Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1909-10-22
LOCATING SANITARIUM
Meeting of Hills Physicians and State
Board of Charities and Correction
to Locate Tuberculo.i. Hospital.
Two Site. Under Consideration, One
Near Buffalo Gap and the Other
at Custer in Custer County.

An important meeting relative to
the location Of a tuberculosis sanitar.
ium, provided for by bill which, pas.
sed the general session Of the last
legislature, was held at the office of
Dr. Ratte. at Rapidi City, yesterday.
Dr. HATTIE is the originator Of the bill
which provides for the location of the
institution in or near Custer and An
appropriation Of $4,000 to erect build.
sngs together with an annual donation
from the state to assist in the nav
ment OF running expenses. At the
meeting yesterday there we're present
several members of the state board
OF charities and co rrection, including
ID. Q. Thomas OF Watertown, Hon. N.
H. King of Piker, w. N. Powers Of
Yankton, F. H. Bakewell Of p.ankin.
ton, II. B. Packard of Redfield. There
we're also present DR. F.. E. Ashcroft.
OF Deadwood, Dr. F. W. Minty. DR..
II. +. Rate and DR.. RedAeld of this
city. In a general discussion it was
developed that DR.. Ashcroft is oppos.
ed to the location of the sanitarium at
Custer, his reason for perferring anoth-
or location being that he is of the
opinion that the altitude at Custer ia
too high it being about 5000 feet above
the sea level and perfers that the
institution be located in the slope
OF the foothills between Hermosa.
and Buffalo Gap. There it is
alleged all cases of tuberculosis
could be treated in an atmosphere
which is not obtainable at Custer.
Dr. Ashcroft presented bill to the
members of the last Legislature which
also provided for the establishment of
much more elaborate sanitarium than
the one contemplated by DR.. Ratte.
The Ashcroft bill, IL 1t had passed, in.
volved an expenditure of about $40.
.ooo and included among other things
provision for high bred COWS, horses
and several other details incident TO
an expensive institution.
DIR. Rate is in favor of Custer as
location because the air there ia
bracing and is impregnated with the
pine which if it is not q curative in
tuberculosis, helps along in q way;
then too the scenery in and about
Custer is very attractive which tends
to keep the attention of patients oc.
cupled and like the pine needles, has
an indirect bearing on the favorable
progress of patients. For its altitude.
the winters in Custer are said to be
mllder than almost anywhere else in
the country. As gymnastio exercise
for the lungs seems to be the theory on
which the scientific cure of tuber.
culosls Is conducted, Custer in the
opinion Of DR.. Ratte is the ideal
location for the state institution. The
Business Mems club of Custer wishes
the institution located there and have
already agreed to donate l6O acres to
be devoted to the purpose of the
institution.
Yesterday afternoon the board mem.
bers went to Hermosa and Buffalo Gan.
where DIR. Ashcroft WAS permitted to
show the advantages of the location
he favors. In the evening the party
was joined by Dr. Rate and today
they will visit the Custer district. AS
result of these visits it is expected
that the location Of the sanitarium
will be determined upon within a few
days.-Rapid City Journal.
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