Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-14

FIGURES NEVER LIE
| San Diego's awakening dates back
| only about five years. Those VINO are
| in a position to know, state tnal n Tue
| census will show population or 4Z,VUU'
Ten years ago it was 1900. In 1903 It's
| postoffice receipts were $46,OOO; last
year they were $4,000. Several years
| ago its bank deposits were something
over $3,000,000; last year they were
nearly SIC, 100000 The bank clearlngs
last year showed a gain over the pre-
Vious year of So per cent. In six years
the value of building permits mas
climbed from $4,000 to $2,632,OOO, ana
the record of 1910 to date is over 81
$4,000. Shipping in and out of san
Diego harbor during the year endlng
November 80 last shows a gain OF
about As per cent over the previous
year.
1t would be idle to say that all this
DEVELOPMENT is based on futures. The
building activity alone disproves this
in no uncertain manner. The mag
nificent five and ten-story buildings
recently erected are rapidly filling up:
Among them, and worthy of especial
mention, is the Timken building,
eight stories in height, covering a
ground space of 125x1O0 feet and built
of reinforced concrete at a cost or
| $40O, ,000 said to be one of the finest
Office buildings on the Pacific coast.
Another striking business block un-
der way at the present time is the
American National bank building on
D street. This structure is of re-
inforced concrete, eleven stories, and
VIII cost 100000. The fixtures alone
cost $4,000.
among the other Improvements
planned or under way are the 100000
opera house to be built by the Spreck-
ell interests; a modern six-story ONCE
building by the same owners; six
story department store at Sixth and
C streets, and three good-sized hotels
to be devoted to tourist travel. One
of these will cost over $4,000 and will
accommodate 100 guests. Within one
year there will be no lack of office
room or hotel room within the city.
The attractions of San Diego must
ever remain one of it's strongest as
sets. Growing them all is Coronado
with it's tent city. This is one OF the
most unique pleasure resorts in the
world, and its fame, already world
wide, must continue to spread. It's
popularity with Southern California
visitors will be enhanced this year by
the new 100000 pavilion just completed.
1t is an imposing structure and admir-
ably adapted for dancing and other
amusements. Coronado possesses the
characterizes San Diego, for its people
are planning to vote bonds for $4,000
for public improvements. 1t is proposed
to spend about $4,000 on street paw
ing SIS, 1000 on a new city hau and
$4,000 on tree planting. The remainder
will go for improvements in the fire
and sewer systems.
MOTORING ATTRACTIONS
San Diego may be expected to be-
come a paradise for the motortst. The
Point Iona boulevard is one of the fin
est in the world and proves that the
San Diego people have mastered the
art of road building. A great factor,
of course, is the advantage possessed
in the way of abundant road building
material close at hand. When the 450
miles of highways for which the county
has voted $1,250,000 bonds are complet-
ed, San Diego's hotels and cafes Will
begin to appreciate what good roads
will really do for a city.
The substantial beginning made by
the San Diego q Arizona railway is an
instance of the future that it's builders
feel confident is in store for this short
cut to the east and south. Forty miles
of the road are now built One and
one-half millions of dollars was ex-
pended in securing rights of way 1t is
estimated that the road will be in ope-
ration within a year and a half. Yuma,
the objective point in Arizona, is 220
miles distant from San Diego as the
route is surveyed. Some forty-tive