The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-01-16
HOTEL men SEE
A GOOD SEASON
MESSRS. HAY AND GAINES BE
LIEVE 1915 SEASON WILL BE
A BANNER ONE.
Hot Springs as a Winter Resort is
Being Much Discussed in North and
East Sections
BY II. W. I-ANIGAN-

Press Representative of the Arlington
and Eastman Hotels
Both Albert b. Gaines, the Iresi.
dent of the New York Hotel Com
pany, that immense concern which
operates the Arlington and the East.
man hotels, and Col. Lyman T. Hay.
the general manager of the two prop.
erties-Colonel HAY likewise runs The
Jefferson and Planters in st. Louis
are anticipating a highly successful
season Both are on the ground, hav-
ing reached the Spa Thursday. and
eayy report that all indications
pTesage that the months of january,
February March and April are going
to be particularly gala ones, and that
with Hot Springs affording the tour
lists sufficient entertainment. the new
friends the town makes will become
enrolled among the regulars and come
south annually.
Right now the Arlington is enter
tanning splendid midIJanuary
crowd. The hotel is rapidly filling
up and in the event that it does be-
come packed before January so. the
date set for the opening of the Hotel
Eastman, Manager Chester will open
the doors of that palatial hostelry at
an earlier date. The Monarch of the
Glen will be ready for occupancy by
January 20, and there's chance. a
splendid chance, that its opening date
viii be advanced ten days, or a week
anyhow
w. d. CBilly) Wood, the hustliag
travelling passenger agent of the Wa.
bash, conferred with Messrs. Gaines
and Hay yesterday. He is a regular
Hot Springs caller and has the in.
terests of our fair community al
heart; in fact, it is only fair 10 enro
Mr.. Wood among our warmest ad-
herents.
Travel this way is looking up; I
hear Hot Springs talked about every
place | go stated Mr.. W Gods in the
rotunda of the Arlington yesterday
afternoon Il was dubius for a while
about the coming season, but now /
don't believe there is anything to
fear 1t looks like big season and
Hot Springs alone will be to blame il
1t doesn't have four prosperous
months.
Il doubt if there is a more popular
resort town in the country than Hot
Springs. The tourists are anxious to
come this way. You can have all of
the big fellows, the free spenders and
high rollers. if you will only supply
them with the right amusements. Hot
Springs should have racing. Honest
ly your legislature will be doing the
entire state of Arkansas harm If il
doesn't repeal the Going bill and PASS
new bin legalizilg the sport.
Yes, and Hot Springs should have
some club life. I firmly believe that
with the Spa having thirty days of
racing in the spring and in the fall,
as we'll as couple of high class
clubs going the entire winter-it
would be all right to keep them
closed during the summer-it would
be the best paying resort town in
America.
Those two things alone are need
ed The city has the hotels. The
winter weather is always beautiful.
You have as good a golf course as
there is in the country and you lead
the world for good horseback riding.
having the horses and the roads and
paths"
To everything Mr. Wood says we
add our amen" 1t really won't take
much to make this the most prosper
Gus community in the world. and if
Hot Springs thrives the whole state
will get its share Of the prosperity.
The tip is out that we are going TO
have racing and maybe some club
life SO. the right folks should get
busy and frame the sport menu.
Likewise, protect it when--and if
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