The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-18
HOT SPRINGS IS
 THE BEST RESORT
LANlGAN SEES GALVESTON AND MAKES COMPARISONS WHICH
 FAVOR THIS CITY.
Aside From the Million Dollar Hotel "Galvez," There IS Little at the Gulf Coast City to Attract Winter Re sorters.
-nN J. V .ANIGANl

| fully beautiful and up to date hOtcL
 and the management has it embraced
 as resort a0steirt As re2ards pop | uIauou Galveston is just about twice
 the size of Hot Springs It has it.,
 beach, hotel that would be a credit
 to any city in the country and a
 mighty even and balmy climate
 The fishing u both the eulr and
 bay affords good sport for tle tour
 ist The sea wall and accompanying
 boulevard was a masterful job and
 presents picture most beauteou- to
 gaze upon Incidentally, the sea wall
 has play ed the Ned with Galveston $
 famous beach, In reality. there is | scarcely any beach at alI On the glo- rious grounds in front ol the Galyez hotel it looks as if il is always high tide There's really scarcely any beach at al all, unless one walks quite distance out The water is really splashing right up to the edge of the sea wall almost all day long
 The GalyeZ hotel is million dollar proposition and it really looks as if y ossal figure. It is thoroughly impos- ing; a workable gem of the archi tects and builders art. The roomy porches and admirable grounds add all the more to it's attractiveness.
 One should visit the Galyez hotel it deserves 10 be seen and patronized but when one calls Hot Springs slow" it is little short of d sin and a crime what he would describe Gal. weston, It's a by-WOrd in these parts that the Galvez is ten years ahead oi the town. It is-tWenty years if any thing. A rich community. with sala. ries high as rule Galveston is well stocked with northern people, ButI they are here wholly as workmcu- To make all they can make. to sayeI all they can save and to return north when bank accounts are such thal| they can locate properly.
 'rom the Galyez to town is fully d mile, in fact it is practically all O. that distance to the nearest drug store and haberdashery. stores that tourists must patIuuile. One must also take the car 10 get amid the net | of picture shOW-shops The shopping | district could be better. from what we near, as the first families and the regulars among the tourists appar. ently do their shopping in Houston, l fifty miles away
 Compared to Galveston, with its 1 population of 10000 or so, balmy eli mate. bathing and fishing and resort hotel extraordinary, it can not hold d candle to Hot Springs as play grounds or pleasure resort The state law on the drinking question calls for all towns to be locked up tight at 9:3O o'clock, The law really puhib- its one from having d drink served 10 him at his table in a hotel cafe He is compelled under the law, to go tOI the bar and buy his own drink and carry il to his table. They get around this by the waiter whispering to youI that by paying him in advance he can get your beverage
 They have golf in Galycstou-a fair i-h efficient nine hole links located 70 So surely Hot Springs is much better off in its sport. There has been d little bathing to date, but pretty soon now one may bathe daily But eyi- dently it is really not before April l5 annually that weather and water are o, K. for bathing purposes
 Comparing the two cities as resort towns all comparison is in Hot Springs favor. Galveston WoulIn't as much be in it for d minute it t wasn't for the truly Woudrous Galvez hotel. By the way, 1 want to take this op- portunity to thank Manager Dave l.au- Der, an old St Louis friend for the splendid manner in which he cuter- taiued myself and wife during our stay at the Galvez. Mr. Laubcr as well as Mr. Sanders, his first assist ant, made the finest of hosts and as a result We enjoyed every minute ufI our visit.
 South Texas sends many big people up to Hot Springs during our season and be it known that they are most loyal towards our fair city In Hous- ton l called on Abe Levy al his won- dertul department store on Main street It is a splendid equipped ana managed store, store that would even be a credit to St Louis or Kan sas City, Mir Levy an Arlington reg ular, waNed enthusiastic over his visit in early January.
 ''lt is hard for me 10 conceive what can possibly come up 10 keep me from visiting the Arlington al least once every year remarked Mir. Levy the afternoon l was visiting him in Hous- ton The baths are Wonderful; in fact, the waters cannot be beaten. Then, the life al the Arlington is ideal and your golf links are superb
 "I guess more Houston people than ever before visited the Arlington dur | ing the past season. i have seen every one of them since they got back and all are more than satisfied with their visit Honestly we are already talk ing about our visit a year hence and planning aoins up in a body
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