The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-27
MEDICAL DIRECTOR HAIlock SUGGESTS REFORMS FOR AID.
 vANoEMENT OF RESORT.
REVENUE SHOULD BE CLEAN
Healthy Sentiment Should Be crys taIized Behind the Public Move. ments, Before Good Can Be
 Accomplished.

The lack of sufficient revenue to run city like Hot Springs without accepting the illegitimate income that comes through gambling nriyil- eges, Is strongly hinted at in she an nual report of Medical Director Hal. lock to the Secretary of the Interior as one of the things that stand in the way of the progress and develop ment of this national resort. Major Hallock makes some recommenda- tions which will meet with hearty approval from the people here, and some of his repor; may also come in for public criticism.
 A form of government similar to that at the national capitol is recon mended, as is a change in the sys- tenn of taxation so a larger portion of the taxes may be spent here instead oi being apportloned to the state like the revenue from ordinary cities is done.
 Major Hallock also strongly advises stringent methods for the control of the physicians here, and condemns severely the drumming practice among certain practitioners
 In part his report. as submitted to inc Secretary of the Interior says:
 The general statements in the re. port submitted to the department August 22. 1911. concerning local municipal conditions and the drum. ming evil as they affect the interests of bauhers are not substantially mod fled by important changes since that date.
 At that time special emphasis was a'd upon the inadequacy Of the rev enuss of the city, upon the objection able sources from which they have heretofore in large part been derived and upon conditions more or less de penadble thereon, detrimental to the interests of visitors, to the good re- pute of the community, and destruc- tive of the confidence of physicians in the adyisability of sending pati. eris to Hot Springs.
 Attention was invited to the fact tat under existing law the city con tsibutes to the support of the county and of the state on the same basis as other cities. while. owing to the number of temporary residents con stantly present. police and fire pro sectlon and all other public service utilities are needed~for a city double census population. This is practi- eaily equivalent te a reduction Of the municipal revenues to about nan thosa ag other nitieg in the state
 It was pointed out that at water ing places abroad it has been recog- nized that with large nontaxable floating population it Is impractl- gable to maintain satisfactory civic conditions on the samea basis of rev enue as pertains elsewhere, and that the value of these resorts to the peo- ple is largely dependnt upon the inl- provements and services rendered possible by revenues specially pro yided for such purposes.
 The i've possible means for increas' inc the revenues of Hot Sp-inss thaf have received most consideration are
 1. State legislation authorizing the retention bv the city of a greater proportion of the taxes now author izcd.
 ?. The assessment of an oecupa- ion tax.
 ,. The assessment of n bathing tax.
 1. The government ownefship and operation of the baths compineu s with some form Of Federal jafisule' ton over the city which would pet, nit a portion of tie revenue derl'eu erl' from the bathing of patients to p, expended in the larger and general development of the resort u
 ,. Federal jurisdiction oyer ,,n. a the territory set aside as the iio. Springs Reservation by the act " 1852 under a form of local govern ment similar to that of the pisirlc' IT s of Columbia. to the end that the rev eral Government should bear par