The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-24

predict you will have to increase your force. Your officers of the League will have to be down here to help handle the people who are coming to the races. l tell you the railroads are booked up as never before Two spe- clal trains will reach Hot Springs Sat urday. Other specials on both roads are coming Sunday This place may have entertained crowds in the past hut look out for the thousands still on their way. Well, good luck I'll leave 'em with you, and, say. I'm mighty glad l took the precaution to book my room two weeks ago.
 The conversation with Mir. Wallace was much like the same expression that others voiced at the League all day yesterday. The message they brought was one of increased thous- ands of visitors--a message of pros perity-tne kind of prosperity tha' will reach to every portion of the city Never in the history Of Hot Springs has such season daRned as the one this resort is now experiencing and the patronage here and that 10 cohe has been attracted by that all power tul entertaining feature and magnet the race meeting
 Another illustration Of what the race, is doing for the business inter ests of Hot Springs was seen in a check received from a local business man who. up to yesterday. had not paid for the membership he subserib- cd. This business man wrote as fol lows
 'l could not see my way clear until now to pay my dues, but my business IS showing such decided increase that l would be uugrateful to the Bus mess Mems League, Mho has made the lace meet possible, did I not fulfill my pledge to you and pay this years dues. l do now with pleasure
 Every branch of business interest has felt the present wave of prosperity but better still, this same effect is reaching into those homes which have so commandably responded To .he re- quest of the Business Mems League to offer accommodations to visitors. Not in any one section of the city have these responses come, but they are de cldodly "city-wide" in every res~ect
 Although over 300 families have sig nified their willingness to take yis.- tors tba Business Mems League still Gesire, continued information relative to rooms. Apartments for lighthouse keeping are still in demand This and other rooming data should be tele. phoned to the League immediately.
 '1t looks as if the League will have to keep open house Sunday" said Sec Ietary Ebel. I've are doing our best 10 place these people who ask for in formation relative to rooms. and with hundreds due 10 arrive sunday we will have to be on the job and do our part to look after them
 Yesterday six carloads of horses ar. rived over the Rock Island railroad and were taken immediately 10 Oak lawn park This special train brought some of the finest stables m the land including the following: H. s. New man owner of Pan Zareta, 1 | head; w. J. Spier, l 1 head; J. Gason. II head E. T Cdrlin, l head; A. l.. Kirby, l3I head NJ. Lowenstein, 13 head; S N. Henderson. head; J. A Tiyis. ? head Johnny Ireland, l Foster, 8 head
 Yesterday Col w. E. Applegate of "Old Rosebud" fame arrived from Juarcz with two carloads of horses, all of which are quartered at Oaklawn.
 Nose eioldblatt trainer foy the Jef ferson Livingston stables. the string
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