Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-01

| q mile or TWO from the business center
rent for per month? From So to $25.
What is the price of lumber for build
ing purposes2 Present prices: Rough
lumber, $40 per thousand: surfaced, S2t
to $35.
What can q plain hard finished house
of five rooms be built for? From $7OC
to any price you wish.
Ha@ many acres Of good land with
water in Southern California will sup
port an average family comfortably
Seven to 15.
| What net average income may pur-
chaser expect. figuring on the cost price
of ranch properly? On grain land, 3 tn
| 16 per cent, on fruit land from 10 to 35
per cent.
What about taxes? State, county and
| road taxes for 1891, 81 80; city taxes for
1891, 81. Valuations are generally low.
Will it pay to ship household goods
and farming implements 10 California
AS a rule, no. They are reasC lably
cheap here.
What is the principal city of Southern
California? Los Angeles, population
65, 900.
What other cities has Southern Cali
fornia besides Los Angeles? San Diego.
San Bernardino, Pasadena, Santa Bar
bara, Riverside, Santa Ana, Redlands,
Ventura, Pomona, Anaheim, Monrovia,
Ontario, Redondo, Santa Monica, San
Pedro, Orange, Cotton, Downey, etc.
Does the development OF the country
keep pace with the growth of the cities
The former more than equals the lat
ter.
How il Los Angeles located as to sea
and mountains? About Is miles from
the ocean and the same distance from
the mountains.
Has Los Angeles much of jobbing
and wholesale trade? Quite extensive
supplies nearly the whole of Southern
California and Arizona and part of New
Mexico.
What are the manufactures of Los
Angeles? Canned vegetables and fruits,
beet sugar, cheese, marmalade, crystal
lized fruits, packed pork, aerated waters,
fruit syrups, pottery and sewer pipe,
soap, crackers, ice, confectionery, paper,
flour, starch, cigars, chemicals, boxes,
iron work and superphosphate.
What was the assessed wealth of Los
Angeles city for 1891? sac, ,953 ,704.
Has Los Angeles any paved streets
About 15 miles.
Was not the boom of 'S7 and 'SS dis
astrous to the country? No, although
it was the ruin of some individuals.
Not one large failure occurred, how
ever, Notwithstanding the predictions
made.
How could it benefit the country BY
directing attention to it's remarkable re-
sources and securing the investment of
eastern capital.
What is the present business outlook ?
The country is on firm footing, and
prospects in every line are very encour-
aging.
What rates of interest predominate
The usual rate on frst-class security
nets per cent per annum; short time
loans sometimes bring as high as d per
cent per month.
What advantages have Los Angeles
and San Diego as commercial centers?
They are both nearer to New York than
San Francisco, and at the completion OF
the Nicaragua canal they will be the
great business points Of the coast.
How may the growth of railroads in
Southern California be shown? In 1870
there was not single mile of railroad,
while there are now over 1000 miles.
Are the facilities good for reaching
various parts Of Southern California by
rail from Los Angeles? Excellent; there
are l30 arrivals and departures Of pas
senger trains daily over 20 lines.
What is the character of the popula-
ton of Southern California? 1t is
mostly eastern, representing true Amer
ican enterprise, stability and refine
ment.
What educational and church advan-
tages are to be had? The best schools
from primary to collegiate; churches of
all denominations.
Ia the grade of scholarship equal to
that found in eastern states? 1t is, and
under the progressive spirit prevalent is
being constantly advanced.
What are the social characteristics of
the country? Identical with those of
the older eastern states, the leading resi-
dents having come from there with their
intelligence and energy.
What would most excite the surprise
of newcomer from the east? Not the
roughness of western life and manners,
but the likeness of society here with
that of the east.
What inducements are offered to win
ter visitors? First class hotels and
boarding houses at reasonable rates,
surf bathing all the year, hunting, fish
ing, yachting, mountain climbing, min
eral springs, old missions, magnificent
scenery, beautiful rides, good theaters.
hospitable and cultivated society, free
dom from excessive cold and snow.
Where can the most reliable informa-
tion about Southern California be had?
In the files of the ILLUSTRATED HERALD
for particular knowledge of soil, climate,
products and resources. The Los Angeles
DAILY HERALD and the WEEKLY HERlxD
give all the news. For specific informa-
ton as to lands, water and prices, ad
dress the secretary of the Los Angeles
chamber of commerce.