Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-25
III MEADOW 7

Some Things About Las Vegas Not
Generally Known to the
Outside World.
Las vNgas, meaning THE Meadows"
3 the county seat Of San Miguel coun-
y, lies Oh both sides OF the Galinas
liver. and. with its suburbs, has about
5000 inhabitants.
II has excellent water works. arc
well-filled stores. beautiful residences
and incandescent electric light plant,
telephone exchanges. headquarters OF
the Atchison railway system, hew
Mexico division, together with rail-
road machine shops and Representing
works, stock yards and large sheep
shearing and dipping plants.
West OF the river. the old town has
the quaint and picturesque Mexican
appearance adobe houses, narrow,
crooked streets, native people and
customs, handicrafts and occupations;
but the plaza and all Of the new town,
east Of the river, constitute a distinc-
tive American city. The streets are
wide and well graded, while sidewalks
abound, shaded with growing trees.
Three parks, filled with grass and
trees, add to the beauty and healthful-
ness Of the place. Handsome and
and innumerable lawns, set In grass
and adorned with shrubbery and
| flowers, combine to proclaim q cultur.
ed community, possessed OF all mod.
w.. !. ~ ae,,ra, .n..o
r,,.a ~ IYas.aa S.a.as oomh,r,ns
mors n.t.r.i ~ thar ar1
a.ha. r,soa u Ame-,o. ue- tha~m.l
water. ara tha annsi ~ the Hot
Snrino % ~ ArEanaas While her ciimate
- rartta1v srrer,n~ Thora !. -
m.Is-,a ~ avcas.,va hast ~ COLA ~
crats rats ~ moaruitoas 4 ar i
nnra drv rar,aad and highlv electri.
f,ed-a certain cnre for consumntion
n the disease ha taken in time The
nm v.tars ara = snecinc for liver
shin rheumatic and hlood dianrdara
Har Montavuma hota, T. tha Hnast hos.
telrv hetwaen CHICAGO and C~alifornia
and i itnated IN : heautifU canyon
ave miles from town. where the hci
springs. forty In number, come boil
Ing to the surface. Besides this
st. Anthony's Sanitar1um. conducted
by the Sisters OF Charity. and thu
Pla7a Sanitar1um, conducted ~ Or
.W \ Curtiss Bailey. NJ. D.
Vegas Ia the distributing poin,
70. nearly ali New Mexico Nv tn,
} Atchison svstem. she has c~onnectio,
!. with Kansas on the east. Colorado Of
4 the north. Arizona and California Of
I the west. and Texas and Old Mexic,
m ne south. Resides these. she ha
more stage lines. Connecting her witt
tributary territory. than has any othe
town n New Mexico. This territor,
!, includes ire entire section east an,
, sonth ~ he mountatns. and CON
prises the counties Of Colfax. Mors
Taos, San Miguel. Santa Fe, Soeorrt
Dona Ana, Grant, Chaves, Lincoln. an
: Eddy with parts OF Valencia and Bel
I nalillo-a country larger than all Ne,
: England. This takes In the famou
valley Of the Rio Grande. and the les
famous. but not less excellent, vale
Of the Pecos-the finest fruit section
= ~ eM0 "So"
y There are eight large wholesal
houses. whose trade extends through
, out the Territory, and Into the az
Joining sections; while the volume
this trade, and the value Of the stock
which they carry, cannot be duplica
. ed wess OF Kansas City and south
. Beaver. Three merchants' broker
! have selected the city ~ their al
tributins center, the amount u tne'
yearly sales exceedine, In d aser'
gate. the combined salee OF Al otns
such brokers IN New Mexico ~
retail merchants. OF Las vegas, q
more numerouss q carry iarger .
: better stocks Of goods than DO the :
tail merchants OF any 0tner Town J
TINS AeErltoEy OF A1'son.
~ Las Vegas has two daily q
weekly papers. three banks. thru
j. building and loan associations. SIX b
tells, many boarding houses, nlI
churches. number 0f club
ana al Of the leading civic a.
Q social societies: Q roller nour mi
/. capacity. ATTY barrels Der la
, ave ~voll-scouring establishment
: CLEANING a.O00. 900 pounds Of wool q