La Junta tribune., 1910-07-23
Applicants for Admission.

l. l'iV ioV
Accepted =. e. Ct. o.. =. =. 399
Admitted 299
Declined to come .. e. =. :. "a
Died while waiting D.. =. =. =. 49,
Waiting list o.. =. e. e. E. e. SO
Rejected =. . E.. 3Sl
Deaths among those who decln-
cd TO come e.. .. o.. .. E. :. s.
or the thirty-four who declined.
some declined on account of improve
ment in their health; some because
they had entered other institutions;
some because they felt they were too
sick to be benefited after their long
wait; others gave no reply whatever
Death among reflections. .ninety-sever
or about asa per cent.
OF these. first 100 rejections show
death rate 40 per cent. second 100
reflections show death rate 80 per
cent, third 100 rejections show death
rate "A per cent
Two classes ejected-"bad" and
chronic" Deaths almost entirely
confined TO bad" class.
Cost Of Treatment.
During the year 1909. pa patients
were treated. at an average cost of
sl.50 per day.
Their average stay was about seven
and one-half months, or about s3i5
per patient.
a patient staying nine months
costs, approximately. Silj,
a patient staying six months costs.
approximately. s275.
\ patient staying three months
costs. approximately, sl40.
This includes all expenses OF
every kind. except for construction
and depreciation
From November. 1907. to January
], 1910 the receipts to the sani.
torium from all sources amounted to
S2i9. .3O6 g. Almost this entire
amount has been expended in the
establi shmout of the sanatorium. inn
proyements and maintainance. The
ordinary expenses of the institution
are met by fund which is derived
by appropr .ating annually from the
society's general fund 10 cents per
beneficial member In good standing
January LIST of each year. This in
sures an income of nearly fifty thous.
and dollars per year. and this amount
together from the products from the
farm Is sufficient to meet current ex.
penses
The Royal Neigh ors OF America,
the ladies auxiliary. have also con
tributed generously to the sanator'
ium fund They have taken an ac.
tive interest In the movement from
its inception. and this interest Is
shown by the fact that their contri'
buttons reach the sum OF j.200G5.
At some future time II Is expected
that conditions Will be such that
members OF the Royal Neighbors. suf-
fering with consumption. will be ad.
mitted To the sanatorium.
Keeping step with the multitude OF
organizations. local. state. national
and international maintained by mil
lions OF unsclfish men and women who
have enlisted In this health and life
conservation campaign as In a holy
war. the Modern Woodmen society
Is leading the way for the life insur
anee world. Bound TO the service OF
II million memt ers and their mil.
lions OF dependents. II Is demonstrat.
Ing TO Insurance organizations Of
every class the roasonablcnoss aud
feasibility and good business sense
OF the proposition that II Is more
profitable to save lives than to stand
by aud do as Insurance companies
have heretofore donc-colloct oScos.
sise tolls from their surviving mem.
bers TO pay the losses lin dollars
caused by an excessive. but largely
nyoiiable. mortality
Conservation OF health and life by
means OF scientific treatment and cd
uoation: high duty to the state and
nation. and fratcrnal duty to its
membership discharged by adequate
and practical mcans-this Is the
new mission and accomplishment Of
the Modern Woodmcn OF America.