New-York tribune., 1921-12-19
rcaionss Mountain Camp
Committee Appeals to All
Posts TO support Purchase
Of Saranac Region Site
f,nsiou Has Been Obtained
ON Houses and Land for
$4,000 To Be Used to
Care for Tubercular Men

charles Pore Caldwell, chairman of
ess American Legion's Veterans Noun
,s;n Camr Committee has sent state
nsnt al the committees progress to
"a most commanders. The statement
seads, IN part
aye have found that there now are
!. The hospitals Of the country $1,000
ysterans OF the World War. of which
aoQ0 are tuberculsr patients, and, the
hosuifais all being full, there are more
tssu 10000 veterans who need hospi-
fal;zation who cannot find a bed Be-
sause OF this condition the men suffer
,ns from tuberculosis are discharged
i soon as their disease Is arrested.
vhich means that few are really cured
sua most OF them must return to hoe-
n;tals. They need particularly the
maintain camp. where they can fully
recover upon their discharges from the
sospitaI. There is no better place than
the forest preserve.
40 take care OF this situation a res
clutjon was adopted at the state con
vention OF the American Legion held
n jamestown, aud pursuant thereto
committee has been appointed by the
state commander Of which nr. Samuel
lloyd. the builder of some of the great
hospitals IN France, is member. and
a pIsn has been devised to establish
mountain canlp IN the State Forest Pre-
serve for these who have served honor
xhlv in the armed forces Of the United
States.
in order that the State Forest Pre-
serve may be utilized the com mittee
mas found it necessary To obtain pri-
sate property on which may be built
permanent buildings, this because OF
ne limitations Of the state constitu-
ton.
'The committee, after an invcstiga-
tion Of the available sites. mas taken
an option upon the Barbour camp at
Big Tuppsr Lake lSaranac region). in
the heart Of 2 600 acres of State For
est Preserve. much Of which is covered
aith virgin forest The property
ander ont.on comprises dozen or
nore buildings. including boathouse.
recreation nall and bowling alley The
ice houses and barns are filled. the
motor boats and furniture are in good
condition and tbs cows are milking
Tne main buildings are suitable for the
care and entertainment Of those VIII
are not IN condition to live in open
log lean-tcs permitted IL the State For
sst Preserve. and viii house approx
nately two hundred patients.
III the option IS exercised upon this
private property we viii erect kitchens.
aeSs halls. etc. 10 accommodate the
aenizeas Of the lean-tos that will be
5ailt under permit from the Conserva-
lion Commission along the lakes and
streams IN the forest preserve In
time We expect to erect on the prop
sssy 5 sanatoriur of the first class.
whlch VIII supplement the govern
mental Institutions, and thus we hope
70 care for all veterans who need it.
The owners of the property have
-pent large sums IN beautifying and
improving, but upon the death OF the
owner ehe executors offered it for sa Re
AZ sl25,900. The committee, because
q the use 10 which the pronerty will
es put. has obtained an option upon
the whole property. both real and per
sonal, for the very small sum Of Ss5.-
800 Z substantial portion of which
must be paid within ninety days, and
evidence given Of the ability of the
Legion. til ~ough the promises of its
posts, tc Cooperate TO make the camp
success. 1t IS therefore appare n /
hat the com mittee must have money.
and II also must have the pledge of
.eyai support.
THE camp will belong to the veter-
aus. it will be operated by them and
ior tham as a supplement to the gov
eminent institutions and a model for
the government 10 pattern after.
~0nr camp will be free to ali veter-
ans. sick or we'll; they Will be welcome
as long as We have room, and we hope
zways 10 have room for one more. This
Undertaking deserves the active co.
operation and material support of your
post
The committee will build for each
post which sends in $3.50 or more log
sean-to. capable oe accommodating sis
or eight veterans, VITO are we'll enough
70 live outdoors. TO which the post
snail nave priority and may send men
rom It's organization or neighbor-
mood