Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-26
POPULATION
NOW, 2z3,782
LOS ANGELES ei.oWs AT RATE
OF 100 DAILY
FIGURES BASED ON DIRECTORY
COUNT
Book Out Next Week Lists No Fewer
Than $4,000 Names-Johnson
Family Is to the
Fore

According to the new city directory
Los Angeles three months ago had a
population of 263, 1872 Growth during the
year since the former directory census
was taken was at the rate of 5000 month
ly or 100 each day. If that ratio has been
maintained during the past quarter the
city today numbers 273, 1872 souls.
The directory, which will be distributed
to subscribers the first of next week, is
a book of 205S pages and contains about
145,00O names. The Smith family heads
the list, with sixteen pages devoted to
their use Next come the Browns with
ten and one-half pages, and after them
the Johnsons with ten pages. There was
a time, not many years ago, when the
Johnsons led all the rest, but they must
now be content with third place.
The first man in Los Angeles, SO far as
the directory Is concerned, Is Arnold
Aabel a machnist who lives at 66S
State street. The last is John lynda,
q laborer whose address Is given at 942
East Eleventh street. The alphabet was
very near its finish when lynda arrived
on the scene. If he had been a minute
or SO later he wouldn't have had any
name at all.
Aaron AabeI Is Missing
Aaron Aabel, who held first place a
few years ago, apparently has left the
city. His name was unique and would
have given him the position in practical
ly any city directory in the country. Last
year first place was held by Arnold
Aabel, as 1t is today, while August A.
Zyl was in the last position.
The letters most in use as the initials
of patronymics are (Which owes its
position largely to the Smiths and Ger
man names beginning with Sch), M, c, q
and H. The directory lists exactly 10,0O6
names beginning with the letter c. Last
year the C's boosted only 1910.
The new directory has practically 300
gauges less than the old, but this does
not mean that it has fewer names. The
book was becoming unwieldly in size, and
for this reason a system of authorizations
was adopted. The word avenue, spelled
out in former years, is now abbreviated
to Av. Other similar authorizations ac-
count for the remainder of the space
saved
The city directory canvass was COM
pleted April Is. It's population figures
are not based upon a multiple, as is
ordinarily the case in the east, but are
the result of an actual enumeration made
by the directory canvassers. Many east
ern cities use multiples of three, or three
and a half. If this were done here the
result would be grossly misleading. Even
the figure three would give an indicated
population we'll in excess of 100000,
which, of course, is too high.
Bachelors Are Many
City directory officials explain this, not
by accusing the eastern cities where such
-multiples are used, of padding, but with
the assertion that there are many more
unmarried adults, in Los Angeles than in
! any other city of it's size in the country.
They go even farther and assert that
there are more bachelors and more I'M
married women in Los Angeles, in pro-
portion to the total population, than in
any other city in the world. This may or
may not be a hint of value to matri-
monial agents. 1t is given for what it
is worth and without explanation, the di-
rectory makers admitting their inability
to explain the circumstance.
The directory lists 1900 manufacturing
establishments, representing an invest
ment of $37, 100000. employing 1924 per-
sons and producing annually goods val
ued at $50, 0OO,0 900. The postoffice receipts
for the fiscal year are said to have shown
gain over the preceding period of $780,
5S2. 80, or 20.63 per cent. The assessment
roll is said to be approximately $270, 000,-
900. a gain of $67,OO0O0O. Since this fig
ure was compiled, however, a new as
sessment has been made, showing a much
higher total and larger percentage Of
gain.
In addition to the usual features of a
city directory the new publication con-
tains a complete and we'll arranged class
flied business directory and street and
avenue guide.