Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-19

abie. There under the gTea, spread.
ng trees whose dense shade shuts
ut the last ray u sun. the pretty
cone-and Santa fe seems 10
rave lots of them too-ali In their
white dresses and sit around
On the benches Laughing and talking.
! bunch of ladies' out shopping gather
here Tor q few minutes visit. the
merchant with some travelling ma1
comes over from the store facing the
plaza aud 10 thu cool shade smokes
\ cigar and talks business. the plaza
finding business n little sIow
samnters across and spreads himself
comfortably under the shade with an
eye on his front door for a possiblie
customer. the Mexican wood hanlers
sit about smoking ~innunerable cigar.
cites and patiently wait for n buyer
of their wares. half n dozen Indians
with pottery for sale stroll idly
around and the tourist camera In hand
Ii very much In evidence on all sides.
'Tis A peaceful. charming place and
an hour spent there Ii indeed an hour
OF what the Italians call Dolce far
nitnta"-lswctt hieness.l !
The capltofs Booniet.
Santa fe has o modest, but fairly
we'll developed boom.
And they can't account for II either.
No one seems 10 know why or how
Il came but somehow In the past year
or two things have been moving over
there until people have begun to
wonder ii IL and ask the why's and
wh~erefores'' Ut the thing.
f. Whatever II " there's one thing
sure there hasn't been so much build.
ling and improving under way In Santa
Re since Diego de Vargas. Governor
Prince. Judge Laughiin. Max Frost.
Mr.. pailen and q lot Of those old
timers first struck the place a couple
Of centuries ago~-lm not positive
but ! have heard IL said that some Of
these were there when the indomonit.
able Coronado drifted along up the
creek late In the fall of i5s5 looking
for n good location for a sanitarium.
Bnt I wouldn't swear to the truth of
this.
The opening up Of the old military
reservation has done much for the
town.~~So has the p~enitentiary brick.
Some very creditahle houses have
gone up In II and the opening up Of
the street which leads up TO the fe,
derai building has made an immense
change for the better. No one ever
saw the federal building before. Nov
IL shows up form all sides.
Governor Hagerman has turned one
Of those old army buildings into a
very handsome and comfortable
home. Looks ~ II II would take some
one more than a bachelor TO look af.
ter II too. Its very evident the Gov.
ernor has few misgivings as to the re.
sult Of the statehood election and ex,
poets TO stay his term out at least
The governor has got a sort Of col.
llonade or trellis work entrance to his
house which. when the vines set we'll
grown and cover II over, will remind
one Of those cosy places In Cincinnati
over the Rhine" where the Germans
love to c~ongregate In the hot summer
evenings and get away with huge
~schooners Of the stuff that made Nil.
waukee famous and sing the "Lorelie"
and I'm tiefen keller. sta Ich hier"
and that kind Of songs.
The Pride or the Capitol.
But the one thing over In the An.
Client that the bank on. The greatest
Improvement they a show Is the
new school house.
No matter where you meet them o.
under w615x circumstances IL you men.
ton - butldinss they are sure %
cry. ~. but ave you seen our new
school housxS Isn't Ii a stunnerg'
They have housed their school chill.
dren for 40 many years in d couple
of tumble down dark and inconye.
nient dobies that the new modern up.
to-date three story brick school house
with steam heat. and all modern i'm.
| proyemenfs fairly overcomes them,
You can't get away HON 1t for they
IRE ali hound you shan see and hear
of III
Thu Santa Fe reonis and their
school house are somewhat like the
neonla a. indianapolis and Crown
nm Cemetery.
A Young fellow ! once knew Of made
! very hurried visit % me HocsieI