![]() This led to a gift of $330,000 (the first of many gifts) for the establishment of Porter Sanitarium and Hospital in south Denver. In 1928 he wrote again, asking for the address of the general manager of these institutions, since he wanted to establish a similar institution in Denver. "I feel I have underpaid you for all your kind and careful treatment and attention, and I owe you all a debt of gratitude for the kind consideration while with you." These small examples of integrity made a lasting impression, and Porter wrote a letter of gratitude. It seemed that the books had not balanced at the end of the week (bookkeeping was done by hand in the 1920s), and the error, traced to Porter's account, showed that the sanitarium had overcharged him 45 cents. ![]() ![]() In a few days he was surprised to receive a letter of apology and explanation from the sanitarium business office and a check for 45 cents. She never knew that anyone was observing her. While a patient there, every day he opened his door a crack so that he could watch the unfailing kindness of a student nurse feeding an old man who had Parkinson's disease. He learned of Paradise Valley Sanitarium. Remembering his experience in the Glendale Sanitarium, he asked whether a similar institution existed nearby. Years later, while spending the winter near San Diego, Porter again contracted a serious cold. The boy declined, saying that it would not be right to accept further payment in addition to his sanitarium earnings. After the treatment, Porter offered the boy who gave it a dollar tip. At his daughter's suggestion, Porter went to the nearby Glendale Sanitarium for hydrotherapy treatment. Porter, once a Pony Express rider, later a banker from Denver, Colorado, was visiting his daughter in Pasadena, California, when a serious cold suddenly struck him down. ![]() Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. ![]()
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