Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-12
BUFFALO PARTY
COMES TO STAY
EASTERN BUSINESS MEN
REACH COAST
Prominent JeweIer Of New York City
Arrives With Carload of His
Friends, Who Have Varied
Occupations

Forty-five new citizens Of Los An
geles, rcruited from the population OF
Buffalo, n. Y, arrived yesterday morn
ing over the Salt Lake road. The
mem bers of the party were in charge
of Nicholas Kos, a prominent business
man of Buffalo, who has decided tC
make his home in the Angel city
Mr.. Kos came to Los Angeles three
years ago on a visit and since his re-
turn to Buffalo he has persuaded over
$50 families to remove from Buffalo
to Los Angeles. He is enthusiastic over
the prospects of Los Angeles, and yes
terday he said:
Many in our party are coming to
this country with definite prospects for
employment. Almost all of the men,
bers have, like myself closed out any
business interests that they may have
had in the east and are in Los AM
geles to stay.
This is my third trip to this city,
and every time 1 have returned to it
l find it almost impossible to recog-
nize the city, the development and
growth is so rapid. 1t has been three
years since my last visit to Los An
geles, but the Improvement which has
been made in that time would seem
incredible to an easterner.
There is no doubt whatever in my
mind that the population of Los An
geles will be 100000 inside of the next
ten years. I do not mind saying that
the stand taken by the city on the
Owens river proposition had much to
do with our presence here, for it
seemed to me and the other people
who have come that opportunities for
immense growth will be given by a
supply Of wateN practically unlimited.
To Bring Another Party
"My only regret is that I could not
have stayed in Buffalo another month,
for 1 know that had I remained
could have made up a party of four
carloads of people instead of one. But
aCquaintances and friends in Buffalo
made me promise to go back there
next year and bring out another and
larger party.
Los Angeles and Southern Califor-
MIA in general will have an enormous
influx Of eastern people next winter,
who mean to make their homes out
here. In almost every family, or any
where that five or six people are to-
gether, the talk is of one of the family
or one of their friends who is going
to California.
"Our people in Los Angeles mean
to organize a Buffalo club the OBJ
ject of which will be to promote social
relations between the members and to
provide any member who may be out
of employment with a situation, or,
failing that, to help until a situation
can be secured.
THE party which came out with me
and the business of the individual or
head of the family are: Louis Kirsch,
carpenter; J. p Post, who will buy a
ranch and raise small fruits: Mrs.
Agnes Chalmers and Miss Agnes Chal-
mers, both professional nurses; Miss
Hampton, a cloak model; Mrs Tall
ms pr+in II MOL
Elizabeth Tallman, saleswomen; c. H.
Lanctot and wife, contractor and
builder; Miss Snyder, clerk; William
Haisman and wife; Mr.. and Mrs.
Wohlgast, bicycle manufacturer: Mrs.
Alice M. Bick, saleswoman; Miss Tai
madge, dressmaker; Mrs. Brahan,
nurse; N. Kos and wife, Miss Kos,
Miss Caroline Kos, Miss Mamie Kos
j. Goodman, Adon Miller and wife,
retired banker; Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton,
who will buy d ranch; Mrs. Sully.
dressmaker and p. ]. Conrad. who
will conduct cigar and news stand.
almost the entire party will be
located for the present at the Ohio,
217 North Broadway.
Another thing that makes Los An
geles attractive to the home seeker is
the stability of its commercial institu-
tions and banks. In Buffalo there
have been nine bank failures in the last
five years, and it has come to such a
pass that business men are becoming
chary of depOsiting their funds in any
but the strongest institutions"