Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-13

tio- " WIN WOTkbS SIOUX yHIubs anu thC
largest sheet .shearinR 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 aud customs, handi-
crafts and occupations; but the plaza
and all OF the new town, east OF
the river, constitute a distinctive
American city, The streets are wide ana
well graded, while sidewalks abound,
shaded with growing trees. Three parks,
flied with grass and trees, add to the
beauty and healtbfulness Of the place
Handsome and well flied stores, beautiful
residences, and iunumerable lawns, set In
grass and adorned with ~sbrubbery ana
flowers, combine to proclaim q cultured
community. possessed OF all modern COM
forts and conveniences.
PUBLIC N EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS.
A city hail, three public school build
logs, courthouse, Masonic temple. Opera
nousc, Territorial Normal schooi, Terrific.
rial Insane asylum, are public buildings,
constructed Uf rid and white cut sand
stone. unsurpassed In beauty by similar
offices In any tcwn, of equal size, in the
statss.
An Academy, Seminary, Jesuit college,
convene school, fresuy teriRn Mission
school, Methodist Manual Trein'ng
school, Christian Brothers institute, City
hiEh school, tbr5e graded public schools,
d kinosrgartsn aud two Music schools,
oesides, several private teachers are among
the educational advantages.
Aa.sssx SANITARY ADVANTAGES
Las Vegas lie the natural Sanitarium OF
the United States, combining more nat
ural advantages than any ether place in
america. Her thermal waters are the equal
Of the Hot Springs VI Arkansas, while her
climate is Infinitely superior. There is n
malaria, no excessive heat or cold-no
Snats, rats or mosquitoes. The air is pure,
dry, rarined and highly elect fied-a GER
tain cure for consumption, IL the disease
% taken in time. The hot waters ire a
specinc for liver, skin. rheumatic and
oi0od diEordsrs. Her Montezuma hotel is
ne finest hostelry between chicago am
California, and IL situated in O. beautiful
ANY Oh, i've miles from town, whers the
got springs, forty In number, come boiling
% the surface.
LATITUDE ALTITUDE.
central Tennessee, while the altitude is
aearly $500 feet, This combination gives
d peculiar, but most happy, RESULT. La the
winter, during the day, the thermometer
seldom fails, IN the shade, below 400, while
~ often runs, in the sunshine. to 65o-or
sven more. On the other hand, in the
umnsr tho heat is never oppressive, In
che shade, n no Light is too warm for
comfortable sleep, under one or two blank
cts. The sun will shine nine days QUITO
every ten, the year rounl. This, with tn
sxIrsms dry nsss OF the air, caused by the
very slight precipitation OF moisture; the
aroma rolling down IRON the
pine.clad mountains; the large amount OF
electricity IN the air, and the consequent
Zone resulting from the altitude; anu the
location of the town, land locked by noun
tam and mesa-these all conspire to pro
duce an atmosphere which la a balm TO AL
iiss ssss OF tue respira organs. Inc
Of death from consumption is
la New MexIcV tnan IL Is nuy " here
in the United States; and no other
place in New Mexico excels Las Vegas 10
the saiubriry of its climate. Asthmatics
exp rlsncs lnimsulate aud permanent re-
Ia this attitude.
HEALTH N PLEASURE EsoRT
In the way Of health and pleasure re- |
SORTS, Las Vegas is unrivaled. In a radius
OF twenty niles, In romantic mountain !
and beside babblins mountain Drauks,
are Las Vesas Hot Springs, Harvey's, lei
Porvenirs ~Sandovai's, Mineral Hill, Rome
0 Ranch, Blake's, Sparks, SapelIo, hoci-
ada and other psaces, too numerous to
aention, where health can be recovered.
and life becomes a pleasure to the ennuye,
be invalid, the Ovef-worked BUSINESS man. |
NEWSPAPERS, MANUFACTURES, ETC.
Las Vegas has two daily and five weekly
.ewspapers; three banks; two building
and loan associations; three hotels, anu
boarding houses; nine churches; d
number of CLUBS, and all the leading CT vic |
and social societies; a roller -four mill, ca
pacity, fifty barrels a day two wool
securing establishments, cleaning $500 900
,ounls of wool annually; a manufactors |
4 mineral and carbonatedMwsters; tive
and carriage factories; q saudle
ana harness factory; electric light plant; |
three planning mills; two cigar manuracto-
RES, n other enterprises of less import
nee /
There are eight large wholesale houses,
whuse rad extends throughout the Terri
tory and into the adjoining sections, Will
ne volume OF this trade, and the values OF
he stocks they carry, can not be duplicat-
ID west of Kansas City and south of Den
YER. Three merchants' brokers have &C.
cited this city % their distributing center.
he amount Of their yearly sales exceed
In tie aggregate, the combined sale.
I an otner such brokers in New Mexico
he ret Ill merchants of Las Vegas are
uore numerous, and carry larger and bet
er stocks OF goods than do The retail mer-
,nants of any other town in this Territory
II Arizona.
rHE DISTRIBUTING POINT r
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