Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-24
LETTER FROM
ALBANIAN
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W. G. RroekNay Writes IN II,
oquent Vein Of The Beau
ties Of this City.
IT'S ADVAN TAGES
AS HEAL TIL RESORT
should be the Most Popular 10.
cation hi the World for
Tui,ercular sufferers.

NJ, ii. RrockWay. sc Gadsden, Ala+
bama. while here with his invalid
daughter. wrote lis follows ID The
Gadsaen Times News
III iii Ii far8 cry from tho snow capped
Rockies I'D the green hills and fertile
valleys of dear all Alabama, hut far
though Ii ID Ma venture % Aena
greeting tn your valuable pnpor. which
finds Hid way 10 eyen this fir euuiis
try, filterlng through iha malls %.
i warm welcome Within the confines
III pur Sick chamber twice Weekly,s
bringing lis tleaF III The homo af
friends ana recalling familiar faces
and scenes. Your readers might rs
Interested To learn few facts about
this great country. the open,air hos
lpital for hundreds u haaith.seekers
tsslnngers, 7 al they are comonly term.
| "a herel where prolongatien of life
| Ii csrtaIn and complete recovery pos.
sssthle.
1 Las Vegas III The central roint fer
i the victims Of the great white
plague and III On tho main line of
/ the Santa HI. modern city 81 about
10000, with most Of the np.to.date
i public utilities known to eastern "a
snathern cities &c like population, One
viii be disappointed II expecting to
fina i typical frontier town with the
uneiyillaea featureAthe cowboy,
etc Here dwells 4 peaceable, cnI
tufea, polite people, who give cor
dial welcome to tho health seeker ~
investor. come from where he mny,
80 that he behaves himself Here
are sanitarinms and athar accommo-
datlons for the former and and gold
en opportunities for the latter. Two
national banks carry about $500, 600
of aeposlts each, d barometer OF sure
! prosperity and substantial growth
/, Las Vegas Ii near tho lofty Rocky
mountains. and Is G.i00 feet above
isea level. surrounded by vast stretch
d of table lands on which roam the
lherds of cattle and ilocka Of sheer
i of rich ''ranchersn which furnish tht
CHIEF source Of wealth 10 the city, and
which ID the main reliance for buai
ness.
Cattle and sheep rasing comprise
the chief industry Of New Mexico OK
!. cepting mining interests, n copper
which latter Il undeveloped hut hal
il promising outlook, Extensive con
operations ARE located III the NOR.
, northern sections of the territory
!. consequently eoal Is reasonable q
!. III price, and iii abundance for dc
! nestle and Industrial purposes.
Il The city Ii divided Into "old town
| and new town the former a. Ind
Gated III Tho title. being the origina
1 ate, and was settled yeara befor
i railroads were thought II III prohabl
fnr this country Here II tho eont
/ house. convent aud other Catholic i
L Atitutinna. public schools. ute.
i the center u Old town III i beautifi
plaza, tllo business houses slirrount
h lng II. Tic plaza Il quito d featnt
4 uf the city mud III i charming restin
place and retfeat for pleasuI
i seekers III health seekers, the paw
i ion being favorable rendezvous &
|. patients from Isailey's aanitarinl
near III hand, many 81 whom are All
i bamans, Governor Jelk's cottagc b
o Ing also close by by the way, u
q governor Ii improving rapidly.
/; lis estimated that there are fifty /
a more health.seekers here from All
q lbama,
Idl New town follows and cllngs cloi
N 10 the rallroad and contains its qn
er Ia of business houses, hotels, bank
&. postoffice, opera house. public
brary. churches, schools and santa
it ium, the latter, ast. Anthony's' fs u
ie der the management Of tho sisters
charity and ii d beautiful. elegant
ID appointed institution. The equal
\; any of ia kind, delightful home (,
q the invalid at reasonable ratf
There II talk of building soon 4 III
= large modern family hotel for the 4
X commodatIon 81 The Increasing 4
mand from lnqulrers who arc clamc