The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-10
PHOENIX READY TO
SPEND $4,000 ON
CAMPAIGN
Strong Effort to Land SAM
tarium; Latter More ImpOr-
tant to City Than This
Years State Fair, Says Com
mitteeman.

1
That Phoenix viii spend t2.50O "a
the effort Ia get the supreme council
of the Loyal order Of Moose to choose
the Arizona metropolis as the site COR
the proposed 100000 santtarlum
was the statement made today by Dr.
W. r salmon. member OF the Com.
mercial club committee appointed go
work for the establishment Of the in
s%tiution here. lie made the statement
10 Indicate the vigorous nature OF the
rivalry Albuquerque faces In its cnor,
to secure the sanltarium.
That the local Moose realize vlsor-
ous action Is necessary on the part OF
Albuquerque To match The activity Of
other esplrants was Indicated last
night as u special meeting Of the Al
buquerque lodge \ committee was
appointed to confer with the city cuuu-
ell M tho Commercial club officials
regarding the question OF "a delegation
10 represent Albuquerque at Denver
June %, when the supreme council IT
the Moose Is expected tn decide the
site queption. II the sending OF rep
| resentatiyes will promise any good. q
Is planned 10 have Alhuqueruucans on
the scene 90 speak and wcrk for this.
city. The committee Is made up 81
Col II. X. y. Sellers. Judge W 90.
Heacock and A.. c. Culver. the score
tary OF the lodge. They src expected
to report on the attitude Of the coun-
eli and the club az Il meeting - the
lodge next Tuesday night.
There has been "a question as to
whether % boost delegation would be
welcomed by the supreme council o.
the supreme council Is ayersc 20 re-
cciving representatives. q would 81"
deemed impolitic 60 sending a dole
CATION. The Denver lodge has invited
the local lodge To- send n delegation.
6ut just what that Invitation means is
not known at his time. The Denver
lodge has given tho impression that
action is TO be taken on the site uuos-
tion AT this time. but even that poin;
hasn't been definitely and officially cs-
tablished.
Inquisies have been sent to Denver
and to che supreme Dictator soking
Information on both points. The local
ledge wishes t. know whether. in tho
INST place. there Is really % chance
to advance Albuquerquc's cause al The
meeting. and, secondly. Il Albuquerque
supporters, not members Of the Moose
lodge. will be given u hearing hy thc
supreme council. So FAR no answers
have been received. The were ex-
pected yesterday In time for the lodge
meeting. but they not only didn't ar
rive hen but hadn't come up to this
afternoon.
As has beer said. the supreme coun-
ell Is supposed To have narrowed
rnoicc for a site down TO Albuquerque.
Prescott and Phoenix. The under
standing Is that one OF M three viii
be picked az the Denver meeting
we must not let up in u efforts
10 emphasize the superiority OF AIhu-
qucrquo as a site for "a tuberculosis
~sanitarium, said Dr. salmon to-day.
Dr.. salmon Is an active member %
the Moose. as well AS % member -
the Commercial cluo committee.
Phoenix will spend t2.5g0." con-
tinued Or. Salmon Now. IL ,sa't nee
cssary for Albuquerque 10 spend any
such sum-, but to indicate the import
ance of the matter Ill SAY without res
ervation that IL would be- Tar better
FOR the development and advancement
~ this city to forge the state fair this
year and use al the money 10 be spout
on II In this site campaign, rather
than lose the sanitarium. what .
permanent institution of that size
means In the way Of general business.
growth and civic prestige Is impossi-
BILE to indicate ofhnnd. This IL the
biggest single thing Albuquerque has
had q chance 10 acquire since the CON .
ing Of She railroad.
And Albuquerque should have II.
] say as a professional man. now, and
not merely as "A citizen 81 the city. that
Albuquerque is the proper place FOR
! that sanitRrlum. II is the ideal site
Tor q tuberculosis sanitarlum. and
the supreme council viii conserve he
welfare 81 their sick brethren u the
order the sanitarium placed here.
would wish and work to have the ir-
stitutlun established here II ! were ia
leave Albuquerque for good tomorrow
and never expected To live here again.
not only b~e9ause / would like TO see
Albuquerque, but because this Is the
best place for a sanitarium.
Or Salmon said he expected an ans
wer 10 inquiry sent tu Denver regard
Ing the meeting Of June % In this
evenings mall-had been looking tor
! IL, In fact, In every mail FOR two days.
when Il comes. 10 may shed import
ant light on the question OF sendins
representatives TO Denver.