The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1905-01-07
THE RHTRHL HHITARIUM
Public Letter Issued BY the SEQ
retary Of the Sanitarium As
sooiation.

The following is q letter issued
by the secretary of the Fraternal
Sanitarium Association and sets
forth in detail the purpose and
plans of the association:
ST. LOUIS, MO-, DEC. "a, 1904.
Dear sir: -
The publicity that has been
given the matter of the removal
of the Temple of fraternity
from the Worlds Fair grounds,
st. Louis, to some point in New
Mexico to become a part of the
great National Fraternal sanitar-
ium for consumptives has Great
ed so much enthusiasm and at
tention that the executive COM
mittee think it best to issue a
bulletin stating the status of the
movement, to be sent to all in
terested parties.
The National Fraternal sani-
tarium for consumptives is a re-
organization during the past
year of the national colony for
consumptives, an Incorporation
under the state laws of Missouri
to which some years ago was
decided $40 acres of ground near
Deming Several hundred people
have been sent to this locality
with gratifying results, but the
movement is one having such
tremendous possibilities for good
and expansion that Immediately
after the reorganization it was
thought best to take up the
question of permanent location
at some point where the condi-
tiOns would be the most favor
able, as outlined below.
The Temple of fraternity was
the home and rendezvous of
hundreds of thousands of fra
ternalists during the worlds
sair at st. Louis, and was one Of
the three buildings in its class
receiving a gold medal.
The fraternal societies in the
Temple of Fraternity numbered
fifty-six with an aggregate mem
bership of S,13O, 900.
| Having accomplished so much
good during this short period il
was a constant thought in the
minds oil those interested that
its usefulness should be per.
3pstra5ed gafter 6ise aeeFldas fail
was overS
/ A request coming to the board
of directors of the worlds fail
fraternal building association
from the National Fraternal
Sanitarium association for the
building, the matter was pre-.
sented to the members at a spec.
ial meeting called for that pur
pose and received their unani.
nous endorsement, including
the executive committee.
| On January 9Th the entire
board of managers of the sani
tarium will take this proposition
into consideration and after com
pleting an effective organization
will appointa a committee to visi'
| New Mexico and make the bes'
selection for headquarters.
| 1t is desired by the board O
managers that as full informa
tion as possible shall be present
ed on January 9TH by localitie
desiring the sanitarium located
in their city, along the following
lines:
Accessibility-showing rail
road facilities.
Water supply-How obtaine,
whether from storage, running
water or artesian wells? ais
character of water.
Temperature-Maximum min
imum and average in the differ
ent seasons of the year.
Altitude-Feet.
} Precipitation-Inches.
) Sandstorms-How frequent?
Wind-Whether excessive Q
not?
! Kind Of scenery.
Resorts-If any, what kind?
Reptiles-If any, what kind
Mosquitoes Whether abunG
ant.
or not.
Malaria-Whether prevaler
|. or not.
7 Danger, if any from floods?
I Electric railway-Mileag
' any.
Lighting facilities.
+ Land Approximate amount
6 be given to the sanitarium, sta
s ling the character fully as to il
possibilities and if there are an
!. Improvements on same?
Respectfully submitted,
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