Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-07
Do1NGs AMONG WEALTHY OILERS"

cial things were not encouraged here, 1t said, and
the humble toiler in coarse working garments is
persona non grata. If these things so Los An
geles and Southern California developing in a
way to cause the idlers great unhappiness. Here
are some of the recently announced incidents of
progress
The Southern Pacific has purchased the inter
urban electric systems and will spend not less than
$20,000,000 unifying and expanding them. A fast
new electric express over S. P tracks to Pasadena
will be feature. Meantime the subway" line to
the coast and the styscraper depot on Hill street
will be pushed
| President Daz has granted the S. P. interests a
CONCESSION for new line that will bring about di-
rect railroad connection between San Francisco,
Los Angeles and the City of Mexico 1t is said
that the road will cost $12,0O0,000 and that work
will begin in 1911.
The immense coast line steamers, the Yale and
Harvard, brought from New York, and the Ad-
miral Sampson, will within few weeks open
| daily freight and passenger service between Los
Angeles and San Francisco
| Bates & Cheeseborough of New York and San
Francisco will increase their Pacific coast fleet to
steamers four of which will run as far north
as Portland, and all running to Panama
Traffic the transcontinental railroads con-
tinues heavy. After January the Santa Fe will
double its service from the east.
In the industrial line things are by no means
dull in and around Los Angeles The George
Gates Concrete Tie Supply company of New York,
it is announced has selected this city as the site
/ for a Pacific coast factory to be capitalized at
about million dollars
1t will require about one million brick to build
the Harvey Braun fruit cannery now under way
at Ontario
The Southern California Gas company, with a
capitalization OF $l0O00000 has been formed to
llay mains to interior towns as far as San Bernar-
dino and extend the suburban supply here. 1t is
subsidiary of the Pacific Light and Power.
The City Railway company, subsidiary OF the
Do:I, I11G hpe
with $5,00000O paidup capitalization to take over
the construction work of the parent corporation.
The visit of group of Standard Oil capital
lists to this city in the last fortnight is believed to
presage large investments in the Coalinga, Midway
and Bakersfield oil districts
J. c. Mcdowell of Pittsburg announces that a
company will be formed to pipe the natural gas
from the Central California fields to Southern Cali
fornia The advent of this cheap fuel would great
Iy stimulate all industries.
Agriculturay speaking, things are not looking
! so bad. For example, the Lima Bean Growers as
sociation has already shipped out nearly 500 car
loads and paid over 100000 to the farmers of Ven
tura county. Similar tales told in other fruit
and vegetable lines.
General W. H. Bixby, chief of engineers has
recommended in his annual report appropriations
aggregating $4,000 for the continuation of work
on Los Angeles harbor. The capacity of the har-
Dor is steadily being extended with longer channels,
new Wharvess and slips.
When we to the building question things
grow real interesting The valuation of new build
| ngs for November, 1910 was S2228,663-or almost
a million above November, 1909 1t is known now
that the total for this year will exceed twentyone
millions and break all records.
Superintendent !. II. Francis says 5000 new
pupils are being added yearly to the city schools,
and that IA new buildings will be required next
Iyear.
| The city has grown too fast for the city engi-
neers department and the Los Angeles Realty
board has been compelled TO come to its aid with
the offer of outside engineers.
Henry E. Huntington has bought the north
half of the old Patton ranch in Pasadena for $780,,
OOO and plans to make extensions to his estate
that will make it as fine any private estate in
the world.
Of new steel skyscrapers a score are under way
! The Los Angeles Investment company will begin
on April l the erection of the biggest of all at
! Broadway and Eighth; cost 81 100000.
/ The million-doar Chester building at Spring
and Fifth will be under way in a fortnight.
A'new hotel planned for Hollywood by Chi
Icago capitalists will represent an outlay of two
millions.
Senator w. a. Clark has given 100000 home
for working women.
1t is estimated that seventy-fve buildings to
cost from $4,000 to $4,000 each under way
in town.
An estimate of the amount of new building done
in 1910 in the towns of Southern California is
I$50O00O0O
These are only the most rapid, cursory, thumb
nail references to activities in and around Los An
geles county. But they do very well indeed for a
community of wealthy idlers," don't they?
Los Angeles welcomes the distinguished dele
gates to the first annual convention of the Califor-
MIA Bar association which began its sessions yes
terday. It is an ancient and honorable profess
sion that these follow and their deliberations
give promise of resulting in notable improvements
in the methods Of legal procedure.
It may be only coincidence, but it is noted that
most of the American papers that speak up for the
English ouse OF lords are of the stripe that think
highly of the Millionaires' club in Washington.
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