The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . esin the Jemez mountains, sixty miles north, the San Mateos,seventy miles west, and the Socorro and Magdalenas seventy-five miles south, while with the glass may be seen the Mogo-llons, more than 225 miles to the southwest. The institutionhas a first class faculty and ranks among the best westerncolleges. Hadley Hall, a handsome $20,000 structure, givesthe University a department devoted exclusively to the studyof climatology, with a special reference to the effect of cli-mate on the cure and pr
The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . esin the Jemez mountains, sixty miles north, the San Mateos,seventy miles west, and the Socorro and Magdalenas seventy-five miles south, while with the glass may be seen the Mogo-llons, more than 225 miles to the southwest. The institutionhas a first class faculty and ranks among the best westerncolleges. Hadley Hall, a handsome $20,000 structure, givesthe University a department devoted exclusively to the studyof climatology, with a special reference to the effect of cli-mate on the cure and prevention of tuberculosis and kindreddiseases, the only institution of the kind in the United is also the location of a large government In-dian Industrial School with more than 300 pupils. In thematter of religious advantages, the town is very thoroughlyequipped. All the leading Christian denominations have con-gregations there, with good commodious houses of are places for public entertainment and amusement,including the Opera House just completed, in which are. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 145 given lectures, operas, theatrical entertainments, etc., andduring the entertainment season the people of the city arenever at a loss for some place to go. One of the institutionsof Albuquerque worthy of special notice is the CommercialClub. This represents a successful combination of businessand social interests, and possesses within the one organiza-tion all the principal features of a chamber of commerce anda social club. Shops of the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad are located here andfurnish employment to over 700 men. There is a system of water works. There are also elec-tric light and gas plants. The streets are lighted by electri-city. The city has an electric street railway and free deliveryof mail. Water for irrigation purposes can be secured from drivenwells from ten to thirty feet deep anywhere in the Valley ofthe Rio Grande, but for city purposes it is p
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