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Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-11
Ordinance No. 11.23S

New Series.
An Ordinance of the Mayor and Coun-
ell of the City of Los Angeles, declaring
their intention to improve portion OF
Names avenue.
The Mayor and Council of the City of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That the public interest
and convenience require. and that it is
the intention of the City Council of the
City of Los Angeles to order the fol-
lowing work to be done, to wit:
1st. That said
Vermont avenue to the east line
of Romeo street, including all
intersections of streets (excepting such
as are required by law to be kept in
order or repair by any person or com
pany baving railroad tracks thereon,
and also excepting such portions us
and accepted(, be graded and graveled
to the official grade in accordance with
the. plans and profile on file in the
office of the City Engineer and speci-
streets, Glass A. in the City
of Los Angeles, on file in the office of
fications being No, 80 (New series5.
3D. That a cement curb be con-
structed along each line of the roadway
of said Mainess avenue. from tho
to the east line of Romeo street
(eXcepting along such portions of the
line of said roadway upon which a
cement or granite curb has already
and grade), in accordance with specifi-
cations for constructing cement curbs,
on file in the office of the City Clerk,
said specifications being No. % (New
Series).
Sd That cement sidewalk four "a
feet in. width be. constructed along
from the west line of Vermont avenue
to the east line of Romeo street
(excepting such portions of said
street between said points along which
feet IN width has been constructed to
the official line and grade), said side
walk to be constructed in accordance
with specifications for constructing
cement sidewalks on file in the office
of the City Clerk of said city, said
specifications being No. 2S New
Sec. 2. The Street Superintendent
shall post notice OF this work. as re-
quired by law, and shall cause said
notice to be published for six days in
the Los Angeles Herald
Sec 8. The City Clerk shall certify
10 the passage of this Ordinance and
shall cause the same TO be published
for two days In the Los Angeles Herald.
and shall post the same conspicuously
for two days on or near the chamber
door OF the Council, and thereupon and
thereafter II shall take effect and be
hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was adopted by the Council
of the City of Los Angeles at Its meet
ing OF July D. 1905, by the toilowhs
Ayes - Messrs. Harmon, Healy, Hill
Ter, Kern, Smith and Summerland go,
iS0ss--'''s' H. ]. LELANDE.
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk OF the
Council of the City OF Los Angeles.
Approved this ~ O9 day OF IT, S9lIya r hySe' w
T-11-12 at Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-11
Ordinance No. 11,2ez


owners to improve a portion of Santa
Cruz street under private contract
The Mayor and Council of the City OF
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That permission is hereby
given the property owners on
the east line of Lake Side Tract. to i'm
prove said street under private contract
in the following manner, to wit: o,r,
along each line of the roadway of said
Santa Cruz street from the east line OF
Alyarado street to the east line Of Of
portions of the line of said roadway upon
which a cement or granite curb has al
ready been constructed on the proper
fications on file in the office of the City
Clerk of said City of Los Angeles for
constructing cement curbs, said speclii,
cations being No. 1 (New Series) and
adopted by Ordinance No. S572 (New
TO build and construct a cement side
walk five (5) feet in width along each side
of Santa Cruz street from the east line
of Alvarado street to the west line OF
Bonnie Brae street and along the nortn
side of Santa Cruz street from the east east
line of Bonnie Brae street to the east line
of Lake Side tract excepting such por-
tions of said street between said points
along which G. cement or asphalt side
walk five (5) feet in width has already
been constructed on the proper line and
erade), said sidewalk to be constructed
in accordance with specifications on ME
in the office of the City Clerk of said
city said specifications being No. 2 New
Series) and adopted by Ordinance NO
S572 New Series).
TO build and construct a cobble-paved
gutter along each line of the roadway OF
said Santa Cruz street, from the east line
of AlVarado street TO the east line OF
Lake Side Tract (excepting along such
portions of the line of said roadway
upon which a cement or granite gutter
has already been constructed to the Off
cial line and grade), :.
Said cutters shall be three and one-half
(3Ia) feet in width. excepting az lntersee,
lions Of streets, where said cutters shall
be seven (7) feet in width; and said gut
ters shall be constructed in accordance
with plans and proflles tnereqI s 1 sa on and nls
In accordance with specifications for the
CONSTRUCTION of cobble-paYed cutters on
Ale In the office Of the City Clerk, SAID
specifications being No. Z NEW Serlesl
and adopted by Ordinance No. SofS 1New
1H provided all of said work is done under
The supervision Of the Street Superinten-
dent OF said city, and fully completed 70
his satisfaction and acceptance on OF pc
fore the twentieth day OF september
sec 2. The City Clerk shall certify to
the massage OF this Ordinance ana cause
II to be published once In the Los Angeles
Herald, and thereupon and Thereafter "
hereby certify that the foregoing Or,
dinance was adopted by the Council ol
the City of Los Angeles at its meeting
OF July 5, 1906. mr. nyr,,c
City Clerk
Approved this 7th day Of July 1905
TIA It Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-11
Ordinance No. 11,252


