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HOT SPRINGS FOLKS WANT RACING. Hot Springs. Ark., November 10. Last night the opera house was crowded to repletion with citizens in response to a call of the Business Mens League to discuss petitioning the legislature to exempt Garland County from the operations of the anti-race track law. The meeting was presided over by President Charles N. Rix. who is also president of the Arkansas National Bank. , , ,, , , He stated that business in commercial lines had decreased at least forty per cent, during the last - , . j two years and that the city was facing a serious crisis. Ho declared that prior to two years ago the city was in a thriving condition and that the object of the meeting was to devise means of insuring a return of prosperity. The Amis anti-racing law went into effect Itwo years ago. since which time the magnificent plant at Oaklawn has been closed. , Many prominent property owners made speeches. The representatives of the reform element were present in numbers and were unanimous, with one exception. In the stand they have taken against racing In this state. William McGuIgan. a former successful turf operator, who has in late years espoused the reform cause, surprised the audience br declaring that he was in favor of regulated racing for a limited period. The friends of racing were overwhelmingly In the majority at the meeting.
