Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-17
FACTS ABOUT LOS ANGELES


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ResortMost Progressive City the Twentieth Century
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AREA
Fortyfour square miles; average elevation 40 fee pop
uaion 10000; assessed valuation city, $I5666I OIL.
TAX RATE Il
City, 100; county, ITO.
BUILDING PERMITS
For the year 1904 1904; cost $Is4o9o6a. For the year
1904 Los Angeles still leading all cities its size and many
that much larger Ranks eighth for among the cities
of the United States
? BANKS
Commercial capital and surplus, $Ia8ooooS deposits
$sso7a7s Savings u; capital and surplus sa4o939 de-
the year 1904 $s454so56 Clearances for 1905 $47o6o
an increase OF 40 per cent over 1904.
CHURCHES
All denominations, TO.
SCHOOLS
employed so5 school Children 1905 1864 enrolled 49,
500 miscellaneous private schools and colleges 49, The
Polytechnic high school equal to the best in the United States
LIBRARY
Volumes in public library 1oSoS3 home circulation 7as
49, equivalent to book every ten days for family in
the city record not approached by any other public library in
4 the United States
MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing establishments of all kinds in the city, $780,
wormen employed The value products
Los Angeeor 1900 according the United States
of that year, was $2ao7,537; for 1905, $45oooooo.
CAR SERVICE
One of the best THE BEST electric systems urban
and interurban, in the world.
all electric systems $50 miles of track in
number of employed living city 3ooo For pay
construction the companies distribute Los Angeles
$4,000 month.
STEAM RAILWAYS ENTERING THE CITY
Southern Pacific system Santa Fe system San Pedro Los
Angeles Salt Lake railway Number of employed resd
ing city and vicinity 4soo For pay rolls and construction
the railroads distribute and around Los Angeles
nearly 100000 month.
PARKS
Public parks 16 $780, Of 5000 acres be-
ing the largest municipal park in the world
ELECTRIC LIGHT
Electric companies supplying light and power, 81 gas
TELEPHONES
Telephone companies, 2; subscribers 41533 This is
equivalent to telephone for FIVE women and chill
dren in the city, for almost every family placing Los
Angeles in this far ahead Of all other cities the world
THEATERS
Theaters, 10; amusement parks, q
HOTELS
hotel accommodations in the country Family
land lodging houses all of the city Can take of
$4,000 people,
FIRE PROTECTION
Steam engines 49, chemical engines hook and ladder a
hose wagon and combination chemicals, wagon
hydrants 700
WATER
Abundant supply owned by the city, per gallons
FIGURES FOR eo4-5-For the Showing Some of
the Products of the Territory Surrounding Los Angeles
Citrus fruits 10000 carloads vegetablescelery 1900
loads cabbages 500 carloads caufowe 800 carloads nuts
700 carloads raisns and dried fruits ia carloads butter
pounds cheese $4,000 pounds eggs 10000
-four $4,000 barrels; canned goods 1905 carloads olives
ickled) 100000 gallons olive OIL gallons beet sugar
pounds wine and brandy 100000 gallons beer
barrels petroleum. 3ooooooo barrels beans 1900
loads Total valuation including manufactured products,
$Io3, 100000
FUEL
Petroleum. dstillate gas COAL wood
LIGHT
Gas, 85c per feet Electricity per klowatt hour
HOW WE DO GROW 4
Population, 1885, $1,000; 1900 Ioe47e; 1905 (school
census) postoce stamp sales 1905 $7ioo83o4; in
of per 1904 Los Angeles all cities of
country increase of postal business. deposits in
creased $25,82o6a3 in past year.
Climate Is Not Exceled Anywhere