Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-06-06


Mr. A. s. Holllngsworth is the Santa Ana agent
OF the HERALp.
Los Angeles and Her Future.
The truth is that, knowing that we
are naturally Of sanguine blooded tenn
poramont, and that that hope which
springs eternal In the human breast Is
at all times specially tumultuous in our
own, We have been a trife triste and
hesitating 10 orr advocacy OF the section
in which we live. Two years ago, when
everything looked blackor. from local
point Of view, than anything recorded
OF the Cmmoria OF the old Greoian days
tho HERALD was wont 10 indulge in very
bright Vaccinations of the future. We
really could not help ii. II is true that
everything that we then said has since
been surpassed, in the event. We are
thus challenged to holder role of
prophecy than anything in which we
have hitherto INDUCED.
What shall we say of the Los Angeles
OF today
As matter OF fact, IL the census of
this city were now taken, it would show
fully twcnty.four thousand people, as
against the eleven thousand souls re.
corded in the census of 1880. And the
ond Ia by no means vet.
1t is true tina, this splendid census
achieye,r mont has been surnas,ed bv the
rrowt q Kansas Citv in tho decade
bstwt N IL % and 1870. II has also
been surpassed in several OF he yaearies
Of development which have character.
lied tho phenomenal pcoeress of Chi.
caQo. the prjne factor of deyelop nent
Of the world, from the STANDPOINT of
population statistics.
With the exception of these two
places. wa fearlessly assert TINT there
has bson nothing Ia tho story Of tho
grow tn of American cities comparable.
Ia ratio. to that of Los Angeles. during
tho past two years.
The question is. will Los Anqeles keen
Up her "lickt" We unhe,itatin1ly
answer .,ves" She has elomant. of
growth and prosperity which were Mt.
terly lacking both to Chi,a and Kan.
sas City. To begin with, the peoqraphi.
cal location of Los Angelo, ia simply
nonpareil. Taking all the passes which
traverse the several "diyide," of tho
continent. tho San Goraopio Pass is
tacile pyineeps. The traveller for the
East rolls into the Los Angeles valley on
gradients which do not in the slightest
degree. test his comfort IL /, really
something like n pic mic. either ascend.
ing or descending the San Goreonio
Pass, 1t ia marked ont by nature as
the great trans. continental outlet and
inlet. and the fact that the Texas Pa.
cifc. the Southern Pacific. and other
roads. hive oontested for its possession.
simply shows It, paramount trans con.
tinontal Importance.
This superb pass points, straight as a
die. to the incomparable Los Angeles
valley. 1t marks ont our iocund acres az
something dedicated not only to wealth.
producing aceneies bnt as the center of
one of the dozen or SO principal cities of
the American continent. To stumble.
ment this inte,lioent and not strained
view of tho matter the people Of Los
ANGELES have the limi,less ocean of God.
with barbors like Wilmington and Santa
Monica Mainly outlined as oveppes of
trade In fan hack p,on
What does tbo trave,er from Eurone
and the East find wha, be 10 londed in
tina Ios Anccles ,a,ley, ue Mt once
rso,;,., that bo ~ IN ,h. center of n
az ,tion in which tbc oar, wilma and oil
of the commorco Of all noes the vine and
a.. a. a,,,;