Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-07-30
H MEADOW T

eems Things About Lac Vegas No
Generally Known TO the
Outside World.
Las Vegas. meaning The Meadows.
, the county seat Of San Miguel coun
y. lies OF both sides Of the 0allinai
liver. and. with its suburbs. has abou
10000 inhabitants.
II has excellent water works. Ar,
well-hlled stores, beautiful residence,
in~candescent electric light plant
telephone exchanges, headquarters o.
the Atchison railway system, new
Mexico division, together with rail
road machine shops and tie-preservinf
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 anC
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, filed with grass and
trees, add to the beauty and healthfuI
ness Of the place. Handsome and
and innumerable lawns. set In grass
and adorned with shrubbery and
flowers. combine to proclaim a cultur
ed 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
ID infinitely superior. There IL nc
malaria, no excessive heat or cold, no
gnats, rats or mosquitoes. The air ia
pure, dry, rarifled. and highly electri.
ded-a certain cure for consumption.
Il the disease be taken In time. The
hot waters are q specific for liver,
skin, rheumatic and blood disorders.
Her Montexuma hotel Il the finest hos.
telry between Chicago and California
and II situated in q beautiful canyon.
five miles from town, where the hot
springs, forty In number, come boil
Ing to the surface. Besides this,
st. Anthony's 6anitarium, conducted
by the Sisters Of Charity, and the
Pla7s ~Sanitarium. conducted ny Dr.
" \ Curtiss Bailey. NJ. D.
Vegas IL the distributing point
TO. 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 lines. 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. Socorr6
Dona Ana, Grant, Chaves, Lincoln, and
Eddy with parts Of Valencia and Der.
nallllo-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 Peces-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 OF
this trade. and the value Of the stocks
which they carry. cannot b. duplicat-
ed west Of Kansas City and south Of
Beaver. Three merchants brokers
have selected the city ~ their dis
tributinU 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 ro-
tail merchants Of any other town IN
this Territory Or Arizona
Las Vegas has two dary and six
weekly papers. three banks. three
building and loan associations, slx ho-
tells. many boarding houses. nine
churches, number " clubs,
and al Il the leading civic and
social societies; . roller -four mill,
capacity, afty barrels per LAY:
lve w~ollscouring establishments,
cleaning 10000 0 pounds Of wool an
nually; . well-e0uipped brewery and
bottling establishment; . mandatory
Of mineral and carbonatcd waters;
three wagon and carriage factories; sad
die and harness factory: . foundry,
electric light plant, three planning
mills, and other enterprises Of lees i'm.
portanco.
A city hall. four public school build
ings. courthouse. Masonic temple, op
sra house. Territorial Normal school
and Territorial insane asylum and pub-
lie buildings, constructed Of red and
white sandstone, unsurpassed In beau
ty BY similar edinces In any town, Of
equal size. in the states.
The latitude ID about the same -
that Of central Tennessee. while the a.
titude IL nearly $500 feet. This com.
bination gives a peculiar, but most
happy. result. In the winter, during
the day, the thermometer seldom falls,
In the shade. beInw ferty degrees,
while II often runs IN the sunshine, to
sixty.ive degrees-or even more. On
the other hand. In the summer, the
heat Is never oppressive, In the shade,
and no night IL too q for com