Sharp County record., 1911-08-25
IS MUCH UNJUST
FEELING AGAINST
HOT SPRINGS
No City In the State Has Done More
to Advertise Arkansas and Bring
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 in
her territory. The other is, 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
cranks, and alleged "reformers," who
have branded the place as "a hell
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
to tell the truth as to how they were
separated from their wads, they have
cureed the town as community OF
"gratters and thieves" There Is, per-
haps, less truth IN either Of these
stories than of any great resort CT Its
nature anywhere IN the world. Many
Of the leading churchmen OF tie coun'
try have visited Hot Springs, studied
conditions, and declared that In law
enforcement and high moral and So
cial 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
Of which all her people should feel
proud. They ought to learn more
about this wonderful place and then
they would think better Of 1t, 1t has
done more than any other agency or
city to advertise Arkansas 10 the
world. II 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 tho
state, have learned Of our marvellous
resources and made large invest,
ments in lands, timber, mineral and
manufacturing industries, These IN.
vestments have sought various sec
! tions Of the state, and Ii a full list Of
them could be told It would make q
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 id
Vancement, should send men to the
| legislature who could at least have
some appreciation Of It's importance
TO the whole state sufficiently to deal
fairly with It In legislative matters.
The unfounded prejudice against
Hot Springs has, TO some extent mill,
tated against the State Fair because
that institution is located there. The
state Fair Is not local TO Hot Springs
| beyond tho mere fact OF being held
| there an incident due solely to tho
fact that the owners Of the OaElawn
race track have for five years giYen
the free use Of their half.milllon 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 tho state, No city In
the state is SO we'll equipped for
comfortably taking care Of the multi.
tudos who 80 to tho fair, and at no
other point would tho resources Of
our state be so widely advertised to
tho outside world as there, Be Just
and fair to Hot Springs Boost the
state Fair, for what It tg-"of and for
Arkansas"