Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-28
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which has a. rs title: For the West.
First. Last an All the Time"
Albuquerque, the leading city
and commercial center of the
southwest, is situated Just north
Of the thirty-fifth parallel of
north latitude. Is in longitude
twenty.nine degrees west from Wash.
| ington, and about midway between
Kansas City and Los Angeles, at an
elevation of FIVE thousand feet above
sea level. thus being far enough south
/ to escape the rigors OF the northern
/ winter. and with an altitude sufficient
to render II exempt from the enervat-
ing summer weather incident to south.
ern points near sea level.
The cae of the present city was
staked out for a town in the sum.
mer of 1880. There had been a Mexi.
can town OF the same name on the
banks OF Rio Grande, about mile
| and a half distant. for some two hun.
dred and fifty years. hut the founders
OF the new town wisely determined
that they would not attempt to en-.
graft the new upon the old. conse.
quently upon the arrival of the At.
Gibson. Topeka n Santa Fe railroad
at this roint about two miles distant
from the old town. they purchased
tract of land adjoining the railway and
laid out n new town according to mod
ern methods, with broad streets, run
ming at right angles. but little dream
ing that the village Of which they
were then laying the foundation was
to become. In the course of few
years, the commercial, financial, edu-
cational and railway center OF all
that empire known as the southwest.
But they "builded better than they
know" and. without wearying the
reader with n long story about the
various up and downs which the new
town experienced in its early strug-
giles for existence. II Is sufficient to
say, in the expressive sang of the
period that 1t got there" and its
supremacy is no longer questioned
at nome CT abroad.
Although the place has grown stead.
lily nearly all the time since the year
1t was founued It's more substantial
progress commenced only a few years
age. and since that time its growth
has been more rapid, and it's improve
ments more substantial and valuable.
II Is estimated from the school and
directory census that the population AT
his time is not less than fifteen thou
sand. This includes the three towns
Of New and Old Albuquerque and pa
relas. but these three places are the
same as three wards of city, merely
separated by a street, and the strang-
or has no means OF knowing when he
yet" on. OF one and into the other.
T ey all get their mail through the
Albuquerque postofilce, all have ;ueii
street letter books and have their
mails delivered at their doors by the
city carriers.
The growth of the place still con.
tinues at steady, healthy rate, and
the improvements OF each year are
more valuable and permanent
Albuquerque can justly claim sup.
eriorty in three important particu.
lars: First. as a place for health;
second, as place for business; and
third as a place for pleasure
The altitude OF Aibuquerque-fiv
thousand feeet above sea level, and
latitude forty-fve degrees north
CON 1ine TO give It a climate which for
mildness and equability has no SUI
perior In the world. Its location. near
TIE center of the vast raiaicss dis
tricts. known as 'the arid regions"
and its remoteness from any large
body OF water, give II an atmosphere
almost totally devoid of moisture and
which, by reason OF the latitude and
altitude. is at the same time both
warm and light, thus furnishing with
out money and without price, and In
unlimited quantities. natures sover-
eIgn remedy for all diseases OF the
lungs. and the only reliable remedy
for such diseases known TO medical
science. Situated in the valley of
the Rio Grande, which is cultivated
exclusively by irrigation. and which
has become famous throughout the
world for its beauty and it's fertility,
and surrounded by lofty mountains on
all sides, IT Is the center Of one OF the
garden SPOTS of the continent enjoy.
ing almost uninterrupted sunshine
throughout the year. and absolute i'm
unity from destructive storms. II
claims to be the hest resort In the
world for people SUFFERING from lung
diseases or predlsposed. and IT cites in
support OF It's claim the testimony OF
the best medical scientists OF the age.
and the experience of hundreds OF per-
sons who came to this place as inval-
ids. suffering from such diseases and
who are now in the enjoyment OF 70.
bust health. Fresh meat will not be-
come tainted and fly blown when hung
up In the sun, but will be 'cured" and
preserved sound and sweet, and the
same quaity of the atmosphere which
thus preserves meat when exposed to
its action serves To heal and cure the
diseased and irritated tissues OF the
human body. More than one-fourth OF
the deaths OF the United States are
from consumption, but II is signlfi
cant fact that natives OF New Mexico
have no name for this disease in their
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