Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-07
FACTS ABOUT LOS ANGELES

FAUlO ABUUI LUO ANGELES
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AREA
Forfour square miles average elevation 20 feet pop
uaton, 100000; assessed valuation city, $156661o11.
T TAX RATE
{ City, 12o; county,
! BUILDING PERMITS
For the year 1904 1904 cost Sl34o9o62 For the year
1905 9543 cost $I82o6 increase Of IS per cent
9o4 Los Angeles still leading all cities OF Its size ana many
/ Of the United States
! BANKS
Commercial 2o capital and surplus sasoooo8 deposits
$52o7278 Savings capital and surplus $274oo3o; de-
posits s34o41IS Total deposits 86760o6 Cerances for
the 1904 $45343o56 Clearances for 1906 $4797z3o
/ an increase OF 40 per cent over 1904
CHURCHES !
All denominations, 49, : L.
+ SCHOOLS
Public school buildings including State Normal 81 teach
employed 8o5 school children 1906 3o664 enrolled 49,
500 miscellaneous private schools and colleges s5 The
Polytechnic high school equal the best the United States
LIBRARY
43s equivalent book every days for every family in
the city record not approached by any other public library
MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing establishments of all kinds the city, $780,
wokmen employed 1900 The vaue of products
Los Angeles for according the United States
of that year. was $212o7,537; for 1906 $45,oooooo
CAR SERVICE
One of the best BEST electric systems urban
and interurban in the world.
Street all electric five systems $50 miles of track in
city limits nteurban lines operating and projected $50 miles
number of employed living city 3ooo For pay rolls and
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 resid
ing city vicinity 1900 pay construction
nearly 100000 month.
PARKS
Public parks 49, acreage $780, Of over3ooosacres
ing the largest municipal park in the world.
ELECTRIC LIGHT
Electric companies supplying light and power, 3;gas,
TELEPHONES
Telephone companies, =; subscribers, 41s33 This is
equivalent telephone for every five and chill
dren in the city for almost every family placing Los
Angeles in this respect far ahead of all nthe world
THEATERS
Theaters, amusement parks, IL,
HOTELS
Best hotal accommodations the country Family hotels
nd lodging houses all quarters of the city Can take of
$4,000 people.
. FIRE PROTECTION
engines 49, engines 2; hook and ladder
hose and combination chemicals, tower wagon
hydrants 700.
WATER
Abundant supply owned by the city; 15c perooo gallons
FIGURES FOR 1oo45For the Past Year Showing Some Of
the Products Of the Territory Surrounding Los Angeles
Citrus fruits 10000 carloads vegetablesceey 1900 car
loads cabbages 500 carloads cauAowe 900 carloads nuts
carloads raisins and dried fruits 74 carloads butter
100000 pounds cheese 10000 pounds 10000 cases
-four $4,000 barrels canned goods 1905 carloads olives
pckled) 100000 gallons olive OIL gallons sugar
85ooooo pounds wine and brandy 100000 gallons beer
barrels petroleum. 3ooooooo barrels beans 1900 car
loads Total valuation, including manufactured products
$Io3oooooo.
FUEL
Petroleum, dstllate, gas, COAL wood
LIGHT
Cas- S5c feet Electricity per kio4vattf hour
HOW WE DO GROW
Population, 1885, 55ooo 1900, Ioa47o; 1905 (schoo
censu ooo postoffice stamp sales 1905 $7IooS in
crease of 20 cent Los Angeles all cities
the country in increase of postal business Bank deposits in
creased $2582o623 in past year I
Climate Is Not Excellcd Anywhere. 4