Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-28
THE MEADOW CITY.
Some Things About Las Vegas No
Generally Known to the
Outside World.

Outside World.
Las Vegas, meaning The Meadows
8 . . county seat OF San Miguel coun.
y, Hes on both sides OF the G~allinas
liver, and, with its suburbs. has abou
10000 Inhabitants.
1t has excellent water works. arc
welLflled stores. beautiful residences
and incandcscent electric light plant,
telephone exchanges. headquarters OF
the Atchison railway system. Sew
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 we'll graded, while sidewalkp
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 s~hrubbery and
flowers. combine to proclaim q cultur.
cd 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
Ii Infinitely superior. There ID no
malaria, no excessive heat or cold, NO
gnats, rats or mosquitoes. The air Is
pure. dry. rariAed. and highly electri-
1ed--a certain cur for consumption,
IL the disease be taken In time. The
hot waters are q specific for liver.
skin. rheumatic and blood disorders.
Her M0ntexuma hotel ID the finest hos.
telry between Chicago and California
and 10 situated In . beautiful canyon,
i've miles from town. where the hot
springs, forty In number, come boil.
ins to the surface. Besides this,
st. Anthony's Sanitarilm, conducted
by the Sisters Of Charity, and the
Pls7a Sanitarium. conducted ny Ur.
" \ Curtiss Bailey. M. ID.
= Vegas IL the distributing point
10. nearly all New Mexico BY tho
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
prlses the counties OF Colfax, Mora
Taos, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Socorro
Dona Ana, Grant, Chayes. Lincoln, aud
Eddy with parts OF Valencia and Ber
nalillo-a country larger than ali New
England. This takes In the famous
valley Of tie Rio Grandc, and the less
famous. but not less excellent. vale,
OF the Pecos-the finest fruit sections
Iuf the vest.
There are eight large wholesale
houses, whose trade extends through.
out the Territory. and into the I'D.
joining sections: while the volume OF
this trade. and the value Ok the stocks
which they carry. cannot be duplicat,
ed west OF Kansas City and south or
Beaver. Three merchants brokers
have selected the city as their dis.
tribnting 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
O 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 two daily and six
weekly papers. three banks. three
building and loan associations. elk no
tells. many boarding houses. nine
churches, a number Of clubs,
and all OF the leading civic and
social societies; q roller -four mill.
capacity. fifty barrels per day:
Ave w~ollseouring establishments,
cleaning 5000. 900 pounds Of wool an.
nually; a welLecuipped brewery ard
bcttling establishment. a mandatory
or mineral and c~afbonated Matters,
three wagon and carriage factorlcs;s ad
lie and harness factory: d foundry.
electric light plant, three planning
mills. and other enterprises 81 less i'm
p%orianee.
A city hail, four public school build.
ings. court house. Masonic temple, OPP
cra house. Territorial Normal schun!
and Territorial insane asylum and pub.
lic buildings, constructed &c red and
waite sandstone. unsurpassed In bean.
~ BY similar edinees In any town. OF
cdunl size. ia the states.
The latitude Il about the same a.
that 81 central Tennessee. while the al
titude is nearly $500 feet. This com
hinntion gives a peculiar. but most
happy. result. In the winter. during
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