The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
URBAN GROWTH IN SOUTH.
Cities That Beautify Country Beyond
Pass of TehachaDi.

The growth of cities in Southern
California forms the subject of an in
teresting review by the Los Angeles
Herald, which is, in part, as follows:
In no country under the sun has there been
a more remarkable record of city growth than
in Southern California during the last twenty
years. particularly between Point Conception
and the Mexican line. or course. Los Angeles
comes first, with undoubted population OF
100, O0o-indeed. probably more, from 10 900
and couple Of hundred, by the United States
census OF 1850, $4,000 and some odd hundreds
py that OF 1880 and 1O2, 600 by that OF 1900
But astonishing these figures they by
no means tell the whole story
Twenty years ago Pasadena was a pretty
httle village. To-day II numbers approx
mately $1,000 inhabitants and is stretching
out oraVely to encompass the beautiful country
round about it. To the southwark lies san
Diego, whose boomers claim a present popu-
lation Of 10000 to $4,000 for their beautiful
CITY twenty years ago 5000 or 5000 would
have been the figure. "All by its lonely this
town OF Horizons unlimited faith during the
past year or so has been getting ready for a
Boom, which now shows signs Of materializ-
ing
TO the northward Santa Barbara has devel-
oped into pretentious citv which, If it keeps
up It's Hex VIII soon be as large as some OF
the cities Of the Riviera which have taken
lOOO years or more to attain their present
status.
The roster OF Southern California cities-for
they are entitled to that name by an act OF
the California Legislatures calculated to
d.
dition TO those named. there is a long list OF
absolutely new municipalities, such as River
side Redlands, Pomona, Santa Ana, Orange
Santa Monica, RedOndO, Long Beach and 9TH
ers, which were absolutely not in existence
when Grace Greenwood, Nordhoff and other
newspaper people were writing the letters to
the New York Tribune and Herald which con-
tributed so greatly to starting the great rush
Of people 70 Southern California.
Take Riverside, for instance. A great wealth
and population confronts the visitor there 1t
probably has the largest per capita Of valua-
tions OF any equal portion Of the earth's sur
lace dependent on horticulture. When Nord-
hoh and Grace Greenwood wrote il had not
even been thought of. It stands on lands
which, when they were out here, could prob
ably have been bought for 81 an acre and
many acres Of which could not now be had for
10, 600 inhabitants has costly and beautiful
improvements this city OF the other day
Its Magnolia avenue is truly a thing Of beauty
and joy forever. II and others of its attrac-
tions are OF a positively metropolitan charac-
ter.
To round out what IS actually true and
wonderful presentation. take Redlands city
not twenty years old, and which looks to have
5000 or eoO0 inhabitants. It's Smiley Heights
IS one OF the most enchanting spots In the
world. A city like Springfield. Mass, which
dates away back to Pinchon's time, would look
probably more handsome places IN Redlands
than are 10 be found in Springfield. Mass, and
Springfield H.. put together-real places Of
aristOcratic sDlendor, palatial and modern.
All Of these prosperous and beautiful cities
are. so to speak. growing like "house afire." ="
every day. In the neighborhood Of Los An
geles, for example, the town OF Hollywood has
come 10 the front in a way that is downright
miraculous and promises another Pasadena.