The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-04-13

The Hot Springs campany has Sc.
cured q round trip excursion rate Of
$50 from Sioux City, 1923 from
Omaha to Hot Springs, and CORE.
spending reduction from all points on
the +. E. & NJ. V. road. This insures
an unprecedented rush Of visitors to
this place during the summer and is
master stroke on the part Of the COM
pany now in control Of the Springs, As
the enormous passenger rate heretofore
charged by the railroad from eastern
points to this place has been the greatest
obstacle to the growth Of Hot Springs
and development of the surrounding
country. General Passenger Agent
Buchanan is disposed to favor Hot
Springs in matters of this kind and has
done much to draw the attention of
health and pleasure seekers to this
place, through the folders issued and
extensively circulated by his company.
Parties wishing to visit the Springs
should avail themselves Of this exc
tremely low rate and como out at
once.
Hot Springs is rapidly coming to the
front as the leading resort in the west,
and will. ere long, be as celebrated for
the health restoring properties Of its
waters as the world renown Arkansas
Hot Springs, and as popular pleasure
resort as Saratoga, Long Branch or the
National park. The leading news
papers of the west are drawing the
attention of their readers to this great
sanitarium and magnificent mountain
resort, and it is safe to say that the
coming six months will see the expccta-
tions of the most sanguiite enthusiast
more than realized. A special tele-
gram from this place to the ST. Paul
Pioneer Press of the 9TH inst. says: In
dications multiply of the coming
greatness of this health resort and
pleasure ground. Ground has been
broken for the erection Of the Black
Hills College. for which the Methodist
denomination has the funds raised.
Citizens here raised $4,000 to secure
it. The decision just made by the G..
A. II. of Dakata to locate the soldier $
home here adds another to the number
of public institutions attracted here by
the beauty of the location the salubrity
of the climate and the healing of the
waters. 1t it is reported with much
semblance of authenticity, that the MA
teral for the construction of rail-
road connecting this place with the
Elkhorn line at Buffalo Gap has been
purchased, and that the construction is
to he completed this year. The great
hotel here is now opened for the season
with abundant assurance of a much
larger business than it has ever before
done.
The Watertown Journal-D Democrat
commenting upon the action of the G..
A. II. encampment in designating Hot
Springs as the choice Of the delegates
for the location of the soldiers home,
says: .While Hot Springs was decided
upon as the choice Of the old soldiers,
Watertown received due consideration
and had it not been for the earnest
appeal of Judge Palmer, who certainly
could have had no personal feeling in
the matter. it is most certain that
Watertown would have been selected
instead of Hot Springs The selection
of the latter place by the G. A. II. is no
indication that the home will be located
there, hut is simply an expression tp
learn their preference. This question
will remain in statu quo until the next
legislature meets. and then is the time
for the people of Watertown to put
forth every effort to secure the location
of the home in this CITY, 1t is gener.
ally conceded that the old soldiers
Should he alloved to name the location
of Che home for their disabled comrades
and their wishes in .hi, matter should
and will be respected. The efforts oi
the people Of Watertown to secure the
home will be futile as the choice Of the
ex-soldiers will be ratified by the mex:
legislature lind an appropriation sutfi
cient for the building ola magnificent
edifice will be made. The attention d
the Journal-Democrat is directed tt
the message of Gov. Church veto,ne
the soldiers home bill which passed tho
legislature last winter, in which h,
stated that the G. A. r. of the territory
should be allowed to. designate tht
place for the home. The soldiers hom,
question is now settled beyond all con
troversy and the Watertcwn people
should now devote their time and sur
plus bonus money to building up +;
pleasure resort at the Sunset Beach an,
constructing motor line to Lake Kan
Eeska.