Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-08-20
LAS vrdAs' INDUSTRIES.

II has WATER works, street cars, arc and
incandescept electric light plant, telephone
exchanges, Territorial agricultural expert
mt mt station, headquarters Of the Atchison
railway system, New Mexico division, to-
gether with railroad machine shops and
largest sheep. shearing and dipping plant
in the United States
BEAUTIFUL AND PICTURESQUE.
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
che river, constitute q 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
beauty and healtbfulness Of the place.
Handsome and well. filled stores, beautiful
residences, and innumerable lawns, set In
grass and adorned with shrubbery and
flowers, combine to proclaim q cultured
community, possessed OF all modern COM
forts and oonveniences.
PUBLIC N EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS.
A city hall, three public school build
ings, courthouse, Masonic temple. Opera
house, Territorial Normal school, Terrific
rial Insane asylum, are public buildings,
constructed OF rid and white cut sand
stone. unsurpassed In beauty by similar
edtfces in any town, Of equal .ize, In the
STATS.
An Academy, Seminary, Jesuit college,
Convent school, Presbyterian Mission
school, Methodist Manual Training
school. Christian Brothers institute, City
aigh school, three graded public schools,
a Kindergarten aud two Music schools,
besides, several private teachers are among
the educational advantages.
SANITARY ADVANTAGES.
Las Vegas ia the natural Sanitarium 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 10 no
malaria, no excessive heat or cold-no
gnats, rats or mosquitoes, The air Is pure,
dry, rnrifed and highly eleotriaed--a cer-
tain cure for consumption, IL the disease
b3 taken In time. The hot waters ere a
specific for liver, skio, rheumatic and
blood diro. ders. Her Montezuma hotel is
the finest bostelry between Chicago and
California, aud Is situated in a beautiful
canyon, Ave miles from town, where the
49, SS-S oAAAo
TO the surface.
LATIrppR AND ALTITUDE.
The latitude Is about the same as that of
central Tennessee, white the altitude is
nearly $500 feet, This combination gives
a peculiar, but most happy, result. Ia the
winter, during the day, the thermometer
seldom fails, in the shade, below 400, while
1t often runs, in the sunshine, to 65o-or
even more. On the other hand. 10 the
summer the heat Is never oppressive, in
the shade, and no Light is too warm for
comfortable sleep, under one or two blank
cts. The sun will shine nine days out of
every ten, the year round. This, with the
extreme dry ness of the air. cansed by the
very slight precipitation of moisture; the
resinous aroma rolling down from the
pine. clad mountains; the large amount of
electricity IN the air, and the consequent
ozone resulting from the altitude; and the
location of the town, land locked by noun
tain and nesa-these all consp,re to pro-
duee an atmosphere which is a balm to all
OF the respir1 IN Org ans. The
percentage of death from consumption is
lower In New Mexico than 1t is anywhere
else in the United Btatesy and no ether
place Ia New Mexico excels Las Vegas in
tho saiubrity. IT its climate. Asthmatics
immediate aud permanent re-
lief iL This altitude.