Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-17

within q year regard themselves as
old-time Angelenos.
| AS Switzerland has been termed the
playground of Europe" SO Southern
| California may with propriety be called
the playground OF the United States
The pleasure-seeker finds an "embar.
rassment Of riches' In Southern Cali.
fornia, as there are SO many attractive
points to visit between the sea coast
and the mountain SUBMITS. Then
again, in Southern California almost
every day in the year is "fine day
so that the visitor is not restricted in
the time which he can devote to MAX
ing himself acquainted with the coun-
try. Los Angeles county offers many
and varied attractions to the lover of
nature. the mountain climber. the
hunter, the naturalist, the botanist, the
geologist, and the antiquarian, as well
as those who come here simply for
rest and recreation.
The Los Angeles county coast line
contains varied succession of scenery.
Openings for investment
There are many openings for the
profitable use of money in this 1000
square miles of territory embraced in
population of little over 100000. Good
interest is paid for money on real
estate loans, from to per cent net
being readily obtained, the former on
inside business property and the lat
ter on country land.
The development of water for fri
| cation affords good inducements to
capital. During the past five years
several hundred thousand acres of
land have been made available for the
cultivation OF valuable crops in this
manner; such land having increased
in value through the development of
water from three to ten-fold. The
cost of boring wells is not large al
though 1t is often beyond the means
of settlers
The openings for manufacturing en-
terprises in Los Angeles are many and
varied. Not only do local manufac-
turers enjoy the advantage of cheap
fuel, but they are also protected by
the nigh rates of transportation on
manufactured goods from the east.
Then, again, the mild climate of this
section facilitates manufacturing en-
terprises, rendering solid and expensive
| buildings unnecessary. Also labor
troubles are here comparatively un-
known.
Ine market IOr lH6 LoS AhBSiSs
manufacturers is large one and is
constantly being extended Our mer-
chants ship their manufactured prod
ucts to Fresno. in Central California,
on the north, and eastward as far as
New Mexico and Sonora, also to Lower
California and to southern Nevada. OF
late, some of our enterprising manu-
facturers have bearded the lion in his
den," selling goods in San Francisco,
and even III the Puget Sound cities
and foreign countries With the COM
pletion of the Salt Lake railroad, a
| large AMI important new field is opened
up in southern Utah and Nevada.
There are many openings for manu-
hfacturing in Los Angeles and alto
gether the outlook for the city as an
! Important manufacturing center was
never so bright as today.
Los Angeles County Described
Los Angeles county. like Southern
California, embraces within its limits
a great variety OF scenery and climate.
Within it's 1000 square miles OF terri
tory-an area almost as large as the
state of Connecticut-may be found
the climate and scenery OF almost
every part Of the state, from the cool
and breezy seashore to the warm in
land plains and bracing mountain tops.
| OF the area of the county about four
hfths is capable of cultivation, the re-
mainder being mountainous. The
shore line is eighty-five miles In
length. Nlne-tenths of the population
is within thirty miles OF the ocean.
| The population OF Los Angeles coun-