Deming graphic., 1921-07-12
PUBLIC HEALTH To-
HAVE DAIRY FARM.
Tract Of GoveFsment Land. $1,000
Acres In Extent. North Of Deming
to be Used for the Purpose
WILL. RUN ABOUT 5000 COWS
In Additiou Expect to Have Range
stosk and Supply al Hospitals
In New Meades and Ahzons.

A tract OF government land. $4,000
acres In extent, the southern boundar-
lee Of which lie q few miles north of
Deming, In to be used shortly by the
public health service bureau for main
tanning OF probably the largest herd OF
dairy COWS I'm the United States.
The project was disclosed when
Judge c. W. Burney. chief solicitor
for the public health service bureau,
visited Deming last week TO try to OBJ
tain local backing for the project. The
local sentiment IL needed 10 overcome
objections OF Secretary Of the Interior
A. b. Fall, who turned down the re-
quest Of the bureau for the use Of the
land on the ground that IL would dam
age local cattle interests. Even the
fencing for the tract had been bought
when the hitch came. Judge Berry
left Demlng, however, feeling that all
lpetrests could be served and the land
used as planned. The greater part OF
the tract had ben reserved when Camp
Cody was established for use as an ar
tillery range. There IL an outlet to the
northwest Of Deming on the Santa Fe
The bureau plans to place 300 head
OF pure bred dairy cattle on the tract
with all the extensive improvements
that 70 with such a great enterprise.
The plan is to supply milk to all the
pubiic health service hospitals OF the
southwest. II would require large
investment and a large force OF labor
ers 10 handle milk In such large guam
tities and OF certified excellence. Fort
Bayard now has about 1000 patients
hut this number IL to he increased I'M
der recent appropriations TO about
100 at the present time this hcspi.nl
can be only hnif supplied with mix
from local sources. A mix mhnuinc'
turing plant had been In use I'D tne
hohpitals but these evidently were on
A par with the climate factories wmeI
politicians from the malaria districts
coptsnded would reproduce the arid
climate of the southwest for the CURE
az tuberculosis. The necessity Tor :
pnre milk supply In the treatment o.
tuberculosis has been generally rec
ognized. but up 10 date the supply ma
been inadequate and OF questionable
nurity. IL seems that the bureau PLAN
TO make this region the great heaiti
center for the care OF disabled Veter
ans of the world war. What Dearnil
these plans will have on the possiDi
reonenjng of the local p. ii. \. hosplta
"a not known, nor the possible deter
mination of location here for one
the great hospitals to be cnstructe'
under recent Legislative act. =,
While no one knows exactly why tn
secretary Of the Interior should nav
refused TO use OF the tract or goveri
ment land here. II Is thought, as stare
that he Is acting In the interests OF IN
cnttlemen who are using the tract as
range. The ranchers, however nav
no vested right In the land and Jude
Berry contends that the government
In a pogition to indemnify them 10
.ny loss they may sustain by buym
the herds and improvements
while the body Of the tract does nc
,onch old Fort Cummings, II Is know
that the government has the rignt q
snv time TO resume possession OF III
old most that was Of 80 much impo
tsnca during the Indian wars Whe'i
ar or not this has been considered ,
not known. Practically the only gal
vouid he the securing OF the grea
surIng and the shelter the hills aitor
from the sand storms.
An effort will be made TO ge. su
ficient local sentiment back OF III
nrojcet toovercome the objections
the secretary of the interior. DENIM
has felt itself rather badly USED !
the public health service In the mst,'
~ the old base hospital at Camp Coo
The Deming Chamber OF Commer'
1. still paying for the leases on y y
grounds occupied by the buildings, o'
nm 10 date the bureau has refused
Az more than hold the hospital II
nat n terms emergency use;
Major smith, chief Of the tuoerc
losis section of the bureau Is expec.' Pc, y
is DemIng very shortly from wssn', @ !,
ron when more Of the plans OF 'ne u
'oN I'm ,,oaaihly be divulged.