The Forrest City times., 1911-08-18
IS MUCH UNJUST FEELING AGAINST
 HOT SPRINGS
NO City In the State Has Done More to Advertise Arkansas and Brlna Investments and Citizens Into Her Borders.

TWO things are unfortunate for our state. One is, that her people in gen eral know so little about the greatest health resort in the world. located tn her territory. The other is, a wide spread prejudice, more or less viru- lent, against Hot Springs. This pre- Judice has been created largely by the wild rawlings Of visionary religious eranks, and alleged "reformers." who nave branded the place as "a he'll hole etc. Another class of defamers are persons who have gone there to have a good time" or to beat the other fellows game.'' have sought the dives and found sharper crooks than themselves. Lacking moral courage 10 tell the trath as to how they were separated from their wads, they have cursed the town as a community of
 grafters and thieves" There is, per haps, less truth in either of these stories than of any great resort of it's nature anywhere in the world. Many ot the leading churchmen of the coun- try have visited Hot Springs, studied conditions, and declared that in law enforcement and high moral and so- clal standards Hot Springs will com pare with any city of it's size and character in the country.
 Admittedly the most renowned health resort in the world, Hot Springs is a distinction to the state. ot which all her people should feel proud. They ought to learn more about this wonderful place and then they would think better of it. It has done more than any other agency or city to advertise Arkansas to the world It has been the means of bringing more capital into the state for investment than any other city. Wealthy people from all sections go there for health or rest, who other wise would never have come to the state, have learned of our marvellous resources and made large invest ments in lands, timber, mineral and manufacturing industries. These in- Sestments have sought various sec tons of the state, and if full list of them could be told it would make a wonderful story. For these reasons the people all over the state should be proud of Hot Springs, should feel an interest in its growth and ad- yancement should send men to the legislature who could, at least have some appreciation of its importance to the whole state sufficiently to deal fairly with it in legislative matters.
 The unfounded prejudice against Hot Springs has, to some extent, mili- tated against the State Fair, because that institution is located there. The State Fair is not local to Hot Springs beyond the mere fact of being held there, an incident due solely to the fact that the owners of the Oaklawn race track have for five years given the free use of their half-mllion dol lar plant to the people Of the state for the purpose of the fair This fact is entitled to some appreciation. On the other hand, the location of the fair at Hot Springs adds greatly to it's benefits to the state No city in the state is so we'll equipped for comfortably taking care of the multi tudes who go to the fair, and at no other point would the resources of our state be so widely advertised to the outside world as there. Be just and fair to Hot Springs. Boost the State Fair. for what it is-"of and for Arkansas"