Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17
LOS ANGELES BANKS

| to go into the project at once. The cost
| Will probably approximate 100000 0O0
and will provide Los Angeles with
| enough pure mountain water to supply
/ a population of 100000 In conducting
/ the water from its source to the city,
\ water power can be produced which
/ may be sold to electric companies for q
| sum more than sufficient to pay the in
terest on the bonded Indebtedness
/ necessary to carry out the project
| Some idea Of the city may be obtained
| from the statement that the water re-
| ceipts from the system owned by It at
| the present time aggregate about ST.,
/ 100000 a year for domestic purposes
| alone.
Splendid Railway System
! Los Angeles has city and suburban
railway system second to none in the
! United states. Henry Il. Huntington
/ is largely responsible for this and we
must also attribute good deal OF our
| other prosperity to this gentleman's
confidence I'm our future. In addition to
| the system owned by him T.. IT: Harri
man of the Southern Pacific is largely
interested In lines running from Los
Angeles to surrounding towns, includ-
ing the sea beaches, which are within
easy reach of the center Of the city.
to us In providing an outer harbor Of
protection at the mouth Of San Pedro
estuary; this great sea wall. costing
something like 81. 1900, 900. is about seven
eighths completed. and during
severe storm last winter eighteen vcs-
sells ran behind its protecting arm with
out having to call upon a pilot. The
government is at the same time uredg-
ing out the inner harbor at San Pedro
so that in two or three years we expect
to have good protection and ample
wharfage for even the deepest draught
vessels.
one would suppose that a country
which had been prospected diligently
for the past sixty years had had most
of its mineral treasures disclosed, but
the last two years have demonstrated
that this is a grave mistake, for the
deserts of Nevada. within 200 or 300
miles Of Los Angeles. have shown that
the surface has only been scratched,
and that in most unexpected places
gold is to be had by those who seek for
it., and in plenty. Through the energy
of the owners of the Salt Lake and
Santa Fe systems these mining camps
have Just been put in communication
with this city, and the prosperous trade
which always comes from this class OF
business is one of the items which goes
to make up our present prosperity.
Los Angeles has always been re-
garded winter resort. and people who
came to us were told that although we
had some rain in the winter, we often
had weeks together of bright sunshine.
We say this truthfully now. and we also
add that we have one of the finest sum-
mer climates in the world. The inhabi-
tants of Arizona. New Mexico and
Western Texas informed us of this fact
by insisting upon taking the quarters
vacated by our winter visitors and liv-
ing in them all summer In addition to
this. the nearness and accessibility Of
our sea coast. with its many resorts, is
an added charm to many families from
the states and territories east of us
who look forward with pleasure to the
time when June brings the children
back from school and all can meet in
their cottages by the sea, where the
nights are always cool and the days so
| pleasant that the sands with the bound
less Pacific in front of them are a bet
| ter place to stay than their own houses
We do not claim that our climate is
| heavenly though some of the young
| married couples who come here to
spend their honeymoon might possibly
think that we are mistaken i'll this
statement.
This seems to be a good deal of un-
stinted praise, but we ourselves realize
that we have many faults and short
comings, which we are endeavoring to
| remedy. A city which has grown as
fast as has Los Angeles necessarily
lacks the beautiful parks which belong
to older cities. we have a large park
area, however, which Will prove the
pride of the city when properly de-
veloped. Our roads and streets are far
from being in good order. A good wa
ter supply is necessary to make them
| and keep them in a climate which is
as dry as Southern California for six
or seven months i'm the year. We
promise our visitors that we will do
better. AS they come to us and depend
upon us for their pleasure, we will en-
deavor to provide them with all that is
| necessary toward this end. We have
fine theaters and a magnificent fire.
proof Auditorium. The climate God has
given us. and we trust that he will not
take away our principal asset.
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