The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-26

After several weeks spent in Los An geles and other cities in California John L.. Kaul and Mrs Kaul have returned home. They spent the greater part of their time west in and around Los An- geles, in reference to which city MT.
 Raul was yesterday very enthusiastic.
 Comparing 1t to Birmingham he said
 that the hustling California metropolis presented many examples that if emulated
 by Birmingham this city would go for
 ward with remarkable strides.
 He seemed to be very much impressed
 with the cleanliness of the streets of Los
 Angeles. the modern system of boulevards
 and parks. the metropolitan character of
 the police force and the general cooper
 ative spirit that actuates the people of
 that country in doing things.
 You know expected to go into an or-
 d.nary city of say 200.ooo people, said Mr.
 kaul last night, but imagine my surprise
 when 1 found that over 100000 people lived
 in that place. If my observations are cor rect. some few men simply stopped at
 Los Angeles and said to themselves here is a good place for city They started to work on that proposition and they are making things hum. Compared 10 Birmingham there is absolutely no reason why Los Angeles should be larger t1 m this city, except that the people there are wild about what they have to show and offer the men of means who happen to pass through They have no resources Of a natural nature but depend absolutely upon sunshine and rain producing from the earth the products from which then wealth springs. Now they are going n for a little manufacturing. but compared to Birmingham that is .exceptionallS small.
 "A visitor to Los Angeles is at once in1- | pressed with the cleanliness of the streets
 the magnificent country roads and tne
 ideal parks they have. After analyzine the proposition a city must depend upon these enumerated features for a gooo word from a visitor. Very few men look at tho shops other than the show win
 dows. So it remains for the streets, parks hotels and policemen to give visitor first real good impression. The othsi things follow as matter of investigation after the first impression.
 Wonderful Co., Operative Spirit
 T cannot recall visiting any city that
 has SO impressed me with cooperative spirit They sayto a man of means that | if he cannot locate in Los Angeles then ! locate aI tnlS illNlt 1idtc iitdi b3- IT tllt 1 adiacent place does not suit, they say well | come to Sacramento. Then if that do.ss not suit come to San Francisco. FinallY the state is picked and eventually they say come to the Pacific coast. That is what Birmingham needs. a spirit Of get ting men of means here first. then if that does not work get them in Alabama. Whatever helps the state as they figure it helps all the cities.
 AS a matter of ordinary knowledge the l city of Los Angeles has remarkable sys- tenn of parks They buy more as they are
 needed in localities and have now Sys- tenn which cannot be duplicated afywh ere. 1 They have every playground facility and do everything the can to promote out of door recration. Even in the business eeti- 1 ter of the city within two blocks Of the l Hotel Alexandria there is fine park TO l larger than a couple of squares right on the way 10 the new postoffice that is ire auented by hundreds of business men and others for a few minutes during the day. The Chamber of Commerce is won derful organization there. Every day
 some prominent man of the city speaks
 d short time 10 the other men, By this
 method they keep interest up high and
 enthusiasm is buhbling over.
 . "The street car system connecting the