Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-07
THE MEADOW I
Some Thlngs About Las Vegas Not
Generally Known to the
Outside World.

Las Vegas. meaning The Meadows,'
. the county seat Of San Miguel coun
/ y. lies OF both sides Of the 0allina,
liver, and. with its suburbs, has about
10000 Inhabitants.
It has excellent water works. ars
well-flled stores. beautiful residences
and incandoscent electric light plant
telephone exchanges. headquarters oil
the Atchison railway system, New
Mexico division, together with rail
road machine shops and tie-prescrvine
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 q distinc.
tive American city. The streets are
wide and well graded, while sidewalks
abound, shaded with growing trees.
Three parks, filed with grass and
trees. add to the beauty and healthful.
ness OF the place. Handsome and
and innumerable lawns, set In a
and adorned with shrubbery and
flowers. combine to proclaim q cultur.
ed community, possessed OF all mod.
ern comforts and conveniences.
Las Vegas Is the naturai sanato.
rum OF the United States, combining
more natural advantages than a
other place In America. Her thermal
waters are the equal OF the Hot
Springs Of Arkansas. while her climate
10 Infinitely superior. There II no
malaria, no excessive heat or cold, NO
gnats. rats or mosquitoes. The air is
pure, dry. rariied. and highly electri.
fied-a certain cure for consumption.
II the disease be taken In time. The
hot waters are o specific for liver.
skin, rheumatic and blood disorders.
Her Montexuma hotel ID the finest hos.
telry between Chicago and California
and 10 situated In . beautiful canyon.
nve miles from town. where the hot
springs, forty In number, come boil
Ing to the surface. Besides this.
81. Anthonyis Eanitariun. conducted
by the Sisters Of Charity, and the
Plaza 5anitar1um. conducted ~ Or.
y , Curtiss Bailey. N. D.
], Vegas 10 the distributing point
70. nearly all New Mexico BY the
Atchison system, she has connection
with Kansas on the east, Colorado on
the north, Arizona and California on
the west, and Texas and Old Mexico
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
but not less excellent, valley
the Pecos-the finest fruit sections
the west.
There are eight large Wholesale
whose trade extends through.
tut the Territory, and into the ad.
dining sections; while the volume OF
his trade. and the value o: the stocks
which they carry. cannot be duplicat.
d wes' Of Kansas City and south Of
Denver. Three merchants brokers
lave selected the city 20 their dis
ributing center. the amount OF their
early sales exceeding, In the agre
rate. the combined sales Of ali other