Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-03-07

FIVE established banks, VIZ the Farmers and
Merchants with capital Of $500, COO, surplus
and reserve fund, $4,000, average annual
deposits ST., soo,ooo :; the Fhst National, CAPT.
tai $foo.o 600, surplus $40 600, average yearly
deposits SI,4oo, 900; the Los Angeles
National, capital $4,000, average yearly
deposits sjss ODD the Los Ang les County,
capital $foo.ooo, reserve fund 500. oco.
average annual deposits S4oo.oooi and the
Swings Bank recently established with CAPT.
tai Of $4,000. Neary all Of thes. are
located in fine substanlial.looIing buildings,
situated on Main street at, or near the junction
OF Spring and Temple streets. Quite nrm.
Der OF the business "blocks" or buildings are
commo1ious and Of ornamental design, tx.
cepting some Of tie heavy wholesale houses on
Los Angeles street where plainness and soil
diy are the rule rather than the exception.
The stores found to be anything hu, crimped
concerns, not a few being more spacious than
similar establishments Of San Francisco, among
which would mention tn, dry goods stores OF
b. +. Coulter in the Btkcr Hook and the
newer and larger one in the Nideau Block /:
the hardware stores Of the Harper s. Reynolds
Co., and the La;y.Vlereck Company the
furniture and carpet ware.rooms OF l.. VI .smer,
and Of Douct Bradley (; ilawley Bros. hard.
ware concern, and the boo, and She store Of
Lewis Brothers. Rents for dwelling, range a,
ftom aboh S.. 10 $3.50 PER rom. pr IN nth,
including water, depending upon the finish Of
a nd If
according to size and location. Those in
desirable localities Of two floors command
SISo. to Ssoo. per month or of one Iloor from,
SIS. to $fas. per month 2SN7s feet being far
less than the average. and many ranging 5oxioo
feet. and several much larger still. These
rents were considered high, but jusrifable on
account Of the increase OF population. Hon
lulans have no such consolation. Gas is So.
per thousand feet and the electric light Is said
to be supplied at even a cheaper rate.
The library and reading room, under the
care of the city fathers is centrally located in
the Downey Block near the ST. Emo Hotel
1t is maintained by a direct city properly tax
and IS cents monthly subscription flom its
patrons. II contains about 1900 volumes, and
has large number Of current periodicals hut
iivorably with ours. Its finances for The year
ending October 1883, WERE receipts, 81. sos.
81 and disbursements 49, 5S5.I7.
The various Societies, secret and benevolent
arc largely represented. The Odd Fellow $
own fine bedding on Spring Street in which
the Post Office is located hut from tn nmuun,
OF business done, it is already insufficient.
The total income OF the office fr 1882, was
$5,,os2. So and for 1883, it was $40, $40. /.
The expense, for the same periods were ST.
2S3. 80 and $o,SS4 so respectively, Congress
has b.en pe'itioned for the erection {
government building adequate for the service
as this is the distributing point for lnrg,
stretch OF country and is second on'y in point
OF revenue to San Francisco in the state
The rullic schools Of the city ar. reported
in good condition and keeps pace with the
rapidly growing population. The school at
tendance has doubled within the past three
years. A, the close Of 1883, there were six
teen schools, since which time have leen com
pcled the high school, on Spring aud For
streets, and the new branch state Norma
school. The receipts Of the city school fund
for 1883 were $50, 81 and the expense,
were $7o.6So,73 leaving handsome l,aanc,
on hand. In fact the city finances at its las
annual showing gave evidence OF economy &.
administration. the total revenue amountin,
to $3sI,SIs67 and the expenditures for tn,
various funds Of Schools, Salaries, Water, Fir,
Department, Sewers, Street snrinkling anc
Lighting and the Public Library amounted I,
only $asa,7os.74 leaving a balance on hant
oil $oo.oI9 90 at the end Of the year,
The churches Of Los Agelcs--as befor,
mentioned--are neat and spacious edihces,
number OF lhem--probahy the mos recen
erecte'l--are Of the plan now known a
the perfect plan, being arranged so as tS
enlarge the seating capacity by revolving o
sliding pai,i)ns. TiaS, rJon' tia, ar. US ID
for aitsr IN .cting, Lectures a,l SInliy ssaoo
classe-ars, in a inmate Of tim,, thrown iai,
an auditorium and ,llery. ID irin, my vi.i, on,
ofthe pap Is,in giving history af the churches
op.ned lis article with the following insertion
"rhd Los Angeles is a ehurchgolng city 1
plainly shown 10y the fact that there are, in
cluIing the missions. twenty-five relig on
organizations in this city, nearly all proviLes
with houses of worship" And yet ii is
shame and disgraee TO see the general disrs
gard u the Sabbath pa:es Of business OF al
kinds open almost ill Don aud many N,
whole day, and work OF various kinds bein,
pushed on with yisor in the pubic thorough
fares.
THIS city has the reputation OF having tn
finest opera house on the eoas, outside Of Sal
francisco. The occasion ~ a concert, Will
there, gave me an opportunity 10 sec and iudg
upon the fact. found il a lare. buildin,
with spacious capacity and finished with aais
til richness yea could no, avoid feeling q
appropriateness IN the black and son,bre ha,
psetominatins. II was amply ventilated, 81
much SO As To make il really eull hoase lha
rendered the wearing ofu,y oyercoat necessary
The concert which was ior worthy Gauss, VA
given by amasaeass Of recognized ability, 50
hope,rto enjoy a mAsieal treat aal jadg. .
las Angeles soSissy BY an oceasioa calm
forth fashionable audience. To the credit ,
our o~n pace an. psople mast aunt & ain
10 my hoiei disappointed o. both po.o,s.
The limited tisns VI my visi, did n,a perm
enquiries isio all the industries ui tina, l,cali,,
wrs weather occasionally in,erfring ui,
eaggsmsn,s ior personal inspection. Amon,
ths pwomin;nt mlaalae,osiss eaab,ishel her
Iwsili msa,ioa 10 sln,rie,. s cirsiig an,
wagon factories. plaains nils. w
holssesy establishments, 4 ioandsiss. 4 brio
yAsds. = furniture factories. aiur MILLS, &c
hstesist sesp fassesiss. ws..sa mill.