Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-17
BOARDING HOUSE
KEEPERS URGED
:. TO COOPERATE
Commercial Club to System
atize Plan of Finding Resi-
denceS for Hea|thSeekers
Who Come to Albuquerque.
Ara p W vivian !

Whether II Is Justified in recon-
mending boarding houses to health
seekers is problem that IL now con-
fronting the health department of the
Commercial club. Not being able to
solve the problem under the present
circumstances. the proprletors of
boarding and rooming houses are
asked to cooperate with the club
committee than an arrangement may
be made that will be satisfactory to
all
When the fall influx of healthseek-
ers sets in. as Il will soon do, a perma-
nent office will be opened In the CLUB
building by the health committee, and
all visitors will be invited to visit the
office upon their arrival in the city,
where they will be given Information
regarding suitable places of residence
and rendered assistance in every pos
sible way. In the national advertising
campaign that has begun the club is
asking every person who Is attracted
to this city by the advertising TO re-
port to the committee in charge upon
their arrival.
For sanitary Measures.
A large percentage OF the arrivals
will be directed TO the boarding and
roOming houses, and the committee
will be glad to give such information
providing such places admitting
heaIthseekers enforce sanitary meas
ures in and around their premises
However, the committee will not only
refuse TO recommend places that do
not observe such measures but Will
advise all visitors to refuse to live in
homes and boarding houses where
sanitation is not strictly adhere to.
PrOprietors of places Of residence
who admit healthseekers, ana who are
willing to make the proper efforts to
make their homes safe and sanitary
for the sick and we'll alike, are re-
quested to send their names and adj
dresses to the health department Of
the Commercial club, where record
of the same will be kept, and II neees.
sary q representative of the commit
tee will visit all such places TO deter
mine their fitness. Only such places
as do submit their intention TO pro-
: vide sanitary regulations will be rec
commended to the healthseekers who
ask the committee for addresses of
suitable boarding and rooming houses.
The Importance of this matter can
be understood when 1t Is known that
a large number of the people who are
answering the Albuquerque advertise
ments in the Literary Digest are ask
ing regarding boarding houses and
are requesting the addresses Of those
recommended by the club. The COM
mittee in charge of this work feels
that 1t would be doing an injustice 10
the city and to the healthseekers COM
ing here should 1t recommend scuch
places without first acquainting itself
with the manner in which they are
Qcnducted
Fumigation Essential.
In regard to the sanitary measure
that must be observed in such places
before the committee will be willing
TO send them patronage, 1t is STATED
that all dishes and utensils used upon
the table or in serving the inmates
must be sterilized after each usage IN
steam or boiling water: that all rooms
must be fnniigated as soon as they are
vacated or before they are given TO
another guest: that no proniscuous
splitting be allowed either within the
house or upon the premises; that IN
diyidual towels be provided in all
cases; that guests be not allowed 70
wash their teeth over a common
washbowl and the further observance
Of all sanitary measures as regards
lad linen and the like.
Those who desire to have their
places recommended as being sanitary
should lose no time in communicating
with the committee, as II Is already
beset with inquiries regarding suitable
boarding houses.
VIII Mall Literature.
Residents of the city, apd more es-
pecially the heaithseekers are invited
to cooperate with the Commereiai
club in its effort TO get In touch with
people in other sections Of the eoun-
try who are looking for an ideal eli
mate in which to live and who would
be interested in reading the health
booklet that has been prepared for
distribution.
1t is recognized that many OF the
healthseekers already here have re-
sided in other health resort cities IN
the past end that they have friends
in those places who are anviorF Z"
learn ,kort Albuquerque. Also. hum
dreds Of the people who 'ame here
direct from their homes no doubt have
relatives and friends who may be.
tempiating coming 10 the southwest
and who could be persuaded to visit