Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-04
II MEADOW CITY.
CONS Things About Las Vegas Not
Generally Known 70 the
Outside World.

3 the county seat of San Miguel coun-
,, lies oil both sides OF the 0allinas
liver, and. with its suburbs, has about
10, 700 Inhabitants.
It has excellent water works. arc
well-flled stores. beautiful residences
and incandescent electric light plant,
telephone exchanges. headquarters OF
the Atchison railway system. kew
Mexico division, together with rail
road machine shops and t~ie-preservins
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 Z distinc-
tive American city. The streets are
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 and
and tnnumerable lawns, set In grass
and adorned with shrubbery and
lowers, combine to proclaim . cultur'
ed community possessed OF al MOO
ern comforts ana conveniences
Las vegas ID tne natural sanato-
rum OF tne united states, combining
more natural advantages tnan any
otner pace IN america. ner tnermal
waters are me eQuai q tns ho'
springs OF arkansas nlie ner ciimate
10 ,nnnl'eiy supeIlor' lnele - no
naiaria, no excessive nea' Ut coiu, ~
gnats, ATS OF mosquitoes: Inc ar -
pule' ury, IaIlneu. anu nIsnly eiec.rl-
neu-a certain cure ior onsulupt,Un
.no uiSeose 10 .aA ~ Ine
~. Wallets aIo seIlnc ~ nsel'
sh a.' Inuuuc anu p ~ - etue
IL. nn..saun rLs"an 80 .n u9 HaI,se.r,s
D1sm.un - au an1nna
ny - ,a. s 49, an n,snrS M ~
urs,.ma 800 ., " oona hasr
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- vegas 10 Lne DISTRIBUTING POM
10. nearly al New Mexico by the
Atchison system. she 2 connection
WIN MANASSAS On Inc esst, C0.oEaoo on
the nortn' Arizona sna Cssiiornia on
the west ana Jexas ~ Oid mexico
on the south: Besides these, she
more stage lines. connecung ner Win
tributary territory, than has any otner
town IA New Mexico. unis terr1tory
includes the entire secuon east ana
south Q! the mountains. ana com
prises o countiee OF Collax. MORA
TAOS, San Miguel, q re-. 6ocorro
Dona Ana. 6rant' Cnaves. Lincoin' ane
Edoy WIN pats OF valsncla an0 1er.
nailiio-a country large tnsn ~ New
england. THIS taxes IN tne iamous
valley OF tne MO ulsnae nno inc ,sss
Iamous W. no. ~ s.cel.sn. s.a.es
y. ne Ioces-n naoss Atuis soSsaon'
Nc ~ . $500 -xu...,.
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nave se.ec.su INC Sa'y - - .sa;r
na su..sSs.s ~ ~ .e.ra.
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weekly pspors, tnIeo DaaAs, us
Duiidins snd sosn asso',s..ons' VIA ~
tels' many DosFolns nouses' n,ns
churches. numDe Oh CiuDs
ana al Of the leaoine CIVIC Anc
social societies.; roller nour MIL
capacity. nfty barrels per day;
nve w~olisc0uring establishments
| cleaning 100000 pounds OF wool an
, nually; . well-ecuipped brewery and
, bottling establishment; = mandatory
! of mineral and ~carbonatcd waters
= three wagon and carriage factories sac
die and harness factory; . foundry
electric light plant, three planinl
3 mills, and other enterprises OF less I'm
4 portAnce.
!. a city hail. four public school build
: hugs, c~oaft-Aouse. Masonic temple op
EZRA house. Territorial NORMAL ocnOO