Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-05
VOLUME xxvI.
i maslcal Resrsspect 81 Thirtecn

4 MaGhcal ResrssPect ~ Thirteen
Years.
with this issue is commenced the twenty
sixth volume Of the Los Angeles DAILY
HHRALD. In October. 1873. at the establish
ment of this journal Los Angeles was 9
little quiet town, with about two-thirds oi
She houses adobe and one-third brick and
wood.
II had no street railways, no graded
streets, no continuous sidewalks for the
length OF single block and only one three
story building. Stages went out to Arizona,
San Francisco, S,n Bernardino. and San
Diego via Anaheim.
To San Francisco one stage line took the
coast route and another the San Joaquin
valley. There were twenty-one miles o.
railway from Los Angeles to Whining tor
and passenger coach and a train OF freigh
cars and two locomotives did the business
for the beautiful little town of the Angels.
The ofiicials in the city and county EN-
Hon. Ygnacio Sepulveds, County Judge
Hon. J. r. Toberman, Mayor H. Howard
Court Commissioner; Hon. b. d. wilson
State Senator; Hon. t. d. Mott and Hon. Ass
Ellis. members of Assembly; Hon. A. w
roets, County CLERKS. II. Mott and C. W
Could, deputies.
The county treasure was saf in the hands
Of Tom e. Rowan, while VIM. NJ McFadden
of Anaheim, had charge OF the county pub
Hon. q E.Thom as District Attorney. VIM
- Rowland. Sheriff; Albert johnson, Under
Sheriff. and Gen JIM. Baldwin, Deputy, were
ateFror to evil doers
Dr.. Joseph Kurtz held the office OF Coro
ner; Frank Lecouvreur, County Surveyor
Aoorge Carson, Public Administrator, and
A. w. Hutton, Esq, was the popular City
Attorney. and Frank Sabichi, Treasurer
and N: Kremer, City Clerk.
L Bush, $. B. Caswell, Francisco Paloma.
res and Francisco Machado. The Los Ange.
len and Wilmington railroad was then un-
der the superiutendency OF Mr.. Z. E. Hew-
tendent OF tie whole Southern Pacific sys-
tenn of Southern California. A few days
PRIOR to the appearance OF the DAILY HER
AID work was commenced in building the
railroad from this city towards the Gulf OF
AT that time the writer was negotiating
for the purchase OF a rough sheep and grass
hopper pasture that is now Pasadena. Po-
: nSna: Ontario e, Ewanda' Hermosa ssn,Ss snd n,t
rus, covina, Alosta, Puente. Alham.
Park. the. village of San Fernan-
do, santa Monica, .Norwalk, Downey City,
Ar,esia, Long Beach. Iron sulphur Springs
and Newhall were not made. Orange was
just erecting its first houses and Santi Ana
was made OF q few small houses, The as
eessmens roll of the county amounted to
y. 500 900. 1t is now sI1 100000. The pepu.
II now 900. The population OF the coun-
~ WINS about 1000. 1t is now nearly 10000
In 1873 five hundred acres of wheat were
Er9Wn IN this county, ri in 1885 two hundred
orange trees was then about 25,000 1t is
now 10000, with 450.s 90 trees not yet IN
bearing, but will be soon.
Instead OF no street railroading in 1878
the city now has eight different lines; and
In place OF one steam railway then. the
city has seven Including the leased line by
the California Southern, and agents Offices
OF all the overland railroads in the country.
The progress In other depsrtme ents has been
equ !lly as great. In place OF one train a
day In ". At rtpresent there are abou. seventy
trains going day anu night. carrying 10
ears N and out OF the city daiiy.
The oil wells OF the caunty that then had
10 yield except surface dippings now yield
about Al. COO gallons daily.
The first issue OF the HERALD started with
apress to run 1850 per hour. 1t now requires
lightning press with folder ana
p41ter that tosses off 5000 per
hour. The subscription was small and
mainly in the city and nearby towns. 1t
now circulares round the world. 1t can be
found in Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Ger
many, Austria, Italy. France, England, Ire
l00o, scotland, wales, AuStrdlls, British
America. Mexico. and the islands OF the
sea.
The HERALD has advocated every meas
ufe of progress that has been introduced
within the last thirteen years. Electric
lights. artesian wells. railways, horticul-
tufe, stoek-growing, manufacturing, water
development of every kind, mining indus
tries. grape and grain growing. forest plant
Ing and everything that tends to enrich and
beautify the land, has found friend and
advocate IN the DAILY HERALD.
Is has left no industry uDpoticed and has
stood always in the front for the interests
Of the people of Los Angeles county.
lts growth has been most gratifying, and is
= source of pride to its owners and their
thousands of friends. No pains or ex-
penses are spared to make 1t IA great metro
rclttan newspaper. To day, with the first
numbcr of the xxvI volume, Il HERALD
appears as twelvc-pGgc paper, to acco n
MEDIATE the vast amount CT loca and news
natter and the large amount of advertising
fxegEizg uponiis columns. This journal Is
Cad q 0vefy State and TerritGry In the
GnscEs and has be L IL; tfumcntal il atratt-
nH 1ciIlinns Of dollars TO ho Fgciilc Coast
or the development CT he country.
With such record as this the HERA5I
stands alone as the leading local and in
duetIial journal of the coast. 1t publishes
more Items Of progress and improvement
and local news than any paper in Califor
mia and means to remain in that proud and
honored position.