Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-01-29

with Kansas on the east. Colorado on
the north, Arizona and California OF
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 all New
England. This takes in the famous
valley of the Rio Grande, and b less
famous, but not less excellent, valley
of the Pecos-the finest fruit sections
Of the west.
A city hall, four public school build
ings, courthouse, Masonic temple, op-
era house, Territorial Normal school
and Territorial insane asylum and pub
lie buildings. constructed OF red n
white sandstone, unsurpassed in beau
ty by similar ediices in any town, Of
equal size. in the states.
Las Vegas has two daily and six
weekly papers. three banks, three
building and loan associations, six ho-
tells, many boarding houses, nine
churches, a number Of clubs,
and all OF the leading civic and
social societies; a roller -four mill.
capacity, fifty barrels per day;
five woll-scouring establishments,
cleaning 1900, 900 pounds Of wool an
nually; a well-ecuipped brewery and
bottling establishment; 4 mandatory
of mineral and carbonated waters:
three wagon and carriage factories sad
die and harness factory; a foundry,
electric light plant, three planning
mills, and other enterprises of less i'm
portaIce.
Their are eight large wholesale
houses, whose trade extends through
out the Territory, and into the ad'
joining sections; while the volume oi
this trade, and the value of the stocks
which they carry, cannot be duplicat
} ed ives! Of Kansas City and south OF
Beaver. Three merchants brokers
: have selected the city as their dis
! tributing center, the amount Of theil
) 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 anc
; better stocks of goods than do the 70
tail merchants of any other town II
: this Territory or Arizona.
, public school, a kindergarten. q com
: mercial school and music schools, be
sides several private teachers, art
, among the educational advantages
and facilities.
Z A convent school. Presbyterian mis-
sion school, Methodist manual train
ing school, Christian Brothers insti
tute, City high school, three-gradet
;. This Territory is rich In everything
iron, copper, coal, lead. silver, gold
that constitutes the wealth of nations
e mica, limestone, sandstone, marbles
/ gypsum, salt. soda In endless variety ant
exhaustless quantities, are among thu
several products of the country which
Las Vegas commands. Sheep, cattle
y and lumber abound, SO that in eacf
Of these prime articles Of commefct
this city is the best market in New
Mexico. She handles nor wool thai
: all the other towns in the Territor,
= combined, while her commerce in hide'
is truly enormous. In the same way
she stands pre-eminent for her tradt
in grains, hay, vegetables, and Qthe
farm products; while her trade In ice
gathered in the neighbOring mountain
canyons, extends east into Kansas
west into Arizona, and south into Oh
Mexico.