The Si n contains an article this week '
of great importi'nce to tne people of this!
town ami valh-y. and one that will be l
road with much interest that concern- !
ing the appropriation of the hot spring '
lonti e west bank - f the Platte river. It
, has been known f<-r more than a year
that the wat'-r from that spring could be
p;<-I r : ;d( <L i-i 'l the matter has often
• r were ti
for the reason that every one desired
that tl.e p:u ties owning the Hot Springs
hotel might hav, every chance tu dispose
of or improve this property without any
idnilrar.cc or drawback. It. is a fact that
a-luiits of no discussion, that the pros
perity of the town has rested mainly on
. the development and advcrtifcincnt of
tb< sc springs. Their curative powers are
marvelous, and an* beyond dispute. Hut
the accommodations Eave been inade
quate. th** bathing facilities have been
; crude and insufficient, and the moans of
transportation to and from the railroad
have not been of the character requin d
by people in ill health. ’I he people have
been patient. They have hoped that
these tlefects would be remedied, but
they have not, and forbearance has
ceased to be a virtue. Other h<»t springs,
without any suiroundings or other nat
un 1 advautagcH to recommend them,
have sprang inio f-ronunence, while the
I ; f the
finest and best mcciical hot sj-rings in
t!:<- workl. surrounded by a famous st< ck
country, agricultural land equal to the
best, ami mountain rangey full of miner
al. covered with lint timber and alive
Wl‘ i- i-' -i: ••. b-<ve been compelled 1.) Fl <
the ti'le of i >..*■■ ji>-:-ity flow by them, while;
■ '
because the key to the situation has
been held one who would neit her usi
it hixns< . ow any <
water from the hot spring, on ti e west.
