Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-02

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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 anu
and innumerable lawns. set in grass
and adorned with shrubbe.y and
flowers, combine to proclaim q cultur.
ed community, possessed Of all mod.
ern comforts and conveniences.
Las Vegas Is the natural sanato-
rum OF the United States, combining
more natural advantages than any
other place In America. Her thermal
waters are the equal Of the Hot
Springs Of Arkansas, while her climate
is infinitely superior. There II no
malaria, no excessive heat or cold, no
gnats. rats Of mosquitoes. The air 10
pure, dry, rarified. and highly electri.
fed-a certain cure for consumption,
II the disease be taken in time. The
hot waters are q specific for liver.
skin. rheumatic and blood disorders.
Her Montezuma hotel is the finest hos.
telry between Chicago and California
and 10 situated In q beautiful canyon,
i've miles from town, where the hot
springs, forty In number, come boil
Ing to the surface. Besides this,
st. Anthony's Sanitarium, conducted
by the Sisters of Charity, and the
Plaza Sanitar1um. conducted BY Dr..
" \ Curtiss Bailey. M. d.
L- Vegas 10 the distributing poinf
70. nearly all New Mexico BY the
Atchis0n system, she has connection
with Kansas on the east, Colorado on
the north, Arizona and California on
the west, and Texas and Old Mexico
on the south. Besides these, she has
more stage lines, connecting her with
tributary territory, than has any other
town In New Mexico. This territory
includes the entire section east and
south Of the mountains. and com
prises the counties Of Colfax, Mora
Taos. San Miguel. Santa Fe, Socorro
Dona Ana. Grant. Chaves, Lincoln, and
Eddy with parts Of Valencia and Der.
nalillo-a country larger than ali New
England. This takes In the famous
valley Of the Rio Grande. and the less
famous. but not less excellent, valley
Of the Pecos-the finest fruit sections
Of the west.
There are eight large wholesale
houses. whose trade extends through.
out the Territory. and into the ad-
Joining sections; while the volume OF
this trade. and the value Of the stocks
which they carry, cannot be duplicat.
ed west Of Kansas City and south Of
Denver. Three merchants brokers
have selected the city - their dis
tributing center. the amount Of their
yearly sales exceeding, in the aggre-
gate, the combined sales OF all other
such brokers in New Mexico. The
retail merchants, Of Las Vegas. are
more numerous. and carry larger and
better stocks Of goods than do the ~
tail merchants Of any other town In
this Territory Of Arizona.
Las Vegas has two 6afly ana stx
weekly pagers, three hanks. three
builliAg anA IoaA aesosisttens. six ~
tell. nAay beasling heesss. nlns
sAussAsa. stg1qne0 = gslsts.
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botthAO setaAliehnsnt: Q 1aau1Actevy
g mineral and easbenAtsd waters;
tAree wagon and earSiass fas~toy1es;sal
de and harness factory; . foundry,
electric light plant, three pIaaing
mills, aoA other enterprises Of lees In.
oortance.
A city hall. four public school build
Tugs, courthouse. Masonic temple, opr
era house, Territorial Normal school
and Territorial insane asylum and pub
lie buildings. constructed Of red and
white sandstone. unsurpassed In beau
~ BY similar edincss In any town, Of
equal size. In the states.
The latitude Ii about the same a.
that OF central Tennessee. while tie al.
titude Is nearly $500 feet. This com
blnation gives a peculiar. but most
happy. result. In the winter, during
the day, the thermometer seldom falls,
in the shade, below forty degrees.
while It often runs IN the sunshine, TO
sixty.ive d~egrees-or even more. On
the other hand, In the summer, the
heat is o. oppressive. In the shade,
and no night is too warm FOR com.
Portable sleep. under n or two
blankets. The sun will shine nine
days out Of every ten. the year round.
This, with the extreme dryness Of the
air, caused by the very slight preclp
itation Of moisture; the resinous aro-
ma, rolling down from the pins-clad
mountains; the large amount Of slss.
tricity In the cir. and the consequent
zone resulting from the altitude; and
ths location u the town. lasdIoeksd
b. mountain and neoa-4heeo ~ CO.