Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-07
Location For National
FratcrnaI Sanitarium
Gentleman Who Knows Every Hamlet in New
Mexico and Who Has Made Study Of Clim-
atology, After Considering Other Towns,
Finds in Favor Of Las Vegas

The peopl, of Las Vegas are vitality
interested just now In the proposition
OF the National Fraternal Sauitariun,
committee TO establish big institu.
tion in New Mexico II may be said
for the people OF this city. however.
much rs they hope for the selection OF
this vicinity for the institution. that
they are anxious that choice shall be
made of that location which viii result
In the fullest accomplishment of the
humanitarian purposes contemplated.
or course. no LAS Vegan believes that
any other location offers the climatic
and other advantages that this one
does and every citizen Is satisfied II
the committee has been able to obtain
accurate information regarding the
various places visited. the curative re,
suits obtained. and quality of the var.
ious climates. the effects OF various
elevations, and 80 on, that Las Vegas
viii be the city selected.
No city In America has received 80
many and so hearty testimonials from
the distinguished physicians as has
Las Vegas. These testimonials have
come, as rule. after the physicians
had tried the warmer localities and
lower attitudes. mistakingly supposed
until recently 10 produce the best re-
suits In the cure OF tuberculosis and
kindred diseases, No physician who
has made the trial has ever fail.
ed to be pleased with the results oh.
tanned here. Accordingly. whether or
not this city. be chosen, It's reputa.
ton for unrivalled climate cannot be
seriously impaired, though II must he
admitted that the location selected by
the National Sanitarium company win
by virtue OF that selection after a care
| ful campaign. receive testimonial
| that will 20 far towards declaring II
at once the equal OF any locality ol
Ithc world for the cure of tuberculai
disease. Las Vegas has earned the rep
utation OF being favored with the
most healthful year-round climate In
New Mexico and, naturally, her people
are concerned In tho determination Of
the sanitarium question.
One who has lived for many years
In New Mexico, who has made clima.
tology study and who IL familiar
with every town, city and hamlet In
the territory furnishes the readers Of
The Optic with some facts bearing on
the different locations visited and
draws the conclusion that Las Vegas
must be selected II the sanitarium a,l-
thorities want 10 secure the location
that will ensure the best results.
The Alamogordo papers admit as
frankly as does The Optic the reverse
proposition that Las Vegas Is the only
formidable rival Of that town for the
honor. The contributor gives some at.
tention to Alamogordo first lie
learns that the proposed location
there Is close by the town Of In Luz
with an elevation Of only 1000 feet
Mild and lovely are the winters there
but the place II swept by heavy sand
storms bringing the dust of the wide
San Augustine plains In clouds, The
summers he knows by experience arc
| intolcfabe. The heat reflected from
hundreds OF square miles Of white
gypsum sands can scarcely be borne
and the denizens OF the region flee
away 10 the nearby mountains. whom
the hot season approaches. II Is ad
mitted that the mountains that rise
grandiy behind the town OF La Luz as
well as the White mounteiss away to
the northward offer any desired eleVa'
tion and q summer climate that Is ex-
tremely rainy. but cool and pleasant.
However. The gentleman says that
no considerable body Of land of any
value can be secured In the Sacramen.
los. that the streams have all been
utilized 10 their limit, and that no
place can be found that combines both
the winter sunniness and the summer
GOODNESS Of Las Vegas The grassy
slopes that sweep eastward from the
foothills Of the White mountains are
described as offerlng much superior
locltions TO anything the sacramentos
cnn boast Here. on wide plain. at
40 altitude almost the same as that
OF Las Vegas. is Fort Stanton, the
marine sanitarium While conditions
thcreabout are somewhat similar 70
the 2 of Las Vegas, and splendid prog
fesF has been made by patients, yet
The plains are swept by terrific winds
and the summers are on an average
nina degrees warmer than in this city
The small streams that flow down the
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