Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 22, 1922, Page 52

Stas" OF es MERE RES SOSA RAG MUL A RA 7 ea a La: or 8 e. 3) ni he 1 e a L 25 PSPS Os eRe eo wes L oe PAGE EIGHT FAME OF THERMOPOLIS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED BY ro LIFE GIVING HOT SPRINGS, FUTURE LOOMS LARGE) SCENIC WONDERLAND OPENED TO MOTORISTS RESORT CENTER ALSO BUILDING BIG INDUSTRIES Location on High- way Favorable to Tourist Stops BY ARNOLD B. LARSON. @ecretary Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce.) Either industry or health-pleasure attractions can place a town on the map. Industry is the most stable of the two and may be counted upon, together with natural production, to be the most consistent source of real wealth. On the other band, that city which is a health and pleasure-seck- er’s resort is fully as capable of bring- ing in riches, though less able to fur- nish .with eny degree of steadiness, a market for labor. There ‘s certainly nothing to decry in the combination of these two assets, since the first {s bound to assure location of continuous growth, the other of beauty, and both of wealth. ‘Thermopolis, Wyo., is such a place. It is preferable to first mention Thermopolis in connection with re- sorts of health. The location of this mall city of 2,500 is remarkably fitted to the combination suggested in the foregoing paragraph. The city proper Mes in the Valley of Hot Springs on the west side of the Big Horn river. On the opposite side of the river is the Big Horn’ Hot Springs reserve, Property of the state of Wyoming. It can be easily seen that while the Big Horn river forms but a very negligible boundary between the two it is suffi- cient to separate the industrial sido! from the resort. Still there is direct exchange and one derives support from the oth On the state reserve are four hot mineral springs, the largest of which is the Big Spring, flowing 18,600,000 gallons of naturelly medicated waters at 125 degrees Fahrenheit every 74 hours. This ts the basis of the resort side of Thermopolis. It hi been found that the waters of this spring| cased in until such time as the means have marvelous efficacy in the treat-| of supply the market are provided. ment and curing of those afflicted] Jurther, there are great, untouched with rheumatism, stomach troubles.| geposits of sulphur, alum, brick and nervous disorders (especially of wom-| tiie clay, and sand perfectly suited to} en), all skin and blood diseases, alco-| the making of glass, in Hot Springs holism and drug habits. This health attraction is in itself sufficient to bring investors and capital to Ther- mopotls. There ts great deal more than just @ summer resort to the re serve—it 1s a propositibn of perm nency and all-of-the-year-around worth. There is no doubt but that during the summer months Thermopolis will have its big season. Its position on the Yellowstone highway makes it a highly favorable stopping place for the tourist on his way to the park. Its natural attractions then enter into keeping him here for several days to woveral weeks, Seven large hotels and sanitariums have already been buflt on the state reserve for the accommodation of those desiring to regain health by bathing in the hot mineral waters. /fhe fact that the country surrounding is un- usually scenio in its formation is fur- ther inducement to bring the afflicted to Thermopolis. ‘Two plunges, or swimming pools, filled with constant- ly flowing water, with its temperature moderated, from the Big Spring are maintained for the benefit of those who ere not invalids. The state has under construction a lange, free bath house. This will care for those who are unable to afford treatment at the privately owned places. These things constitute the worth- while publicity assets of Thermopolis. A city, which has been on the rallroad for only the past eight years, could wish for nothing more conducive to rapid growth and nation-wide advertis- ing. Now comes the industrial side of ‘Thermopolis, the county seat of Hot Springs county. This part may still be classed as potential possibilities since but little has been done thus far to develop the surrounding natural re- sources. To begin with, there is enough coal | try THE CASPER DAILY TRIBUNE AND WYOMING WEEKLY REVIEW Big Horn Hot Springs Terrace of Big Horn Hot Springs, Thermopolis, Wyo. in Hot Springs county to furnish the world with fuel for the next century. Only three mines have been put into operation up to this time. This mere scratching of the deposits leaves a vast coal mining industry yet to be es- tablished. Hot Springs county stands third among the counties of Wyoming in the output of oil. Three large fields ‘are now being ‘worke¢—the Grass Creek, Hamilten Dome and Warm Springs fieléa Notwithstanding the fact that the present market for crude oll has fallen so that extensive drill- ing js unprofitable it still remains that the oll is here—and oil is money as soon as noc-malcy is again reached. Cothcident with the drilling for oi! has been the discovery of gas. No direct attempt has been made to find gas because the distance of the supply from the possible consumer has been prohibitive to its development. How- ever, with the increasing demand for a large, natural gas supply there is soon to be a pipeline built froin the fields through tho cities within tho radius of 400 miles. Thermopolis will be supplied from Golden Edge Dome. beginning with next spring. The ac tual daily flow of gas in Hot Spring county at this time 1s entimated to ap | proximate 200,000,000 feet. With the exception of a very smal! amount now being used In the manu