Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-15
Il MEADOW 7
some Things About Las Vegas Not
Generally Known to the
Outside World.

Las Vegas, meaning The Meadows"
8 the county seat of San Miguel coun-
y, lies OF both sides OF the Gallinas
liver, and, with its suburbs, has about
$1,000 inha bitants.
It has excellent water works, arc
well-filled stores. beautiful residences
and incandescent 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, handicrafts 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 a 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 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 Montezuma hotel is 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 SanitariSm. conducted
by the Sisters Of Charity. and thu
Plaza Sanitar1um. conducted ~ Dr.
William Curtiss Bailey. M. D.
Las Vegas is the distributing poin'
for nearly 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 Mexic,
on the south. Besides these, she ha'
more stage lines, connecting her will
tributary territory, than has any othe
town in New Mexico. This territor,
includes the entire section east an,
south OF the mountains, and com
J prises the counties Of Colfax, Mora
J Taos. San Miguel. Santa Fe, Socorrt
Dona Ana, Grant, Chayes, Lincoln, an
\ Eddy with parts of Valencia and Bel
naliiie--A country larger than all Ne'
} England. This takes In the famou
. valley Of the Rio Grande. and the les
} famous. but not less excellent, vale
Of the Pecos-the finest fruit section
OF the west. /.
/ There are eight large Wnolesai
houses, whose trade extends tnrougi
/ out the Territory, and into .he az
| joining sections; while d volume {
this trade, n the value OF tne STOCK
which they carry annot De dup,ca
! ed West o. kansas CITY 2 soutn
I Beaver. Inree mercnants orokei
I nave seiected tue Guy as .nei. VI
! tributing center. the amount OF the
yearly sales exceeding, IN the aggr'
= gate, the combined sales o. all otns
such brokers u New Mexico. ~
retail merchants, OF Las vegas az
! more numerous. and carry larger an
better stocks OF goods than DO the =
J tail merchants o. n otner Town
this Territory or Arizona.
! Las Vegas has two daily ana 9
x weekly papers. three banks. thr'
< building and loan associations, six b