Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-13

begun to be developed"
! Col. Jackson's home is In Oakland,
but he still passes much of his time at
the mines.
Enqllshman Admires America
II. d. Anderson and A. Brooks, man
aging directors of the Associated Port
land Cement Manufacturers, London,
England. who are making tour of the
United States for the purpose of study
ing the Organization Of large COM
mercial concerns, arrived at the Van
Nuys yesterday.
MIR. Anderson declares himself in love
with the western part of the country
and says that he has not found
pessimist since he arrived.
"I believe every commercial man In
England should widen his experience
by visit to this country" said Mr..
Anderson. "The progressive business
methods, the daring of the people, the
free expenditure of money and the en-
thusiasm of the race are things by
which our conservative, steady, easy
going people could profit.
81 have travelled in most parts of the
world-in the country along the Medt-
terranean where the climate is supposed
to be perfect but 1 have not been In
any spot that has a climate so Won
derful as that of Southern California.
.Asts everything.
''English people do not even COM
prehend the ma agnitude of various UNI
dertakings here. I was much surprised
at the really imposing appearance OF
the New York skyscrapers, for in
stance. Londoners have an altogether
erroneous impression of this type of
building. They. dread it like the white
plague"
Mr.. Anderson says he finds the United
States very far advanced in the use OF
cement and concrete. He says the con-
sumption of cement is increasing all
the time. and in the reconstruction
work in San Francisco 100000 barrels of
the cement manufactured by his COM
pany is being used.
my only regret is that we have not
come here before" said Mr.. Anderson,
s'and nv one piece of advice to every
E1nglishman L meet when return Will
| be to go to America, and by America
do not mean only the eastern part,
| for it would be impossible to learn
much of the country If one went back
without seeing the west" ~
Says clty's Growth Is Wonderful
"Sixteen years is long time in Los
Angeles" says James B. Marvin of San
FRANCISCO. MIR. Marvin is one of the
oldest hotel men on the coast and yes
terday he arrived at the Hayward. IL
has been sixteen years since ne was
this far south, and he can hardly be-
| lieve that the city could nave chahseu
| so much in that time.
| Mr.. Marvin was the chief clerk at the
Baldwin hotel when Lucky Baldwin
! first opened that hostelry in 1877. He
knew San Francisco in her golden days
! and was one of the sufferers in her
black days. At present he is one OF the
great army Of real estate men,
Meets Old Friends
| Dr. O. s. Cooper of the United States
navy who came down 10 SANTA bar-
] bara on the new cruiser California,
/ which is making trial trips in the Santa
| barbara channel, is at the Hayward.
| The doctor had a few spare days and
| decided that he could find no better
| way to pass them than to run down
| to Los Angeles and meet some old
/ friends.
Reclaim alton Men Arrive
| A party of men of the United States
| reclamation service, including L. b.
| Brainerd, A. @. Hansen, o. w. Peter
son and w. ID. Smith, arrived at the
Lankershim yesterday.
Personal Notes
DR.. T. M. Heard of San Bernardino
is at the Hayward.
C. R. Scott, e mining man of Tono-
pah, New, is at the Angelus-
]. F. Michel, wealthy cattleman Of
Hanford, Cal, is at the Holienbeck
A. c. Mourier, banker of Mexico
City, is registered at the Hollenbeck.
Paul Galtes, capitalist and oil man
of Bakersfield, Is at the Westminster.
Edwin Moore and wife, tourists from
Toronto, Canada, are at the Alevan-
dria.
w. L. woodrow, San Jose capital
list, and hi3 wife are at the Westmlh-
ster.
/ q. B. keenan,, a mining man of Rhy-
olite, Cal, and his family are at the
Hayward.
John A. Prinsen, an insurance ad-
juster Of Brooklyn, N. Y, is at the
Hayward.
Mrs. ]. M. Martin, prominent So
ciety woman % Santa Barbara, is at
the Alexandria.
j. M. Meredith, clerk OF the supreme
court, arrived from San Francisco yes
terday and registered at the West
minister.
Mrs. d. c. Collier, wife of a promi-
, nent attorney and politician Of San
. Diego, and Miss Edyth Copley are at
the Angelun for a few days.
} George w. Beck Pacific coast man
: ager of the Fidelity and Casualty COM
pany, arrived from San Francisco yes
terday. He is at the Hayward.
Miss Julia Postel and Miss Anna
schwalb OF Mascontah, ILL.,, who are
making a pleasure tour OF the west
ern states. are at the Hayward.
Mrs. B. Holiday and her daughter Of
Seattle, Wash, have come TO Los An
Eeles 10 spend the winter. They have
engaged apartments at the Hayward
%. A. Elminger OF the Burlington
Railway company, with offices at
Omaha, accompanied by his wife and
w. r. Robinson is at the Westminster.
Mrs, A. e Tobln and maid and Miss
Agnes Tohin and Allen robin OF Phil
adelphia have taken apartments at the