New-York tribune., 1919-11-09

ternally, that these waters are of
specific value, and it is bathing with
proper facilities by which Saratoga
Springs is confident that it can be-
come the ranking spa of America.
These baths furnish treatment for
rheumatism and heart troubles
which, taken in connection with their
internal value, have provided no end
Of permanent cures where hope had
been abandoned.
One of superintendent Jones's fa-
vorite stories is of man living less
than twenty-five miles from Sara
toga, who had toured Europe and
America in quest of rheumatic
cure, who had become resigned to
life of deepest pain, only to expert
ment at Saratoga and to effect an
absolute cure. 1t is unnecessary to
relate hundreds Of kindred tales, for
Of these the bathing statistics offer
ample testimony. Recently a Sara
toga paper carried the following
resume:
From January 1. 1914, TO January 1,
1915, two lighthouses were operated
by the State Reservation Commission.
with the total number of treatments
7,S43. In 1915 three lighthouses were
IN operation, with treatments TO the
number of 1922 given. The year 1916
saw the reservation placed under the
control of the state Conservation Com
mission, with George D. Pratt at its
head. Taking deep personal inter
est in the development of Saratoga
Springs, not only in relation to its min
eral development, but in the beautify-
ing of its parks, Commissioner Pratt
has given unlimited time and attention
to furtherng the state Conservation
Commissions projects at Saratoga.
The first year of Mr.. Pratt's leader
ship, from January l, 1915, to January
l, 1917, saw an increase in treatments
AiOii AA,-o- W L ,uoA, Win Inrce Darn-
houses in operation. The treatments
IN 1917 numbered 2l,959. In 1913 there
were but two bathhouses open, but in
spite of this fact the treatments given
increased to 23,305. The climax was
reached in the first nine months Of the
present year, when 1885 treatments
were given, an increase of 26,052 from
the first year, 1914.
That the state Conservation Com
mission at Saratoga Springs is proving
20 be sound financial proposition for
the state is shown from the gradua.
increase in the remittances to the
Comptroller Under the state Reserva-
vation Commission they were as fol-
lows: In 1914, s1,oso.s3; in 1915,
si4,S91.22.
Under the Conservation Commission.
July 1, 1915, to July 1, 1917, s5s,518.o6;
from July l, 1917, to July /, 1918, s63.-
495.6s; from July 1, 1918, to July /,
1919, s81 1,352.4s, July l, 1919, to Octo
Der /, 1919, $60,748.71. The remittances
from July l, 1913. to October l. 1918.
were s37,215.59; making a total in
crease or the first quarter of 1919
over 1913 Of $23,533.l2.
The registration by turnstile of peo-
pie admitted to the drink hall from
July l9, 1919, to October /, 1919, was
l54,3s2, and the estimated number ad
mitted from July l to July 10. based
on cash receipts for admittance was
$4,000, making the total for the first
quarter 1882.
In the mineral water department
the gross sales from April 2s, 1915, TO
July /, 1917, were s53,971.3S, and from
July /, 1913. TO July l, 1919, they we're
Sl24, 1859.
An idea of the tremendous gain in
business may be seen from compari-
son Of the cash receipts for September
in the last two years. In September,
1918. the receiptsA were s5,2sa.2s. and