Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-28
LAS yEoss' INDUSTRIES.

lies on potu siuos OF the 9esitna8 river, aud
with lie suburbs, has about 10000 lnhab.
itpnts.
LAS yEoss' INDUSTRIES.
IL has wa;er-wofka, street cars, arc and
incandescsnt electric light plsnt, teleph nc
exchanges, Territorial agricultural expert
nient station, headquarters OF the Atchison
railway syAt~m. New Mexico division, to-
gether With railroad machine shops and
tie preserving works, stock yards. aud the
largest shetp y sheasing and dif Plug plan.
Ia the United States.
esC sEAUriErL AND PICTURESQUE.
West Of the river, the old town b tie
qusiut and picturesque Mexican appear
Ancs : adobe houses, marrow. crooked
%streets, native people aud customs, handi-
crafts and occupation; but tho piazza
and all Of the new town. east oil
the river, constitute q distinctive
American city, The streets are vide and
well graded, white sidewalks abound,
shaded with growing trees. Three parks,
beauty and hsalthfulpass IL the place
Handsome aud we'll flied store, beautiful
~rsstdeucss, aud fnnuuieruble IL WINS, rot III
krass and adorned with s~hrubsery ana
a w.t. comtiue - prociaim a ensured
comniuuiiy. pcsse sod Of all m5dein com-
fJrts and onvrntences
PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL BUiLDIN0s.
A city hall, three public school build
logs, coprt-house, Masonic temple. Opera
house, Territorial Normal sch ooi, Terrific.
rial Insane asylum, ara pubiic buildings,
constructed OF r d and wtise cut sand
stone unsurpassed a. beauty iy similar
sdinces In any r,wn, Of equa. sizs, In lhs
stasss.
Az Academy. Seminary, Jesuit college,
Convent %sch.ol, Freshytsri,n Mission
scho !, Methodist Manual Training
school. Chrisiau Brotuers' institute. City
High school, three graded public schools,
a kintsrgartrn a.d tw5 Music s-hools,
bssidss. several private teachers are among
the ed EDUCATIONAL advantages.
SANITARY ADVANTAGES.
Las vsgss 10 the natural 5anitarium o
the United State, combining more nat
ural advantages than any other pla. in
America. Her thermal snters are the equal
OF the hot Springs Vi Arkansas, while her
climate 10 infinitely superior. There is n,
nsi,Sis. No excessive heat or G .id-Io
xnsts, rats or MOSQUITOES. The air is pure.
dr), rsrided aud highly elect ifed-n cei-
tnin cure for crusumpti n, II the disease
b. tsken 10 time. the hot waters IRE IA
, pecihc Tn liver, skir, rheumatic add
bipon disoi ders. Her Moutezun4 hotel Is
the nnest bust-i,y between chicago an
California. aud IL stu -tei la a beautiful
can, OF. nve miles from towa, whore tn
hot springs, forty 10 number, come boili.g
10 this surface.
LATITUDE N ALTITUDE.
The t.t;tude 10 ebout the same ns that OF
central Tennessee. white the altitude is
n. arly 600 ( ct, This combination gives
a peculiar. but m st happy. result. II the
~wirter. during the day. the Thermometer
-eltoni Ia is. Ia the shade, bel1w 4Jo. While
10 rftsu run. Ia the sunshine, to 6j2-nr
sven more. Oh the ornrr hand. Ia The
st'mnasr tho heat IL never oppressive, in
the shade. and no light Is too warm for
comfortable sleep. under one or two blank-
cts. TIE sun will chine ni.s days" out Of
every ten, the year roun !. This. With til
extr. me Or. u. ~ OF the air, caused hy the
very slight Lrscip 'rztion OF moisture; The |
rssinous aroma rol ing down from the
pine. cixd mountains: the large amount Of
Electricity IN ibe air. aud the cons. qneut
. xpns resulting from The altitude; and the
iocs tion u the tawn iaid locked ny monn-
rain and ~ esn-thrse Ill cubap'ro TO pro-
tfnss an alniosJ.h re viii b /. u balm to al
diseases OF the tsp rsiy organs. The
Of death fr..in C assumption il
|, wsr in New Mexico, 4. nn IL il any "
etsc IN tue On't-u Stht"-s sui TO Otuef
place ia MN M-xiro ex.-ts La Vsges In
,a'utr.ty ~ lis ri.-sase. Astbnatics /
exp r.snea immediate uLd permanent re- !
lief IL .iis sItitu te.
HNAiIH n PLEASURE
III the Nay IL health and pte sure re- .
49, - vsy.s 1. .ur,x.ld II radiua
o. tw euty m y. In romantic noun ain
glen. and hesi 20 haitiin' M un,nia brook.
are l.s. Vsxn rs Hill. Springs, Harve5's, III
I',rvsris. 5nn.".a... Nin.rsa ~. is'inr
70 hnnen phases. sps'hs' '"no.o' NJ
ada and o'her p aces. 700 "imr-nhs
msn,,on; wnsre nssnn /" oe .'cov..sa.
niu ulo usoo-rr -.
49, .ns aya ssa.,,
LAY -. 49, 49,. ns'A
49,. $3.50.
many poal"'"R n"uNM' n'"e chn'chcs, a
number OF clubs. and all the Ieading ci7ic
and social soci ties: q 70 Ter flour mill, ca
psc.ty. nifty bArrsl< u day two WOOL
scousIng establishments. cisaning LOO. 900
roHn' - Of wool annna:iy; a mauufact0ry
u mineral and c~arbnnated voters; two
wagon and carriage factories; = saddle
and harness factory ; ) electric light pant;
three planning Wills; two cigar manufacto-
rses, and other enterprises cf less import
ance.
Ihtre are eight large wholesale houses,
hose trsde exten Ia throughout the T RI.
tory ana INTO the adjoining sections. while
volume OF this trade. and the values of
VI 800 80 $500 rr = nc "rnae
YER. Three merchsrts, brokers have %.
!. cttd this city y thetr distributing center.
ne anount o. shs.rss early saiea exceed
4 81, other sucS kS9sksrs in Nsw Mey i.
The retail mefvSSsx 81 Las vegss are
more numerous. sntF carry larger and bet-
or STOCKS OF Koea&fhan do the retail mer-
'hanss OF any otbeEkown Ia this Territory 7
'r Ar'zTnss
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