The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-05-02
4 Big DEALT
Hot Springs Soon to Have
a 200 room Hotel.

Hot Springs Soon to Have
a 200 room Hotel.
Tuesday a large deal in real estate
was completed whereby a considerable
chunk Of Hot Springs real property
changed hands. The tract is the west
eighty acres Of Geo. Trimmer's farm
adjacent to the city on the south and
adjoining Stewards addition. Messrs.
v. 2. Prentice Of Chicago and C. G.
Fargo Of Deadwood gre the purchasers.
The consideration is up in the thous-
ands, being nearly $4,000. There
is considerable significance attached to
this deal and also it is one Of great i'm
portance TO the town. The fact Of
thsse men investing 90 largely in Hot
Syringe dirt indicates their faith in the
futureof Hot Springs, and the import
ance to the town lies in the fact that
both these gentlemen are outside men.
Particularly is this true Of Mr.. Prentice
who resides in Chicago, aud in business
relations is closely associated with men
that have money and are seeking in
vestments and who will be induced to
come to the Springs for health, recrea-
ton and investment.
Morris this all of the benefit that will
result to the town by reason Of this deal.
Arrangements are nov being made for
the formation Of a stock company hav-
ing for its purpose the erection Of a
large hotel upon the tract purchased or
upon land adjo,ningit it. This hotel will
be a commodious structure with ever
two hundred rooms and will be con
venient to the Catholicon Springs, the
excellence and virtue Of whose waters
are unsurpassed.
One thing more can be mentioned as
the direct fruit of this transaction. Mr..
G. G. Fargo Immediately commences
the erection of a $4,000 residence up
on this tract.
"All things come to him who waits"
The Railroads.
Railroad excitement has been inten-
siied rather than abated during this
week. There had been no special activ-
ity or demonstrations by the r. e. G.
NJ. V. R'y Co., although their surveyors
have been at work on the line, but
there is a settled opinion that the road
will be extended to the Springs within
a few months.
Considerable furry was created on
Monday when q strong force of b. &
M. surveyors dropped down from the
Dudley and Deadwood extension and
began surveying from the north part
of town up Warm Brook canyon, which
is the natural. place for the b. & NJ. to.
Come into the Springs from the Dudley
and Deadwood branch. Local parties
Interested made use Of the wires, and
it is supposed that the r. E. & M. v.
people were apprised of the action Of
the B. & NJ, at the surveyed route Of
the B. e. N. is over the same ground as
had been marked out for a road bed
for the F. E. & NJ. v. At any rate,
bright and early Tuesday morning, two
attorneys of the Elkhorn road were at
the Springs, and at three o'clock Tues
day morning a force Of men and teams
were throwing dirt in the interests of
the p. e. g. NJ. V. R'y. Suspicious
were afloat that there might be some
clash Of interests during the day, but
SO far there has been none, and at this
writing the dirt is flying on the rail-
road into Hot Springs. The b. & M.
surveyors have continued their work,
and by this time have connected at
Bradley's Flat with the Dudley branch
survey.
Hot Springs has been living quiet
and there has been no talk Of railroads
particularly until within a few days,
and now it looks as though we would.
have railroads sooner than anybody.
Let them come.
w. c ST.