An Ordinance declaring the intention of
the Mayor and Council of the City of Los
Angeles to establish the grade of Inez
street. from Euclid avenue to point 525
feet east of the east line of Euclid
avenue.
The Mayor and Council of the City of
Los Angeles do ordain as follows:
Council of the city of Los Angeles to
establish the grade of
INEz STREET,
from Euclid avenue to a point 525 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue, in
accordance with the following elevations:
At the intersection with Euclid avenue
the grade shall be 32S.12 at the northeast
corner and 92774 at the southeast corner,
as now established on Euclid avenue.
At point ON the north side 14O feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be S27.33 and 327.O1 at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
AT point on the north side $50 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 1924 and 1921. 92 at a point
on the south side opposite thereto
Alta point on the north side 160 feet east
of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be S27.09 and s26.7S at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
AT o. point on the north side ITO feet east
of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 326.S9 and 1868 at point
on the south side opposite thereto.
AT point on the north side $50 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grace Sndll De 0Z0.b1 ana oZb.oZ at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At a point on the north side 100 feet
, east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
igraGe shall be $3.50 and $4,000 at point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At point on the north side 200 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be a25.92 and 325,G2 at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At point on the north side 210 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 325.4S and 325.1S at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At point on the north side 220 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 324,98 and 3246S at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
At a point on the north side 525 feet
east of the east line of Euclid avenue the
grade shall be 3OS.S0 and 308.50 at a point
on the south side opposite thereto.
mated points the grade shall be- estab-
lished so as to conform TO straight line
drawn between said designated points.
Elevations refer to the top of the curb,
are In feet and are above a plane which Is
255 feet below city datum plane.
Sec. O. The City Clerk shall certify TO
the passage of this Ordinance and shall
cause the same to be lslblished for ten
days in the Los Angeles Herald, and
thereupon and thereafter II shall take
rect and be IN force.
hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance was adopted by the Council of
the city OF Los Angeles at its meeting Of
'~'' = II. ]. LELANDE,
City Clerk.
Approved this 7th day Of July, 1905;
7-l1-20 lot Mayor.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-11

Hverything. you want you win find IN
the classified pase--a modern oncyclo.
pedla. One cent Z word
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
Story of q Rolling Stone,

THEY'LL be expensive but they'll go Ike not
cakes"
afterwards learned that on the first trip
Of this steamer It's propeller broke down and
that the fruits were decayed before they
could be brought into New York.
Tor that treason was not surprised to learn
that Hotchkss had swapped his Interest IN
the steamer for country newspa per and was
promoting a whole county BY lavish use Of
printers ink. Then came the information
that he had gone abroad nt.the head OF
syndicate 10 develop market for American
corn products. Out of this has grown MS
reported project to establish quick
lunch rooms in Constantlnople. If should
20 there next year should look to see baggy-
trousered Turks seated on lunch stools ana
eating I" pork and" But should not ex-
pect TO find Hotchkiss. No, he'll be some
where In Tibet promoting the grand lama
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
This Writer Got a Job.

