New-York tribune., 1909-12-12
LAKEWOOD PROTEST
III. s. KEARNY'S VIEWs
Says Climate IL Unsited n.
PreTentorinm.

More fuel vas added yesterday q,
fame caused by the placing OF a pr.y...
rum at Lakewood. ~. T.. whers ehus-
who are in danger OF contracting ~
culosis may be treated. when H.,rv
Ksarny. chairman of the Lakewood r..s
zens' COMMITTEES. gave an interv;.-
which he asserted that the place g.
for the preventorium could not be n,or. -
suited TO the needs OF such an Ins.ifn,,o-
The good results obtained last r,r,-..-
by the Lakewood preventorium NAV -.
occur again. for the season og fs, -
very exceptional" he said. The u~,.,
summer climate In the Jersey loyiand. !.
the Lakewood vicinity n moist and -.
waiting. not invisoratinz or bracing. rno..
threatened or afflicted with tuberc-,o,..
need a climate invigorating all the w..
Hence. the Lakewood climate 10 no. "a -
recommended The preventoriurn wa, -
Gated in Lakewood because of a ~. :.
property. Had the gift been one OF c,..
the preventOrium directors would harm.
have chosen the Lakewood climate.
eff Lakewood climate n undesirabl. q.
this purpose. the particular location nr.-
sented to the preventOrium n stlli nor.
undesirable. It's property consist. =.
number Of acres OF forest land. on vh,-,
the playground IL only an eighth OF a mn.
from a residences street The frnra.n..
Lakewood Hotel. occupying a corner =,
the property IL within two hundred fs.s a.
the same street. Any hotel would B. In
adapted TO cure which demands N. "a
vilion or shack system But the Lakswoos
Hotel. built twenty years ago. and nov N
poor condition for use. Is notably III adapt
ed. Moreover. a swamp lies directly in N.
rear OF the hotel. and not far from ths 40
called Cleveland cottage, which has 5.sr
used "a the prevsntorium's main buildinx
Even n. as the president OF thu Pr.ven-
torium claims. the little newcomers wsr,
not dangerous. they may at any time ~
ccme so. The fact that these children ha7,
been exposed TO the disease IN their ctr
homes makes them Iiabls 20 develop IL IA
tently. though there may have been no dis
closure OF active disease from the exanina-
ton on arrival. The situation has been rem
dered acute from the fact that these new
comers have been allowed % stray sbou,
the town and to appear at public sarhss-
ings
or course, IN consequence ot all this Lazs-
wood property has deprecated II II urged
that since sanatoria have been established
at Saranac. Liberty and other places thu
value there OF property in general has ad-
vsnced- But residential values have not ADJ
yanced. Would builder OF houses buy io,x
In community II he should discover ths,
all the property about him was being used
by tuberculosis people? The chief danger
10 Lakewood lies IN the unrest Occasionei
by tuberculosis. not so much among the
permanent residents. as among those who
come thither: indeed. that among the latter
may spoil Lakewood as a resort
AT present the resort is an asset IN ths
country's health. not only because Of us
natural advantages. but also because II lies
conveniently near several great cities. Bs,
when tubercular disease is brought there
Americans Will get the idea that Il has be-
come tuberculosis centre. 10 viii loss
its present enviable reputation. Why de-
stroy one OF the few places for recupers-
tion near our large cites? II tho village o,
Lakewood were the only place IN JERSEY
20 deserve a similar reputation a tu0ercu-
losis institution should be established IN
that place. But there are other equally
good locations