Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-04
GROWTH OF LOS ANGELES.

The number OF names in the great reg
lister shows that there are between 75,-
900 and $4,000 people living in this city.
The increase of population the past year
has been over 10000, and in the country
it has augmented proportionately. The
Improvement in business here is mani
fest to the most casual observer. Build
ing in the business part of the city has
been extensive and of costly character,
and the principal store streets are being
improved and occupied for blocks be-
vond what were their business limits
year ago.
This is not case in which the city is
going so far ahead of the country as to
minimize the rural districts. These
are all fourishing and fine homes are
springing up in places that were vacant
year or go ago. All the suburban
towns are increasing in size and adding
to their business facilities. Farms,
orchards and vineyards are now to be
eeen in places that were recently barren,
and lands for cultivation are selling to
settlers in all directions. Indeed, the
wealth of the county is increasing at a
most gratifying rate. Industrial pro-
gress everywhere denotes most healthy
condition, and with the development of
our resources now going on, we shall, in
few years, have by far the most flourish
ing county in the state.
The march of improvement in the city
during the past year or two has been
at rate that will soon make us very
large metropolis. Our manufacturing
industries are increasing very rapidly
when we consider the serious drawback
to our situation of dear fuel But this
drawback we hope to see overcome be-
fore long. The extensive coal measures
of southern Utah will give US this re.
lief as soon as we are connected directly
with that territory by rail. The outlook
for such connection never was better,
and we feel sanguine that the efforts
which are now making to that end will
be successful.
1t is impossible to ex mine the re-
sources of this section and the prospects
of our city without concluding that Los
Angeles is destined to be very large
and fourishing commercial and manu-
featuring city. Just as soon as connec-
tion by rail is opened up with Utah, it
will take sudden march on the road to
phenomenal prosperity. That will
bring to us vast and rich tributary
territory. The mineral districts of
southeastern Nevada will become active
and alive with the profitable develop
ment of rich mines that are now DOR
mant for the want of transportation.
Our farmers will find ready market for
their produce in those districts, and Los
Angeles will become their commercial
and financial focus.
The prospects for deep-sea harbor on
our immediate coast is very encourag-
ing. When the government engineers
have made their report to congress sew
eral million dollars will be appropriated
for it's construction, and then we shall
have revival in our maritime COM
merce such as will astonish the country.
To say that Los Angeles will be city
of 200, 900 inhabitants before the close of
the present decade is to speak very con-
servatively. The youth is now in our
streets who will live to see this the COM
mercial and manufacturing center of a
population numbering nearer half than
a quarter million of souls.