Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-05

why Los Angeles Is the best location
for government building.
The city OF Los Angeles is the me-
tropolis and railroad center of South-
ern California, is 500 miles distant
from San Francisco, and is the largest
city south Of that point. Its unrivaled
resources, the unlimited market for
it's diversified products, and superb
facilities by rail and sea for the trans
portation thereof, attest to its superior
advantages for becoming great COM
mercial and maritime metropolis, as
the following facts will further dem
onstrate: Los Angeles is practically
the terminus of four transcontinental
railroads. The first runs north and
east via San Francisco, Sacramento,
Ogden and Omaha to all Eastern
points. The second runs via Yuma,
Deming and Kansas City to the prin-
l'cipal Eastern cities and the Atlantic
Coast. The third is the recently COM
pleted Atlantic and Pacific railway, to
connection with the Mojave exten-
sion of the Southern Pacific Railroad
at the Needles, and also via Water
man, at Cotton, with the Southern
Pacific, and thence via that road to
this city, which brings the trade of
Northern Arizona tributary to Los
Angeles, and the "Sunset" route to
New Orleans, with connecting lines
of steamers to Liverpool and Havre,
completes the list Of transcontinental
routes. The increased exports and
imports that will follow the compile
ton of tn g latter route will greatly en-
hance the already large volume OF
custom house business transacted
here and in Wilmington, necessi-
tating the construction Of large United
States bonded warehouses, and the
establishment Of Los Angeles as a
port of delivery"
The increasing competition for the
trade of the Southwest caused by
new lines of railroads aroused the
Southern Pacific managers to the
necessity OF establishing tirst-class
harbor in Southern Californ for the
transaction of their business, ard,
after thorough examination, Will
mington was selected for that pur-
pose. The railroad has been ex-
tended from thence to deep water, a
distance of three miles, and immense
wharves have been constructed.
The railroad from Wilmington and
Los Angeles via Yuma and the Sun
set rou e to New Orleans, TO ms the
shortest transcontinental line from
ocean to ocean, and through the most
eligible pass, chat of San Gorgonio)
geographically in the whole range
of the Sierras.
In addition to the tran continental
routes, the various branches of the
Southern Pacific to Wilmington, Santa
Ana and Santa Monica, and pro-
jected extension from Santa Ana to
San Diego, also projected coast road
from San Luis Obispo south to con-
necion with the Southern Pacific at
Newhall, and the assured speedy ex-
Ltension of the Utah Southern to Los
Angeles and Wilmington, and the Los
Angeles and San Gabriel Valley rail-
road nc Nv running and operated for
about fifteen miles of its contemplated
length, skirting the foothills Of the
Sierra Madre range and opening up a
large acreage of orange orchards and
vineyards, justify the assertion that
her magnificent railroad and maritime
facilities, added to her splendid re-
sources, entitle Los Angeles to a
rank among the prominent cities OF
the Unite d States.
Building operations continue un-
abated stores and dwelling houses
are in active demand, and the outlook
was never more promising than it is
now. AS before remarked the GER
lainty Of rapid enhancement in real
estate values constitute an additional
and, to our minds, a most convincing
argument in favor OF speedy action
on the part of the Government,