Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-08


AREA
Fortyfour square miles average elevation go feet pop
ulation 100000 assessed valuation city, $156661,911
TAX RATE
City, 1905 county, LILO.
BUILDING PERMITS
For the year 1904 1854; cost S134ooo62 For the year
1905 9543; cost $1482o6 increase OF IS per cent
of the United States
BANKS
Commercial TO- capital and surplus. $1asoooos; deposits
$52o7217S Savings, capital and surplus $274oo39 de-
pos $344o4118 Total deposits $8o62o6 Ceaances for
the year 1904 $34s43o6 Clearance for 1905 $4zoz763o
an increase of 40 per cent 1904.
CHURCHES
All denominations 49,
SCHOOLS
Public school buildings including State Normal Oh teach
oo miscellaneous private schools and colleges 35 The
Polytechnic high school equal to the best the United States
LIBRARY.
Volumes in public library 1oS o8,; home circulation z2s
49, equivalent book every days for every family
the city record approached by any other public library
the United States
MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing establishments of all kinds in the city, $780,
wormen employed The value of manufactured products
Los Angeles for according the United States
of that year. was $2I2o7,537; for 1905, $45oooooo.
CAR SERVICE
One of the best if THE BEST electric systems urban
and interurban, in the world
all miles of
city limits inerurban lines operating and projected $50 miles
number of men employed living in city For pay rolls and
construction the companies distribute Los Angeles
ST. $4,000 month.
STEAM RAILWAYS ENTERING THE CITY
Southern Pacific SYSTEM Santa Fe system San Pedro Los
Angeles Salt Lake railway of men employed resd
ing city and vicinity 48oo For pay rolls
the railroads distribute in around Los Angeles
nearly 100000 month.
PARKS
Public parks acreage, 1920; of 5000 acres be-
ing the largest municipal park in the world.
TELEPHONES
Electric companies supplying light and power 3; gas 3
TELEPHONE
Telephone companies, 2; subscribers 41,533 This is
equivalent telephone for five and chill
Angeles in this respect far ahead of all other cities the world
THEATERS
Theaters, 10; amusement parks,
HOTELS
Best hotel accommodations in the country Family hotels
$4,000 people.
FIRE PROTECTION
Steam engines 49, chemical engines hook and ladder
hose wagon and combination chemicals wagon
hydrants, 700
WATER
Abundant supply by the city, 5c per gallons
FIGURES FOR 1eo45-For the Past Year Showing
Products of the Territory Surrounding Los Angeles
Citrus fruits 10000 carloads; vegetabes-ceery 1900
loads cabbages 500 carloads cauower 800 carloads
100000 pounds cheese 10000 pounds 10000
-four $4,000 barrels canned goods 1905 carloads olives
pckled) 100000 gallons olive 100000 beet
100000 pounds and brandy gallons; beer
barrels petroleum. 100000 barrels; beans 1900
loads Total valuation including manufactured products
$Io3,ooooOo.
FUEL
Petroleum, distiate gas, coal wood,
LIGHT
Gas $50 per feet Electricity per klowat hour
HOW WE DO GROW
Population, 1893, $4,000 1900 o247o; 1905 (sclool
census) posofice stamp sales 1906 $7I9o83o4 in
of 20 cent 1904 Los Angeles leads all cities of
the country in increase of postal business Bank deposits
creased $25,829623 in past year
Climate Is Not Exceled Anywhere
FOR EXCHANGE EXCHANGE