Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-07

nish any considerable quantity Of wa.
ter for irrigation.
The mountain land Is fertile. but liz.
tlc can be reached by water. No con-
siderable amount can ever reach the
great, gypsum imprcgnated San Au.
gustine plains and 1t Is grave
question whether these barrens could
ever be made productive Some OF the
water from the canyons IL good. but
other streams, euch as Lost River are
rank poison and all the wells OF the
plains country are nmpregnated with
alkali and gypsum In poisonous guam
tity The gentleman Ia certain, II tho
sanitarium committee has learned the
truth of the Sacramento country that
no sanitarium can go there. though he
believes a favorable site could be
found on the eastern slopes Of the
White mountains or In the Ruidosa
valley.
At la Luz and In all the plains
country are malaria and mosquitoes.
Az a site which offers many advan.
tages. the gentleman next considers
Silver City, as location offering
bracing winter climate with maxi.
mum Of sun, comparative freedom
from winds. and summers whose heat,
though greater than In las Vegas, is
moderated by cool breexes from the
nearby mountains. He finds In favor
Of Las Vegas by n safe margin. but In
view Of the fact that the place is not
under consideration. no further note OF
his discussion IL necessary.
Santa Fe comes next. The gentle
man freely admits that Santa Fe's eli.
matte advantages equal those Of Las
Vegas. and the old capital Ii tho only
city TO attain NO high n distinction.
The horrors Of Lamy junction and
the difficulty OF reaching Santa Fc, the
absence Of any such amount Of avaiia-
BILE. jmprobable land as, would be de.
sired, the extreme scarcity OF wRter
supply at times, the absence OF water
for irrigation, and defective sewerage
system are urged against Santa 70 as
compared with Las vegas.
The weather records are quoted to
show that the climatic conditions. do.
gree Of heat and cold. rainfall, sunni
ness. cloudy days. equability are prac-
tically the same In the two cities, tho
all-yearround climate differing less
than a degree In temperature. The
gentleman admits that II Las Vegas be
chosen over Santa Fe II will be be-
cause Of other advantages besides
those Of climate.
From all points OF view except In
abundance OF water supply. In availa-
BILE land and In exposure to wind.
Ration Is ranked as practically the
equal OF Las Vegas.
Albuquerque Ii considered briefly.
The winter climate Ia considered OK.
cellent. the springs with their sand
storms are voted extremely trying. the
summers too hot for any patient to do
well, the late autumns ideal. The
gentleman finds mosquitoes In plenty,
considerable malaria. an abundant sup
| ply Of good water from wells, and con.
siderable opportunities for irrigation,
| II the water rights can be secured
from the natives. III Paso. Las Cruces
Roswell. Santa Rosa are considered
absolutely out Of the question on nc.
count of the bot summers. AMI the gem
lt,tman declares he ~ willing TO wager
that no case can be shown OF improve.
ment 10 q iuberenlar patient In anv 0f
these towns during the summer
months, Fierce sand storms prevail In
| all these towns and the water In El
raso and Santa Rosa II atrocions ana
| In Las Cruces inpreRnaled with aka.
III. Demlng IL voted the worst place
|of all It's one redeenng feature is
water quite the equal of that which
flows from the mountains to Las We
ras. But added TO the intense heat Of
Summer Of The other southern localI.
lies are winds that have no equal In
New MeSico for frequency and vio-
lence,
Summing up, The gentleman says.
that Las Vegas discounts all other ap.
plicanis for tho saniianum location by
several points. The climate cannot be
excelled on the globe The possiblll.
ties from the development Of water re.
sources are great, Any amount Of
land that may be desired Is available.
The water Is equalled In New Mexico
only by that az Deming. The rates
from the east are cheaper than TO any
town except Ration The city IS on
the main line Of the Santa re and four
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