Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-14
VENICE FACING AN ERA OF
PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY

Through the selection of three trus-
! tees pledged to the cause of Good Gov
ernment at the biennial elections held
last month, Venice is facing future
of record breaking progress and pros
perity. 1t was a young mems ticket
that the voters indorsed, and the three
new members of the city government
represent the finest type of active and
| energetic business men of tried ana
| known worth to the city of their choice
The fact that the Abbot Kinney com
pany heartily indorsed the successtul
! candidates chosen by the Good Govern
ment league, is a guarantee, IN ltseI,
| that the largest interests III Venice
will continue development work on an
extensive scale And when the Kinney
company is prospering, all the smaller
concessionaries and business houses
benefit proportionately.
Economy in the conduct of the al
fairs of a city is as necessary as IN
the proper administration of house
hold and the platform upon Whlch
| Trustees Holbrook. Stamps and Lor-
enz were elected, includes in its par
agraphs all that is best fo the well
fare of a community. With the as
surance that every dollar spent by the
municipality will bring in full equiv
alent for the tax payers money, local
business men and capitalists are pre-
pairing for an expansion of their IN
terests which they are confident, Will
follow the mighty wave of progress
which was started by the selection OF
| sound young business men TO control
the CITY for the ensuing four years.
In the first quarter of the current
wear there has been tremendous act
ivity in building operations in Ven
i've and now with the assurance OF a
liberal, progressive and business-like
administration in the civic government,
investors are freely improving thelr
property and seeking to utilize capital
| in large or small amounts, in the firm
| confidence that the city of canals is
| confronted by a season of uneXampled
prosperity.
Although not yet five years old, Ven
| ice easily ranks first among all OF the
resort communities along the Paclnc
coast The mammoth pier behind the
Abbot Kinney breakwater, contains a
bewildering variety of attractions, potn
entertaining and instructive The Ven
| ice aquarium is a never ending source
of education and amusement to young
and old while the huge auditorium, the
Ship cafe. the magnificent dancing pa
vilion and a dozen provoking
| concessions, including the JOY wheel
of recent installation, all serve to de-
! light and divert the big throngs of
merry-makers who come on pleasure
| bent.
The Venice bathhouse is equipped
with the largest indoor plunge in the
world, while the canal system, with
its graceful gondolas, canoes, launches
| and other small craft, have no dup
licates in the entire country.
The newest attraction, which mas
lust been completed, is the monster
scenic railway, constructed at cost
of more than $4,000, between the Wind
ward avenue pier and the Venie bath
! house. The rides upon this thrilling
aerial railway are said to be the most
exhilarating experiences imaginable.
Something hike $150000 has been ex-
pended in Venice thus far this sea-
son in substantial development work
and now that the municipal elections
have come to triumphant conclusion
under the cause of Good Government,
confidence reigns supreme and Nene-
tians are a unit in predicting a growth
of their city which will surpass any
thing hitherto seen in this southland
of wonderful development