Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-27
THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS
WILL VISIT CALIFORNIA
TRAVEL THIS WINTER WILL BEAT
ALL RECORDS
Work Done by Promotion Committee
In New York Causes Hundreds OF
Inquiries to Be Made by
Homeseekers

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-The Cunard
steamer Pannonia, which arrived from
Naples, brought Nine. Calve. In an in
terview given out at her hotel she stated
that at the conclusion of her American
season she would probably live for a
Tine in California, where she has an ex-
tensive vineyard. II love California" :"
she said, cit reminds me so much or
my dear France"
The Pannonia also brought among the
passengers a number of Italian servant
girls seeking better opportunities in the
United States than they could find at
home. 1t is said ships now on the At
lantic bound for this country have more
than 1000 girls aboard who will go into
domestic service uponNtheir arrival.
Data collected by the commissioner of
immigration, showing the need for labor
in the different sections of the country,
will be available to the newcomers; and
in the mass of data collected by the
commissioner there is a great deal from
California showing the great demand for
domestics there.
The immigration information bureau,
conducted by the government, is bound
to prove boon, not only to immigrants,
but to the manufacturers and farmers
of the west as well.
T. v. Powderly, chief of the division
of information of the bureau of immigra-
ton, has reported to Secretary Strauss
that from data so collected more
than a quarter of million people are
Immediately needed in various branches
of industry throughout the country. Data
has been furnished from Pacific coast
states showing that more than 1.0OO,0OC
settlers are wanted on the fertile lands
of California and bordering states.
Since the colonist rates went into effect
on the first of the month there has been
an increased interest in California, and
the eastern bureau OIL the California pro-
motion committee Las been besieged with
inquirers. A large part of these are
particularly interested in Los Angeles
and vicinity, and thousands of pieces
of printed matter relating to the sec
ton are given out over the counter each
week. In addition to this Los Angeles
and vicinity has Vbeen receiving a great
deal of favorable press notice through
items given to the newspapers by the
committees eastern bureau.
Each day the San Francisco office sends
telegram to the New York Office set
ting forth happenings of general interest
In the different parts of the state. Car
bons are made of this telegram and sent
to the news bureaus serving the different
New York papers. The dispatch is also
used daily by the Wau street news ticker,
which serves 800 local brokers' offices and
newspapers, and brokers in fifty-six At
lantic coast cities. All important i'm
provements in and around Los Angeles
are given out in this way and this leads
to many inquiries at the eastern bureau
Reports received here all record the
phenomenal, increased growth of Los
Angeles and the outlook for increasingly
prosperous times for the season. That
the travel to Los Angeles this winter will
equal any year in the past is the opin-
ion of those in charge of the western
railroad offices here, and many of them
think this is to be the biggest winter
in the history of the southern city.
The exhibit which Los Angeles has at
Atlantic City and the one at jamestown
have done a great deal of good to that
section and are spoken of by many Wis
itors returning from those places. Many