The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-30

HtNniit mNtIthi'Ns anu MiiNhNA ANN
backing from the supreme lodge
would start on az a tangent. and
would become discouraged and let the
matter drop. Another obstacle IN the
jealousy which will creep In. evcn
Into philanthroplc schemes. me Sec
ton OF the country wishes To be the
home Of the sanatorium. and u their
deisre IN not granted, they refuse to
have anything further To do with u.
Vow, my idea, all along. has been
TO submit the following plan COT
course, with such suggestions and
opinions as others equally Interested
might dcem advisableC TO the su-
prcme lodge at winnipeg. for I be-
lieve the time Is ripe 10 start this
movement.
Instead OF having Just one sana-
torium, TO have two or ~ possible
three. These 10 be located. one In
the mountains of the southeast. one
In the southwest and the third IN the
northeast. The advantage of this Is
at once apparent. on Of the
saving Of railroad fare. To send a
man from Tennessee to Arigona or
New Mexico would be a terrible
drain on his resources, or on tho n
nances Of his lodke. whereas "a send
him TO North Carolina or Georgia
would be comparatively little expense.
A knight In California perhaps could
not make the TRIP To- tho east. but he
could go the short distance 20 the
sanatorium In the southwest This
would, of course, apply To the terri
tory In the northeast.
1t would not be my idea Ia build
IA a. n1r.... .HN0.- A.. $500 a
Of the money In building one-room
cottages. with "a commodious admin
istration building. This. believe,
could be done for $4,000 for each
site"
In regard to financing this move
inent, ] think your idea OF a percnp
ia tax OF 90 cents for the initial ex
pense IL a good one. Then fot ten
years a percapita tax OF two cents a
year would be sufficient To carry on
h expenses. and create a reserve
iund IN twenty years the interest on
the reserve fund should pay all ex-
pensos. because ! tcel sure that there
would be donations from time To
time by the membership.
Let me elaborate on this a lit
tie;
Fifty cents per capita would be
about $4,000. The cost OF build
ing two -sanatOriums would be not
exceeding $40. GOO. This would leave
$4,000. and at o per cent. We
would have an Income OF $1,000.
supplement this with a tWc.eeni
p%ercapita, which would be abouy
$4,000, and you would have S32 900
for operating expenses. IL would not
take more than s25. zoe to operate
The two sanitariums and from $4,000
30 $4,000 could he saved To aGn 10
the endowment fund. In a few years
this endowment fund would reach
$4,000 and Il would then become
unnecessary to assess the member
ship.
"A board OF trustees not exceed
ing five in number should be select
ed from out Of the supreme lodge
men who have "a keen insight into
business affairs and who would run
the sanatoriums on a strictly busl.
basis.
what do you think OF the anove
suggcstionsg should like to have
Your opinion on same.
with very warm personal ragerds
and good wishes 10 my good Broth
er win, 1 am.
sincerely and fraternaiiy yours.
"THOS. J. CABLING,
supreme Chancellor"
MIR. Bowers aid today that he did
not think il the best and wiscst
plan. all things considered. To buiid
two or three smaller institutions.
rather than one large one. u would
be much the best plan, Mr.. Bowers
said. TO build one big. modern insti-
tuition. ON which all the OF
the order might be concentrated.
and he believed Supreme Chancellor
CARING would readily recognize the
wisdom of that after pertinent facts
and figures ana the many arguments
In favor OF Il were brought TO his
attention.
Mr. Bowers has a list OF all the
representatives to the supreme lodge
and he will urge ON the local Pyth-
ians at the meeting of the lodge to-
nlght that systematic efforc be made
TO get before an the supreme repre-
sentatives the strong arguments il
favor of Albuquerque.
with the supreme officers and
the representatives ct the grand To-
mains properly informed ON the sub
Jcct, and a delegation of prominent
men from this city on the scene at
Winnipeg" said Mr.. Bowers. II have
no doubt az all that Albuquerque VIII
win recognition as the one. unriyni-
] ted site for the sauiturlum."