".Here is another letter. This man got
Job:
"nDear Sir: noticed your advertisement
In yesterdays paper. and. although ! have
had no practical experience in this line,
l want the job. 7 have been trying 10 secure
a position in the mail order business ever
since left high school. and { you will kindly
look UP your records you will find that havo
an application with your firm.
I - Now inthe place fpractical experience
] can offer the enthusiasm Of youth, an In
tercst In the work. and a hea rty desire to sue
coed in this field. II you want man who Is
willing to work twelve hours day. who
never looks at a clock during business hours,
ana who does not drink or gamble. I am the
person for the position.
".I will anxiously await an answer
81 ft
Girls Letters Worse Than Mems.
:" The avcrag sc girls letters are even worse
than the mems. but there are not such great
opportunities here for a girl. A young man,
however, can rise TO the top in this establish
mcnt, and he should Think OF that when he Is
pennins his answer to the want adj"
The average seeker for position should
take counsel from this managerial advice
and when he applies for a job should write
a letter which will be Just little different
from all OF the others.
II When a man answers a want ad, he should
pick out tn. technical points regarding the
position and dilate on each one OF them. and
he should state Just how proficient he is In the
work. He should make the letter sparkle
with enthusiasm and glow with inspiration,
until the reader calculates In establishment
and hurriedly puts down the name and ad-
dress OF the writer.
Aletter like this will gleamli a diamond
In the mass ofinanc stuff which the employ
ers have to wade through.
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Hotchkiss, Pioneer of Industry: The

- AIERsON CARLYLE HOTCHKISS
- pioneer of industry, had for grand
father a New England horse trader,
- for father a Baptist missionary, and
It all worked out in Hotchkiss' y
true missionary Is naturally promoter.
Hotchkiss Jr. started In business instead OIL
religion.
The last authentic information hao con-
corning: him placed him in Paris where nc
was promoting the American Corn PRODUCTS
company and teaching the Partisan TO eat
corn pone. Less authentic but probably We
racious information was to the effect that he
proposed starting a quick lunch company In
Constuntnople with asystem of lunch rooms.
Only an imagination us versatile as Hotch-
kiss could have pictured Turks sitting up 10
lunch counter.
With all the zeal that Hotchkiss' father
(, nnled himself to the extension OF the chuIcp
JJotchkiss gave himself to the extension OF
Industry. Then, at regular intervals, Wheh
mo influence Of his father was taking Vaca-
tion. day Off, his GRANDPA theirs busted Itself
with his affairs. As resul. Holchkiss
course was as irrefrugably laid out as y
he were governed by the law OF graVhatioll
Flo was inspired. he promoted, ne sWappea.
r have known him for twenty years ana
always he has been in one of the three stages
--inspira,ion, promotion, swapping ZIG
works through his changes as regularly as
the moon. ht-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17

physical courage that In an emergency Tolls
a robber or tames horse.
The. wife OF an employe of q bank, their
one child was only Q months old when her
husbands colleague defaulted ana WITHIN a
few hours ended his life by suicide in Lake
Michigan. The shock was so severe and SO
sudden that John Farnhnm was smitten
with paralysis; helpless, ignorant OF events
as they passed. The young mother found
herself pennless with a child and q dear
invalid to provide for. She had worked not
only because 1t Is the lot OF honest living but
because she loved to be busy. In her own
home In Missouri, where she was born, she
had acquired reputation OF being the busiest
bee of a hive. she also had been great
reader, and from the diffused Plutnrch IN
the stray paragraphs OF the cndeavors OF
modern women, she had collected many facts
concerning what women who We're at bay
with oyerpowcrlng circumstances had done.
X II
Turns to Glrlhood Work.
AS her husband was helpless 1t was her
duty to take his place. She pondered some
hours over the work most famillarto her at
her glrlhood's home. and like n ray came
the memory that they had always gained
much praise because of the nicely dressed
windows of their homestead Their cur
tuins were always in beautiful condition.
Her mother or her father had Invented g
primitive apparatus for washing curtains,
the former having discovered IN her early
life that 1t is not the frequent washings
that injure fine curtains but the Crime and
lie dirt on the fine fabric. Their curtains
were washed never less than FIVE times
year. some Of the window drapery more
frequently. Her fathers invention consist
"a of an enameled funnel about a foot long,
perforated and fixed to a pole and by suction
agitated the prepared washing water ABOUT
the curtains, removing all dirt by tllor-
3ough but gentle friction. After copious
,insing they We're stretched upon frames
n
Starts Curtain Cleaning Industry
IN her dire need came the suggestloni Way
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
Trusted Men Are Honest;
Espionage Does Not Pay.
By MI. M. Atwater.

