Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-05
TOURISTS COME
BY THOUSANDS
HOTEL MEN FORESEE A BIG
SEASON
indications Point to Largest Influx Of
Fasteners Seen Here for Sew
eral sessons-RalIroads
Confirm Report

Los Angeles hotels are preparing for
a bigger eastern trade this winter than
ever before
Contrary to the predictions of many
who declared the San Francisco earth
quake would frighten easterners away
from California, hotel men are now
unanimous In their belief that all In
dications are for a record breaking
season.
A. s. Lee, chief clerk of the Lanker-
SHIN hotel, one of the hostelries which
was popular with families coming ito
Los Angeles for the entire winter last
year, says that already reservations are
being made In much greater number
than last year.
I'm the le-t two weeks at least two
dozen prominent eastern families have
arrived and taken apartments here for
the winter" said Mr.. Lee
1--WE had no idea that such would be
the case. We, of course, hoped that
the winter season would be a good one,
but we did not expect 1t to begin for q
long time yet. Every day we receive
letters from people in the east making
reservations, and last year these did
not come until later"
Big Season for AngeIus
H. Loomis, one of the Loomis
brothers, proprietors Sof the Angelus
hotel also predicts a big season.
"Of course we do not have many ad-
vance reservations because the people
who come here do not stay long. They
are usually transient and only notify
us a few days in advance, but from
eastern advertising hrms and from the
news we receive from the railroads we
r. II G1A.z 4. Ii
season.
THE weather is the most potent fac
tor for sending people west. If the
weather in the east is good people are
apt to stay at home and If it is bad
they come to California. Last winter
was a good one and there are seldom
two good winters in succession. so we
may expect people to seek California"
C. S. Stanley, chief clerk of the Van
Nuys, says that that hotel has also
received encouraging reports from the
east.
II do not think that the San Fran
cisco disaster will make any difference
in the number of tourists coming to
California" said Mr.. Stanley. Tourists
who used to remain here a few days
and then so north will pay a flying
visit to San Francisco just to see the
ruins and will return to stay in Los
Angeles"
Many Fasteners Coming
From easterners we learn that peo-
pie are coming to California in great
numbers this winter" said Dan R.
Murphy, chief clerk of the Westminster
hotel
LOS Angeles people who go east say
| that there is not the slightest decrease
of interest in California and that more
eyes are centered in Los Angeles than
ever.
Il do not think that our tourist sea-
son really begins until January 1, as a
great many people prefer to close up
the work of the year before taking
rest of four or five me his. We have
people here who came last winter and
are still here. They expected to re-
main only couple of months, but they
seem to be in no hurry to ave.
"The earthquake. coming just as it
did right after the tourist season. gave
the people. time to forget about 1t be-
fore the tourist season of this year.
You hear very little about the earth
quake here now and you would hear
less about it in the east.
II think we may be confident of
prosperous season."
I'VE cannot make any comparison be-
cause the Alexandra has not been open
long enough" said the chief clerk of
that hotel when asked regarding the
conditions.
I'VE are quite satisfied, however, and
expect a big season."
The railway records bear out the
assertions of the hotcl men, and Of
ficials of the various lines declare that
preparations are being made to handle
heavy traffic.