Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-15

/ AREA
/ Fortyour square miles average elevation 20 feet pop
! ulation 100000 assessed valuation, city, $156o6ro1
T TAX RATE
I City, 1.2o; county, 1.1o.
/ BUILDING PERMITS
1905 o54s COST s67 % an increase Of Is per cent over
1904 Los Angeles still leading all cities of its size and
that much larger Ranks eighth for 1905 the cities
! of the United States.
Z BANKS
! Commercial capital and surplus $raso9ooS; deposits
$52o727s Savings capital and surplus, s274oe39 de-
posts s44o41Is Total deposits $S676a96 Cearances for
the 1904 $345343o6 Cearance for 1906 $7o77633o
an increase OF 40 per cent over 1904
/ CHURCHES
+ All denominations 40.
SCHOOLS
Public school buildings including State Normal 81 teach
employed 8o5 school children 1905, 1864 enrolled 28
5oo miscellaneous private schools and colleges 49,
Polytechnic high school equal to the best the United States
LIBRARY
Volumes public library, 1o8e8s home circulation za
43S equivalent book every days for family in
the United States
T MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing establishments of all kinds city 1880
wokme employed The value Of manufactured products
: OF that year, was $21,2o7537 for 1905 S45oooooo
CAR SERVICE
One of the best if not THE BEST electric systems urban
and interurban, in the world.
Street all electric systems $50 miles of track
city limits nterurban lines operating and projected miles
OF employed rolls and
construction the companies distribute in Los Angeles
$4,000 month
STEAM RAILWAYS ENTERING THE CITY
ooutaen I1cc system osnta e system pan FeoIo Los
ing in city and vicinity 48oo For pay rolls and construction
the railroads distribute and around Los Angeles
nearly 100000 month.
PARKS
Public parks 6; acreage 37ao; Of 5000 be-
ing the largest municipal park in the world
ELECTRIC LIGHT
Electric n0anies sloht nd
TELEPHONES
Telephone companies subscribers, 41,533 This is
equivalent telephone for every five and chill
dren the city for almost every family placing Los
Angeles in this respect far ahead of all other cities the world
THEATERS
Theaters amusement parks,
HOTELS
Best hote accommodations in the country Family hotels
lodging quarters city Can take care of
$4,000 people
FIRE PROTECTION
Steam engines 49, chemical engines hook and ladder a.
hose wagon and combination chemicals 10; tower wagon
hydrants, 7oo
WATER
Abundant supply; by the city, 5c per 1000 gallons
FIGURES FOR 1eo4-sFor the Past Year Showing Some
the Products of the Territory Surrounding Los Angeles
Citrus fruits carloads yegetablescelery 1900
loads cabbages 500 carloads caufower 900 carloads nuts
700 carloads; rans and dried fruits 774 carloads; butter
9ooOo pounds cheese, 10000 pounds 10000
-four $4,000 barrels canned goods carloads olives
(picked 100000 gallons olive OIL gallons sugar
S55ooooo pounds wine and brandy 100000 gallons beer
loads Total valuation, including manufactured products
$Io3ooo,ooo.
FUEL
Petroleum, dstillate, gas, coal, wood.
LIGHT
Cas- 85c per feet Electricity per kowatt hour
HOW WE DO GROW
Population 1893, $1,000; 1900 1o247o; 1905 (schoo
census ooo postofce stamp sales 1906 $9os3o4; in
of per 1904 Los Angeles leads all
the country in increase of postal business Bank deposits
creased $25,Sa9623 in past year.
Climate Is lot Excelled Anywhere