The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-02-27
CANON CITY
may SECURE
U. S. MILITARY
HOSPITAL TO
Be BUILT BY
Government

A matter of public interest that the
Canon City Chamber OF Commerce has
been working on for the last two
months, but to which all reference
has been kept out of the newspapers
p, for prudential reasons. is the big mill
tary occupational hospital which it is
hoped the government will establish
| in Canon City this spring. The pro-
posed Institution. which will be in the
nature OF sanitarium for sick, wound
ed and corvalescent soldiers and sail
ors, will be the largest institution Of
/ its kind west OF the Mississippi river
and will call for an expenditure of
s7.i00. 900, most OF which will be spent
on buildings alone.
Three of these great hospitals, or
sanitariums. are TO be erected in the
United States two of them in the East
and South and one in the West Money
for their construction and equipment
will be provided for by an appropria-
ton made by Congress. The governs
ment hospital bill. which is to supply
the funds needed for these institu-
tions. was reported favorably by the
buildings committee OF the Senate on
Tuesday OF this week. and its passage
by both houses is assured. One OF the
three Of these great Federal hospitals
has been definitely assigned to Colo
1 RADIO. and the candidates for its loca-
ton are Canon City. Colorado Springs,
Trinidad. Fort Lyon and Glenwood
Springs Denver was a few months
ago awarded the big recuperation
camp and is not making any bids for
the occupationsl hospital. which adds
to the chances of success Tor the other
contestants.
II is understood that the government
will purchase the site needed for the
hospital and that neither Canon City
Bor any OF the other competitors fos
its location would in any wise be
obliged to offer bonus OF any kind
or provide the land needed for them.
sti;uison free OF cost The elimins
ton OF these financial problems places
the competitive points on 4 more eouit
able footing than would be the case
with q private enterprise OF like mag
nitude.
Canon City is quite rs well situated
so far as accessibility by rail is con
cerned as any OF the places mentioned
in connection with the hospital. It's
climate is better than most OF them
Its scenic attractions unsurpassed and
its healthfuiness uneoualled. Our
chances for securing IT ought to be
frst class Numerous letters and tel
egrams have been sent to Washington
urging government officials to give
this city serious consideration and
pointing out the many advantages it
possesses for such hospital
The special committee OF the Cham.
ber of Commerce, with President ID. L.
Robson and Secretary E. A. Brad
bury, were in conference on the mat.
ter nearly all day Wednesday, and the
proposition was gone into with great
thoroughness. The question OF a site
for the institution, of which three
have been proposed. was gone into
with great detail. but no agreement
for Recommendation to the government
was reached. II is believed that at
least 500 acres. perhaps 1000. will be
required by the Federal authorities for
the hospital grounds. and so large a
tract of we'll situated and adaptable
land is not easily procured. The hos
pital has been secured for this state
by the Colorado Development Fedora
ton of which Carl Hinton. who spoke
at the Chamber OF Commerce banquet
here n few weeks ago. is executive sec.
retary with headquarters in Washing
ton. The federation has committee
to furnish the government with data
OF various kinds showing the Advan-
tages Of Colorado for such hospital
as II has in view. A. H. McLain OF
this city is q member Of this commit
tee.
Information was received here this
morning that Z committee Of experts
appointed by Surgeon Gen. Gofgas OF
the United etatcs Medical Corps. win
arrive "a Canon City within few
weeks. probably Do Mdkch 6. to inspsct
the different sttsa tentatively chosen
by The Chamber q Commerce for the
contsmplated hospital. The Chamber
Of Conmerce h working individually
! ma ioint2y With tho CuloraHo Dnve1on.