The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-09-22
FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.


| thought perhaps a short letter
from this section might be of interest
to many readers of your valuable
paper, providing it does not fluid its
way to the waste paper basket. We
have been here for eight months, and
have noted few thing now and then.
The city of Los Angeles and subur-
ban towns, as well as the country in
general have been active and busy
during the time that we have been
here, and prosperity and success
seem to be assured to the city. The
unmistakable signs are in evidence
that the city of Angels is on the verge
of greater activity. Los Angeles 4 is a
very beautiful and bustling city. 1t
has made wonderful progress and
growth since our visit here seven
years ago. 1t is difficult to realize the
extent to which the city has grown,
and the extensive Improvements that
have been made along all lines. 1t is
an up to date city in EVERY respect,
and at its present rate of increase, in
1910 it will have population of ESQ.,
900.
1t has many up to date stores. a
number of very elegant large depart
ment stores, some very fine hotels and
beautiful homes, and one of the best
street car services of any city in the
land.
The real estate market and build
ing operations are quite active FIRE.
quently was it said at the beginning
of 1904, that this year would witness a
lull in business, as well as in the real
reasons for this, the partial failure of
the hay and grain crops, the blow to
the orange industry, on account of
transportation facilities, and there
came the exodus of thousands of An
gelenos to the st. Louis fair, and it
is said the representation California
exceeds any other portion of the
country in comparisod to population,
and then again tens of thousands of
tourists from different parts of the
union visiting the exposition who
otherwise in many instances would
have made Los Angeles their obiec-
tive point. All of this in connection
with presidential year which in it.
self ought to be of necessity dull
year. In face of all this the city is
experiencing the busiest and most
prosperous summer term it has had
for many years. The travelling sales
men who visit Los Angeles from diff
ferent parts of the country report
that here they are placing unusually
large orders. The wholesale mer-
chants say their business is excellent
and collections good, and that mer-
chants are preparing for an extraor-
binary fall season.
In financial circles the local banks
are enlarging their capital and ex-
panding their resources and moving
into larger and finer quarters.
In fact Los Angeles now has some
of the most elegantly appointed
banking rooms in the United
States, of which the Southern Cali
fornia Savings bank, the Security
Savings bank, and the First National
and the new farmers & Merchants
National are conspicuous examples.
A number of new banks have been
established during the year, and
several others are planning.
In real estate and building circles
condition of affairs exists not equal
ed by any other community in the
United States, in proportion to popu-
lation. This is taken from statistics
the real estate activity and building
operations are simply phenomenal.
Building for several years past has
per month.
A very large proportion of the
building permits are for homes, that
means that every year, in fact every
month, there are hundreds, yes thou
sands of additions to the permanent
population. People come here and
become enchanted with this section
and the fine climate that they wish
to abandon the ice, the snow, the
floods, the heat, the drought and tor
nadoes of the each for the balmy eli
mate of this temperate land.
do not mean to say that Los Ange-
les possesses all the good things of the
earth The East has its attractions
also and con boast of some environ
ments which the people of this sec
ton cannot enjoy.
Railroad statistics show that the
number of Trans-c continental tourists
who come to this city is MULTIPLYING
enormously year by year, which is
very natural. California is not nearly
so far away as it was quaI ter of a
century ago, from the East.
With the elegant and comfortable