Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18
FACTS ABOUT LOS ANGELES

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AREA
Foyfour miles elevation 20 feet pop
uaon, 10000; assessed valuation city, $156661911
TAX RATE
+ City, I.2o; county,
BUILDING PERMITS
For the year 1904 7o64 sr34Ooo62 For the year
1906 9543 cost $I54s2O6 increase Of IS per cent over
1904 Los Angeles still leading all cities Of its size and
that much larger Ranks eighth for among the cities
of the United States
BANKS
Commercial capital and surplus $1as9qOo8 deposits
~ Sayings & s 1apta and nd surplus $999 Ge %
the 1904 $345343o56 C1earances for 1906 97733o;
increase of 40 per cent 1904.
CHURCHES
All denominations, 49,
SCHOOLS
Public school buildings including State Normal, 6 teach
employed Sos; school children 1905 3oo64 enrolled 49,
5oo miscellaneous private schools and colleges 35 The
Polytechnic high school equal the best in the United States
LIBRARY
Volumes in public library 1o8o83 home circulation 725,
the city record approached by any other public library
the United States.
MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing establishments of all kinds in the city, 1880;
wormen employed The value of manufactured products
in Los Angeles for according the United States
,
CAR SERVICE
One of the best THE BEST electric systems, urban
and interurban in the world.
Street all electric five systems $50 miles of track in
city limits; nterurban lines operating Projected $50 miles
number of employed living city, 3ooo For pay rolls and
construction the companies distribute in Los Angeles
$4,000 month.
STEAM RAILWAYS ENTERING THE CITY
Southern Pacific system Santa Fe system, San Pedro Los
ing city and vicinity 48oo For pay rolls and construction
the steam railroads distribute in and around Los Angeles
nearly 100000 month.
PARKS
Public parks 16 acreage $780, of over 5000 be-
ing the largest municipal park in the world
ELECTRIC LIGHT
Electric companies supplying light and power, 81 gas
TELEPHONES
equivalent to telephone for five and chill
dren in the city, for almost every family placing Los
Angeles in this respect far ahead all other cities in the world
THEATERS
Theaters, 10; amusement parks
HOTELS
Best hotpl accommodations in the country Family hotels
and lodging houses in all quarters of the city Can take care of
$4,000 people,.
FIRE PROTECTION
Steam engines 10 chemical engines hook and ladder a.
hose wagon combination chemicals 10; wagon;
hydrants 700.
WATER
Abundant supply owned by the city, per gallons
FIGURES FOR 1eo45-For the Past Year Showing Some of
the Products of the Territory Surrounding Los Angeles
Citrus fruits 10000 carloads vegetabesceey 1900
loads cabbage 500 carloads caufower carloads
carloads rasns and dried fruits ia caoads butter
100000 pounds; cheese 10000 pounds; eggs 10000 cases.
-four $4,000 barrels canned goods 1905 carloads olives
picked 100000 gallons olive OIL gallons beet sugar
855ooooo pounds wine and brandy gallons beer
barrels petroleum. barrels beans 1900
loads. Total valuation, including manufactured products
$Io3ooo,ooo
FUEL
Petroleum, distilate, gas, coal, wood.
LIGHT
Cas- 85c per 1000 Electricity per kowatt hour
HOW WE DO GROW
Population 1893, $4,000; 1900 1o2,47o; 1905 (school
census), posoce stamp sales 1906 $19o83o4; in
of 20 cent 1904 Los Angeles leads all cities of
the increase of postal business Bank deposits in
creased $25,829623 in past year.
Climate Is Not Excelled Anywhere.