Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-08-04
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 i'll the world located in her territory. The other is, wide spread prejudice, more or less viru- lent, against Hot Springs. This pre- judce has been created largely by the wild rawlings of visionary religious cranks, and alleged "refNmers," who have branded the place as "a hell hole" etc. Another class of defamers are persons who have gone there to "have q 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 "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 of the leading churchmen of the coun- try have visited Hot Springs, studied conditions, and declared that i'll law enforcement and high moral and so- pare with any city of it's size and character ill the country.
 Admittedly the most renowned health resort in the world, Hot Springs is d 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 it. It has done more than any other agency or city 10 advertise Arkansas to the world. Il 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 i 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 If full list of them could be told it would make a | Aouuel iul ololS. TOl tleSc iGdoOu6 the people all over the state should be proud of Hot Springs, should feel an interest in it's growth and ad. vancement, 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 helt there, an incident due solely to tho fact that the owners of the Oaklawr l race track have for five years giveI l she free use of their half-million col lar plant to the people of the stats for the purpose of the fair This fac
 is entitled to some appreciation. Or the other hand, the location of tho fair at Hot Springs adds greatly tt its benefits to the state. No city il the state is so we'll equipped fo
 comfortably taking care of the multi tudes who go to the fair, and at nt other point would the resources o
 our state be so widely advertised tt
 the outside world as there. Be jus
 and fair to Hot Springs. Boost tn,
 State Fair for what it is-"of and fo ] Arkansas