Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-31
THE MEADOW CITY.
some Things About Las Vegas MOI
Generally Known TO the
Outside World.

Las Vegas, meaning THE Meadows,
9 the county seat Of San Miguel Gun
y, lies Oh both sides OF the Gailinas
liver, and, with It's suburbs, has about
$1,000 Inhabitants.
II has excellent water works. arc
welIhlled stores, beautiful residences
and incandeHeent electric light plant,
telephone exchanges, headquarters OF
the Atchison railway system, lsew
Mexico division, together with rail-
road machine shops and Representing
works. stock yards and large sheep
shearlng 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, filled 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 shrubbe.y and
flowers. combine to proclaim a cultur.
ed community, possessed OF all mod,
ern comforts and conveniences.
Las Vegas IL 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 Ii no
malaria. no excessive heat or cold, no
gnats, rats or mosquitoes. The air IL
pure, dry. rarihed. and highly electri'
hed-a certain cure for consumption,
II the disease be taken In time. The
hot waters ara 2 .spacifc for liver,
skin. rheumatic and blood disorders,
Her Montexuma hotel IL the finest hos
telry between Chicago and California
and ID situated In = beautiful canyon,
i've miles from town, where the hot
springs, forty in number. come boil
ing to the surface. Besides this
81. Anthony's Sanitarium. conducted
by the Sisters Of Charity, and thu
Plaza Hanitarium. conducted ~ Ur
W \ Curtiss Bailey. M. ID.
Vegas Is the distributing poinl
10. 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 Mexico
on the south. Besides these. she hal
more stage hines, connecting her will
tributary territory. than has any othel
town In New Mexico. This territor,
Includes the entire section east am
south of the mountains. and com
prises the counties OF colfax, Mora
Taos. San Miguel. Santa Fe, Socorrt
bona Ann, Grant, Chaves, Lincoln, AM
Eddy with parts Of Valencia and Bel
%nalillo d country larger than ali Nez
England. This takes In the famon
valley II lie lilo Grande. and the les
famous. but not less excellent. vale,
or the Pec0s-the finest fruit section
~ the west.
There are eight large wholesal
] houses. whose trade extends through
Tout the Territory, and into the az
Joining sections; while the volume 9
this trade. and the value Of the stock
which they carry, cannot be duplica'
cd ives, Of Kansas City and south d
Beaver. Three merchants broker
have selected the city as their di,
itributing center. the amount Of thei
yearly sales exceeding, In the aggrs
gate. the combined sales OF all othe
, such brokers In New Mexico. Til
!, retail merchants, OF Las Vegas. ar
,uora uumcroua and carry larger an