ipulated One ma can punch another In
s lie can also punch another out. Valentines
are dull craps can be played behind the
scenes aud u little private pool onithe races
can be made, and all his against the rules
Thefts even can occur, Notwithstanding
the strictcst kind Of espionage known In.
modern business. One of the houses of the
most rigid discipline has yearly a.$number of
thefts made by It's employees. These cases
rarely reach the newspa pcrs. for the pnlieIv
Of the house Is against publicity. The thief
is found out, gives up his spolls, and II he
makes d clean, brcast Of 1t is simply dropped
from the rolls. While under inquisltlonshci
has chance to implicate a coworker, and
he sometimes does this 70 pay offold grudges
against an innocent man. Strange as II may
seem, the firm sometimes believes atthlef
when found out, while before his crime his
word would not have been Of equal value
Docs the Honor System Pay?
The question arises: Would not the firm
that systematically could put a reasoned
faith In the honor OF tho entire corps Of
workers be benefited thereby? A.s
ljl Women, as a rule, use the honor system
with their help, relying upon their ntuitive
reading offcharactcr, and they are seldom
mistaken. E4f .s5s EG
The schools and colleges that use the sys-
ten, Of student government find that itworks
TO aaclarm in turning out young men that
can stand upon their own feet morally.
f large bodies of youths can be so dwelt
with why IT. not possible, by putting faith
in the moral sense Of mon in business, thus
to stir t4into action? @
Put responsibility upon a worker and show
trust in him, and he will be worthy OF It
nine times out OF ten. Kick him and knock
him YOU tougher his hide you make ll!m
moro insensiblc to nffronts, but do you
thereby increase his efficiency? Do you not
/. take from him his ser-respect. and some
times his moral goodness?
A department in n large business house
may be cited as working along the line of
promoting the loyalty and enthusiasm of its
men by making each man In the department
who has reached a certain rankSa buyer Of
one commodity in that department.. Every
man thus treated gives to his work an
added interest, develops llecnness. analer-
ness, and a fondness for his task which IS
distinctly noticeable and In sharp contrast
10 the lackluster manner Of certain other
workers elsewhere In the same house.
FewMe, VIII Botray Trust.
The management that fosters diNidual-
lily, that gives a workman not only2Work but
food for thought in his work is the manage
ment that will show up the fcwcst grouches, y
the fewest instances of its employees play
ing the races and 9 gambling on margins
with nnother's money
1t has been practically demonstrated by
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ALWAYS in Van Of Progress.

Like a true pioneer, he must always De III
,he van of progression n mile or two ahcad
of It. He starts things. Then he jumps 70
another locality and starts something else
He promotes SO naturally, Is directed 10
promote SO irresistibly, and follows dlrec-
tions so implicitly that promotion has be-
come his law OF being.
He never could make railroad trip with
out promoting lin theory and specula-
tion-all the towns through which he passed
His mental processes are SO rapid mat even
on u fast train going through thlckly SET
tied country lie could dispose OF each town
In turn and be ready for tho next when u
was reached.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
BY w. Steube!':nl.

