Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-12-05
A NEWSY LETTER
In Which Mayor Coffman lmparts
Interesting Information Showing
All Ills Time Not Spent In Baths

In Which Mayor Coffman lmparts
Interesting Information Showing
All His Time Not Spent In Baths
Hot Springs. Arkansas. Nov. 2eth.
Editor Of The Enterprise:
In my former letter, told you that the
water from the hot springs was collected
in big underground reservoir. and kept
hot by artificial heat, but have since
learned that this is not necessary. The
hot watsr pouring into the reservoir keeps
the water in the reservoirs hot without
any artificial heat. so the water that is
used in the fountains and bath houses is
just as it comes from the springs.
Well. we are still taking the baths.
have lost five pounds since | left Rocky
Ford. don't know whether that five
pounds was all dirt or not. Mr.. Bonita is
looking fine. and says he is feeling better
than he has for year. Now, | will tell
you something that will make Dawley
and Harry Maxwell hot: on two different
occasions men have come up and called
me Dawley. and asked me to take some
thing" and frequently when go into the
Lamar bath house am spoken to as
Mr.. Maxwell; so you see have establish
ed a pretty good line Of credit. | think l
will have my baths charged to Maxwell.
and my doctors bill to Dawley. Unfor-
tunately none of the Rocky Ford people
ever stopped at the Algonquin Flats-the
cleanest and incest rooms in town situat-
ed one block from the middle OF Main
street, and one OF the finest landlades
have ever met-so will have to pay up
here myself. but il can make Dawley and
Maxwell pay for my baths and doctor
bills think can pull through.
We have not fully decided yet whether
we will 60 to Florida or California for the
balance of the winter. We expect to
leave here in about two weeks. 1t COM
menced raining here Wednesday night.
and has rained most of the time since.
The roses are still in bloom. some Of the
rose bushes in the fire district have
sprouted up and are in bloom.
For the life of me can't see what keeps
this town up. No railroad shops. nothing
but two miles Of stores. saloons. hotels
and boarding houses and picture shows.
suppose it is the tourists. largely.
or course the U. S. Government keeps
quite number Of guards and mounted
police. and the city has quite police
force. and number on the fire depart
ment. 49,
saw Geofpe Beavers going down the
street the other day. driving Jersey
bull hitched to an old spring wagon; at
least it looked like George Bevers. or
Sam Fyffe. Whichever one it was had
let little bunch of whiskers grow on his
chin. so was not sure which one it was.
The government has built nice drive
ways zig-zagging up all the mountains,
and keeps these :driveways in fine con-
dition. and do not allow automobiles on
these driveways at all. don't think
Springs as are in Rocky Ford. but they
have lots of fine driving teams and nice
carriages. One of the finest buildings
here is the Soldiers and Sailors Home.
The government reservation IS all kept
up in fine shape, and il it were not for
the army of oripples and beggars this
would be pleasant resort.
Well. hope before this reaches you
that the embargo caused by the smallpox
will be removed and Rocky Ford will
come into its own again. and having been
cleansed will be brighter. better and
more prosperous town than it has ever
been,
With kindest regards to all. | am as
ever,
Sincerely yours.
G. M. Co ffman.