The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-25
'GOOD REPORT ON
 GARLAND COUNTY
coMMisSIbNER OF AGRICULTURE SAYS GOOD THINGS IN HIS
 BIENNIAL REPORT.
Requests Suggestions or Alterations Before It Is Printed in the
 Report.


 The following relative to Hot Springs and Garland county has been drafted in the report of the Commis- sioner of Mines. Manufacture and Az ricaisare. 10 be printed in the bien niai report Deputy Commissioner Hutehins asks that the draft be pub- lished in this county in order that any corrections, alterations or addi- fions may be made before it is printed
 He asks that any such suggestions be forwarded 10 the commissioner office at Little Rock.
 Garland County.
 Garland county is situated in the south central section of Arkansas. The county is generally rolling. with gcme mountain ranges. The elevation ranges from 400 feet in the valleys to 2 feet in the mountains. The aver age elevation of the county is S07 feet The approximate laid area Of Garland county is 403S40 acres, Al per cent of which Is in farms.
 The population of the county is 27.- 57l, the town of Hot Springs has a population of 15,000 The value of all farm property in Garland county is S5343, ,00i, which is an increase Of 1e4 per cent within the last decade
 The principal crops of Garland county are corn, oats. wheat, millet, clover. alfalfa and other grasses, and some cotton For all kinds of trucks fto coil fs uvcfl adontad o1d .h{e county offers greater opportunities for the trucks than any other county because of the enormous number of visitors that come to Hot Springs at all times of the year Hot Springs is also a fine market for fruits, poultry and eggs. Not one half of the small fruits and vegetables used by the 100000 visitors of last year were raised in Garland county.
 Because of the adaptibility of the soil to the grasses and feed crops. open ranges and short winters and comparatively cheap grazing lands. Garland county affords many induce ments to the stock man.
 The average value of land per acre In this county is $I1.44. which is an actual increase from an average value Of s4.54 in 1900. Fifty-seven pei. cent of the value of all farm property is in the value of the land Excellent truck and general farming land can be bought for from s1500 to s4O.og per acre. according to the nearness to market and point of improvement.
 The Hot Springs of Arkansas. with in the borders of Garland county. are by an act Of congress, "A National Sanitarium for all time,p and "dedi- cated to the people of the United States" to lie forever free from sale or alienation" The reservation con- tains 3.S40 acres and embraces four mountains. The government has spent over two million dollars on this reservation. and now it is one of the most beautiful spots owned ansi maintained by Uncle sam The drive ways and parks are beautiful and there are grounds in one section or other for every American game or sport There is no city that offers so many enjoyable pastimes as Hot Springs.
 The hot springs, forty-four in mum Der. flow from the west slope and from the foot of Hot Springs noun tain, from a small tract two or three acres in extent The daily discharge is about l 1.0a0. GOO gallons. at an aver age temperature Of 140 degrees Fah- renheit The water is controlled and dispersed by the government to the bath houses at a fixed rate per tub of $50 per year Every bath house using water Is subject to the rules and reg ulations made by the interior depart ment, the enforcement of which is in resident superintendent, appointed hy the same department Twenty three bath houses dispense the baths to the visiting public There are nearly 600 tubs and total Of over coo GOO baths were given last year. The waters are curative in extensive classes of ailments chief among them being all rheumatic, gouty and neu- ralgic conditions. blood stomach. liver and kidney troubles the early stages of locomotor ataxia, paralysis and Bright's disease. digestive and tracts, catarrh of the respira- tory, eczema malaria. chronic skin and alcoholism and tobacco poisoning. Hot Springs is one of the few health resorts that ententains visitors the entire year About 200- 0N0 visitors registered last year from all sections of the country and globe.
 For further information, address the Business Mems League, Geo. R. Secretary. Hot Springs. Ark.
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