Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-20
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DO -Angelenos live better than the
inhabitants OF any other city Of this
size in the United States?
"Of course they do" is the very
ready answer Of most citizens. But
then, there are those who are still fig
uring on the problem, How old is
Ann?" and they cling to the Missouri
idea.
Cold facts, backed by statistics,
however, show that Los Angeles is
keeping pace with the rest of the world
in the line of food, to say nothing OF
other productions
Angelenos don't believe in taking
things for nothing They have even
gone so far as to put price on the
water that falls from the clouds. This
article is measured out by one Jupiter
Pluvius Hatfield at the rate of eighteen
inches per annum; price, $1,000.
Beer Consumed
But, bless you, water is the smallest
thing of all. Beer outstrips 1t by
S2,124,OO0. That is to say, there are
about So, 900 barrels of beer, or approx
mately 42,5OO,OO0 glasses, consumed in
Los Angeles per year. The whole
salers receive about $6S0,000 for this
consumption, while the retailers get
81. .125 900, figuring five cents a glass.
These figures are furnished by George
Zobelein, one of the largest, IL not the
largest, brewer in Los Angeles. They
show that the amount expended per
capita in this city of 100000 people,
men, women and children, for beer
alone is about s115O, or in other words,
the estimate is over one-half barrel Of
beer a year for every man, woman
and child in Los Angeles.
Tobacco leads the beer consumption,
however, by more than $100O,00O an
rually, according to George Walker, a
veteran tobacco dealer. When figured
out 1t is found that about $3.50 is al
lowed per capita for this article or
enough money turned into smoke to tit
every man, woman and child In the
city out with brand new suit Of cloth
ing-and then some.
Strong on Butter
Los Angeles Is also strong on but
ter. between 100000 and 100000
pounds being consumed annually. This
represents an outlay OF over $l,5OO,ooo.
LOS Angeles consumes about double
the amount of butter of any city it's
size in the United States said Frank
Simpson yesterday. 1.-THE city stands
pre-eminent in so far as the purchas-
ing power of the people is concerned.
They all seem to have money to burn
According to Mr.. Simpson, the egg
production of the United States, which
amounts to about s4oo,0oo,Ooo annually,
and the butter output. amounting to
$500. 600, 900, will more than pay the
running expenses of the government.
Los Angeles gets away with 175,0OO
cases of eggs a year, which figures
about $1,000,000.
1.-THE dairy products of California
amount to about $s4,OOo.OOo year"
says Mr.. Simpson, "or just about
double the gold production"
Amount of Meat
Simon Maier says the Los Angeles
public consumes annually $3,765,0oO
(wholesale prices) worth of meat. The
figures are as follows: Cattle, $4,000
head; sheep. 100000 head; hogs, $1,000
head
Five hundred dollars a day for
bread is another item in the life of
this city that is not to be sneered
at. That's just about what it is, ac-
cording to William Meek, the largest
baker in town, and he AYERS 1t is no
idle dream, either.
Now, If Los Angeles annually ex-
pends more than $14.0oO.0OO for beef,
pork. mutton, butter, eggs, potatoes.
tobacco. beer and water. the question
is. ask many persons. how much on
earth must the inhabitants OF the town
pay out for other things. This, ac-
cording to authorities, is but a small
list of items Angelenos see At to use.