Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-11-30
Las Vegas, the Chief City
Of New Mexico
of Her Resources,
Attractions and
Advantages.

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son railway system, New Mexico division,
with railroad machine shops and
tie preserving works, stock yards, and the
largest sheep. shearing and dipping plant
in the United States.
West of the river, the old town has the
quaint and picturesque Mexican appear
ance adobe houses, narrow, crooked
streets, native people and customs, handi-
crafts and occupations; but the plaza and
all OF the new town, east Of the river, con.
stitute q distinctive American city. The
streets are wide n we'll graded, while
sidewalks abound, shaded with growing
trees. Three parks, filed with grass and
trees, add to the beauty and healthfulness
of the place. Handsome and well-hiled
stores, beautiful residences, and
BILE lawns, set in grass and adorned Win
| ~shrubbery and flowers, combine to pro-
claim a cultured community, possessed OF
| all modern comforts and conveniences.
A city hall, three public school buildings,
| court. house, Masonic temple, opera house.
Territorial Normal school Territorial
Insane asylum are public buildings, con-
structed of red and white cut sandstone,
unsurpassed in beauty by similar edinces
in any town, of equal size, In the States
An Academy, Seminary, Jesuit college,
Convent school, Presbyterian Mission
school, Methodist manual training school,
Cbristian Brothers. institute, City high
school, three graded public schools, q Kin
derearten. q commercial school and two
music schools, besides several private teach
ers. are among the educational advantages
and facilities.
LAS VEGAS is the natural sanatorium OF
the United States, combining more nat
ural advantages than any other place In
America. Her thermal waters are the
equal of the Hot Springs OF Arkansas,
while her climate is infinitely superior.
There is no malaria, no excessive neat OF
cold, no gnats, rats or mosquitoes. Inc
air ia pure, dry, r~arifed, and highly cleo.
: triied-a certain cure for consumption, II
) the disease be taken In time. The hot
waters are a specific for liver, skin, rheu'
matte and blood disorders. Her Montezu'
ma hotel Is the finest hostelry between
Chicago and California, and is situated IN
a beautiful canyon, five miles from town
!. where the Hot Springs, forty In number
come boiling to the surface.
The latitude IS about the same as that OF
central Tennessee, while the altitude II
Z nearly $500 feet. This combination give'
a peculiar, but most happy, result. In the
winter. during the dsy, the thermomete
seldom falls, In the shade, below forty De
grees, while it often runs, In the sunshine
l. to sixty-hve degrees-or v more. VI
y the other hand, in the summer, the neat Il
d never oppressive, In the shade, ana NJ
night is too warm for omiomrusap.o 10 uriII
j under one or two blankets. The sun VIII
II shine nine days out Of every ten, the yea
IA round. This, with the extreme dryness o
a the air, caused by the very slight preclpi
{. tation of moisture; the resinous aroma
10 rolling down from the pine-clad noun
D. tains; the large amount OF elecer'clsy :
r the air, and the consequent ozone, result
:. ing from thealtitude; aud the location OF 90
VI town. laud-locked by mountain ard mes
r these al conspire to produce an atmos
mere which is q balm to all diseases or tn
respiratory organs. The percentage
Mt death from consumption 10 lower IN Ne
:, Mexico than it is anywhere else ID u
y United States; and no other place In ne
Mexico excels Las Vegas in the saiuDrit
of its climate. Asthmatics experfen'
#. Immediate and permanent relief, In tn
altitude.
~ In the way of health and pleasure r
IS sorts. Las Vegas is unrivaled. In a raoi
of twenty miles, in romantic mouDta
plens and beside babbliug mountain broos
~ are the Las Vegas Hot Springs. Harvey
- Ri Porvenir, Sandoval's Mineral Bill, K
~ nero Ranch, Blake's, SPARKS, Sapeii
Rociada, and other places, TOO nanero
to to mention, where health can be recovere
and life becomes a pleasure to the emmy
the invalid, tne o~ve--worked business ma
LAS VrGAs has two daily and i've week
ay papers, three banks, two building ana 10
of associations, three hocels, many Doardi
a. houses, nine churches, . NUMBER o, Gu;
and ali the leading civic and social SOC
re- tias: a roller flour mill, capacity, hfty OF
lat rails per day; two wool-scouring establls
ments. cleaning / ,500,0 900 pounds OF WI
annually; a we'll equipped brewery q
soi bottling establishments; a manutactory
or mineral and carbonated waters; TWO va
nd on and carriage factories; a saddle q
= harness factory; a foundry. ell
y a tic light plant three planning mi
and other ENTERPRISES of less Importance
There are eight large wholesale nous
whose trade extends throughout the i
ritory, and into the adjoining sectio
~ while the volume OF Inns trace. anu
De- value of the stocks which they carry,
not he duplicated west Of Kansas City
south of Denver. Three merchants or
ers have selected the city as their dist
-. utipg center, the amount or tnelr yea
eo sales exceeding, in the aggregate, tne @
bined sales of all other sucn brokers'
the New Mexico. Inc reten INA os
nv Las Vegas, are more numerous, ana GO
~ larger and better stocks OF goods than
the retail merchants of any other towr
ling this Territory or Arizona.
ert LAS VEGAS is the distributing point
an, nearly all New Mexico. By the Atchl
system. she has connection WITH kai
n' IN the east. Colorado on the north, Ar
ma and California on the west, and lie
and Old Mexico on the south. Besl
rian these. she has more stage lines, connect
izsr her with tributary territory, Inan mas
ao6 other town In New Mexico. This terri'
Giles . .ha monntains, and comprises the &C
Q on ties of Lolfax, Mora, Taos, San MIG
Santa Fe, Socorro, Dona Ana, Or
Cbayes, Lincoln and Eddy, with part
Valencia and Bernalillo-a country la
than ali New England. This takes in
'uts, famous Valley ofthe Rio Grande, and
ever less famous, but not less excellent, We
h;u of the Pecos-the finest fruit section
-. the west.
"n This Territory Is rich In everything.
pay constitutes the Wealth Of Nations. !
per- coal, lead, silver, gold, mice, FINEST
ded. sandstone. marbles, gypsum, soaa IN
\, ess variety and exhauetiess quaint
ny are among the several products OF
Las country which Las Vegas CONNIE
aolo- Sheep, cattle and lumber abound, SO
in each of these prime articles OF comm
this CITY Ia the best market In New Me
SHE handles more wool than all the {
nent towns iu the Territory combined, '
Salt, her commerce In nlaes Is uu'y enoun
lpped 10 the same way sue ns bav veceta
Bites, lor neI elsue = wbile her I
Lids. a. ;ce Gathered In the ~neighboring m
X. tain canvops, extends east into ka
west into Arizona, and south into
Mexico