The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-24
GUTARlE'S ADVANTAGES
STATED BY COMMITTEE
Everything Here in Natural Re.
sources TO Make GTSdi
Health Center

Development Of santariun and
park system, based on the mineral
wells, by the use Of 100000 in muni
cipal bonds is favored by the chamber
OF commerce. A request will be made
TO the city authorities TO call an elec-
ton for the purpose OF voting such
bonds.
Facts and figures from established
health resorts were submitted TO the
chamber Of commerce yesterday by
Dr. c. S. Petty, John Golobie and CiN
Engineer e. b. Hooker, appointed to
secure information. From their re-
port it is gathered that building up of
great resort wilh the fire start
Guthrie has, will be a comparatively
easy matter
AT Mineral Wells Tex, the commit
tee committee found a population OF
nearly 5000 with sc per cent OF its
business and population due to the
mineral waters. The town is uneven.
~ developed ard the bath houses and
payiiions are under private control.
The city is assessed at $3,G93000 and
can only issue $l25,000 bonds II
has no sidewalks worth mentioning
and 70 paving.
Mineral Wells has ever 100000 yis-
itors annually. and the residents place
the commercial value OF each at
bale Of cotton
There are rs hotels and boarding
houses, seven drinking payiliors and
a bic water shipment business. Many
foreign shipments are made. There
are four bath houses, costing from
$4,000 to $4,000 ard the better ones
are the best patronized. There are
lour sayitariums for inyalids and one
for the treatment OF the drug or whis.
key habit
There Is a swimming pool OF l00,-
600 gallons capacity a splendid payil
ion and theatre and many small re-
sorts.
The analysis OF Crazy Well there
is practically the same as the Guthrie
mineral water The diseases treated
b. bathing and drrking, are: Rheu-
matism, Indigestion, constipation,
nervous trouble. hysteria and other
causes, and conyelescents and ailirg
children are successfully treated. II
was found chat the best results were
obtained in treating stomach trouble
and malaria
The water is all pumped, the place
lacking the flow the Guthrie wells
have.
Waters Literally Advertised.
a great deal Of advertising Is done
for Mineral Wells. a commercial club
having been organ lied for that pur-
pose. Advertising is done in Sun.
day papers and magazines all over
the country. There are tourist rates
or the principal railroads for that
point There gre visitors from all
over the Un6ted States and from
Canada, South America and Europe
lln the matter of baseball clubs
great results were obtained, Spend
ing $l400 to build a baseball stand
and giving the players baths free. the
town secured the White oox for train.
ing There were fifty players, with
seven correspondents Of metropolitan
papers who telegraphed out tons OF
stuff; boosting the wells at every op
portunity.
Mineral Wells has become a con
venti0n city. taking care of as high
as 12000 people of one organization
The committee concludes that Guth.
re has the best OF the argument in
every way. Mineral Wells has q
single line of railway and is GA miles
srom Forth Worth The country Ii
thinly settled, and Improbable. while
Guthrie has plenty Of railroads anc
good country, with a solid town tc
start Will Mineral Wells is without
paving or other public improvements
Attractions at Hot Springs.
IL Hot Springs. Ark. the committee
found that the main asset is the mys
terry Of how the water gets hot. A
magnificent resort has been built Oh
chat. The hotel and boarding an(
bathing accommodations are excellent
Anew bathhouse TO cost $150,000 Ii
to be built
Hot Springs has a visiting popula
tion OF about $4,000 a year. I'll has
a permanent commercial prosperity
and polIlation of about l5,00o The
sporting element, formerly made tht
place famous, but conditions have
changed ard the people generally arr
spending large sums IN advertising
The committee concludes:
We found that one-fourth of tn.
world Is al all times seeking health
and pleasure, and that men ard WON
Ell Of means are always on the looll
cut for amusements and are willing
20 nav the money for those places n
attract them When we gave The an