Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-05-31
Two Typ,ca1 CITIES.

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tains. Allowing for the difference in size
between the two cities, Denver more
nearly resembles Chicago than any place
we know of. Like those of Salt Lake
city, the people are progressive and alert
to an unusual degree. Her business and
public edifces are generally on scale of
grandeur not often, if ever, encountered
in place of that size, while many OF the
residences are absolutely palatial. Den-
yer has been aided great deal by being
the capital OF Colorado, and one cannot
help being impressed by the splendid
scale upon which the State has gauged
her expenditures. The principal basis of
her prosperity is the grand mining deveF
opment ef the Centennial State, OF
which she is the business as well as the
commercial center. Subsidiary to this is
an agriculture largely dependent on irri-
CATION from the Platte river. The court
house, Tabor Opera House and Club
II ouse, are not surpassed in impressive
elegance and completeness by those
of any other city and county on the
continent. Her progress has been
materially aided by the enterpriseof her
citizens in pushing railways tributary to
her trade. Her churches and schools are
models in which good taste and lavish
outlay are equally conspicuous.
These are facts which Immediately
strike the discerning visitor. When TO
all are added the existence Of smelling
works and other m anufactures, and the
determined purpose Of the people to ne
glect nothing that will promote the
growth Of their b jou of a city, one is well
warranted in looking for brilliant fu-
ture for this gem of the Rocky Moun-
tains. Even more confrmatory of this
brilliant dest ny than her material re-
sources is the public spirit which has
carried Denver through many periods OF
depression for Denver, like San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Kansas
City, and all the prosperous and growing
towns west of st. Louis, has had her ups
and downs. Sixteen years ago she al
most flickered out altogether, ard even
within the present decade the grass was
very short with her business men and
property owners.
The people of Denver claim that their
city has population of 125,0O0 souls.
This is probably an outside estimate.
After an elaborate inspection of the place
we are satisfied that the population ism
larger by soul than that of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, like Denver, has made
wonderful progress during the past five
or six years-in fact, much more rapid
progress even than the Rocky Mountain
town. Like Denver, our city is full o.
elegant homes, many Of which are on g
scale of magni6cence not surpassed any
where. The climate calls for different
style OF architecture from that adapted to
the Rocky Mountains, but ours is far the
more varied and fancful of the two, anC
) the spontaniety and universally of oul
, vegetation render the private homes
here indescribably the more beautiful O
the two. They have handsomer public
buildings in Denver than we, but on the
other hand our business blocks are more
than up to the standard of our mountain
rival. Los Angeles has an infinitely
more ramified railway system than Den
yer i'm fact, in this matter there
is no comparison. While it il
not yet developed, the mining
territory tributary to Los Angeles
is as great, if not greater than that which
! has built up Denver. 1t is pleasant to
? note one feature of enterprise in which
we excel the Rocky Mountain wonder
Our streets and sidewalks are in fal
{ more advanced state than hers, and in 8
. short time We shall be able to compete
with her in public buildings.
Denver is just now enjoying decided
business and real estate "boom"-
a movement, in fact, as cannot be far of
for Los Angeles. All the circums tances
point to the growth of the Angelic City
being the greater and more rapid OF the
two. Instead of the restricted agricul
ture, confined to a short period OF the
year and to comparatively few staples
we have in Southern California the mos
multiform products Of the earth and au
: ability to raise crops in every month in
the year. In addition to splendid rail
way system, comprising already three
transcontinental railways and two more
: in the near future, Los Angeles has the
Pacific ocean as a stimulus to her com.
: merce. Then above all, far more
precious than her mines, and the
corn, wine and oil of the commerce Of
all ages, and her wines, brandies,
oranges, lemons and countless other
products of the temperate and semi
tropic zones, Los Angeles has climate
scarcely approached on earth-a climate
certainly not rivaled on the Riviera of
Italy, and only equaled by that of linn
tied portion OF California south of Point
Conception. On the 18th Of May, on the
other hand, every heater in the hotel at
which the writer stopped was at play to
protect the guest from discomfort, and at
high noon a brisk hail and snowstorm
was under way.
Many of the most progressive and val
liable pioneers of Denver are now resi-
dents of Los Angeles, to their personal
profit and enhanced comfort, and to The
benefit D our city. Charming and at
tractive as their old home is, few of them
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