Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-06

, south OF the mountains, and con
prises the counties OF Colfax, Mors
Taos, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Socorrs
Dona Ana, Grant, Chaves. Lincoln, an
Eddy with parts Of Valencia and Bel
naillo-a country larger than ali Ney
England. This takes In the famou
valley OF the Rio Grande, and the les
famous. but not less excellent, vale,
OF the Pecos-the finest fruit sections
of the west.
There are eight large wnolesal,
houses. whose trade extends through
out the Territory, and into the ad
Joining sections; while the volume O
this trade. and the value Of the stock,
which they carry, cannot be duplicat
ed west Of Kansas City and south o.
Beaver. Three merchants brokers
have selected the city - their dis
tributing center. the amount Of theiI
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 10
tail merchants OF any other town ii
this Territory or Arizona
Las Vegas has two daily and six
weekly papers. three banks. three
building and loan associations. ak no
tels. many boarding houses. nine
churches, . number Of clubs,
and AL Of the leading civic and
social societies: . roller iow mill,
capacity, hfty barrels per LAY;
ive wollscouring establishments.
cleaning 5000. 900 pounds OF wool an.
nually; q well-ecuipped brewery and
bottling establishment; 4 mandatory
OF mineral and carbonated waters;
three wagon and carriage factories sad
die and harness factory; a foundry.
electric light plant, three planning
mills, and other enterprises of less i'm.
p~0rtance.
A city hall. four public school build.
hugs. courthouse. Masonic temple, OBJ
era house. Territorial Normal school
and Territorial insane asylum and pub
lie buildings, constructed of red and
white sandstone, unsurpassed In beau.
ty BY similar edifces In any town, Of
equal size. in the states.
The latitude is about the same 90
that Of central Tennessee, while the al
titude Is 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. below forty degrees.
while 1t often runs IN the sunshine, to
sixty-fve d~egrees-Or even more. On
the other hand. In the summer, the
heat Is never oppressive, In the shade, /
and no night 10 too warm for cum.
Portable sleep, under one or two
blankets. The sun will shine nine |
days out Of every ten. the year round.
This, with the extreme dryness Of the
air. caused BY the very slight precip-
itation OF moisture; the resinous ar0-
ma, rolling down from the pine-clad |
mountains; the large amount OF elee.
In the air. and the consequent
ozone resulting from the altitude; and
The location ~ the town. land-locked /, :
BY mountain end mesa-thesa all con.
ypiret to produce an atmospn sro which
. balm to all diseases OF the rospi.
ratory organs. The percentage Of
Heath from consumption 10 lower IN
New Mexico than It Ii anywhere else
the United States; and no other
place In New Mexico excels Las Vegas
a the salubriU Of It's climate. Asth.
In the way Of health and pleasure
Las Vegas IL unrivaled. In
'adius Of twenty miles. in romantic
mountain glens and beside babbling
mountain brooks. are the Las Vegas
springs. Harvey's. FL Porvenir,
Sparks Sapello. Rociada,
ind other places, too numerous II
MENTION. where health can be rec0v
red. and life becomes a pleasure 10
he ennuye, the invalid. the over
worked business man.
This Territory is rich in everything
copper, coal, lead. silver. gold,
hat constitutes the wealth Of nations
1ica, limestone. sandstone. marbles,
ypsum. salt soda In endless variety and
.xhaustless quantities. are among thu
everal products Of the country which
Vegas commands. Sheep. cattle.
nd lumber abound. so that IN each
( these prime articles Of commerce
lib city ID the best market IN New
[exicc. She handles more wool than
the other towns In the Territory
,mbined. while her commerce In hides
truly enormous. In the same way
be stands preeminent for her trade
grains. hay. vegetables. and other /,
lrm products; while her trade IL lee.
altered In the nstshborng nountais
extends eest into Kaoeas
ct Into Arizona, ~ sosth late Oh