Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
BETTER TIMES SOON
SAYS DANA BARTLETT
MISSION WORKER FORECASTS
FUTURE OF CITY
Tells in Detail What Ought to Hap
pen in the Southwest Between
Now and the Year
1915

With the eye OF the prophet, Rev.
Dana W. Bartlett, the speaker at the
City club yesterday, delved into the
future and told his auditors of some
of the things he believes will happen
in the near future. The things men,
s. toned by Rev. Mr.. Bartlett are the
things the members of the City club
most want to see happen, and they
carefully preserved little pamphlets
distributed by the speaker giving a
synopsis of the events in future his
tory as it affects Los Angeles.
The speakers subject was Los An
geles in 1915, when he predicts the
great Panama canal project will be
completed and Los Angeles will be one
of the biggest maritime cities in the
world.
Before dwelling on Los Angeles as
It will be in 1915, Mr. Bartlett led up
to this date by telling what would
happen before. He gave the year when
he expects these things to happen,
and each year is full of big events.
These events are as follows:
1903. MISUNDERSTANDING of Los Ange-
les, San Pedro and Wilmington accom-
1903, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of honest.
efficient, business go1ernment for the
greater city.
teio-Extension of territory Of Greater Los
Angeles by consolidation and annexation.
1910-Completion of the Arroyo Seco park
and drive.
1e1o-Completion of original United States
plan for breakwater and outer harbor
: 19l0--A social survey of living conditions
= in Southern California, similar to the
Pittsburg survey under the Sage founda-
191O-An expert accounting of the financial
conditions and resources of the city
present and prospective.
1911-Completion of the Agricultural park
project.
1o1i-C,ompletion of union depot.
1911-Important steps in the Robinson plan
completed. A plan formed for beautify-
ing the harbor and making harbor cities
attractive.
1st1-Completion of plan for a subway in
the river bed and the carrying out Of the
n1an of the improvement societies for the
creation of a lake above the subway and
the building of esplanade on the river
banks.
1s11-Adoption of an up to date sanitary
code An income method of handling the
garbage and sewage.
1ef1-A better system of handling city and
county law breakers Saving the Man.
municipal farm and tramp colony.
19H-Income from city land, municipal
forests, the appointment of municipal
farm and forests commission.
1011-Opening of municipal docks and ware
houses and completion Of roadway for
municipal traction line.
1912-S3. 100000 good roads project finished
1Sf9-Adoption of city plan for the great
err city. Including housing, sanitation,
beautfying, industries, commerce
1o19-A completed plan for metropolitan
mark and playground system, recreation
center, baths and comfort stations,
19l2-More simplihed municipal govern
ment possibly government by commits
sion"
1s12-A factories commission to help the
growth of the city by attracting indus
tries working for the scattering and the
nroner housing of all factories, and the
building Of homes for the workers.
1sf2-Competion of the $685. 600 Owens
river aqueduct Some form OF Fiesta
celebrating the coming of water and
power.
discriminating the saloon political
factor Strict enforcement Of laws against
all bad business.
19is--southern California conference on the