Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-24
SEES MILLION
IN SIX YEARS
BOSTONIAN'S PROPHECY PUTS
ANGEL CITY IN FRONT
With Ten Thousand Residences Erect
ed in a Year There Is No Limit
to the Growth of Los
Angeles

Ten thousand residence were erected
in Los Angeles during the past year,
according to the statistics of the real
estate men. Making an estimate of the
future population of Los Angeles upon
this basis, it will have reached the one
million mark within six years.-Col. c.
A. Jones, proprietor of the famous
American House of Boston.
This is by far the most remarkable
statement that has been made regard
ing the future of Los Angeles. Not
only does Col. Jones predict this fu-
ture for Los Angeles, but says that
the city will forge to the front so rap
idly that in the course of ten years it
will be the largest city in the United
States
According to Col. Jones his estimates
are based upon the most careful OBJ
servations and extend over period OF
several years. He is the president and
manager of one of the most famous es-
adjustments in the east and the gath
ering place of the elite of not only
Boston but all visitors that come to
the quaint old Massachusetts town.
II connot express in words what a
brilliant future there actually is in
store for Los Angeles" said Col Jones.
1T is impossible for anyone to do so
either by pen or picture. But the con-
ditions which will bring about this are
so evident that careful observer can
not help but foresee it.
Find 1t All Here
"You have it all out in Southern
California, and what's BETTER right here
in Los Angeles. That the tremendous
increase of population is not only
prediction but bound to be a fact is
III ina
of people. There is an average of 1900
persons coming to this city daily at
present.
an no state in the Union do you find
the great amount of natural resources
that there are in California. The only
thing that you lack is the manufac-
turers. and that will eventually come
out here The eastern manufactured
supplies will not be able to meet the
be installed here.
"One of the strongest Indications of
the future of this city is the applica-
ton for a franchise by James j. Hill
organization for the establishment of
railroad from Los Angeles to San
Pedro with the promise that if this
is done AN oriental steamship line will
be opened from this port.
Millions Invested
"The largest magnates in the United
States foresee the future OF this city.
When they are willing to- risk the in
vestment of hundreds of millions there
is only one conclusion that can be
drawn from it-that they foresee a
great future for Los Angeles. When
such thing as the proposed establish
ment of a steamship line from here to
the orient is done we must not be re-
gardess of the fact that there is al
ready one from San Francisco. You
may be sure that the promoters have
also taken that into consideration.
"Wealth in enormous quantities is
pouring into Los Angeles today and has
been for the past decade The change
during that time has been a revelation
to me and every other traveller. / have
been all over the world number OF
times and 1 can say that In no place
in the world is there so perfect a eli
mate as exists in and about Los An
geles. People will come here in fiocks
OF such numbers that you will not be
able to handle them. You have every
thing here now that will keep them.
"rhe city will, / have not the slight-
est doubt, stretch from the mountains
to the sea in the course of twenty years,
with population equal to and greater
| than any city in the world"