. The street railway review . nt less salt than that water, and sulphur and otherminerals in solution added to the salt. Four large arclamps light the pool and a springboard is provided for theuse of the lovers of aquatic ground and lofty rings and a traveling crane arrangement are atthe disposal of the timid bathers who wish to learn toswim. The traveling crane runs north and south thelength of the tank and has suspended from it a leatherloop for the support of the learner. Competent attend-ants and special watchmen guard the safetj and moraleof the place. The pumps which rai
. The street railway review . nt less salt than that water, and sulphur and otherminerals in solution added to the salt. Four large arclamps light the pool and a springboard is provided for theuse of the lovers of aquatic ground and lofty rings and a traveling crane arrangement are atthe disposal of the timid bathers who wish to learn toswim. The traveling crane runs north and south thelength of the tank and has suspended from it a leatherloop for the support of the learner. Competent attend-ants and special watchmen guard the safetj and moraleof the place. The pumps which raise the water fromthe mine shaft to the pool have a flow of 28,000 gallonsa day. The curative powers of the water act upon rheumaticand dermatic diseases, as well as upon lesser affectionsof humanity in general. As many as four hundred persons a day patronize thenatatorium, and the success of the enterprise has alreadyprompted the promoters to double the capacity of the tank,to accommodate the increased number of visitors. The. NATvVTORIUM —EXTERIOR VIEW. cost of the present plant is $5,000, upon which sum ahandsome profit has been realized by the nominal chargesfor the privilege of the place. The street railway com-pany owns no stock in the natatorium, but reaps sufficientprofit from the traffic thereto induced. THE ERB BROTHERS. The account of the success of the Leavenworth Elec-tric Railway would not be complete without particularmention of the two gentlemen through whose financialstrength and business foresight it has been made possible. President Newman Erb is a prominent New York cap-italist, interested in a number of other successful westernenterprises. He is a fine judge of properties and a soundman in every respect. General Manager Louis M. Erb, to whom the town ofLeavenworth is directly indebted for its fine electric rail-way system, is a man of ripe railroad experience, havingpassed eleven years as general claim agent and tax com-missioner for the Kansas City, Wyand
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