Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-01
NEARING SIX FIGURES,
How the City Has Grown in
a Year.
Figures Shown by the New City
Directory.
A Very Large Increase in Population.
Intere sting statistics-The
Smiths Beat the
JOnesee.

The new Los Angeles City Directory
and Gazetteer of Southern California for
1892 has just been received, and from
as careful an examination as could be
made many valuable, curious and statis-
tical facts are found. Compared with
previous directories, for completeness,
accuracy and wide range Of useful infor-
nation, it can safely be said that this is
a superior production to any OF its pre-
decessors. This directory is essentially
a local institution, having been pre-
pared, printed and bound in this city.
The publisher in his preface says:
There is in this volume 25,329 names
an increase OF 2l24 over it's predecessor.
which by the smallest basis of estimat-
ing our population, that of multiplying
the number of names, (after deducting
the firms, public institutions and such
as do not represent individuals; by 21a
gives us SO 1922 inhabitants. By the use
of the multiplier 8, which is universally
used in the west, it would give a popu-
lation of 5,087. The above increase in
the past year for city of this size is
perhaps greater than that of any city in
the United States, and should inspire
the confidence of our citizens, and open
the yes of those abroad who have looked
upon us as an overgrown village. Next to
an actual count of individuals officially
made, the directory each year makes the
most reliable showing of city's popula-
tion and its growth. The usual custom
among directory publishers, in making
an estimate of the population, is to null
tiply the total number of names by or
or'319, and according to the condition of
the city. Many cities adopt the multiple
of 3M and even 4. 1t will therefore be
seen that we have used the lowest null
ttiple and that our estimate is a con-
servative one. Another evidence of the
prosperity of this city is shown by the
fact that there are now in the process of
erection, business blocks and residences,
the cost of which will amount to over
81 500. 900; while other buildings IN con-
temptation and to be Immediately con-
structed, will swell the amount to about
$2,5O0, 900.
With the directory is presented a
fine lithograph map of the city. The
map shows, as will be seen from the
following facts and statistics, that there
are los miles of paved streets and 11O2
streets in the city. From the classifica-
ton of professions and important indus
tries, as shown in the directory, the
following facts are disclosed: There are
in the city 270 attorneys, 255 phyai-
clans, 400 dress makers, 200 retail gro
GERS, so hotels, 235 lodging houses, liz
insurance agents, representing 100 in
surance companies, 245 real estate
agents. 400 restaurants, 125 ministers,
[70 churches, 170 saloons, 81 pubic
schools, % private schools and colleges.
There are over 200 firms engaged in
manufacturing industries, representing
diversity of about 60 different pro-
ducts.
For the curiously inclined the follow.
ing figures may be interesting: There
are E8 Andersons, l52 Browns, LII
Clarks, Ill Whites, 10l Williams, l0s
Jones, 900 Smiths. The Gazetteer shows
the population of -240 towns in the siz
southern counties, and also list of the
business and professional men in every
town large or small. Altogether the
work shows that the publisher, George
w. Maxwell, has performed his work
carefully and well, and is entitled ia
mach credit.