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

East Las Vegas, Is secretary. Eighty
Ave per cent Of the members OF the
board OF trade reside and do business
In the east side. The Montezuma
club, a wealthy business and social
organization. Is located on the east
side. The First National bank Is on
the west side. The San Miguel Ma.
iional bank Is on the east side, On
April LIST, 1903, the First National
bank win remoye from the west side
to the east side, having already rented
quarters which are now being fitted
up for Ii, beside the present post
Office on the east side. These are
the only banks In either town. The
following churches are on the east
side: Presbyterian, Episcopal, Method
~ist.EpIscopal. Catholic. Christian Sci
ence. Jewish synagogue. Baptist, The
following churches are on the west
side: Catholic only. The New Mex
leo Normal university, q territorial
institution, Is on the east side. the
high school Is On the east side. There
are none on the west side. A Car
negie library. for which MI. Carnegie
has donated 10000, will be erected
in the city park on the east side.
A new territorial armory. for which
appropriation has been made, will re
erected adjoining the city hall on the
east aldo. The A., r. 4 8. +. depot
IA on the east side. The present site
81 the p~ostofice Is within the So.rod
limit OF said depot. The present west
side p~ostofice, Is located about 2 mile
from the depot. The division head.
quarters OF this railroad are on the
east side. The Offices OF the super.
intendent are located on the east side
and the superintendent also resides
there. al well as many employees 81 the
road. The population OF the east side
il said TO be. Americans. $500; Mexi.
cans. 200. The population OF the west
side: Americans. 400; Mexicans, 1000.
The following business firms have re-
moved from the west side within the
past ave years: u. q. Murphey. drugs;
j. Al. Dick, grocer; J. =. Moore, com
mission merchant: Jones u Springer.
attorneys: George r. Money. attorney
". v. Long, groceries; J. +. Fnrlong,
photographer; La voz del Pueblo. =
spanish weekly newspaper. having the
largest circulation OF any weekly pa
Der in the territory. N. i. Rosenthai
general merchandise, G. p, boucher
grocery: William Malboef, harness;
j. b. Mackel, Wholesale liquor; A. Du
Val. restaurant; A. Titlebaum. whole
sale liquor: Or. J. M. Cunningham
ID. W. n. Tipton, Cideo Bros. tailors;
III d. Allen. tailor: the Daily Examined
newspaper, since merged Into the
Daily Optic: v. G. Koogler, real es
tate and Insurance. William Bachse
baker; A. 7. Rogers, blacksmith
No business firms have removes
from the east side TO the west sid
during the Ave years last past. 81
the cast side during the past tw'
years eight miles of cement wall
have been laid, During the same pc
Rod 200 feet Of similar walk hay
been laid on the west side. The pow
or house OF the first and only clectri
railroad in New Mexico Is on the cas-
side. Tho tracks Of this street railwa,
are confined exclusively TO the cas-
side. The electric light plant, Wei
Fargo & Co.'S express Offices. and III
Western Union and Postal Tclegrap,
Offices are all located on the cas-
side, and neither has a branch on th
west side. The two daily papers ar
on the east side. and rome on the ives
side. Five wool securing plants ar
located on the east side. They -
cured more than 1900. 900 pounds q
wool last year. There arc no sue
! mills on the west side. The east sid
! pays So per cent Of the entire count
taxes OF San Miguel county. N. NJ,
! which tho two towns are located.
Tho following secret societies ar
located on the east side: Masons, Cd
Fellows. Elks. Knights OF Pythiai
J woodmen Of tho World. a.. O u. w
Fraternal Union. Fraternal Brother
hood, Eastern star, woman's FEEDER.
! ton. etc. There are no such societle
! located on the west side. There ar
seven insurance Offices located on til
: east side. none ON the west side, Tn
only American attorneys located o
the west side are yeeder Bros, VIII
occupy their " building, and NJ
! Charles A. spicss. but the later ha
9 made arrangements 10 move bis onic
|, 70 the east side The governor ,
: New Mexico lives on The east sid