Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-19
THE MEADOW CRY.
Some Things About las Vegas Not
Generally Known 70 the
Outside World.

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9 D comfy seal OF San Miguel couu.
y lies OF both sides or the Galfinas
1yer. and. with It's suburbs, has about
.0.060 inhabitants.
II Q excellent water works. arc
wellhlied stores. beautiful residences
and ~incandgscent electric light plant.
.eiephone exchanges. headquarters Of
the Atchison railway system, lew
Mexico division, together with rail-
road machine shops and tie-prescrying
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.
pu the plaza and all of the new town
east Of the river, constitute a distinc.
i've American city. The streets are
vide and well graded, while sidewalks
abound. shaded with growing trees
Three parks. filed with grass and
trees, add 70 the beauty and healthful
ness OF the place. Handsome and
a innumerable lawns, set in grass
ana adorned With shrubbe-y and
MOWERS. combine to proclaim q cultur.
ed community, possessed OF all mod
dn 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
rs INFINITELY superior. There Is no
malaria, no excessive heat or cold. no
gnats, rats or m~osquitces. The air il
pure, dry, rarified. and nighly eIectri-
ned-a certain cure for CONSUMPTION
Y the disease be taken in time. The
n0t waters are a specific for liver
skin. rheumatic and blood disorders
Her Montezuma hotel is the finest hos.
teiry between Chicago and California
n is situated In a beautiful canyon
nve miles from town. where the hot
springs, forty In number, come boil.
Ing to the surface. Besides this.
st. Anthony's Sanitarfum. conducted
by the Sisters OF Charity, and the
Plsza ~Sanitarium, conducted ~ Ur.
" i Curtiss bailey r. n
DuA1ioo Ddllcls N. ~.
Vegas Is the distributing poin,
10. nearly all New Mexico BY the
Atchison system. she has connection
with Kansas on the east, Colorado on
the north. Arizona and California on
the west, and Texas and Old Mexico
on Inc south. Besides these, she has
more stage lines. connecting her with
tributary territory. than has any other
town In 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. Chayes, Lincoln. and
Eddy with parts OF Valencia and Der
nalillo-a country larger than all 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
o. the vest.
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 o. 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
~tribrting center. the amount Of their
early sales exceeding, in the aggre-
gate. the combined sales Of al 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 rs.
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 Of clubs.
and all OF the leading civic and
social societies; a roller -four mill.
capacity. fifty barrels per LAY;
five wollscouring establishments.
cleaning 5000. 600 pounds OF wool an
nually. a welIecuipped brewery ard
bottling establishment: a mandatory
Of mineral and carbonafcd 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
hugs. 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 edifices In any town, or
equal sire. In the states.
The latitude Is about the same as
that OF central Tennessee, while the al
titude Is nearly $500 feet. This com.
binztion gives q peculiar. bur most
happy. result In the winter, during
the day. the thermometer seldom faiIs.
In the shade. feios forty degrees.
while Il often run III the sunshine. 10
SIXTY i've degrees-or even more. On
the other hand. IN the summer. tne
heat " never oppressive. 10 the shade.
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