facture of carbon black this supply is county. Up to this time the county has been range land. ‘Thousands of und cattle have been raised on ts large grazing areas. This indus will still continue to be an ex- tensive one, Indeed, now that there is a railroad through the county it should become more than ever it was inthe past Fertility of sot! and actual and pos- a vast sheep a 2 Hot Springs among the most favored ‘of lands for farming. The altitude, 3,500 feet, 1s not too high, the climate is equable, and the soil is, without doubt, the most productive there is cf from-year-to-year bumper crops. Owl Creek valley is, perhaps, ite most ver- dant district at present. Yet not more than a fifth of its lands have been put under water, he remaining portion is to be covered by the Owl Creek project which is in the process of pro- ‘motion now. ‘These are some of the reasons why ‘Thermopolis may be conservatively said to be the pot of gold at the rain- bow’s end. From a banker's and financier’s viewpoint there could sel- dom be found a more promising field for investment than Thermopolis and Hot Springs. When one stops to con- sider the two-fold poasibilities there is little question as to the rapid pace at which Thermopolis will stride forward to the position of an industrial and health-resort center—not only of Wyo- ming and the west but of America. sible means of irrigation have placed First Demonstration b New Mobile Color NEW YORK-Noveity seekers, who went to the Neighborhood playhouse a few nights ago, got what they paid for—the distinction of attending what was said to be the first public rendi- tion of esthetic compositions by the “mobile color organ.” Four numbers were presented by the investor of the unusual instru- ment, Thomas Wilfred. made up of what the program described as “moy- ing color and form in rhythm to the vision just as music ic played for the hearing.” With the house in darkness tmages ‘vere thrown on @ screen from the rear. In ever-changing colors and combinations, they drifted across the screen, sometimes mere smudges of Ught, again like penetrating beams of @ searchlight. The instrument, provided with a keyboard manipulated like that of a pipe organ, is technically known as the clavilux. rgan days, as part of a program for im- proving the hours of labor through- out the week. CALL OF THE ROAD IS SOUNDED BY | > - ° : - ° * °- $7.500, according to the tentative ap- portionment tables, and will be in charge of L. L. Newton of Cody, state dtrector. ‘The campaign for funds, through individual and other memberships, is already on in earnest bh, Denver, and when extended to other Colorado cities will bring the total apportion- mént to $16,000. or more. Certain towns not on the highway are in- cluded in the general campaign. ‘This follows the action of the lard ef directors at the Sslt Lake City con- vention that other roads be shown with equal prominence to that of the “Master Highway of America,” as it is.also known; provided, however, that the identity of the park*to-park loop remain intact. New maps ere in preparation, and those towns that contribute to the support of the or- ganization, both on the highway and on the principal reds touching or traversing the area formed by the circle highway, will be given proper recognition, The towns on roads lead- ing to the master highway are gov- Giant Scenic Wonder-Loop Swonvaussze nvton TB ‘sue Teno @& GN39231 This 6,000-mile journey over the National Park-to-Park Highway is unusual in that the auto traveler, leaving behind the chasiber of ommmiercs in Tokyo, him the sweltering East, includes his overcoat and his bathing Japan, has adopted a resolution favor-} Suit—one for use in crossing the land of perpetual snow, in ing the closing of all shops on Sun-| the Rockies or Sierras, in the middle of July-——the other for temporary use when he reaches the,bathing beaches along the Pacific coast. typed feet. know feet and feet’s need. 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Some-|_ Forest serv- times as many as half a dozen wind-| lind Hi ‘Women's| shield stickers are tobe seen on in- dividual cars, att.sting to a visit to that number of parks. The National Park-to-Park highway has undoubted- ly stimulated motor tra Haré-Surfaced. 76 of am total of €,000 Ey. j 7 | 2 i | H i i Pi i ; il i 33 | i ii it | ' : i rail thet F i : e : Advertising Extensive. The association, in 1921, distributed | gmat!’ coins 10,000 folders containing road mapsfeup. Every and general information about parks./, middle aged man who forests, camps and hotels. Newspapers: -|and magazines numbering 800 were|’That's the old i ' F | | ; also, and issues for tion of commercial and scenic roads. Stephen T. Mather, director of the national park service, says in his an- nual trayel report to the secretary of the Interior: “In 1920, : i : i i reports, were read by more than 6.- 000,000 people. of the 500 cities on the highway were | start supplied with lists of prospective trav-|lects.” elers, totaling 2,500, as the result of| Sreat circle the major national pe-~s| direct inquiries coming to the general of the west, was designated, ove. ' offices, whereupon taese communities| which one may travel from park to]afvised the inquirers of side trips. In 'recen! park except in such instances where 12,500 autoists in many states apiece. the National. Park-to- the south; closer relationships with tran continental highway asncia- tions; devise and erect a system of master signs to be placed advantage- Utah, New Me. ‘The 1922 conve: tion will be held in Sacramento :. 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