The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-11
HOT SPRINGS
 PROFITED BY RACES
REVIVED BUSINESS AND GREAT ED PROSPERITY WHERE
 STARVATION PREVAILED.
Wind Up Of Race Meeting Finds Hot
 Springs Has Enjoyed the Most
 Prosptrous Season in It's History.

when you will be pulling up stakes and shipping aWay-many Of you will go to good old Kentucky and others to the battlelields of the North. Yes, my good fellows, when you will pass ou of the gates of Hot Springs you will take with you, your thorough Oreds in fact, all your belon5ings, to some other cline but believe me. dear horsemen, you will also be talk ing with you the gratitude, the fond wishes and best hopes of the people of llo' Springs for yourselves and your families for your success and happiness for your health and pros perity Your coming to Hot Springs was blessing in disguise You came 10 us at time we badly needed helping hand, for many of us were in want. You came at a time when the hand of decay had almost brought property of all de cription tc a state worthless in commercial value "a bus
 mess "rOt' followed recent legisla-
 llOl that bIouShL many VI Ho ldCt t0 face with business distress and suffering The many pilgrims that a sit Hot Springs in search of health come here inyalids-the majority ot them with hardly enough none" to defray their expenses which they are compelled to keep at a minimum. Hence they are of very little benefit to he town in a pecuniary sense. At the same time our arms are open to
 welcome them and have them enjoy the blessings that God hls placed in
 Hot Springs for His creatures-tho re- lief for His suffering people. ! would have you know that for many years
 Hot Springs suffered from business depression mos tlourishiug and cn- terprising establishments in time were compelled to ,lose--incomes d. unfinished as ausincss faded away everything went from bad to worsa- our great business thoroughfare, Cen. tral avenue. once so bright and pros eprous. gave way to gloom Our beautiful hotels with their grand yer andas. the pride of our once flour ishing city, practically boarded up for want of patronage in fact. the town became onesome and desoiate when an awakening came upon Us.
 The sun as 1t rose in the east one glorious morning was the signal that the angel of peace, happiness and prosperity once more came to visit Hot Springs. It was the announce ment of the coming If you horsemen with your beautiful thoroughbreds to our city, and all suddenly changed from gloom O sunshine Hotels filled up, all stores, theaters, business shops rapidly assumed the air of prosperity. Thousands of tourists arrived in one short weeks time and others followed until it was impossible to accommo- date the newcomers. Oaklawn Park, the once beautiful and attractive race course, had been idle many years and assumed the appearance of waste ut upon it-when like a meteor from heaven it suddenly found itself in glorious possession of the thorough bred. The grand ctand and lawns packed 10 their utmost with the best people from all parts of your eoun- try, having come to enjoy the great sport of kings which your horsemen favored us; with all good nature and smiling countenances one could find at every urn for the lsrge gathering of Americans gave every evidence Of their enjoyment of the clean horse racing each day at the picturesque Oaklawn Park Hot Springs is now once more among the cities enjoy ing business prosperity. for the thou sands of tourists which the race mee. ing brought to us. .pent their money with a most lavish hlnd They all seemed glad to be able to embrace and take advantage of the grand holi. day which the race meeting afforded them. for captains of industry, mer- ch1nts. lawyers, doctors Americans in all walks of life with their wives and families filled our hotels and hcmcs to an overflow, that it became a problem al one time how to pro vide for them.
 From the opening hour Of ten in the forenoon until clo ing hour our banks and trust companies were kept busy each day with the large amounts of deposits made by our merchants. We have much 10 be grateful to you horsemen for-the business patron. Ige was not confined alone to the lotel and race course, for money flowed abundautly. so that everybody secured patrCnlRe many pretty hops, as well as our places of amuse. ment enjoyed most successful sea son. On Sunday our churches were to the doors with the finest people in our great land, which in it. self gave abundant proof that you are not forgetful or unmindful of your duty to your God your Gre ltor- for If you found pleasure and amusement during the week, it eer-