Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26
GOOD OFFICES OF THE
STRAW MAN In TOWN

Another cute buyer I think named
Logan found the same condition on the
northwest corner of Magnolia and
Adams. There he purchased 50x15O
feet for S250O for business purposes ten
days ago. In a few days he sold for
$500, and on Thursday this lot resold
for $4,000 Now, amt that making
money fast in this swift going village7
Here's another case Of plating having
no restrictions. If I don't miss my
guess every fellow in town tomorrow
will be searching the titles for the same
kind Of grating. It's a hold-up,
that's all, and vet as legitimate as
can be, for any man can buy anything
he wants, If he has the price.
And this reminds me again that all
of you are thinking the old part of Los
Angeles is dead defunct or sleeping,
up and around the Plaza.
But let's see. 1 admit it has
been dormant for years, and busi-
ness has drifted away from there. Yet
the adobe houses there pay $25 to $50
a month rent on prices that are $l25
front foot. And this, too, north OF Fer
nando street, of New High and on
North Main street, that is paved and
eighty feet wide, with all kinds of cleo
trio street transportation, where prop
erty is under $3.50 front foot Did
this ever occur to you, and did you
ever stop long enough in your busy
career to study and analytic this
situation? Just think of 1t, that
in San Fernando street. with dou-
BILE frontage to New High street,
the frontage is less than $3.50 a foot,
and that is within a block of the Plaza
and within throwing distance of the
new S1,OOO,OOO postoffice that is to be
erected on Temple and North Main
streets. Now be honest Did you ever
see a better chance to go in and make
some quick money, and to have and to
hold onto that which is good and that
will ever so remain? No part of Los
Angeles is dead. Every artery of 1t is
pulsating with life, and there's not
a jack one of you, although you're
all bright, that can tell where is the
best place. You can now, but now
doesn't last ten years. Ten years ago
it was just where 1 am telling you all
about Today it's any place from First
to Seventh, with the preference on
Fourth and Broadway and Spring and
Fourth. But will it be ten years hence,
when Billy Garland says we will have
over 250,000 people?
Stop and ponder over what great
town this is getting to be, with her
over 175O00 people, and the estimated
10000 people that have poured in here
since New Years. Gee! What process
sion, and the end is not in sight. Did
you ever think what Los Angeles
the Atlantic coast south of and includ-
ing New York to draw from, like Jack
sonville and Miami, Florida, about
which 1 have heard so much
during the present week? There
the population is estimated at
35,0000OO souls, and here we have
to move the whole population, ex-
cept few millions, west of Chicago,
st. Louis and Kansas City, to this de-
lightful place, the natural home of
the eternal blooming rose and the abd-
ing place Of the only palm that is in
digenous to America. Be good to u.s.
anyhow, ye who have come from awful
snowbanked and blizzard-swept eastern
parts; yea, even as far east as Pom
tiac, Mich, for here we heal your
weakened lungs and send you back
home disciple of health, strength and
good cheer. H. j. r.