Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-02
THE MEADOW CITY.
INFORMATION CONCERN.
ING THE BEST CITY IN NEW
MEXICO FOR DIRECTORY.
Statistics Relating TO Las Vegas, Her
Schools, Her Churches and Banks
and Business Houses and Her In
comparable Climate.

The following succinet statement Of
The conditions and advantages Of Las
Vegas has been prepared by Secre-
tary Geo. r. Money of the board OF
trade, to be used III the Forthcoming
directory Of New Mexico a y an intro
dnctlon to the detailed description OF
Las Vegas and San Miguel county.
Las Vegas, San Miguel county, New
Mexico, Incorporated. On Santa Fe
railway, plateau region Rocky mount
aims, clean, healthful progressive, sit
uated In mining, agricultural and stock
raising district and great wool center.
on account OF proximity to mountains,
It's fine water, rare air, delightfully."-
cool summers. maximum Of sunshine
days throughout the year, churches,
schools, sanitation. fraternal ~organiza-
tions, moral tone. electric railway,
mineral hot springs. miles of cement
walks and hard streets and drives, Las
| Vegas Is an ideal residence city.
The elevation is 1894 feet above the
sea, mean monthly temperature DUR
Ing 19O2-January, 1872; February,
37.6; March, ISL; April, 53.4; May,
$50; June, 71.2; July, 6s.6; August.
$50; September. 81; October. 51.e;
November, 40.2; December. 32.7. Mean
annual temperature. SIT; clear sun
shine days, 2s6; partly cloudy, Ga;
cloudy days, 10; prevailing direction
OF wind from west; annual precipita-
ton Including snow. 25.2s inches.
Las Vegas has, with suburbs. about
5000 population, gravity water system,
great irrigation reservoir projected by
the government. fine public school sys-
TEN, ten schools and normal uniyer'
sity, twelve churches. all denomina-
lions, Christian Science hall. twenty.
three ~fraternal organizations, four
banks 1.-TWO national). $1.400,000 de.
posits; six newspapers tone daily,
eight miles electric railway and three
miles additional now building, mount
ain resorts In vicinity, three building
and loan associations, 100000 granted
by Mr.. Carnegie for public library, Y,
M. @. A. building o o TO be erected,
an active board OF trade, q fine opera
house, 1--WE wool securing mills, lumber
yards and cigar factories, large copper
smelter, Standish process, Just erected,
and another In inexhaustible copper
fields within nine miles Of city. and
150.ton plant projected, and great &C
tivity In mining; magnificent white
and chocolate sandstone quarries with
In three miles Of city, stone yard and
crusher, brick yard. ten hotels and
restaurants. foundry and machine
shop (besides railway machine shops)
wholesale liquor. grocery and jobbinl
houses. two telephone systems, free
mall delivery, four sanatoria, rail
way hospital, six public halls, twt
Touring mills, brewery. two planinl
mills and two Ice plants Zone natural
which supplies ice from Colorado e
California, the other artiicial). La!
Vegas is delightfully."- cool in summer
and dry In winter, It's climate offering
a specific for tubercular, bronchial an,
maIarlal troubles, brain flag and gen
eral breakdown from over work, rein
vigorating and rehabilitating. Ther'
Ii opportunity for investors.