stituents tried to sell me cucumbers ten
inches long. I've traded that factory for
an old mill on Rock river. Illinois, and now
You just watch my dust"
Goes Into Traction.
He disappeared out of Chicago with the
CELEBRITY OF man directed to perform gigan-
tic deeds Immediately. In the spring he was
back again. asked him why man Of his
business acumcn should become infatuated
with the financial prospects of mill, IN
9uulring If he didn't know thatwas one indus
try gone absolutely to the dogs he laughed
good hum oredly and tolerantly and said mat
evidently was mere child.
"Do you suppose am grinding graln!, ne
asked. MY boy, I,u in Chicago to BUY
street cars. Maybe that will let little light
In on YOU
low many? (" I asked.
:" A whole system" he said. One car
He dckered with the Chicago City railway
people and made bargain for an old electric
car. Then he placed an order for some light
stneI rails and some electrical fittings, dlsap-
nearing gain In great haste and without cx-
planation.
Wnking Sleeping Millhaven.
Y 1t must nave Dcell Si|h 'ii'ii''9 'Nioo' = =
heard from him again, and then came letler
asking me to visit MillhaVen' mad the
snare time to warrantmy going and sufficient
cllrcsityst to prompt me-
TIotchkiss met mo at the train lie raced
me towards the town and pointed towards u
with the air Of a triumphant discoverer.
I, Now. what do you think Of THAT" he
demanded In the foreground stood an cleo
trio car with It's trolley pole strapped down to
the roof. Two fat horses, substitutes for
electricity, lazily switched flies from their
Hanks. The car tracks led off down shady
street, where Il suggestion OF small build
ings and stores was limited among great elm
trees. On all sides one could see prosperous
farm country
Its pretty" said,
"prctty!" he calculated. ITS beautiful!
It's absolutely divine! The Sleeping Beauty.
IAN the prince. Here" waving towards the
car !. Is part Of the kiss. Come along, Wen
SO downtown.'
we climbed on board the car, Hotchkss
took off his coat and hat reached for blue
coat with brass buttons, which with q cap
hung from a peg In the car put them on.
stepped out on the platform, ana took UP the
Inns.
Just getting a start, you know he eX-
planned turning around TO smile at my
amazoment, The stock Of the lnterurban
Traction company IL worcestershire. That's
/. the only kind of street railway stock ] could
yet these people to take. Have TO keep ex-
pensos down. So I do all the work. It's time
TO get the bank president and then we go
home"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17

the worlds greatest dairy farmer that AMI
mails respond. In a dollar and cents way, to
kind treatment, and that petting the COW
may double the milk supply.
a noted scientist contends that kindness
may stimulate plant into greater thriving
and blossoming, while dsparagement kills
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17

! y oDERN business with its clock like
&N/ system, It's infinitely subdvided
work, its elaborated scheme OF super
} vision, Its almost Bertillon like
methods of Keeping tab upon It's
workers, Is becoming more and more COM
plcaed piece Of machinery wherein the
heart OF man and the finer scnsibllitics OF tho
worker have less aud less place. Man is Tho
instrument used to polish feed, engineer, and
keep in motion this tremendous commercial
engine that It may puff, steam, and grind
out wealth, more wealth. The industrial.
machine that grinds Is so tremendous, the
wealth that Is ground so huge. that man. tho
little Implement In the vast mechanism,
seems but an atom
The old personal relation between chi
ployer and worker Is lost. 1ntihe new'schemc
Of things the employer sees the worker onlS
as d mass, never as q unit ana then only ~
infreqlent intervals, when he, BY chance,
strolls throughsthc establishment that pears
his name The worker only Knows the en-
ploycr through the cunnlngly devised ap-
parntus THAT runs the Industrial machine
surely an impersonal relationship t
Personal Honor Is Forgotten.
This apparatus that to him represents his
employer is Il series of cunning devices lhat
act like many eyes TO spy upon him IN MS
work, to make sure tina no effort is lacking
on his part to help along the grinding OF the
mill of gold.
These devices are time clocks, tlmekeepers,
time cards, floor walkers, overseors OF every
description, and sometimes q side line OF
inspection on the part of his fellow worker.
Personal honor, personal integrity nohleness,
disinterestedness oracton as business maxi
Ing elements are not looked for or taken
account Of The great factory, the vast cor
poraton, the huge commercial house, me-
chemically controls IN the gross, as IT WERE
the moral principle of their working force.
No man can take bundle away from the
house or factory without its being o. I'D
by a superior officer even If the parcel con-
tains only pair of overshoes he does not
want to wear home.
Espionage System LOWERING
1 Put a man or a boy who has been brought
IN on IN honor system such as ruled at III.
Arnold's Rugby school, or such as rules IN.
many a classroom In America put such IL
man or boy under such management and
picture his feelings for the first day or SO
He will imagine that all this espionage, TINS
policeman like method of insuring orderly
work is directed toward him alone AZ tirst
he will inwardly resent 1t as an imputatlon
against his honesty. Later he wlllsrecos-
nize It's impersonal character and wonder If
the moral sense of man has declined SO lhat
any such system is necessary.
He then, sees that knots of workers here
and there form informal unions to beat
the machine" The time clock can be man