La Junta tribune., 1914-03-07
MOOSE aANITARIUM PROSPECT
La Junta Has In . BID for the g..
oN.O<W SAnitarium to be Erected
BY the Moose Order

New York. DR.. l.. l.. Ross. OF New
York. Frank Monahan. OF San Fran
cisco. and Charles A. A. McGee. Of
San Diego. were In town. being men,
bers OF Il committee representing the
Loyal Order of Moose. appointed to
Investigate the various sites that
have been offered In various parts OF
the country M \ location for the pro-
posed $2.O00.000 sanitarium that is
to be erected by that order In the
near future. They want \ desirabl
site within six miles OF some thriv-
Ing city with not less than 300 nor
more than 1000 acres of land, and
are prepared to pay spot cash for n
site that will meet the requirements
deemed necessary.
The members OF the committee
held a short session In the Moose
lodge rooms with number OF our
local business men and they gave as
surances that La Junta had chance
to secure the location OF the sanitar-
ium, as nothing definite would be
decided until March 18th. when the
oommitte would meet In San Diego,
Calf. To look over the various pro-
positions that had been submitted.
At a meeting OF the La Junta In
dustrial Association held in the dis
trict court room last Wednesday ev-
ening committee consisting OF q.
" Milliken. T. J. Cook. b. A. Smith.
and l.. +. Mahoney. was appointed
TO submit definite proposition to
the officers of the Loyal order OF
Moose. and Il letter was prepared.
setting forth the advantages OF La
Juuta as site for the sanitarium
as follows:
Hon. {. A. A. McGce. Timpken Build
ing. San Diego. Calf.
Dear Sir: We. the undersigned.
hay. been appointed ~ Committees
tss. the lossl Loyf Ortef 0t he9pe
kVAs NsSx60 te1t ~. -.
rtsuoA u work IN coajunetios resa-
Tive to securing the location for the
Moose Sanitsrium.
We have secured some data and
showing Why the MOO~S
should b. located n~sr
l.x, Junta. aud whtsA ars exact facts.
aud borne out by our leading ply
sicians and basiness men. and We
hereby respectively submit them for
your consideration.
-Bscauss the altitude of
sO<5 feet Is the very best altitude for
nearly every ease OF tuberculosis.
high enough To get IN. best proper
lion OF pure oxygen possible for the
lungs. and yet not high enough to eff
feet the heart. AS Is the cas-. In higher
attitudes.
Sccond-We have practically con
linuOus sunshine which is the one
why our air is pur. and In a
steriiincd condition. Any
germs that rniy b. deposited In III.
soii ar. rendered harmless In n few
hours of sunshine.
Third-It Is easier to get to La
junta by railroad from all sections
VI the country than to almost any
Dth.r city In Colorado. All trains
Dn u transcontin.ntal railroad stop
II La Junta. Any patients can come
II almost any time during III. day or
night. as We hay. twenty-five pass.n'
ger trains daily.
t'ourth-Wc have a location that
r.nnot be beaten Tor III. purpose.
The buildings can b. placed ON high
and dry land. with all the farm land
needed available at th. best price Of
any land. with a thoroughly good
water right In tn, Arkansas Valley.
And this land has the best water
right possible. II is nearly all un-
der the Catlin and Crooked Arroyo
systems. The land IN all underlaid
with art.sian water which is soft
aud can be- had In any quantity.
Fifth-Thr pcrc.ntag. oi cured
who haY. had tubcrcuiosis
In its many form is greater here
than In any other location In the
United States We can cite dozens
Of perHons who have recovered from
here. who In lower and
dams Der climates would have perish
I'd. The winters are mild. and pa
tents are able ~ sleep out Of doors
practically every night Of the year.
After twenty years Of experiences
In practice In Iowa. Kansas and Col.
orado. and after giving much study
u climatic conditions. Dr. A. l..
Utubbs. one Of our leading physi.
cisns. does not hesitate To say. that