. Around the place are
many picturesque walks and drives
About two miles from the hotel, reach
ed by trolley cars is Gallinas Park, ;
race course, and in the ether director
the beginning Of the Scenic Driveway
which the government Of New Mexico
S constructing over the mountains
The scenery is superb. 1t would BIT
y difficult to fri a. place where Their,
are SO many Of the essentials for !
anitarium.
d The Santa Fe Railroad Company ha
: transferred the title to all Of this t,
J. a beard Of trustees representing tn
fraternal societies of the Unite,
States, without consideration. upor
the condition that a tuberculosis sam
q tarium shall be established and PEI
y manently maintained here IL the plal
: should be abandoned or the propert
/, used for any other pnrpoce It is to rC
n vert to the railroad company TIL
l. gift of the Santa Fe company include
,, 1000 acres Of lar,l, which, with the In
provements described, is appraised a
IS $1,000 900.
: In addition to this, and on the sam
i conditions, the citizens Of Las Vega
4 present 10000 acres Of land adjoinn
Is the railroad property for the use c
the sanitarum.
q In the nelghborhcod Of the Mont,
e, yuma Hotel, upon these lands. will b
+ erected series of camps, with san
3 tary tents of the most improved pa
i ters, at attitudes verying from SOC
II to 1000 feet, so that the patients ma
Ii have the benefit of the elevation be,
suited to their neci,s. This city
O. tents. accommodating about 5000 be
10 pie, Is now hcin- lai1 out by Color
=, t. N, Bu1sac3tt Of tho United stat,
: army a acac.aliit in lung dseas,
"a and sanitary engineer Trey wi
I'd be constructei on military lines, vii
the most perfect sanitary arranr
10 mcnts possible. and will hc Of differcl
le elzes--some of them largo enough
~ accommodate family, and small'
y once for individuals, The sever
camps will be connected by telephor
- and each will have police and sanital
TO inspectors ar,l patrol.
H. The outdoor cure" will be apple
re except In delicate cases "A corps
ed physicians will be on duty at ali time
- The first Of the camps will be reat
tn for several hundred patients on II
I. first OF October, and the institute,
s. will formally open at that date. App
IL cations for admission must be ma,
Y, through the officials Of the co-opcrs
VI Ing fratcrnitics, and should be 30
- To- the general secretary. G. II VI,