Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-04

this trade. and the value Of the stocks
which they carry. cannot be duplicat.
ed west Of Kansas City and south OF
Beaver. Three merchants brokers
have selected the city rs 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 NJ
tail merchants Of Gny other town In
this Territory or Arizona.
Las Vegas has two daily and six
weekly papers. three banks. three
building and loan associations, ak ho-
tells. many boarding houses. nine
churches, Q number Of clubs.
and all Of the leading civic and
social societies; . roller four mill.
capacity. hfty barrels per LAY:
I'VE w~oll-scouring establishments,
cleaning 5000. 900 pounds OF wool an.
nually; q w~ell-ecuipped brewery and
bottling establishment; a mandatory
of mineral and carbonatcd waters;
three wagon and carriage factories sad
die and harness factory; q foundry,
electric light plant, three planning
mills, and other enterprises Of less i'm.
portance.
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 and
white sandstone, unsurpassed In beau.
ty by similar edihces In any town, Of
equal size. In the states.
The latitude Is about the same a.
that OF central Tennessee, while TIE al
tltude is nearly $500 feet. This com
bination gives q peculiar, but most
happy, result. In the winter, during
the day. the thermometer seldom falls.
In the shade, below forty degrees.
while It often RUM IN the sunshine, 10
sixty.hve degrees-or eve more. On
the other hand, In the summer, the
heat 10 never oppressive. In the shade.
and no night 10 too warm tor com
Portable sleep. under one 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 pre0ip-
itation Of moisture; the resinous aro-
ma, rolling down from the pineclad
mountains; the large amount Of eles.
tricity In the air. and the consequent
ozone resulting from the altitude: and
the location II the town, lsnd.lockel
BY mountain and mesa--thss5 Ill con.
spire to produce IN atm0spn sre which
Ii Z balm TO Ill diseases OF the fespl-
ratory organs. Tbs percentage Of
death from consumption 10 lower IN
New Mexico thnn II ID anywhere else
In the United states; and TO other
place In New Mexico excels Las Vegas
In the salubrity Of it, climate. Asth-
In the way Of health and pleasure
resorts. Las Vegas il ~unrivaled. In .
radius Of twenty miles. In romantic
mountain glens and beside babblIng
mountain brooks. are the Las Vegas
hot springs. Harvey's. Ell Porvenlr.
Blake's, Sparks snrello. R0ciada
and other places. toe numerous T.
mention, where health can be recov
cred. and life becomes a pleasure 70
the ennuye. the invalid. the over
worked business man.
This Territory Is rich In everything
iron. copper, coal. lead. silver, gold,
that constitutes the wealth Of nations,
mica, limestone. sandstone. marbles,
gypsum. salt. soda IN endless variety and
e~xbaustless quantities. r among the
several products OF the country which
Las Vegas commands. Sheep. cattle,
and lumber abound, SO that In each
OF these prime articles Of commerce
this city ID the best market In New
Mexico. She handles more wool than
all the other towns In the Territory
combined, while her commerce IN hides
IL truly enormous. In the same way
she stands preemInent for her trade
IN grains, hay, vegetables, and other
farm products; while her trade IN ice.
gathered In the neighboring mountain
canyons, extends east into Kansas
west Into ArisoaA. and south into on
Monica