Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-22
III MEADOW CITY.
Some Thinos About Las Vegas Not
Generally Known 70 the
ovtolde World.

Bone 1hjnno About La Veuss Not
~snsFs''y Known 20 the
outelde World.
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- Inc MeaooWss
. the county seat OF San Miguel coun-
y, lies OF both sides Of the Galinas
liver, and, with its suburbs. has about
It has excellent water works, arc
well-flled 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 tie-preseryins
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 healthful.
ness Of the place. Handsome and
and innumerable lawns, set In grass
and adorned with ~shrubbery and
flowers, combine to proclaim Z cultur.
ed community, possessed Of all mod
ern comforts and conveniences.
Las Vegas ia 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 10 no
malaria, no excessive heat or cold, no
gnats. rats OF mosquitoes. The air IL
pure, dry, rarifed. and highly electri-
fed-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 Montexuma hotel is the finest hos
telry between Chicago and California
and is situated In q beautiful canyon,
nve miles from town, where the hot
springs. forty in number. come boil
lag % me surfsce. Besides this.
81. Antnony's 6sniteilsms conducueo
Dy the sisters OF Cnarity' and inc
Plaza oaniUeIfum. ~ VI
william Curtiss Bailey. N. y.
, Las Vegas Is the distributing point
for nearly all New Mexico BY me
Atchison system. she has connection
/ with Kansas on the east. Colorado OF
!. the north, Arizona q Caliiornia OF
. the west, and Texas and Old Mexico
Q on the south. Besides these, she ha!
9 more stage lines. connecting ner viii
tributary territory, than has any otnel
y town IN New Mexico. This territor!
: includes the entire section 9 8 AM
3 south Of the mountains. ana CON
). p..sss s .ue u uv : Ss - IN sooo.rs
q noUo A.. nrsrt chsvss 1Sncosr .nI
rSda .I.h nsr.s ~ v.Isrcia snd ~,
n nsIii,o~s country larger than ali Ne,
Ur.Isra Thi. teros ir tho famou
valley nf Tho Rio Grsnde and the les
: famous hut not less erceIIent. valle,
! ~ the pecos-tbe Snest fruit section
Q az he vest.
n There Ire eight large vholesal
houses. whose trade extends through
out The TERRITORY. and into the a
Joining sections: While the volume .
this trade. ana the value Of the stock
T. which they carry. cannot be duplicai
ed vesi al Kansss CITY and eouth q
beaver. Three merchants' broker
l have selected the city % their dil
. tributins center. the amount Of thei
u yearly sales exceeding, In the aggrt
ID gate. the combined sales Of all othe
such brokers In New Mexico. Til
retail merchants, Of Las Vegas. n
more numerous. and carry larger An
= better stocks Of goods than do the n
tail merchants Of any other town !
% this territory or ArisonA.
Las Vegas has two daily and 81
weekly papers. three banks, thre
=. building and loan associations, six b.
tels. many boarding houses. mir
IT churches. : number Of club
IA ali Of the LEADING civic IN
ID social s~ocietiee: 4 roller lour Mi
- canacitv. 0ftv Aarrala 3 da,
!. ava -voli.sccurinr establishmept
- cleaning 4 ON oo0 nounds n WOOL =,
Or nnsIIv: a veiiecuipped brewery a.