Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-27
THE MEADOW T
Some Things About Las Vegas Not
Generally Known 70 the
Outside World.

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
10000 Inhabitants.
1t has excellent water works. arc
well-flled stores. beautiful residences
and incandescent electric light plant,
telephone exchanges. headquarters Of
the Atchis0n railway system, hew
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 is no
malaria, no excessive heat or cold. no
gnats, rats or mosquitoes. The air Is
pure, dry. rariiied. and highly electri-
ned-a certain cur for consumption,
II the disease be taken In time. The
hot waters r a specific for liver,
skin, rheumatic and blood disorders.
Her Montezuma hotel Is the finest hos.
telry between Chicago and California
and II situated In . beautiful canyon,
i've miles from town. where the hot
springs. forty In number. come boil
Ing to the surface. Besides this.
st. Anthony's Ea~nitarium. conducted
BY the Sisters Of Charity, and the
Pls7a ~Sanitarfum. conducted ~ Ur.
" 4 Curtiss Bailey. M. D.
: Vegas Is the distributing point
70. nearly all New Mexico BY the
Atchiaon 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 the south. Besides these. she has
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, Socorrd
Dona Ana, Grant, Chaves, 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
Of the west.
There are eight large Wholesale
houses, whose trade extends through
out the Territory, and into the ad-
Joining sections; while the volume OF
this trade. and the value OF the stocks
which they carry, cannot be duplicat-
ed ives. Of Kansas City and south Of
Denver. Three merchants brokers'
have selected the city ~ 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 ~
tail merchants Of any other town In
this Territory or Arizona.
Las Vegas has swo daily and six
weekly papers. three banks, three
building and loan associations, ak ho-
tells. many boarding houses, nine
churches . number Of clubs,
and al Of the leading civic and
social societies: . roller four mill,
capacity. nfty barrels per day:
i've w~oll-scouring establishments,
5000. 900 pounds Of wool an
. wellecuipped brewery and
bottling establishment: a mandatory
Of mineral and carbonatcd waters;
three wagon and carriage factories sad
die and harness factory; . foundry,
light plant. three planning
mills. and other enterprises Of less i'm
portance.
A city hall. four public school build
ngs. courthouse. Masonic temple, op-
"a house. Territorial Normal school
Ind Territorial insane asylum and pub
ic buildings. constructed Of red and
Gtite sandstone, unsurpassed In beau
BY similar edifces In any town, OF
EQUAL size. In the states.
The latitude IL about the same ~
hat Of central Tennessee. while the al
itude Is nearly $500 feet. This com
gives a peculiar. but most
,appy. result. In the winter, during
he day. the thermometer seldom falls,
n the shade. below forty degrees.
while II often runs N the sunshine, to
'ixty-iye degrees-or even more. On
he other hand. In the summer, the
leat Is never oppressive. In the shade, !
md no night is too warm Tor CON.