, ▁Lieutenant ▁Ne ill ▁Mac Art an ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Corps ▁arrived ▁in ▁T uc son , ▁Arizona , ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁san ator ium ▁site . ▁He ▁found ▁nearly ▁ 7 0 0 ▁veter ans ▁scattered ▁in ▁squ al id ▁conditions ▁throughout ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁comm enced ▁a ▁de cade ' s ▁struggle ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁south western ▁veter ans ▁hospital . ▁T uc son ' s ▁success ▁is ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁city ▁officials ▁and ▁citizens ▁volunte ering , ▁organ izing , ▁batt ling ▁other ▁cont enders ▁like ▁Liver more , ▁California , ▁and ▁lo bb ying ▁Congress . ▁Despite ▁Mac Art an ' s ▁death ▁from ▁t uber cul osis ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁V eter ans ▁Administration ▁Hospital ▁Number ▁ 5 1 ▁opened ▁at ▁Past ime ▁Park ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁Many ▁T B ▁suffer ers ▁and ▁veter ans ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁g ass ed ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁were ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁resp ir atory ▁ther apy ▁came ▁to ▁T uc son ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁clean , ▁dry ▁air . ▁ ▁Chinese ▁Population ▁The ▁Chinese ▁came ▁to ▁T uc son ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁Chinese ▁and ▁Mexican ▁mer ch ants ▁and ▁far mers ▁trans c ended ▁ra cial ▁differences ▁to ▁form ▁' gu an xi ,' ▁which ▁were ▁relations ▁of ▁friendship ▁and ▁trust . ▁Chinese ▁le ased ▁land ▁from ▁Mex icans , ▁operated ▁gro c ery