El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-03

- ARATOGA. y. Y, May 3--Saratogo.
~, long the most famous American
resort of its kind. is entering upon
an entirely new phase OF its being
The state Of New York IS taking the
springs over into its exclusive owner
shin and control and the place is to
be developed into something 1t has
never been yet-namely, a great spa
comparable in Importance to Nlchy and
Carlsbad.
me state already has appropriated
S95O,U00. the bulk of which has been
spent in acquiring ownership Of some
OF the springs. The plan is TO make
Saratoga d sort OF park reserFa ton,
administered by commission 1t il
shall regain and enlarge its reputa-
tiOn as a spa there viii be a profitable
market for its mineral waters through
out the United States and IN foreign
countries. Such market. however VIII
uecessE rily. depetd upon the assurance
that the waters nave not been tam
pered with, and that they are free
from contamination This requirement
being satisfied. the state is sure 20
obtain a substantial return Tor us
Is Great Natural Resource.
1t has come TO be realized that at
Saratoga q very important natural re-
source has been progressing rapidly 70
ward destruction Furthermore, the
value of the springs 10 the. pubic
health is great. That such mineral
water springs are 10 be highly priced
for their medicinal usefulness IS eNl-
denced by the large and costly military
hospitals which have been erected by
the governments Of France, Germany
Italy and Spain at various spas, WneIe
hundreds Of thousands OF government
employees and sOiC-ers and sailors are
annually received Tor treatment a. the
public expense
since 1857 France has put s627,6oo
into improvements at AK le BalnS tine
land already belonging to the govern
ment). and an additional 100000 was
recently Opriated- The resort, main
tanned by the state. Yields Q net yearly
profit Of $4,000 after deduclng interest
and other charges
government. but leased to private
company. brings an annual rental OF
500, coo with an additional yearly IN
come Of 81 90. 600 from a per bottle tax
On water shipped out of the district
The total revenue of the state from
this source fiucluuilg some eXtraS) IS
$685., 900 annually
Eight years ago the Grand duchy Of
Hesse found that the famous health
resort of Nauheim was in a condition
much like that Of Saratoga when IN
1909 the newly appointed state com
mission took up its work The place
had been allowed to run down, ana
the waters were not above suspicion
OF contamination. After making a
thorough Investigation, the govern
ment loaned s2.0O0, 900 TO the town OF
Nauheim. which owned the springs. TO
provide lighthouses and other improve
mentS. Although the money was lent
on very hard terms, about One-third Of
the principal had already been paid
back and the springs are becoming a
source Of much property to the mu-
nicipality.
Carlsbad One Of the Greatest.
The town Of Carlsbad was more for
tunate. being able to finish its own inn
provemeuts without aid from the state
As a result, there has been an i'm
mense increase in the reputation Of
that long famous spa, with a proper
tiOnate augmentation of the number Of
visitors. In fact. the business of run
ming Q mineral water health resort on
an Uptodate plan has proved so profit