Bisbee daily review., 1908-06-28
HEALTH IN ARIZONA
 COST OF LIVING

In regard to the subjoined article from the Minneapolis, Minnesota. Journal, dealing with Arizona as a place for health. George H. Allen, who himself. came from Minnesota and has lived here long enough to be fully informed about conditions. writes The Review as follows.
 There can be no disagreement be- tween me and the writer over the question of healJl in Arizona, for this country is without doubt the most aealthful in America, not only fer tuberculosis, but for almost ey- cry other ailment of human flesh. The secret lies in the air and sun shine, as the writer correctly says;
 but here is no charge for either. But there are two statements in the arti- cle that call for comment from the economic standpoint The cost Of living in Arizona may be a little high CT than in the older states of the east, but on the other hand, a man can spend more for food in MfRneap- olis than be does in Arizona. What l would like to make plain is that as a rule a man can make more money here than in Minnesota. The later is old and settled, with jobs sfl filled and many on the waiting list. What a man earns .E Minnesota sup ports him, doubtless. but he has nothing left after paying for support This is a rathsr universal rule, and may apply to Arizona also, but he money for support of ones self and family is more readily obtained in Arizona than in any state of the eas- Those old states are more or less fully developed. and consequent ly there is a lessening demand for enterprise along the lines Of eXpan- sion; while here in Arizona the de- velopment of several hundred years is before us. and is now progressing with a rapidity that surprises the stranger. Capable men are in de mand, and these make money enough to insure a comfortable living. re gardless of the small difference in the cost of food Arizona, in brief, has the industrial and economic op- portunities that Minnesota and oth- CT old states lack, and if man can pay $40 week for family expenses down here as is asserted he has to. it is fact that it is just as hard for him to get $20 or S25 back east for the same purpose, and in most cases harder.
 Another statement in the article to the effect that people here are in a hurry to make money and get back east as soon as possible, does not agree with my observation. X few may get dissatisfied and return. but Heaven knows that Encouragement comes to a man at times, no matter whether he lives in Arizona, New York, Texas or Minnesota. Ninety nine out of 100 are satisfied to stay here. Are 99 out of 100 satisfied to stay back east? doubt it."
 The article in question is as fol lows.
 Whether it is advisable for a con sumptiye to leave such cliuIate as that of Minnesota, for instance. and seek the southwest has been debated seriously during the past few ] years. A large proportion of the med 1 ical fraternity profess to believe that tuberculosis eau be cured 1 wherever it originates. by strict at l tention to certain rules. It is not my | purpose to take issue with the medi- ! cai authorities, except to say that it | is doubtful if they apply the belief to 1 every case that comes under their no | tice.
 What I wish to do is to clearly de | scribe conditions in Arizona in order l that both patient and doctor will un- 1 derstand. Both have made mistakes | with reference to the southwest as !