Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-07-18
IT IS NOW UP TO US
Hot Springs Must Now Hustle for Site
and Spring for National
SaNitarium


and Spring for National
Sanitarium
Congressman b. w. Martin, to who m
Hot Springs is so largely indebted and
to whom every resident feels so CRATE
full, met with gathering of citizens at
the Evans last Saturday afternoon and
discussed the features of the National
Sanitarium bill. Mr.. Martin very luc-
idly and Interestingly explained some
of the obstacles that we're met and
overcome in congress when the bill
was up for passage, and what was now
expected by the Board of Managers of
the National Homes, reading the fol.
lowing letter from Capt Palmer in ex-
planation of the matter:
Narragansett Pier, r. l., July 4, 1902.
My Dear Mr.. Martin:-Our Board
met Saturday IL a. M, adjourned at 8
p. m. to meet at Togus, Maine, on Tues
day July 3, again on the 3rd. 1t was
late Wednesday afternoon before 1
could get date fixed for the meeting
at Hot Springs, South Dakota. It was
finally agreed that the meeting at Hot
Springs should be continuation of
the Quarterly Meeting held in New
York and Togus, Maine We are to
meet in Omaha, Neb., July 9th, take
the night train for Hot Springs, and
reach there as early as possible on the
2sth, July next. The Board can be
there only one day and during that
| time must locate the Sanitarium. l am
instructed to advise the good people of
Hot Springs that they must have an
iron clad contract or option in writing
to at least GO acres, but so acres is
wanted for the Sanitarium. They
think we should have say three options,
| also contract or option in writing for
perpetual lease of one of the Hot
Springs. If the site is selected and
deeds can be properly secured, cork
will be commenced this fall just as
soon as plans can be prepared and bids
advertised for and opened, say before
October LIST or by that time-s1O,OOO is
already set aside for work. We can get
more Sept. Oath, the next meeting of
the Board. Will you please post our
friends at Hot Springs. 1 will not
write them until after I get home, say
July 18th. Who of the Board will be
there? Ger. McMahan, the president;
Col. Steele, and wife; Col. Brownlow;
Gen. Henderson, and daughter; Col.
Anderson, and wife probably; Gen. j.
Marshall Brown, and wife; Col. Cooke.
and daughter, and myself, also Asst.
Treasurer Patrick. 1t is very import
ant that you meet us there. [ would
like ever SO much if Senators Gamble
and Kittredge and Congressman Burke
could be there, but the matter of most
Importance is to have the option ready
and the cash subscribed to pay for the
land and spring. The Board are all
| right; do our part and in ten years we
| will have two million dollar Sanitari-
um at Hot Springs.
Yours truly,
III. e. PALMER.
| 10 carry out the wishes of the Board
as expressed by Capt. Palmer the fol-
lowing committee was appointed to
negotiate for options on various sites
and for springs; w. j. Mcgowan, A. s.
Stewart, w. P. Phillips, H. D. Clark,
A. Scovel and e. S. Kelly. The com
mittee is procuring options upon all
sites that are available, and if any.
body has property that they think
would be desirable for the National
Sanitarium they should see this com
mittee at once. Water from some
| spring must be obtained These op-
tions must be obtained at once and
the committee should be given every
possible assistance in this work. It
will be seen by Capt. Palmer's letter
that the National Board will be here
the 2Sth, and can only spend one day
here. If our people are prepared to
comply with the requirements of the
bill the Board will be prepared to i'm
mediately begin operations.
At the meeting last Saturday a re-
ception committee consisting of the
Mayor and council was appointed and
requested to act as a reception COM
mittee upon the occasion of the visit
of the National Board. They expect to
do the honors in proper manner and
see that every desire of the board is
cared for from the time they arrive un.
til they depart. They should see that
every citizen be enlisted to do what
ever he can. It occurs to the STAR
that it would be quite proper that a
public reception be given upon the
evening Of the arrival of the Board.
Arrangements could doubtless be
made to give such a reception at the
Evans. Congressman Martin will also
be here, and possibly others of the con-
gressional delegation, and it would be
the very proper thing for Hot Springs
| people to thus. slightly though it may
be, show the appreciation they feel for