Show Las Vegas Has Future Las Vegas was founded rounded by some Mexicans Mex Hex leans lenns when New Mexico was a part of old Mexico In 1835 and the Mexican government granted to the new community com com- community an area of ot some acres The Mexicans took up what they needed need ed of this land and built a village In the middle of ot the settlement It remained a sleepy town until some time In the seventies when It was struck simultaneously by several Yankees and find Jews Jew and b by a wave of ot prosperity The Mexicans who had been squattIng squatting squatting squat squat- ting on n n part of ot the community grant showed that they were capable of ot learnIng learning learn learn- ing modern business methods by claimIng claim claim- In fog Ing the whole acres After a along along along long contest the courts confirmed them In their titles to the lands they actually actually actu actu- ally occupied but decided that the rest of ot the area belonged to the community And so It Is today This town owns owns' great grea t grazing areas which are open to all citizens and valuable timberlands Ultimately Las Vegas will be rich and her people tax free |