The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-03-11
WILL SOON SELECT
SAHITARIUM SITE

" A0hA A~a@-~-~~d |
Globe-Democrat.
The committee selected to re-
commend a site for the National
fraternal sanitarium for con-
sumptives returned to st. Louis
yesterday morning, after a visit
to New Mexico and El Paso, Tex.
A report will be made to the
board Of managers Of the institu-
tion as soon as government statis-
tics have corroboFated facts gath
cred about water and climatic
conditions. Announcement of
the selection made will follow.
The committee left st. Louis
| in a private car on February IL.
ION the trip 1000 miles were COW
cred. Besides the Texas city,
fourteen towns and cities were
visited and sites inspected in
New Mexico, as follows: Santa
Fe, Watrous, Las Vegas, DEM
ling, Albuquerque. Socorro, Las
Cruces, Carlsbad, Artesia, Ros-
well, Alamogordo, Captain, Fort
Stanton and Santa Rosa. The
committee was offered from 1000
to 100, 900 acres Of improved land
within six miles of each place
visited. A railroad official pledg-
| ed 100000 in cash and land If
the sanitarium is located on the
line of his road.
The committee was entertain
ed in each city by boards Of trade,
commercial clubs, city officials,
physicians and private citizens.
A personal inspection was
made Of each site offered. The
only things considered were al
ltitude, water, climatic conditions
and railroad facilities. The
committee drove on an average
of twenty miles a day. A spec
ial train was made up in New
Mexico for the last ten days Of
the trip. Jews, Catholics and
Protestants and all fraternalisti
united in welcoming the visitors
and extending good wishes fol
the success of the project.
The members Of the party fol.
I low: W. r. Edison, president
of the National fraternal sanitar
.Eium for consumptives, and alst
president of the Associated fra
ternities Of America; August
n Schlafy, treasurer Of the organ
ization and president Of the Mis-
: souri-Lincoln trust company DR.
la. A. Warner of Topeka, Kan.
second vice-president and pas
president of the National frater
nal congress; DIR. w. II. Mayfeld
third vice president; NJ. T
Moody, secretary Of the religion
d department of the sanitariur
and manager of the America
Baptist publication society
The guests on the trip were
" Col. F. q. BnzzacottJof Chicag'
a military engineer and camp e.
pert; George w. Mayer, of Et
wardsville, ILL.,, and Louis 4
Schlafy of Alton, Ill.
II The proposed sanitariun wi
be open for all fraternalists.
n will be sustained by q tax Of
4 cent per month per member
L such churches, clubs, societi'
4 and other organizations as ms
L wish to share in the benefits
4 the sanitarium. Patients wi
L be sent as the guests of their Q
4 ders and there will be little
IL noexpense. The sanitarium vi
A be conducted strictly on Il
4 municipal ownership plan. y
temple Of fraternity at Il
L Worlds Fair will be used as t
q administration building. n
L estimated funds at the dispos
of the executive committee q
L from s2OO. 900 to 500, 900 ! yeI
w. R. Edison, chairman Of t
committee, said. Our visit
New Mexico has demonstrat
beyond a doubt that consum
ltiOn can be cured. We int
viewed over 1000 people in |
ffteen cities we visited. Ma
Of them had been given up
their physicians IN the East, !
were brought 70 New Mexico
Dsz stretchers. There the bFiI