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Show CLIMAX LOOMS SITE S.L. Faction Hopeful; Board to Certify Selection , The reconvened amnion of the state tuberculosis sanitarium sit eommiMion got underway shortly after 3 p. m. Tuesday after the commissioners adopted a formal resolution to open the session to representatives of the Utah Mate Medical association and hear their arguments for the Salt Lake City site. Battle over location of Utah's soon - to - be-built tuberculosis sanitarium reached a head late Tuesday afternoon at the state capitol, with proponents of the Salt Lake City lite still hopeful they "had a chance." Indications at atari of the sanitarium sani-tarium site commission hearing a :M p. m, however, made it appear ap-pear that medical men and others favoring tho local sit over the one already selected la Ogdes) faced a difficult task. Their only hope of success lay In Inducing either Mrs. D. C Gibson of Helper or James Bant of Bunks to change opinion. Governor Henry H. Blood and C. a Hawley, Salt Lake City, favor a location adjoining the Salt Lake general hospital, but Ora Bundy. Ogden, is sturdy In bis support of the Ogden site and expressed confidence con-fidence Mrs. Gibson and Mr. Bant would again vote with him as they had when ths sits was originally decided upon. Wont Change 1 don't know bow I eould crfange my vote unless something unforeseen unfore-seen regsrding ths Salt Lake City site is brought out," Mrs. Gibson ssid before the meeting. "I'm willing to listen to logical reasons," Mr. Bant commented, but explained that he would not take the Initiative in calling for reconsideration recon-sideration of the action already taken. Officially, the Tuesdsy afternoon meeting was called to certify selection selec-tion of the sanitarium aits at Ogden, and representaUves of that city were on hand to present a deed to the 33-acre tract already acquired by the Ogden chamber for 36500. Heading the opposition was a committee representing the Utsh State Medical association, and including in-cluding Dr. George A. Cochran, chairman of the organization's tuberculosis tu-berculosis committee; Dr. Ralph Richsrds. Salt Laks City; Dr. Bliss Finiayson. Price: Dr. J. G. Olson, Ogden. snd Dr. W. R. Tyndale, Salt Lake City. Not Sufficient Principal argument of these men waa that the $182,000 available for the sanitarium is not sufficient to build a hospital capable of handling the tuberculosis situation independently, independ-ently, but la enough money if the sanitarium adjoins ths Salt Lake general hospital ao that it can use many of the hospital's already existing exist-ing facilities. In originally deciding in favor of Ogden. however, the commission had before it recommendations of tbe medical associations of ths state and several counties, the stats board of health and the atste building commission urging 'Selection of the Salt Lake City location. Also before the commission Tuesdsy Tues-dsy wss a proposal from ths Provo chamber -of commerce toosettle the controversy by selecting a sanitarium sanitar-ium sits there. Construction work on the project must begin by December 24 to enable en-able the stats to Increase Its 1100.000 appropriation by an 982.300 federal public works grant |