Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-05
LAS VEGAS MAKING
RAPID ST RIDES
IN PROGRESS
Dr. C, E, LukenS Greatly I'M
pressed With Improvements
in Meadow City, Business
Men Are 0ptImiStS

the Chiidren's Home society of ibis
city and one OF tho most prominent
ministers In New Mexico. returned yes
lcrday from a visit OF several days 20
as Vegas and gave glowing accounts
OF the rapid development and ini
Iprcypment that is gong forward m
he Meadow CITY
os Vegas business men. Or. Auhehs
says, are in the highest degree optim-
suc over the financial outlook AMI
rc predicting an era Of ihc create.
prosperity FOR their cnterprising citY
sew buildings are going up on every
hand. and substantial growth is eU-
Iaont everywhere pr. Lukens also
spoke in the highest terms Of Las We
gas hospitality and the cordial treat
ment which was accorded him dug-
inc his stay In the city.
james II Fleming, site Inspector of
he United states postoffice depart
ment, Is expected in Las Vegas this
Neek, according TO DR.. Lultens and
with his coming the new $4,000 fed
eral building and postoffice VIII be-
gin 10 assume definite form Eight
different sites have been rendered to
The government for this Wia MT pt
az Lukens stltes that the one which
seems ID have gained the most tavora-
le consideration from business men
of both the old ana the new town a.
that al the corner Of Eighth street and
Douglas avenue, which Is about midi
way between The business sections of
both Las Vegas and East Las Vegas
and a short distance inside The limits
81 the latter city
Or Lukons could not toe highly
commend the common sense and
30. judgment displayed 10y the
business men OF the two cities i'm
Ia matter about which there might
very easily have arisen con-
Illic, that would have done serious int
ljuIy TO Che community. There was II
general disposition TO subordinate
individual and selfish interests TO the
GENERAL good and there seems littlo
doubt that the site mentioned will be
selected Tor the new postofficc
Ia the event that Tins is done the
ptesent postoffioe in the old town will
be abolished, rs The new office will be
so situated as easily 40 accommodate
The needs of both cities There is a
federal statute that requires the cs-
itdni sumtnt of postotfiCe In every
county seat. and Las Vegas is the
county seat of san Miguel county but
"A special act of congress was passed
permitting the adjustment of the
D. s,offiee in this ease,
Dr. Lnkeus was also enthusiastic
over the acuvy that is DeiuB DIS
patod Gzrna af 8U Hel
county ana the county authorities in
,nc matter oi suoa iuIds. -AAloDa .tl,
mos. pgomncn, workers ia Tie inter-
us ut b,t,f highways, lac said, are
Mayor r. j Taupert, Postmaster H.
ID Blood, County Commissioner j. H.
Yoik, n. NJ Padgett, u j. Leahy and
state Senator Clark, the last named
having iecn while county commission
on 90 san MigucA county, one Of tho
pioneers Of thc good roads movement
In New Mexico.
The Ocean-to-Ocean highway Id
san Miguel county, said Dr Lukens
on at least that part of IL cNtendins
from santa re to Las Vegas. Is com
p'ctcd with thc exception of "a stretch
Di about quarter OF mile ut large
rock cut about seven miles south of
las VEGAS. and force of thirty-fNe
Donyicts rs now at work putting this
stretch m condition When This '.
cnplc,ed the road from Las Vegas
60 santa Fo will be one of the besI
lu thc country M viii take about
tHrco months and am expenditure u
some S250O to complete this work
what Impressed nr Lukcns most
about this road was the bridge acros.
tho Galiuas river just south of the
lofty This bridge is the. first Of its
kind ever built IN the United states
having been designed specially by Jen-
kins a Clayton and made by them fOI
the Missouri Valley Bridge company
which has The work In charge. il is p
reinforced concrete truss bridge in
four sections resting ON three rein
forced concrete piers Each of the
sections Is sixty feet long, and the sec
tions were moulded on the Ground and
afterwards lifted into place on thu
piers.
Not only is the bridge beautiful In
design, said Dr LuSens but it is com
] paratiyey cheap. costing only Sll.000
, and rs as permanent and substantial as
) onythlng could possibly be. No flood
) could possibly wash it away. and no
money viii ever have 60 bc spent upon
% fer repairs Dir Lukens believes
that when other communities learn of
the advantages of this sort Of bridge
il viii come into general use an over
J he country
Dr. Lukeus stated also that other
public works ot "a minor nature were
going forward rapidly and that Las
Vegas Is distinguishing itself among
New Mexico cities Tor rapid progress.
GIN T0TEP'S ElhMHEE