Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-31
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HOTELS OF LOS ANGELES.
What the Hotel Men Think
Them.

I OsSA HACh OI
Them.
Two hotel men met in Los Angeles not
long ago, one from Bermuda, the other
from Florida, and the following conver-
sation was overheard between them:
How is this, you are in California at
this time OF the year, when one would
suppose Bermuda would be filling up
with tourists ?"
ooh, had heard OF Los Angeles as a
winter resort, and l got some one to take
my place for a time and thought
would see what it looked like. But
how is 1t you are here when this is the
beginning OF your season in Florida ?"
yellow fever, you know, shuts us out
for the present. | took trip here while
waiting for danger to be over. 1 shall
get there about the first of January to
open up"
"How do you like this country and
what do you think of the situation for the
hotel business here as compared with
Bermuda ?'
"My opinion of the hotels here at pre-.
sent is not favorable as related to the
drawing of that class of tourists who
spend their winters abroad and for those
who spend their money lavishly. 1 be-
lieve here is good place for some
bang up good hotels. l am charmed
with the city and its surroundings. Yes,
sir, you can bet your last dollar this is
going to be town some day." THAT is
just my opinion" said Florida. "This
country is so much ahead of Florida in
almost every respect that when she
wakes up to know what she lacks is large
fine hotels and builds them on a scale
equal to ours she will distance us by a
long shot. People from all over the world
will-mus' s'-flock here to enjoy this glo-
rious climate and this magnificent seen
cry. Why, look at these grand old
mountains and these lovely fields as
compared to our swamps and
monotonous plains and pine forests. -
81 tell you, sir" said Bermuda, 81 wish
my hotel was here. could fill it a
dozen times over with people who never
saw anything like this. We have a
pretty island over there, but it's awfully
away by itself, and sort of hum-drum
living to stay there. But here there
seems to be life and vim in every human
being, in every living thing, even in the
trees, the flowers and the very grass be-
meath your feet. Yes, sir; like this
country, and l can see great future for
it. And of all places this side the At
lantic, Los Angeles is the city for me
and my business. Pm coming here as
soon as practicable"
$50 am T., said Florida. 81
wish my hotel was here to-day
| should not care to go back. But isn't
it strange thing they have no large
hotels here? I am surprised to find a
country so charming and city booming
along at such a rapid rate in other lines
of business as Los Angeles is to see no
large hotels here. Why, we have dozens
OF hotels in Florida, any two of which
would swallow all they have in this city
of nearly hundred thousand people.
And yet our large hotels are making
money. Some of them made enough
last winter to keep their doors closed
this winter. Yes, / think as you do,
that the future Of Los Angeles
is bright, and I tell you
my honest opinion is, the day is
not far distant, when you will see this
the great winter resort of our continent.
Florida is good in some respects, 1t is
near the great cities. We have some de-
licious oranges and as good hotels as the
world can boast of, but it is tame COM
pared to California as State--tame,
tame, tame"
A telegram for the man from Bermuda
ended this, to Californian, interesting
conversation, and the two gentlemen OF
large hotel experience parted, agreeing
to meet again in Los Angeles another
season to further discuss the building of
q fine hotel in or near the city. This is
the kind of men needed here
to-day. Growing fruit and garden truck
is all right. Industrious farmers with
pluck and energy should be encouraged.
Manufactures must and will come, but
when they do, and every branch Of in
dustry is developed to its full extent, no
one branch, and we doubt if all COM
bined, will bring as great revenue to
the city of Los Angeles as the tourist
travel.
1t should be said the world over, Los
Angeles beats this continent if not the
world in fine hotels. If such could be
said, and we believe the day will come
when it shall be, who can estimate the
extent to which the city would grow, or
describe with pen the charm Of it's de-
lightful surroundings, embellished by
wealth and art. "A TOURIST.