Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-03
THE MEADOW CITY.
Some Thlnas About Las Vegas No.
Generally Known 70 the
Outside World.

Las Vegas, meaning The Meadows,
s the county seat OF San Miguel coun
y, lies OF both sides OF the Gallina,
liver, and. with its suburbs, has abou,
10000 inhabitants.
II has excellent water works. ar.
Well-flled stores. beautiful residences
Ind incandescent electric light plant
telephone exchanges, headquarters OF
q Atchison railway system, new
Mexico division, together with rail-
road machine shops and tieprescryine
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 aud occupations.
but the plaza and all OF the new town
east OF the river, constitute q distinc.
tive American city. The streets ara
wide and well graded, while sidewalke
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 ali mod.
ern comforts and conveniences.
Las Vegas ID the natural q
rum OF the United States, combining
more natural advantages than I'M
other place In America. Her thermal
waters are the equal Of the Hot
Springs Of Arkansas. while her climate
10 Infinitely superior. There II no
malaria, no excessive heat or cold. no
gnats, rats or mosquitoes. The air Il
pure, dry, rari1ed. and highly eIectri.
fied-a certain cure for consumption.
4 the disease be taken In time. The
hot waters are Q specific for liver.
skin. rheumatic and blood disordera.
Her Montexuma hotel 10 the finest hos.
telry between Chicago and California |
and 10 situated In q beautifu canyon.
ave miles from town. whore the hot
springs, forty in number. come boil
me TO the surface. Besides this.
81 Anthony's 6anitarfum, conducted
y the Sisters Of Charity, and the
Plsya oanitarium. conducted ~ Or.
y Curtiss Bailey. N. d.
Vegas is the distributing poip,
o. nearly all New Mexico By the
Atchison system. she has connection
With Kansas on the east, Colorado on
he north, Arizona and California on
ne west, and Texas and Old Mexico
~ the south. Besides these. she has
more stage lines. connecting her with
tributary territory. than has any other
own In New Mexico. This territory
Includes the entire section east and
outh OF the mountains, and com
the counties of Collar. Mora
Taos, San Miguel, Santa Fe. Socorro
iona Ana, Grant. Chaves, Lincoln. ana
with parts OF Valencia and Der
alillo-a country larger than eli New
,ngland. This takes In the famous
alley Of the Rio Grande, and the less
imous, but not less excellent, valley
I the Pecos-the finest fruit sections
I the west. /,
There are eight large Wholesale |
ouses. whose trade extends through.
ut the Territory. and into the ad. !,
oining sections; while the volume OF
bis trade. and the value Of the stocks
'hich they carry, cannot be d~uplicat. I
q wesf Of Kansas City and south Of |
'enver. Three merchants brokers
ave sebected the city - their dis.
ributing center. the amount Of their
AIRY sales exceeding, II Tie aggre
~. he combined saiss e I'll oshsr