Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-08
NEW AHXICOS CHIEF CITY

Der Resources and Attractions
Brief Summary of Her
Advantages
LAS VEGAS. meaning 1.-THE Meadows,n
10 the county seat OF San Miguel county, |
lies on both sides OF the Gallinas river, and
with ito suburbs, has about 10000 inhab-
itants.
Las VEGAS INDUSTRIES.
1t has water works, street cars, arc and
incandescept electric light plant, telephone
exchanges, Territorial agricultural expert |
ment station, headquarters OF the Atchison
railway system. New Mexico division, to-
gethsr With railroad machine shops and
tie preserving works, stock yards, and the
largest shsep shearing and dipping plant
in the United States
BEAUTIFUL m PICTURESQUE.
West Of the river, the old town has the
quaint and picturesque Mexican appear
unce- 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, constitute distinctive
American city, The streets are wide and
we'll graded, while sidewalks abound,
shaded with growing trees. Three parks,
tiled with grass and trees, add to the
bsauty and healthfulness Of the place.
Handsome and well flied stores, beautiful
residences, and innumerabis lawns, set in
grass and adorned with s~hrubbery and
flowers, combine to proclaim q cultured
community. possessed of all modern COM
forts and conyeniencsB.
PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS.
A city ball, three public school build
ings, court-house, Masonic temple, Opera
house, Territorial Normal school, Terrific
! rial Insane asy lun, are public buildings,
constructed OF rad and white cut sand
stoue unsurpassed Ia beauty by similar
sdiicss In any town, of equal sizs. in the
states.
An Academy, Seminary, Jesuit college,
Convcnt school, Presbyterian Mission
school, Methodist Manual Training
school. Christian Brothers institute, City
High school, turee graded public schools,
Ia Kindergarten aud Two Music schools,
besides, several private teachers are among
tbs educational advantages.
SANITARY ADVANTAGES.
Las Vegas lie the natural 6anitarium OF
the United Statss, combining more nat
ural advantages than any other place in
America. Hsr thermal waters are the equal
OF the Hot Springs OF Arkansas, while ner
climate is inhnILsiy superior. There 10 no
malaria, no excessive neat or cold-no
mat, rats or mosquitoes. The air is pure,
dry, rarihsd aud highly electi ihed-a GER
tain curs for consumption, IL tue disease
bs taken In time. The HOT waters IRE a
specific for liver, skin. rheumatic and
UiOod diGoi ders. Her MontezumS hotel Is
the tnest bostelry between chicago an j
CalitorDla, and is situated in a beautiful
canyon, 1--we mites from town, where the
| hnf GRrlnua fnrIv in mum her c0ma hNilluR
10 the surface.
LATITUDE AND ALTITUDE.
The lAtltude is about tho same as that OF
central Tennessee, while the altitude is
nearly $500 feet, This combination gives
u peculiar, but m9st happy, result. In the
winter, during the day, the thermometer
seldom fails, III the shade, below 400, while
IL often runs, in the sunshine. to 65o-Or
sven more. On the other hand, in the
sun me- the heat Is never oppressive, In
the shade, and no Light is too waIm for
comfortable sleep, under one or W blank
cts. Tbs SUI will shine niue days out OF
every len, the year rounu. This, v ith tn
extreme dryness Of the air, caused by the
very slight precipitation OF moistute; the
resIncus aroma rolling down from the
| plno.clad mountains; the large amount of
electricity III Tie air, and ths consequent
ozone resulting from the altitude; ana the
iocatiOu oL Tue tUWu, luLu -lOckeu ny noun
ltain and meSa-these all c0nsp,re to pro-
|duce an atmosphere " hich is a balm to all
diseases OF tue rtspIra organs. The
percentage of death from consumption Is
AVwer 10 New Mexico than il is any v here
Else in the United- States; and no other
place In New Mexico excels Las Vegas in
this saiubriLy Of its climate. Asthmatics
sxpsrience Immediate aid permanent re-
iier ia This attitude.
|Nr4 HEALTH AND PLEASURE RESORTS.
In the way Of health aud pleasure re-
sorts, Las Vegas 10 unrivalfd. In q radius
OF twenty milns, In romantic mountain
glens and beside babblins mountain brooks,
are Las Yes as Hot Springs, Harvey's, Ell
PDryenir. S~andovnIs, Mineral Hill, Rome
no Ranch. Biake's, Sparks, Sapelio, koci-
ada and other places, too numerous to
mention, where neaith can be recovered
and life becomes u pleasure to the ennuye,
the invalid, the business man.
N~EwsPAPERs, MANUFACTURES, ETC.
Las Vegas has two daily and five. weekly
newspapers; three banks; w building
and loan associations; three hotels, and
many boarding houses; nine churches; q
number OF clubs, and all the leading civic
and social societies.; a roller four mill, ca
pacity, fifty barrels q day W wool
~scouring establishments, cleaning 1,h00, 900
UOuuA ~ VIVA
OF mineral and carbonated waters; two
wagon and carriage factories; a saddle
and harness factory; electric light plant;
three planning mills; two cigar mRnufact0-
riss. and other enterprises OF less import
nee
Tnere are eight large wholesale houses,
whose trade e~xtends throughout the Terri
tory and into tie adjoining sections, while
the volume oftthis trade, and the values OF
the stocks they carry, can not be dupiicat-
ed west OF Kansas City and south OF Den
YER. Three merchants brokers have ee- |
lected this city % their distributing center, |
the q mount Of their yearly sales exceed
ing in the aggregate, the combined GALES
of all other such brokers in New Mexico. |
The retail merchants of Las Vegas are
nure numerous, aud carry larger and bet
ter stocks OF goods than do the retail mer-
chants Of any other town in this Territory |
or Arizona.
THE DISTRIBUTING DIN
Las Vegas is the distributing point FOL
early all New Mexico. By the Atchisop
xystem, she has connection with Kansas OF
be east, Colorado on the north. Arizona
and California on the west, and X and
Old Mexico on the south. Besides these,
he has more stage lines, connecting hen
sith tributsry territory, than has ans
Their tow in New Mexico. This territory
includes the entire s. ctioD east and soutL
Of the mountains, aud comprises the coun
Ties OF Coifax. Mora, Taos, San Miguel,
santa Fe. Socorro, Doha Ans, Grant
Jhsves, Lincoln and Eddy, with parts o
y aIencfa and Bernalillo-s country Larger
all New England. This takes 10 th
famous Valley of the Rio Grande and tn
ass famous, but not less excellent, Valley
Of the Pecos-the fnest fruit sections OF
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