Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
BUSINESS 4 PLEASURE.
Hot Springs ..s "a Health and P,earure Re
sort May Seek Industrial Entcr-
prises-An,l She Does.

sort May Seek Industrial Enter
prises-An,l She Does.
The STAR would not for tho sake of
discussion, or to harrow up any indi-
viduals feelings, refer to statements
that have been made that reflect upon
Hot Springs as Il health an pleasure
resort. But to uphold the excellent
reputation that this place has already
attained as resort and to sanction
the good work that many citizens have
been doing year after year toward at
tracing attention of the world and in
making the place what it is, this paper
feels called upon to say few words.
This paper contends that Hot Springs
is first health and pleasure resort,
that it is such place as must attract
the sick, should invite and urge sani-
tariums, even unto a National SAM
tarium. But truly that fact does not
and should not deter our citizens from
using every effort and exerting them
selves in any way that may benefit
Hot Springs industrially, commercial
Is, socially, or any other legitimate way.
Simply because we are blessed 10y ma
ture in having one of the finest health
and pleasure resorts in the world
would Justify no resident in quietly
folding his hands and smiling wVi.ie
any enterprise within reach were pas
sing by. If any townsman can ever
suggest anything, or has knowledge OF
a manufactory, of smelter, OF any
concern under the sun, that will be OF
material benefit to Hot Springs, which
can be secured for the place, he would
be a Ounce to sit idly by and say moth
ing that would arouse the public to-
ward securing it. There are innumer-
able opportunities within our gates for
the expenditure of capital; there isn't
a finer water power to be found than
our own never-freezing Fall River. 1t
will run numberless factory wheels,
smelters, etc. There can be no ques-
ton as to the desirability OF this loca-
ton as compared with any other point
In the west where such enterprises are
in demand. If the people of Hot
Springs are so small and one-idead
that they must abandon their first
plans of making this great resort; If
they Must stop striving to secure the
National Sanitarium, etc, etc, in or
der to go after some other enterprise
for it's industrial welfare, they may as
we'll throw up their hands and ac-
knowledge their inferiority and inabil-
ity to compete with other communi
ties. The STAR has higher opinion
of the citizens of Hot Springs than to
admit that we must drop one enter
prise before seeking another. They
cannot afford to give such thought a
second consideration. Whatever there
may be in sight for Hot Springs that
will tend to advance it's welfare, we be-
lieve the people will be found right on
the spot to encourage it and urge its
coming as strongly as any other com.
munity ON the face of tho globe. But
they are not going chasing after Wis
ionary schemes after srainbows, fan
tastes and their kind. Point them to
possibility of securing any enter
prise, whether it be along manufacture
ing or sanitarium lines, and we will
youch for their alertness and activity III
striving for it. 1t is easy to find fault
with the past-we can all do that with
our own lives-and it is not very diff
To un Vorn
sent, but until something more tangi
BILE than the National Sanitarium is il
sight, and some sound reason is ad
vanced for abandoning that -un'
less some argument is given that will
&. convince the people of Hot Spring'
s THAT they are not capable of looking
after but one enterprise at time-tht
STAR believes our citizens would better
keep their shoulders pretty close te
the wheel and not for moment lessen
their zeal and effort toward securing
the National Sanitarium. 1t is big
thing-and moves slowly-and requires
great deal of coaxing, and all the
help that can be enlisted. Let every
citizen continue to use his influence
aud efforts in it's behalf and the earl,
part of next congress is very likely tt
reward our efforts. Hot Springs peo
ple must not be the ones to weaken o
our cause is lost.
While we are thinking of other en-
terprises the STAR desires to one
more bring up subject that it ha
many times discussed. We are NOR
firmly convinced than ever from al
that we have read in our eastern Da
kota exchanges that creamery is
big thing for those who patronize il
and consequently must be big thini
for the entire community where locat
ed. The editor of the Kimball Graph
10 has taken an active part in cream
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