Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-26
-HE question pending of a grant
or franchise for private control

4 "- HE question pending OF a gram
or franchise for private control
of the Warm Springs property
recalls the vital necessity of
consideration of the public need and.
) demand in the case. Few cities have
! had the natural facilities possessed
5 popular convenience and most of the
II American ones now are struggling
with difficult problems in this line
forced upon them by increasing popu-4
Z 1ation and sanitary and healthy PROP
\ lens
St Louis for long in the throes OF
this question:. has been trying TO solve
ii Ii, her own way and her newspapers
give some interesting datas in rela-.
ton to this effort SaysSone Of tham:4
st. Louis has awakened to the fact
that she is behind many other cities
Z in this respect, and aggressive work
has been done and is. now going for
Z ward to meet the urgent need OF pn pun,
lie baths in city Of almost \ ,DpD,opu
people. In Toxic, Japan, II is estinlat-
cd that not less than 500. 600 baths
! are taken by The people every DAY
4 Chicago has inaugurated the Hoat-
ing BATH houses" for the poor, AZ
& York has set an example With an
elaborate system of public free bath
cities that have recognized the neces-
Esity for these institutions. .&
The "unwashed" clements OF great
cities have proven beyond doubt that
they desire to battle regularly and thal
1.-THE fact that they are not always
acleanly in their persons lies often with
lack of facilities Even in the short
two wears since st. Louis hath house
No / has been in operation, the pa
&tronage has more than tripled The
success Of the first bath house In st
Louis has been proven, Not only have
sall the advantages offered hecn utilize
led by men, women and children. bu,
the equipment has proven entirely in
adequate for needs. indicating plainly
10 the public recreation committee
That the needs of additional bath;
houses is now all the more urgent.
TYPICAL BATH HOUSES.
There are several different types Of
public bath houses founded upon the
Experiences OF such institutions IN
other cities, which. might we'll be
studied. An up-to-date, modern and
thoroughly equipped house, where.
during certain hours, men. women and
children are able to secure a bath
fer nothing. The tubs are OF porcelain
tho floors arelnezzanne and the entire
building is perfectly sanitary, a vital |
need sin an institution where such 4
diversity of patrons assemble. This |
SEatll house was the first to he erected |
Ill, ST Louis after much discussion and
delay.
On the first aftcrnoon#o of the opening
of this bath house, the children OF |
the two nearest Fairgrounds wero
marched to IT. They were given a |
bath andtthis started the steady stream |
of patronage which has encouraged |
the establishment of additional insti-
The bath house is open from 9 n.
INTO 3 y. IN. on week days. and from |
. n. m. to II noon on Sundays. The |
cleaning Is done by lie night attend
ant after Q o'clock. The disinfectinG
is4Very3 thorough. q solution OF carbolia
acid being SPRAYED on every part of
the walls and floors very night, the
hose used afterwards
The attendance record is kept by a
system Of checks Each person as lis
enters comes to the office window and
receives a check. which at the Same
time gives him his bath in his proper
turn, and records the number of baths
taken
For the. purpose of keeping records
of attendance which will be OF value
in later undertakings, the day is divided
into three periods Of four hours each,
a. m. to A p. M, D.. M. to 3 p. nl..ss5
y. M. to . y. M t has been found
that, contrary to expectation and the