The herald., 1894-06-14
THURSDAY. JuNE14, 1894.
FACTS FOR CONTEMPLATING IN
VISITORS.

1t is the duty of newspaper to care.
fully note the developments of the Sec
ton in which it is published.
What are the most notable features
in that line that may now be discerned
in this region?
Unquestionably the most remarkable
sign of the times is the unprecedented
growth of the city OF Los Angeles. We
have published statistics, cleaned from
the Office of the building inspector,
which show that this city has built,
since the beginning OF the current year,
an average OF four and half buildings
day. At first sight this may not mean
much to many people, but slight con-
eideration will invest it with a great
deal OF interest. Such rate OF building
indicates the erection of 1912 buildings
year, and that the ratio of increase of
population has risen to ten Thousand
year. We repeat that we are adding to
our inhabitants at the most mod
crate computation at the rate of
ten thousand souls year,
and that during the summer
months; for the building permits are
daily Issued at the same ratio now. In
the fall and winter this ratio will be
greatly accelerated, and we shall have
struck an increment of fifteen thousand
year in population before Christmas.
And it is only right that we should.
After Los Angeles the next inland
place OF consequence is Pasadena. The
Grown of the Valley is going ahead at
terrific rate, just as though there had
never been any episode OF "busted"
boom, or a "Reminiscences of the kite
flying operations of 1SS6-S7. Having
reached her Aphelion a year and a
hall ago, Pasadena is again beginning to
climb the golden stair, as why should
she not? Population of the most
eclectic kind has been pouring into this
exquisite place as though the new
Corners were afraid, if they were to
wait, they could not find lodgment.
Pasadena is the most lovely suburb of
Los Angeles. and the genius OF Professor
Lowe and other of her gifted citizens lie
rapidly carrying her to the pinnacle Of
fame, local and national.
Third of the towns that are making
astonishing advances OF late in this Sec
tion is Santa Monica, the delightful
"City by the Sea-" There the work of
revival is almost miraculous, and the
man who has loose money and who does
not invest it in that place is, financially,
committing what in religion theologians
call the 'sin against the Holy Ghost"
1t is absolutely astonishing the way
things are going ahead there. The
erection, by the Southern Pacific rail-
way, of wharf at Port Los Angeles, at
an ex pence of $780, 900. shows the con-
fidence moneyed men have in the fnan-
cial outcome of Santa Monica. To cap
this the Jones interest has built a superb
new bath house at an outlay OF so 600,
when all the details are filed out, that
will coax multitudes of people even
down from San Francisco to Santa Mon
lea. What attraction is there at Monte
rey as against the unrivaled climatic
charms of Santa Monica?
We have selected Los Angeles, Pasa-
dena and Santa NJ mica as typical
points. We are influenced in our selec-
ton not by personal preference, al
though that ia great as to at least two of
these points, but by the unquestioned
facts which are now recorded there, and
which will be- increased amazingly as
the years roll round. We are also
moved to do SO by the circumstance,
unquestioned in our mind, that they are
all destined at not very remote day to
constitute one city-unique aud incom.
parable-bounded on the east by the
Sierra Madre mountains and on the west
by the ocean.
And what a brave composite city it
will be. and what population COM
polling section? They will draw worse
than porous plaster.