Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-02
NEW MDXICOS CHIEF CITY.
Her Resources and Attractions
Brief Summary Of Her
Advantages.

BRIEF Summary OF Her
Advantages.
LAS VEGAS, meaning 1.-THE M~eadows,'
9 the county seat OF San Miguel county,
les ON both sides OF the Gallinas river, and
suburbs, has about 10000 inhab-
A VEGAS INDUSTRIES.
1t has water works, street cars, arc and
electric light plant, telephone
exchanged, Territorial agricultural expert
station, headquarters Of the Atchison
system, New Mexico division, TO-
gsther With railroad machine shops and
preserving works, stock yards, and the
sheep shearing and dipping plant
IN the United States
BEAUTIFUL AND PICTURESQUE.
West OF the river, the old town has the
quaint aud picturesque Mexican appear
ance adobe houses, narrow, crooked
streets, native people and customs, handi-
crafts n occupations; but the plaza
and all of the new town, east Of
the river, CONSTITUTES distinctiye
American city, Tbs streets are wide and
well graded, while sidewalks abound,
with growing trees. Three parks,
hlled with grass and trees, add to the
beauty and heaitbfulness Of the place
Handsome and well. I'll ed stores, beautiful
residences, and iUnumerable lawns, set In
grass and adorned with s%hruhbery n
flowers, combine 10 proclaim a cultured
community. possessed Of all modern COM
forte and conveniences.
PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS.
A city hall, three public school build
iugs, court house, Masonic temple, Opera
house, Territorial Normal school, Terrific
rial Insane asylum, are public buildings,
constructed OF red and white cut sand
stoue unsurpassed In beauty by similar
sdifces in any town, Of equal size, in the
statss
An Academy, Seminary, Jesuit college,
Convent school, Presbyterian Mission
school, Methodist Manual Training
school, Christian Brothers institute, City
high ochool, three graded public schools,
a kindergarten aud two Music schools,
besides, several private teachers ars among
the educational advantages.
SANITARY ADVANTAGES.
Las Vegas is the natural Sanitarium Of
the United States, combining more nat.
ural advantages than n other place il
america. Hsr thermal waters are the equa
OF the Hot springs Vt Arkansas, while bel
climate IL infinitely superior. There is NJ
malaria, no excessive heat or cold-ut
snats, rats or mosquitoes. The air is pure
dry, rAriied aud highly electrified-a Ger.
Laiu cure for consumption, il the diseas
bs token in time. The hot waters are
specific for liver, skin, rheumatic an
blood also dsrs. Her Nontezuma hotel |
the finest hostelry between Chicago an
Californla, and is situated in q beautiful
cany on, i've miles from town, wnere tn
hot springs, forty 10 number, come boilinl
10 the suilRce.
LATITUDE AND ALTITUDE.
The latitude ID about tho same as that @
central Tennessee, while the altitude
yearly $500 feet, This combination give
u peculiar, bus most happy, result. III tn
winter, during the day. the tnermomete
seldom fails, in the shade, below 40', Will
1t often runs, in the sunshine, to $50
sven more. On the other hand. Ia tn
summer the hsat is never oppressive, i
the shade, and no light is too warm ~
comfortable sleep, under one or two blank
cts. The SUD will .hine nine days out 0
every ten, the year round. This, with tn
extreme uryness OF tbs air, caused by tn
very slight precipitation OF molsture; tn
reslnous arotna rolling down rom tn
Pine clad mountains; the large amount Q
electricity III ths air, aud the consequen
ozone resulting from the altitude; and tn
location of the town. land locked by moun
tam aud mesa-thsse ell consp,re to pro
duoe az atmosphere Which Is a balm to a
diseases. of the respirS organs. Th
percentage Of death from consumption j
Iywer Ia New Mexico than II Is adS wher
else in the United States; and no othe
place in New Mexico excels Las Vegas II
the ~saiubrity Of its climate. Asthmatic
experience Immediate and permanent re
lief il This altitude.
HEALTH AED PLEASURE
In the way of health and pleasure re
sor,s. Las Vegas is unrivalsd. In q radiu
OF twenty miles, in romantic moun.ai
xlens and beside babblinx mountain brooke
u.o Las Vse MS Hot Springs, Harvey's, 4
Poryenir, ~Sandoval's, Mineral Hit, Rome
70 Ranch, Blake's, Sparks, Sapelio, hoci
ada aud otnsr pia ;vs, too numerous .
n,ention. where Doaith can be recovered
and life becomes a pleasure to the epnuye
the invalid, the o~ver-worked business man
~.tNpwsPAPERs MANUFACTURES, ETC.
Las VEGAS has two daily and i've weekly
newspapers; three banks; two building
and loan associations; tbree hotels, an
many boarding houses; nine c~harches; I
4 number OF clubs, and all the leading clsl
and social socleties; a roller flour mill, ca
4 Ill ILL -
securing establishments, cleaning 1,hO0,0O
pounus OF wool annually; a manufactorl
nf mineral and csrbonated waters; tw'
wagon and carriage factories; a saddl
an harness factory; electric light pant
three planning pills; two cigar mauufacio
ries, and other enterprises OF less import
ance.
whose trade extends throughout the Terri
torv and into the adjoining sections, Will
tbe volume OF this trade, and the values o
the stocks they carry, Gao not be duplicat'
al west OF Kansas City and south OF Den
YER. Three merchants' brokers have SO
Iected this city as their distributing center
the amount Of their yearly sales exceed
ing, in the aggregate, the combined sale
Of ali other such brokers in New Mexico
The retail merchants of Las Vegas ar
more numerous, and carry larger and bet
ter stocks OF goods than do the retail mer
chants OF any other town in this Territor,
or Arizona.
THE DISTRIBUTING POINT.
Las Vegas is the distributing point TO
nearly all New Mexico. By the Atchisol
system. she has connection with Kansas OF
the east. Colorado on the north. Arizona
and California on the west, and Texas AM
Old Mexico on the south. Besides these
che has more stage lines, connecting ne
With tributary territory, b a has an.
other town in New Mexico. This territor,
includes The entire SECTION east and soutl
Of the M uutains, and comprises the coun
ties OF Colfax, Mora, Taos, San Miguel
Santa Fe, Socorro, Dola Ana, Grant
Chaves, Lincoln and Eddy, with parts 0
' ~alencia and BernAlillo-a country large
than all New England. This takes In tn
famous Valley of the Rio Grande and tn
less famous. but not less excellent, Vale.
OF the Pecos-the finest fruit sections 0