Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-06-23
Excelsior SPRINGS. Mo-. In;

Excelsior Springs, Mo-, june
Is. Dear Folks:
Well, we have found out con
siderable about Excelsior
Springs since my last letter and
perhaps can write you more
interesting letter. Excelsior
! Spring is situated in Clay coun-
ty, Mo, thirty miles Northeast
of Kansas City. on the Wabash
Il Chicago Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway lines. The resi-.
dence population is now 5000,
and modern, sanitary, beauti-
full city has been built to care for
the increasing multitudes who
seek health, rest or pleasure.
J We were told that over 4O0,-
600 people visited this resort
last year. There is no season
at this place. The waters are
efllcac!ous one month as an
J other and the houses that en-
terrain visitors, the santa
RUINS, bath houses and places
of amusements, are open sum-
mer and winter alike. With
an elevation of 500 #. above
the sea level and favorable
latitude, its location prevents
the severe climatic conditions
of the extreme North or South,
making this section desirable
at any time of thu vear. While
nature has particularly favored
this locality, the city of Excel
sior Springs as it now appears
would not have been possible
had it not been for the discov-
cry of the Springs. In 1880
when the famous Sloan iron
manganese spring was discov-
led, this section Of the country
was practically unknown.
Other Springs were discovered
in lSSl-1SSS and 1897.
The most popular Springs
are Salt Sea, Crystal Lithume,
Excelsior Springs Lithia and
Settler Salt Soda Springs.
This place has the finest
bunch of horses we ever saw or
eXpect to see. There are six
livery stables and each one
keeps ten or twelve Kentucky
bred single foot riding horses
for hire at one dollar an hour.
We are going to ride fifteen
minutes some morning. we
think. McDavid Bros. pro-
prietors and owners of one
OF the stables here own a black
prize team (Which are not for
hire, however) worth $4,000.
To give you an idea of what
the saddle horses are are worth,
| will tell you the experiences
of fellow boarder at our hotel.
While out riding yesterday
morning the horse which he
had hired, threw shoe and
when he returned to the stable,
the proprietor charged him
SO 90 for | hour and gave him
a lecture. He told the man il
he hadn't been running the
horse it wouldn't have thrown
the shoe ard besides he said he
wasn't going to have a six hun
bred dollar gated horse ruined
ny some "rummy" that didn't
understand :ng a horse.
Their 20. w moving pici-
lre sht~, md one Air Dome
open every ;l.'".r n and even.
ing and thnn it is difficult to find
q seat when you attend. There
arc six automobiles for sight
seeing purposes at 25c per
ride. The auditorium which is
owned by a company and where
everybody congregates like one
'ilr fanl'v, is tie finest of its
'Slnd in the West. The first
floor is q bowling alley with
abont twenty alleys vita seats
ground flr spectators. There
IS also a cigar store and shoe
shining par}ors on this floor.
On the second floor there arc
about so pool and billiard
tables, a moving picture shon-.
Denny arcade and rest rooms
Third floor is a roller skating
rink. In the evening nearly
all the visitors gather there
and men and women alike par
tlcipate in the games.
Well, will close hoping that
No. Valley will dig up a spring
nr gold mine at some future
date.
Saturday 200 o'c eek o6 in the
shade. Phew.
May write again Eo.ore we
start home. Keen smiling.