Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-05
THE MEADOW CITY.
Some Things About Las Vegas Not
Generally Known 20 the
Outside World.

Outside World.
Las Vegas. meaning The Meadows"
Q the county seat OF San Miguel coun.
y. lies OIL both sides OF the Gallinas
liver. and. with It's suburbs, has about
10000 inhabitants.
It has excellent water works, arc
well-illed 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 q 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 shrubbe.y and
flowers, combine to proclaim Q cultur.
ed community, possessed Of all mod
ern comforts and conveniences.
Las Vegas Is the naturai sanato-
rum OF the United States. combining
more natural advantages than any
other place in America. Her thermal
waters r the equal Of the Hot
Springs Of Arkansas. while her climate
10 Infinitely superior. There ID NO
malaria, no excessive heat or cold, no
gnats, rats or mosquitoes. The cir ID
pure, dry, rarined. and highly electri.
fied-a certain cure for consumption.
II the disease be taken In time. The
hot waters r Q specific for liver.
skin. rheumatic and blood disorders.
Her MonteEums hotel 10 the fnest hos
telry between Chicago and California,
and 10 situated In . bsautifu canyon,
i've miles from town. whore the hot
springs, forty In number. come boil.
Ing - the surface. BeGides this
81. Anthony's GanitArfum, conducted
by the Sisters Of Charity. and the
Plssa ~eanitas1um. coodueted ~ Dr.
" !, Curtiss Bailey. n. d.
Vegas II the distributing point
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 the south. Besides these, she has
more stage hines. 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, Chavcs, 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 oi
she stands pre-eminent for her trade
in grains. hay. vegetables. and otheI
farm products; while her trade IN ice
gathered In the neighboring mountaif
canyons, extends east into Kansas
west Into Arizona, and south Into on
Mexico.
: this trade. and the value Of the stock
which they oarry. caanot ~ lap1teaa