Albuquerque citizen., 1908-02-13
ALBUQUERQUE WANTS
PRESBYTERIAN
HOSPITAL
Commercial Club Invites Com
mittee TO Meet Here Next
Tuesday to Consider Offer

Albuquerque is going after the pro-
posed Presbyterian sanitarium with
the same energy which Il has gone
atter other enterprises beneficial TO
the upbuiliing of the city. and which
has SO often met with success
The meeting of the committee hav-
ing the matter in charge held in Silver
city did not make a definite decision
as to the location of the proposed
hospital, but adjourned to meet in
this city next Tuesday. February is
This is taken by the Albuquerque
Commercial club as an indication
that the committee was not altogether
satisfied with the site shown it at
silver City, and, believing this TO be
the case, the club has begun work in
earnest to bring the institution here.
President q. l.. Brooks has written
letters to each member of the sanitar-
ium committee offering them their ex-
penses ana the courtesies of the city
while attending the Albuquerque
meeting. President Brooks letters
are of circular form. Following is a
copy:
Dear Sir: Referring to the meet
y
this city on the 18th inst, to decide on
a sanitarium for your Presbyterian or
ganization, have to say that this city
will be pleased to have you personally
attend the meeting, and to guarantee
that your expenses will be paid for the
round trip. including railroad fare and
hotel bills. The Commercial club will
also make arrangements that you ana
other members of the committee shan
be taken i'm automobiles or carriages
to examine the proposed site, to see
the plant of the American Lumber
company. TO see our various educa-
tionaI and church buildings and other
points OF interest
Naturally, we desire to have your
institution located here, not only be-
cause it is TO the interest of this city,
but also, we believe. to the best in
terests of the organization you rep
resent In voting upon a location
there are certain essential points
hich you will have to. take into con-
sideration The question of a sani-
tarium and hospital being centrally
located is Of great Importance, ana
Albuquerque, in this respect, is am
| deal location, as it can be readily
reached from all points of the COM
| pass and in comparative comfort
| through the Pullman service. The
| hospital end of your enterprise is the
! one from which profits will be. large
ly derived, hence should be located
! near large and growing city where
| all classes of medical assistance ar,
tMithm easy reach. Since the compile
| ton of the Santa Fe cut-off via Texa>
4 and Belen, there are no high attitudes
| for patients to pass over in reaching
| this city. There is another thing
! which should be given more than or
| dinary weight in arriving at a con-
| clusion, and that is the equable eli
| mate of this locality, neither too cold
| in the winter nor too hot In the sum
| mer. our altitude Is but very little
! higher than Alamogordo, yS3 feet
| lower than Silver city, l44S feet low
eI than Las Vegas and 2O63 feet low
| eI than Santa Fe. Weather records,
which the government commenced to
keep in Albuquerque in 1850, SO that
| we have period of So years expert
ence. and VIII -ch records are on file
at the sgnal service office in santa
Fe, will show that the temperature in
| summer has never reached 100 de-
( grees and but two or three times In
| that long period has IL gone TO zero
| i'm winter There Is another feature
to which more than ordinary weight
| must he given, ana that is the ques-
ton of raising money in the east,
| where il will he found that many per-
| sons would give literally, perhaps, 10
a location well and favorably known
such as Albuquerque or Ell Paso, than
If the location was unknown to them
There are other reasons which
might be brought TO your notice, out
the main reason for writing you this
letter Is to induce you to come and
personally see for yourself. when we
are confident you will realize the
| great advantages this city has 10 Of
fer. Your very truly,
"ALBUQUERQUE COMMERCIAL
| CLUB,
by g. l. Brooks, President"