Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-28
WHAT SHALL WE oo7

W. W.
The expected Is happening. As a
result OF the advertising this city has
received many people are coming here
before the National Fraternal SAM.
tarium Is ready TO accommodate them.
II is a fact that some Of these visitors
have come. found no such places as
they expected ready for their accom-.
odation and have gone away again
none too we'll pleased with Las We.
gas.
For instance, the Optic. by some
Investigation, has learned that four
men have been In Las Vegas during
the last week for the purpose of TAX
ling the baths at the Hot Springs.
These men have gone away pretty in
dignant. and II will not he a good
name that this city will be given by
them Others who he believed that the
| Fraternal Sanitarium Is ready 10 re.
lceive the guests. have come and gone.
Some misrepresentation Is nnavoid-
able. The F~raternal Sanitarium man.
agement pointed out from the outset
that Just as SCOT as the announce.
ment of location was made. a rush
wonld be made for this city Every
bit OF advertising matter SEN out
from st. Louis or from Las Vegas
has specified that the Sanitarium
would not be ready for guests until
October but it is impossible to reach
all sections OF the United States and
convey definite information to all
people.
In view of this state of affairs,
what are the people Of Las Vegas go
ing to do about II? Is there anything
they can DO. We believe there Is.
We believe the city committee or
some other committee Of the CONNER
cial club has q work 10 do In this d.
Erection. II the proper committee for
that work is not In existence, one
should be named.
n a man comes here for health rea-
sons. stays at a hotel for a day or two
finds upon casual inquiries that the
things he expected to find In the way
of accommodation are lacking. meets
no one who takes an interest In him.
or his requirements. he will In nine
cases out of ten move on. That is
just what Is happening every day.
II. on the other hand this hypOthet-
ical gentleman should encounter those
who famlliarized themselves with his
case who explained the exact sittia-
tion here, and directed him to some
desirable place where he could secure
the required rest. good food GOODNESS
and pleasant surroundings. nine out OF
ten Of these visitors would remain.
We have stated exactly what is hap.
pening. VIZ have encountered several
| people who had decided to leave Las
Vegas when opportunity. but not,
as far as we know through any spe-
| cial effort on the part Of our people,
they learned of accommodations that
would suit them. 1t Is for Las Vegas
people to consider whether the keep
ing OF the people who are coming
. daily Is worth the effort It will I'M
doubtedly require. We believe 1t Is
worth the effort.
There are many places to which u
| newcomers can be recommended.
There is the beautiful Romero ranch
resort. with iimitless accommodations.
here Is the long famous Harvey re.
sort to which many a go. There
is the new Mora ranch sa~nitarium
which DR.. W. T. Brown is starting
on the Ashley Pond property. There
Is our own st. Anthony's. which Is
providing for more guests by the cree
ton OF tents. And there are Cutters
and Bankers and other mountain re-
sorts. There Ia surely nc reason why
people should go away from Las
Vegas and the vicinity for lack Of &C
commodation. Nevertheless, II Is
really a strenuous process for a strang-
er to and out what we have In the va,
of accommodations In the city AMI ~.
entity. He may not be disposed to go
to the trouble of eliciting the infOrma-
ton he needs by an augur process. Is
II worth our while to hunt him up and
give him the information he re-
uuirese
We believe the proper committee.
bureau Of information or whatever It
be called should also be more than
IA massive body that will answer in.
quiries II perchance the individual
looks up and makes proper applica'
t|ion. The committee should watch the
trains and the hotels. make inquiries
about the passengers and find out
their desires and Intentions II they
are seeking accommodations.
In so far as possible the newspapers
will cooperate In the work Of learning
who pepole are and what they are here
for. Rut the work must be carried
much further than this. What are
the people of Las Vegas going TO do
about ito
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