The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-23
MOOSE COMMITTEE
NJ s RAPID
INVESTIGATION
IN Ell PASO
Committee on Sanitarium Here
This Morning on Way to
Santa Fe and Las Vegas.
REPORT TO BE A
ON TENTH OF A R
Committeeman Pleased With
Conditions Here and Ask for
Further Information in
Writing.

g. a. \ MCGEE. OF san Diego:
Frank J Monnhan OF san Francisco.
n Or L. J.. Ross. OF New York.
the examining committee Of thc 10y
al order of Moose charged with the
duty OF locating the fraternity So
UOO, 600 tuberculosis s%anitarium. wcro
Ia Albuquerque for an hour his
morning. returning from El Paso
whore they spent sunday invcstigut-
ing the claims of that city as the lo-
cation for the sanitarium
Tho committee left A@Ibuouetouc at
midnight Saturday night. after maxi
ing e very thorough inspection Of Al
tuquerquc and surrounding ouutrv
and after several hours az the Com
mercial club, during which they
were given a mass Of information bA
phNsicians and others regarding this
city's climate ana lis known effect IN
the treatment OF consumption
In El Paso Yesterday the commlt-
tee ran into q sundstorm. which o.
said to have been quite severe and to
nave interfcred somewhat with their
Investigation there The members
were non-committol b. morning as
to the opinions they have formed
thus far but expressed themselves
as very much gratinci with the re-
ception and attentions shown them
here
Naturally said Mr. Niece, this
morning to a representative uf The
Herald. ~ viii have nothing at an
Geo say about our Impressions regard
iu the various localities visited UNI
40 the conclusion Of our inspection.
and what we have 10 say will be- said
iu cur report to tho osGer. which VIII
Doc made on March 10th We viii
have To- work hard n move rapidly
60 complete an inspection of AN The
locations suggested before hat time.
"Our report will be- based strictly
ou facts and on the merits uf tho
various locations as they appear To
49, The location Of this Institution
is a business proposition or magni-
tudc aud our only desire is ~ place
IL In the Location where Il VIII prove
most effective. We have been much
pleased hy the cordial reception ten
dered us here. We are going Co
Santa Fc thls morning and win be In
Las Vegas tomorrow, both OF those
towns having presented claims for
the Institution From las Vegas We
win go to several Colorado points
which are also bidders FOR the sani-
turium."
SIR. MCGEE. who o. one OF the
prominent lawyers OF southern Gait
iornia. and q speaker Of unusual
force. ms was shown IN his address
TO the committees In the Commerclai
club Saturday night. b. IL member OF
the national governing body of thc
Moose lodge. as is Mr.. Monahan. who
II supreme dictator OF the "a Fran
cis,o lodEe and a prominent business
man. Or. Ross II a member of the
hoard of health of New York city and
n Of the prominent physicians Of
The metropolis. The committees re-
port, II Is expected, viii not be made
public for some time. although "a
viii he submitted TO the general
council of the a early next
month.
Before leaving mere the committee
formulated "a set Of questions 60
which answers la writing aud ina de-
tail have been requested md which
win bc made al once uy the joint
committee of the Commercial club
and the Moose lodge. These ques-
lions are as follows:
a statement of industrial condi-
tlons in Albuquerque. including the
shops "a lumber horticultural,
E~razing. cattle, sheep and anything
else of that nature.
names of sanatoriums by whom
operated. system Applied, as 10
whether dormitory OF Duttage. to-
eether with the cost of construction.
number Of patients treated n tho
average cost OF mainteuBuce per cap
ita FOR "a given period OF time IN
Guiding food and ompluNlueut2
statement from In Lelioy :.
Peters on climatulpgs as outlined in
his talk, together with percentage OF
cures in various stages OF the disease.
and also upon A~lhuuuerlue as com
pared with other paris 20. New Mex
ico and vicinity.
statement from pr Peters on fed
eral salaloriums.
Agricultural and horticulturai
products ct this vicinity
Irrigation. together Win report OF
state engineer as 60 the water OF the
Rio Grande; cost per acr. ~ irrigst-
ina; and number OF inches or feet
per acre OF water available on tracts
submitted west OF railroad tracks
and north Of here.
Climate. Range Of fempcraure.
rainfall extremes OF temperature. av-
GRACE temperature and llttude2
drinking water and water Tor do.
nestle purposes.
Cost of domestic LAHORE
Plan 81 Dr. J. Is Cipcs' cottage
sanatorium cost.
Cost 81 labor 10 erect buildings
send us The Heart of the Well
Country from World Work."