Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14

the total by the census of 1900 was $50
oSi. During the second ten years the in
crease was So, 1876. or COL per cent MAX
ing total OF 2.377. $40 on the LIST of
June. 1910. During the current fiscal
year there has been a good deal Of i'm
migration. perhaps 100000 or more. so
that the actiaI population of the state
today is somewhere near two and IA half
millions.
California kept her place in the lis, of
states during the last decade, and re-
IN | n number
California twenty-t two in
Keeps Her Place. nomination She
was number twenty-one in 1890 Wash
inEton increased 121 per cent. Oklahoma
100 per cent Idaho lul per cent. Nevada
*; per cent. New Mexico I'll per cent. Ore
son o. per cent and California COL per
cent.
New York gained almost a million more
popIIla ion than California during the last
decade, although the percentage of in
rease was not so large. PENNSYLVANIA
gained .:.62.!H;G Illinois S17.oll and Tex
as S4S.4M: to talifornia's S:2. 400. There
fore. California may be n" longer consid-
to solid basis. and the big estates, IKE
those in Texas are being broken ny into
small farms and are being cultivated on
an intensive plan. More money is made
hv agriculture and fruit and 1t Is divided
amon, n larger number Of people
Vt the same tire California has five OF
the eighteen fastest growing cities In the
nited States-cities that sho" more
than TOO per cent increase during the last
decade. Texas has three of these cities.
No other state has more than one. rms
indicates n drift of population to the com
mercal and Industrial 'cntcrS from the
farms and the mines.
San Francisco increased ~ per cent IN
pop,llation during the last ten years ana
now has 1892 people. although. win
it's immediate suburbs, Ike cakiahd.
Berkeley and the villages around the bay
whose people arc very largely engaged
I'm business in San Francisco, the total
runs up to nearly I",nn.
The fastest growing city Is Pasadena.
which increased from t.>s2 in lSW I"
o117 in 1900, and to 30,@9l, or ID per
cent. in 1910 Pasadena is purely a resi-
dence city, tho home of retired pro1es.
sional and business men. WIDOWS OF
means. literary people, artists ana re-
mitters that Is. persons OF leisure VINO
are fortunate enough to receive regular
remittances from investments elsewhere.
large part of the community are
"spenders. living in costly houses ana
giving up their lives to rest ana ENJOY
trade except to supply the wants OF the
people. which are many and expensive,
and the great hotels. which are croWdeh
with eastern people during the winter sea l.
son. There are probably more h"eis IN
Pasadena than In any other town or us
size In the United States. and a larger
number OF costly houses in comparison to
the popula ton Orange avenue Is one Oh
the great streets OF the world, and while
the villas and palaces which line 1t on
hot gtd a
at Newport, they are almost perfect In
artistic design and luxury.
Los Angeles comes next to Pasadena in
order of growth. Its increase is phenom-
email. In 1870 Los An
Grouth of geles had 5,72S popu-
lation in 1880 it had
Utner 1oWnS. 11,31I: in 1890 1t had
Sc 1916; in 1900 it had 1o2,470 and in lao
the total Of the city proper was "lSlos'
an increase of 2I1.5 per cent
If Alhambra. with 5,O21 people; Long
Beach, which has grown from 2.c'2 to H.
SEQ population in 1910; Pomona. which in
creased from 5.526 to 1927: Santa Monica.
which Increased from 3.057 to 1.S47 during
the last ten years. and other suburbs OF
Los Angeles were counted IN, the tota'
would be nearer !tU,CD, ana the people
claim more than that.
According to the census returns the
population of Los Angeles county mas
twice doubled since 1900. when II had
TO 29S The assessed valuation has In
creased from $20,6o5294 to sIS,s'6'''4 IN
thirty years.
Berkeley, which is suburb of San
Francisco and the residence OF large
number OF the business and professional
men Of that city, lies across the pay ana
1 rrnttN- a
The street car system In Berkeley en-.
ables any passenger to reach the farthest
house in town In about twenty minutes
more, and the ferryboats carry an aver
age Of thousand persons an nour ::
Berkeley had 5.1O1 population In 1880; 1t
had 1924 in 1900. and 1t had 4o.4:4 In
1910 1t was the sixth I'm order OF the
eighteen fastest growing cities In the
United States. showing gain OF 2Ot
per cent in the ten years.
Oakland Is twin city OF Berkeley,
lying side by side. with the same streets
and the same trolley car system. so that
a stranger never knows when he passes
from one to the other Berkeley is the
more aristocratic and intellectual OF the
partners. being the seat Of the University
Of California. Oakland is the home of
the wage earners and other persons of
smaller means. Oakland gained only
about 1900 during the decade from 1890
to 1860, but during the following 1t
made {. jump from 6696O to 15O,174. or
2O6 per cent. which was largely due to
the San Francisco fire. People who were
burned out flocked over to Oakland, and
most of them remained. There was also
very large growth from the introduce
ton OF new railways. manufactures and
other enterprises. Oakland is city of
cottages. and they spread over vast
area. reaching back into the foothills and
climbing up the mountain sides, with
wide gaps between the houses and many
ma rket gardens. The growth still con-
tinues. and the number Of buildings be-
ing erected is probably larger than In any
city on the coast except Los Angeles.
San Diego has had a hard time. Thirty
years ago it was one of the most in
hated towns ever known
San Diego's in the United States.
Boom Days. heen made and los,
there in real estate speculation. The