Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-27
THE MsADoM 7
some Things About Las Vegas Not
Generally Known to the
Outside World.


Las vngas, meaning The Meadows
$ the county seal OF San Miguel oun
y. lies On both sides OF the Gallinas
liver, and. with its suburbs, has about
5000 inhabitants.
1t has excellent water works. arc
9eil-filled stores. beautiful residences
and incandescent electric light plant,
telephone exchanges, headquarters OF
the Atehison railway system, t,ew
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 we'll graded, while sidewalks
abound, shaded with growing trees.
Three parks, filled with grass and
trees, add to the beauty and healthfui.
ness OF the place. Handsome and
and innumerabIe lawns, set iii grass
and adorned with s~hriibbe.y ana
lowers, combine to proclaim a culturs
so 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 ID
pure, dry, rarified. and highly electri.
ied-a certain cure for CONSUMPTION.
II the disease be taken in time. The
not waters are q 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 10 the surface. Besides this.
st. Anthony's Sanitarium. conducted
by the Sisters of Charity. and the
Plaza S~anitarIum. conducted ~ LIZ.
y = Curtiss Bailey. M. ID.
" Vegas Is the distributing poinr
70. 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 ana
south Of the mountains, and com
prises the counties of Colfax, Mora
Taos, San Miguel. Santa Fe, Socorro
Dona Ana, Grant, Chaves. Lincoln, and
Eddy with parts OF Valencia and Der
nalillo-a country larger than ali New
England. This takes In the famous
valley OF tie 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 al.
joining sections; while the volume az
this trade. and the value OF the stocks
which they carry. cannot be duplicat-
ed west Of Kansas City and south OF
Denver. Three merchants brokers
have selected the city as 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 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. q number OF clubs,
and all OF the leading civic and
social societies; a roller -four mill.
capacity, fifty barrels per day;
five w~ollscouring establishments.
cleaning 1000. 900 pounds of wool AN
nualiy; q well-esuipped brewery and
bottling establishment: d mandatory
o. mineral and carbonatci waters. |
three wagon and carriage factories sad
and harness factory; a foundry, |
electric light plant. three planning
and ether enterprises of less i'm
portance.
A city hall. four public school build. |
courthouse. Masonic temple. op.
era house. Territorial Normal school
and Territorial insane asylum and pub
ic buildings, constructed OF red and
white sandstone. unsurpassed Ia beau
" by similar edinces In any town, OF
equal size. In the states.
The latitude 10 about the same ~
hat OF central Tennessee. while the nj.