Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-11

on III any more, but we believe 1T lS q
matter Of sufficient Importance to war
rant our devoting a little more space
to it. 1t has now come to the question
OF whether or not Hot Springs pro.
poses TO render any assistance toward
retaining it. Is it worth haying?
There is difference Of opinion about
this. Some feel that they would not
object to its being here, but that it is
not worth putting up any money to
keep. Others contend that 1T is Of
much benefit to Hot Springs, and that
those who are interested in the town
can afford to guarantee the expenses of
it each year.
The STAR feels that the Chautauqua
assembly is benefit to Hot Springs in
various ways. Every year it has
caused to be distributed from fifteen
to twenty Thousand circulars and hang
ers relative to Hot Springs and the
Chautauqua, advertising this as a
health aud pleasure resort. Many
people come at the time the Chautau-
qua is in session to receive the benefit
of the low passenger rates, who never
go near the assembly; others come to
combine pleasure with the benefits Of
the Chautauqua.
The fact that we have Chautaulua
assembly here accounts for almost as
much to people contemplating coming
here to reside as does our having a
college. Every one who comes to at
tend the assembly cannot possibly re.
main here full session(of from ten to
IA days. without expending from one
to three dollars day. This year the
attendance from the outside was
Greater than at any previous year.
This Chautauqua is growing in favor
each year with people who reside with.
in radius of 200 miles. Fully IS per
cent. of the attendance this year was
outsiders. Each year they return and
bring others with them. They bring
parties with them to have good time
in Hot Springs, if not to attend the
assembly. They go home and adver.
tise our town, its beauties and attrac-
tions. Every year the advertising we
thus obtain is lncreased-lt spreads
from mouth to mouth and from town
to town. Through these people the
fame of our medicinal waters and our
charming scenery is becoming adver.
tised as it could IN no other way 1t
is people we want to get here, and so
long as the attendance from outside
points is annually increasing, it looks
to us as though it would be poor policy
upon the part of Hot Springs to per.
nit the assembly to leave this town.
Other assemblies throughout the coun-
try have all lost money for the first
few years, but they have grown until
m my Of them whose stock could not
at first he given away is now at a
premium.
We have been arguing the business
side of the question, and it is well
known by all who know anything
about Chautauqua that they are among
the mo t refining and instructive en-.
terprises of the day.
But as business proposition we sim
cerely believe the people of Hot
ISprings cannot afford to permit this
assembly to be pulled away from here;
the very name Of the thing would be
detrimental to our town. Here we
are on the eve of asking for the loca.
tion of national sanitarium at this
place, and there are other enterprises
that we are liable to want later on.
Surely the fact of our losing the Chau-
tauqna assembly would be used as an
argument against our town. The
destruction of any enterprise in Our
midst is :: :black eye.
Let us drop our prejudices for the
time being and discuss this thing fairly
and reasonably.
1t isn't a very expensive luxury, es-
pecially if the people of Hot Springs
will unite in helping sustain it. If
every one would purchase season
ticket each year program could be
furnished that would be the peer Of
any assembly in the country. And
how insignificant is season ticket for
each person? BY such a plan it would
not he long before the Black Hills
Chautauqua stock would be at prem.
ium, and the assembly would be draw.
ing thousands Of people from all
directions.
Now the question is how can Hot
Springs retain the assembly? First of
all, to pay of this years Indebtedness
lend your enthusiasm and your assis-
tance toward making the enterprises
now under way success. Patronize
the Plunge bath Friday, drink soda
water on the DAYS when the profits go
to the Chautauqua, and go to the ball
game on Saturday. BY so doing you
express yourself in favor of retaining
the Chautauqua, help pay it's indebted
ness and get your moneys worth.
We can't afford to lose the Chautau-
qua at this time and every citizen
should lend his influence and his
energy toward keeping it.
Ebenezer Englesby, the six-year old
son of L. =. Englesby had his arm
broken Thursday. He. in company
with his ,,aront> ,uoc ,;d;,rr ~ Ionl,o,