El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-12


Members Of the Adclub, Rotary. and
the kiwanis club who were present
extended the three men an invitation
20 address these clubs at luncheOns
this week At the luncheon today o
she Adclub they viii be the guests Of
George II. Clements. On behalf of
Rotary, Mr.. Martin asked the men to
speak at the luncheon Thursday and
j. W. Kirkpatrick invited them 10
address the kiwanis club Friday
DIT. Ramey, who was appointed
chairman Of the Rotary committee to
wait upon the directors to urge them
TO make an effort 20 secure for FL
Paso a government recuperatiOn camp.
made a brief talk Other members Of
the committee were A Z. ROwlands,
Edward ". kayser and L. B. Fletcher
Would Bring People Here.
Dr. Ramey said that ii was the
opinion Of Rotary that II a govern
ment recuperatiOn camp was estaJ-
lished here it would probably be the
best means Of getting more people
here. We have the climate the
speaker said And if we had the
stamp Of approval OF the United States
government Ii would make FL Paso
one Of the greatest health resorts in
the world After the war we would
not only get health seekers Of wealth
from the United States. but also from
England, France and other foreign
countries.
should Encourage Project. says.
The farmers in Ohio and other
middle western and eastern states
who are wealthy and own large farms
are not coming here to take up farms
and abandon their present ones. But
if they have tuberculosis, as many
have. they viii come here II proper
Inducements are made. We should
not throw away the greatest resource
that God has given US FL Paso Is
largely built up by men who came
here for their health Fifty percent
of them came here for health. FOR
us to say 10 other sick people. We
don't want you here is to cut our
own threats.
Haven't Advertised for Sick.
We have not properly advertised
Fl FasO as health resort for tuber-
culars, as other cities have done. But
they come here. anyway our city is
never referred TO as place for tuDcr-
cularS 10 recuperate- II We did adver-
tise the city We would get many
wealthy families here We would get
the wealthy farmers who are afflicted
with the disease from Ohio. Indiana.
Illinois, Wisconsin, Tennessee and
other states.
Real Estate Men Benefit.
IF we properly advertised II Paso
as a health resort. wealthy manIfac-
turers who have this disease would
also come here Take the real estate
men here for instance. cld see what
benefit they derive from the health
seeker. The majority Of the houses
they rent in the winter are rented 10
tu5erculars. They are wealthy and
bring their families here and all busi- ,
ness derives some benefit.
Take Denver, Colorado Springs. the !
richest city Of its size in the world. I
what made them2 Take Los Angeles I
and the rich farms of southern Calf I
fornia- They were built mostly by Z
health seekers. Not only the poor. but
the richest people IN the world have
this disease. And think we ghouId I
make fight to secure the eovern- /
ment recuperatiOn camp.
Says Worth Trying For.
A E ROwlands said. 4 don't he
heVe we ought TO pass up the recu- I
irving TO get"
Edgar kayser said ~ we don't
put the stamp Of approval on our-
selves, who wiIle-'
Dr. Ramey stated that FL Paso. as a
a health resort. was not advertised in
any OF the medical journals or other
similar publications
Says COnfnEion Limited
Dr- R. B. HOman said he desired IN
emphasize the fact that there fs NOT
as much contagion from tuberculosis