Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-29
HOTEL MEN PREPARING FOR
A RECORD BREAKING SEASON
Greater Number of Tourists Than in Any Pre-
vious Year Are Expected by Mine
Hosts of Los Angeles

That the coming winter will bring
more people to Los Angeles than ever
before in it's history is the opinion of
the hotel managers, railroad officials,
heads of travelling agencies, and all
those who are informed on the sub
ject, and whose business compels them
to keep a watchful eye on the tourist
trade. If the predictions made by
these men are verified Los Angeles will
be the Mecca for a great many more
tourists this year than last or any
previous time. Record-smashing hum
mer, big, unprecedented are few
OF the adjectives they use in express
ing their ideas about what the ap-
preaching season H. going to be.
The big rush" to the southwestern
metropolis, however, is not expected
10 begin until after the first of the
year. The desire to spend the holl-
days at home and the difficulty of ar
ranging business so as to leave before
that time will keep the majority away
until after New Years. Then, when
the holiday period is closed, the great
emigration southwestWard to thls' the
tourists Paradise, will commence, say
these men.
From that time to late in the spring
Los Angeles will harbor thousands of
men and women from all parts OF the
country. Many of these will eVentu-
ally make this city their home, while
others will carry back glowing accounts
to friends and a determination to re-
turn the following year. Thus does
the Angeleno.
Hotels Do Big Business
Even this early the advance guard
of the army of tourists has begun to
invade the city. Everywhere are the
signs. The hotels are doing better
business, the streets are more crowded
and the points of interest in the vicin-
ity are being visited by large num-
bers. The street car conductor knows
it by the provoking frequency with
which he is asked if his car goes to
the ostrich farm, or some other place
of which the tourist has been told.
Those who are on the lookout will say
that there are more strangers in the
city right now than there were at
much later time last year. No others
are more aware of this than the hotel
and railroad men, and they point to 1t
as one of the many indications OF
big season later on.
Each train that rolls into the station
of any Of the transcontinental lines
deposits scores of sightseers and home
seekers every day now. The closing
days of the sale of cheap colonist rates
from the east is developing wonder
full volume of traffic, which, if it keeps
up, threatens to task the equipment of
the roads. The officials of the different
lines, however, are laying their plans
early and making preparations to ham
die the increased trade which is ex-
pected.
City Preparing
The city, too, Is getting ready to re-
ceiVe it's winter visitors. Postmaster
Flint has made preparations to give
them prompt and efficient mail service
by securing the appointment of num-
ber of extra clerks to take care of the
increased business. The hotel proprie-
tors and boarding house keepers are
well prepared for the big influx. They
state that there will be plenty of ac-
commodations for all who come.
In this connection they point to the
many new apartment and rooming
houses which have been built within
the last few months and to the many
more in process of construction. Excel
lent places are found in all parts of
the city, and proprietors estimate that
more than $4,000 people can be comfort
ably taken care of this winter. Los
Angeles, they assert, was never in bet
ter shape to play the part Of hostess
to her thousands Of eastern guests
than now.
These people who house and feed the
amy of visitors which comes to Los
Angeles every year also make the as
sertion that the tourist need not fear
being held up. If this feeling has ever
come over him before lie is urged to
Danish 1t now. 1t is even limited that
rates may be lower this winter than be-
fore because of the better accommoda-
tions and increased facilities. The
word has been given that prices will
not be raised during the winter and
the traveller and sojourner is assured
of a Square deal" which will stand
any kind of a Rooseveltian test.
Most of the leading hotels In the city
have been thoroughly renovated dur
ing the past few weeks and have un-
dergone many improvements calculated
to better accommodate the tourist. The
big new Alexandria hotel will be