The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-12-27
SANATARIUM
AT PITTSFORD
Location Chosen for The
Proctor Institution.
FOR TUBERCULAR CASES
Site Selected Has the Most Ad.
vantage, Of Any Place
Considered.

A. the conclusion Of q Tn.eilng Of the
Vermont State Tuberculosis commis.
sion II Rutland Tuesday q, which all
~ the members ~ero present, II gave
out the following siaismen, for publ
cation:
Since The announcement of Senator
Procior's glfi ~ the people ofve-moni
of q sanatorium for the treatment Of
lpclplcn, tuberculosis many suRges.
lions regarding proper site for The
institution have becn received from
dificrrni parts % the state. Ia some
instances municipalities and individu-
ais have generously offered 90 give q
site.
IL has been the purpose Of che CON
mission aud Of Senaior ProcInr's
personal representatives who have
acted together H. the matter, 20 inves.
tigais these places, 10y personal 10.
speciion when practicable. bat Ia any
event by sufficient enquiry To- determine
In a general way ib,ir doslrAbiliiy for
the purpose. They have also made
some extensive independent inyesiiga.
lions.
There II no question but what there
are a great many sites 10 the state OF
Vermont which would answer very
we'll, although the peculiar combins.
ton desired IL not so common as vas
supposed at the outset Among the
conditions which have had to DE taken
into account are the abundance ADD
purity Of the water supply, character
OF the soil, protection from wind, eley-
alton, view, forest surroundings, ac-
feasibility TO The railroad and some
base OF supplies, and its convenience
TO the state rs whole. Some OF these
points desired are naturally incousis-
tent with others, for example, to get
the best and widest view often means
exposure To the wind.
After considering sites In different
localities and the situation generally
along the line of several different rail
roads, IL was decided that some OF the
accessible locations along the line of
the Rutland railroad would best ans
wer the general requirements, and
three places we're Professionally select
ed, one at Pittsford, one at Mendon
and one at Ludlow.
DR. Baldwin OF Saranac Lake exam
med these three places and under his
advise and In accordance with the un.
animous advice OF six other experts to
whom the matter was submitted the
location at Pi.tsford has been select
cd.
The 81 selected Is about q mile and
a half from Pitt.ford station and com
prises a tract of some 200 acres, con
siderable of which is very heavily
wooded, largely with evergreen trees.
1t consists ora dry, grsvelly plateau
dropping at the front steeply some 10
feet to the ground below. 1t is cut 10
two by beautiful clear stream, has a
good view, and is especially wei
sheltered from the wind.
1t Is peculiarly adapted to the laying
out of drives aud walks and the build
ing OF camps, and has room for all of
these purposes and for any extensions
or growth which might naturally come
to the institution.
Now that the site has been selected
1t is the purpose of Senator Proctor to
have plans for the buildings agreed
upon this winter and arrangements
made SO that the building operations
can begin in good season in the spring
and it is qoped that the work may be
able to progress rapidly enough so
that The institution will be ready for
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