Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-22
Business Men Of Southern Cali.
fornia Have Been Lax With
Sagebrush State.
PITH OF THE WEEKS NEWS.
President Robinson Returns TO Call.
fornla After Successful Conference
Work In Arizona.
Special Correspondence

l. W. spdNileAu 'dliIOlIlld arc
awakening to the fact that they
have been very lax In many dlrec-
tons In securing their share OF the al
ready extensive and rapidly increasing
business, manufacturing and mercan-
tile, which the development OF the
seemingly endless mineral resources OF
Nevada Is creating. No one appreci-
ates conditions as they actually exist
In this city, perhaps, from business
standpoint, more than Secretary Frank
Virgins of the chamber of commerce.
In discussing the matter today he said
among other things:
| While IL is true that our business
men have not been entirely asleep,
| nevertheless. we are not getting our
legitimate share Of the large business
! from Nevada. Salt Lake City has been
capturing large percentage of the
business from Nevada, | will admit,
but 1t does not get all of the business
| IL occurs to me that probably our
| business men have all been very busy;
| most OF them have all the trade they
| can possibly care for at the present
| time.
However, Los Angeles must build
for the future, and II we fail at this
time, the greater Los Angeles will suf-
fer In the not distant future to come.
The ground floor and the inside are the
only places good enough for "the city
of the Angels" and II there is any
subcellar we want to be In Il.
The existing conditions should be
looked after at once I sincerely
hope our manufacturers, jobbers and
merchants will get decidedly busy"
VIEW SHARED BY OTHERS.
The opinion expressed by Mr.. Virgins
seems to be shared by many of the
leading business men of this city, and
there Is no doubt but from this time on
Los Angeles will be a strong compet-
itor for Nevada business with Salt
Lake City. Back OF the present stu-
alton however, there is a reason for
laxity on the part OF local business
interests with regard TO Nevada trade.
With the completion OF the San Pedro,
Los Angeles Salt Lake railroad,
when portions Of the Sagebrush state
were opened up to transcontinental
trade, local merchants, jobbers and
manufacturers extended liberal credit.
BY the time the state recovered from
boom conditions and before it's Won
derful mineral resources were known
as they now are. failures cost Los An
geles business interests from $4,000
to 100000.
Now that Nevada is on a solid base
business men of Los Angeles will once
more solicit business and extend lib
eral credit in the Sagebrush state.
LOS ANGELES HOLIDAY TRADE.
Large amounts of money are being
drawn out of the banks, daily by the
army of Christmas shoppers. The
money is not lost to the banks, how
ever, as IL is brought back in larger
sums by the merchants the same day,
or the following day.
Retail merchants all assert that this
week mas been a record breaker Tor
volume of business.
FOOD PRICE ADVANCE.
An announcement of an advance OF
30 cents ton on practically all food
supplies, and 20 cents a ton on build
ing materials. between this city and
san Francisco, Is the Christmas pack
age handed the public by the Pacific
Coast Steamship company.
The order became effective on Thurs
day of this week. No reason for such
advances are given by the company's
local officials.
INCREASE OF CRIME.
Chief of Police Kern says crime in
Los Angeles Is on the increase; that
his present force Is insufficient prop
efly to patrol the city, and that the
crooks threaten to give the citizens a
bad winter Of it unless the department
is allowed to get grown on" pretty |
quick.
The city council has agreed to nay |
the salaries of $50 new patrolmen; but |
up to the present time the civil service |
commission has fonud only % aspirants |
that could pass the examination. AS |
a consequence, 127 jobs on the police |
force are going begging.
Anton Besold. alleged wife murderer,
has been deserted by his principal legal |
adviser, Atty. f. III. Thompson, on the |
eve of trial.
Mr.. Thompson has withdrawn from
the case, he says, out OF Difference to
the wishes OF his wife, who objected TO !
his defending a man accused OF wife
murder.
Confession of participation In q series
OF hold-ups has been made to the de-
tention home officials by William Pro-
chaska, IA years old. The lad was sem
fenced to Whittier until he reaches his
majority by Judge Wilbur of the juve-
nile court.
Prochaska duplicates Walter Morris,
II years old. who was released last week
on probation, as his companion I'm the
highway robberies.
FUEL FAMINE IS ON.
The southern California coal market
Is practically bare, and the fuel fam
inc is growing worse. Where coal was
formerly Sll a ton. dealers now charge
sl2 ton for II. Coal Is selling from
10 cents TO rs cents n sack. Wood has
also been advanced. The former price
was $ll a cord, while now II Is selling
for s14 Wood by the sack sells any
where between IS cents and so cents.
OIL MAGNATEs MEET.
More than a dozen Standard OIL off,
cials OF southern California and other
parts OF the country were in confer
ence here this week, and plans for a
more aggressive campaign In the oil
trade were outlined.
II. T. Harper, local manager OF the
Standard Oil company, and his assist
ant, were In the meeting Among tins
conferees we're X. Is. Kingsbury New
York, and Il. II. Merrill, San Francis
20. Nevada and Arizona agents were
also here,
Independents are making inroads on
he Standard oil company IN the Cali
fornla field, and Mr.. Rockefeller's or
yanization ls said TO look with jealous
Eye on tho advance OF the opposition.
The price OF oil is now so high that
Il Is expected tho Standard will ex-
pend several hundred thousand dollars
developing new territory.
WORLDS FAIR FOR 1915.
Those who ara promoting the worlds
air for Los Angeles In 1915 TO cele-
rate the completion and opening OF