Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-01-21

the indirect advantages that Santa
Fe may derive from the business
activity about Cerrillos and San
Pedro this year.
1t is evident from the increasing
number of prominent visitors one
meets at the popular Palace hotel,
who are interested and are becoming
interested in southern Santa Fe
county, and that the feeling Of hope
fulness which is apparent in Santa
Fe, that the people of that place
will derive much benefit from the
new activity in mining and railroad
building at and from Cerrillos south
is warranted now is true, and the
people of Santa Fe will get their part
of the benefits to be derived from
the active development of southern
Santa Fe county, and so will those
of Las Vegas and Albuquerque, just
in proportion to the activity of the
business men and others in each of
these three cities, who may work
with earnestness individually and in
organized ways to draw to their re-
spective cities business from these
rich mining districts.
Las Vegas occupies an exception
ally good position to secure her full
share. She is on the main line of
road and in direct communication
with the mining districts of southern
Santa Fe county. Many of her citi.
zens are now largely interested in
mines at Dolores and San Pedro, as
we'll as in San Pedro town property.
There are probably more people who
live In Las Vegas that are financially
interested in those localities than
there are who live in either Santa
Fe or Albuquerque, and the number
will increase. Las Vegas is the point
that people who come from the east
with the view of looking into mining
or other interests in the territory, and
having the attraction of the Hot
Springs as u stopping point for visi-
tors, the time is close at hand when
every facility for accurate informa-
ton to visitors should be at hand,
from all parts of the territory, as to
mining in detail. In this connection
1t may be well to state that in the
opinion of your correspondent an
equal and large advantage would
be derived in the future, both by the
railroad and Las Vegas, if the rail
road company could be induced to
provide in its contracts for round
trip, lay over tickets to and from the
Hot Springs, that the holders of such
tickets while remaining at the
springs should be entitled to free
transportation over the branch to
and from Las Vegas
The final and permanent settle
ment of the Las Vegas grant matter
is an important question to the peo-
pie of Las Vegas, but it is not a
question that should absorb the at
tenhon of the people to the exclusion
of other matters of perhaps equal
immediate present interest. For Las
Vegas to get, as soon as possible, in
a position where she can hold and
interest even for few days the hun
dreds of people that will be coming
ard going through the territory and
to and from the prosperous mining
camps is a matter that should not
be overlooked The money spent
and put in circulation by transient
visitors IN the town or city that can
attract them proves constant in
fusion of new life blood IN all lines
of business, and the people of no
town are wise if they neglect any
chance to organize in any legitimate
direction to promote moves that will
attract transient visitors. Yours,
M.