Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-23
II MEADOW CITY.
Some Things About Las Vegas MOI
Generally Known 70 the
ovteide World.

Ssne's'y Nno~" y NE
Outside World. -
Las Vegas. meaning The Meadow" !
. the comfy seat Of San Miguel coun.
y. lies OF both sides Of the Gallinas
liver. and. with It's suburbs, has about
10000 inhabitants.
It has excellent water works. arc
well-hlled stores. beautiful residences
and i~ncandescent electric light plant, |
telephone exchanges, headquarters Of
the Atchison railway system, New
Mexico division, together with rail-
road machine shops and Representing
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. h~andicrafts and occupations;
but the plaza and all of the new town,
east of the river, constitute a 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 grass
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 natural sanato-
rum Of the United States, combining
more natural advantages than any
other place In America. Her thermal
waters are the equal Of the Hot
Springs Of Arkansas, while her climate
is infinitely superior. There 10 no
malaria, no excessive heat or cold, no
gnats, rats or mosquitoes. The air is
pure. dry, rarined. and highly electri-
ned-a certain cure for consumption,
II the disease be taken In time. The
hot waters are q specific for liver,
skin. rheumatic and blood disorders
Her Montexuma hotel II the finest hos
telry between Chicago and California
and is situated In a beautiful canyon,
five miles from town. where the hot
springs, forty In number. come boil
ing to the surface. Besides this
st. Anthony's Eanitarium. conducted
by the Sisters of Charity, and thu
P' 1anitarium, conducted by Dr.
~ Curtiss Bailey. M. D..
KY fegas Is the distributing p0in'
~ early all New Mexico By thu
Atchison system, she has connection
with Kansas on the east, Colorado Of
the north, Arizona and California Of
the west, and Texas and Old Mexico
on the south. Besides these, she hal
more stage lines, connecting her witt
tributary territory, than has any othe
!. town In New Mexico. This territor!
includes the entire section east an,
south Of the mountains, and com
prises the counties Of Colfax, Mora
Taos, San Miguel. Santa Fee, Socorrt
Dona Ana, Grant, Chaves, Lincoln, AM
' Eddy with parts Of Valencia and Bel
nalillo-a country larger than all New
: England. This takes In the famou
valley Of the Rio Grande, and the les
0 famous, but not less excellent, vale,
I Of the ~Pecos-the finest fruit section
, Of the west.
:. There are eight large wholesal
1 uOu0C0s WuV00 tI6u0 CAtCo00 t0lOu6k
I out the Territory. and into the Cd
joining sections; while the volume Q
this trade, and the value Of the stock
which they carry, cannot be duplica'
ed west Of Kansas City and south Q
n Beaver. Three merchants broker
have selected the city ~ their dii
! tributing center. the amount Of thel
yearly sales exceeding. In the asgrt
2 gate. the combined sales OF AL othe
such brokers IN New Mexico. IN
1 retail merchants, Of Las Vegas, ar
more numerous, and carry larger An
better stocks Of goods than do the n
< tail merchants Of any other town l
this Territory or Arizona.
Las Vegas has two daily and 81
Q weekly papers, three banks, thre
!, building and loan associations, ok b.
tells. many boarding houses. min
= churches. number Ut club
and al Of the leading civic IN
b social societies; . roller dour mil
q capacity. nifty barrels per day
nve woilScouring establishment
cleaning 10000 0 pounds Of wool u
nually; . well-ecuipped brewery an
bottling establishment: . mAnufactor
\ OF mineral and carbonatcd waters
three wagon and carriage factorles;sa
die and harness factory; . foundr,
. electric light plant, three planin
IT mills, and other enterprises Of less Ia
d p~ortance.
I'll A city hall. four public school bull