The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-26
GREAT HEALTH RESORT
FOR BECK'S HOT SPRINGS
viii 0utrNa the Famous SanitariumS at Hot
Springs, Ark, and Carlsbad.
Proposition on to Build $780, 600 HOts and Otherwise Extsn
siVsIy improve the Place.
| N enterprise is being inaugurated

N enterprise is being inaugurated
| y i'm this city whereby a 100000
hotel is to be erected on the site
of Becks Hot Springs Bath houses
are 20 be built and the springs convert
I ed into modern health resort for vic
Tins of blood and constitutional trou-
/ bles that it is claimed, viii outclsss
Hot Springs, Ark. and Carlsbad. Men
Of capital and influence Of this city are
behind the proposition, and are seek
ing TO interest eastern capitalists and
the local railroads in the enterpriye.
1t is believed that the necessary
finances can easily be secured. and that
within a year from this summer the
resort viii be ready for use. No ex-
pense or pains is 20 be spared I'm max
ing the place the most modern and best
equipped sanitarum i'm the country.
with a limitless supply Of water, hot
Ter and superior i'm medicinal proper
Ties. il is claimed. than the waters OF
Arkansas Hot Springs or Carlsbad. a
hotel that for magnidcence will Outclass
any IN the city and all the attractions
offered by Salt Lake and Utah, the pro-
motors believe such a resort should be
a paying proposition and an advertise
ment for Utah that viii be invaluable.
Is Easy of Access.
Being situated on what might be
called the transcontinentaI thorough
fare, the resort, it is claimed. viii be
much more easy Of access than Hot
Springs, and the well known climatic
conditions Of Utah should be an addi-
tonal drawing card for the place that
VIII assure its success. The promoters
believe that a 100000 hotel could be
kept filled 10 its capacity the year
around and mOrE beneficial results to
patients can be secured than are Of
tered by the cooler waters of the Ar
kansas Institution.
The matter is only I'm an embryonic
stage as yet, but it is being pushed with
determination. Within two weeks it
is believed the financing of the enter
prise viii be well under way. Judge
James a. Miner is at present the prin-
cipal promoter of the affair. He has
laid his proposition before Governor
Wells and a number Of business and
railroad men of the city. Their opinion
is that such a sanitarium as is planned
would be a great success. and there is
much interest being manifested in IT,
The matter win be laid before the off,
Gals of the Short Line. the Union Pa
cihc and Southern Pacific. and it is ex-
pected 10 interest these roads in the
enterprise.
Eastern Capitalists Coming.
A party of eastern capitalists whose
attention has been directed to the
springs and the possibilities offered by
them, viii be IN the city the latter part
of next week They win be here to in
vestgate conditions. If affairs can be
satisfactorily arranged these men. il is
said. viii take hold of the matter and
the big resort will be an assured fact.
The proposition originated with Judge
Miner. The latter spent some time al
Hot Springs. Ark. a short time ago.
and while there he began TO compare
the waters of Beck's Hot Springs with
those Of the Arkansas place. The SUI
periority of the Utah water in many re-
spects convinced him that a resort
could be established right here that
would be better than the famous Hot
Springs. Judge Miner communicated
his ideas to some Of the business men
of this state and to outside capitalists.
with the result that a determination
was reached to put such an enterprise
on foot