Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-26
Some Things About Las Vegas No.
Generally Known to the
Outside World.

oenefalty known to the
Outside World.
Las Vegas. meaning The Meadows,
s the county seat of San Miguel coun,
y, lies o. both sides OF the GalIinas
AVER, And. with It's suburbs, has o
10000 inhabitants.
II mas excellent water works, arc
Well-filed stores. beautiful residences
and incandescent electric light plant.
telephone exchanges, headquarters Of
the Atchfson railway system, Yew
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, handicrafts, aud occupations:
put the plaza and all Of the new town.
east Of the river, constitute a distinc.
tive American city. The streets are
wide and we'll 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 tnnumerahfe lawns, set in grass
and adorned with shrubbe-y and
flowers. combine to proclaim q cultur-
ed community. possessed Of all mod.
ern comforts and conveniences.
Las Vegas is the naturaI n
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 is no
malaria, no excessive heat or cold, no
gnats. rats or mosquitoes. The air is
pure, dry. rarified. and highly ~electri-
fied--a certain cure for consumption,
II the disease be taken in time. The
hot waters are a specific for liver,
skin, rheumatic and blood disorders.
Her Monteznma hotel is the finest hos.
telry between Chicago and California
and Is situated In q beautiful canyon,
five miles from town, where he hot
springs, forty In number. com boil
Ing 70 the surface. Besides this,
st. Anthony's Sanitariam, conducted
by the Sisters OF Charity, and. the
Plaza Sanitarium, conducted ~ Dr.
w \ Curtiss Bailey Nj ID.
- Vegas Is the distributing pninr
70. nearly all New Mexico BY the
Atchison system, she has connection
with Kansas on the east, Colorado Oh
the north. Arizona and California on
the west. and Texas and Old Mexico
on the south. Besides these. she has
more stage lines, connecting her with
tributary territory, than has any other
town tn New Mexico. This territory
includes the entire section east and
south OF the mountains. and. com
prises the counties of Colfax, Mora
Taos, San Miguel, Santa Fe. Socorro
Dona Ana, Grant, Chaves, Lincoln, and
Eddy with parts OF Valencia and Der.
naliilo-a country larger than ali New
England. This takes In the famous
valley Of the Rio Grande, and the less
famous, but not less excellent, valley
OF the Pecos-the finest fruit sections
cf the west.
There are eight large wholesale
houses. whose trade extends through.
out the Territory, and Into the adj
joining sections: while the volume OF
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 as 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 r..
tail merchants OF any other town In
this Territory or Arizona.
Las Vegas has two daily and six
weekly papers. three banks. three
building and loan associations, six no.
tells, many boarding houses, nine
churches. a number or clubs,
and all or the leading civic and
social societies; q roller -four mill,
capacity, fifty barrels per day:
five wollseouring establishments,
cleaning 100000 pounds Of wool an.
nually; a welpeaulpped brewery aud
buttling establishment; a mandatory
" mineral and carbonated waters.
three wagon and carriage factories sad
die and harness factory: a 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
~ BY similar ediices In any town. Of
equal size. In the states.
The latitude IL about the same a.
that Of central Tenheysee. while the al
titude 10 nearly $500 feet. This com
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