The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-01-01
Tine CITY # ANGELS

Los Angeles q Just passed
through the proudest moment Of its
very proud life. This was when the
late United States census estimated
the city's population at $4,000,
thereby proving 1t to have about TO-
600 more people than San Francisco;
for there Is q painful and prodigious
rivalry between these two cities of
the Pacific coast, which is most be-
wildering to the visitor. 1t is sur
prising enough to fnd California q
self-appointed Eden, far removed by
climate and other superior attrac-
lions from the rest Of q pitiful and
benighted world. but to find one-half
Of California claiming superiority
over the other half is really toe amaz-
ing. At least, 1t is for a mere hum
BILE fastener, unacquainted with the
glorious wonders of the State, and
permitted only a brief respite from
his hapless home in which to ind
them.
"Oh, you won't like the northern
part Of the State" you are informed
in mentioning that your travels ire
not to end here In the City of Angels.
ITS windy, and 1t rains most of the
time, and the people are more like
fasteners. No, II you want to see
the best Of California, you'd better
make Los Angeles your headquarters
and take various trips to the south,
where you can enjoy the California
climate"
But upon the same day that you
receive this advice, you are apt to
meet q north-C californian, unaccount-
ably strayed south, who cherishes an
entirely different opinion.
THE real California is In the north
of the State" he will tell you scorn-
fully, inferring that only a misguided
~easterner would need to be corrected
on this point. 1.-THE climate here is
too warm and enervating-it needs
a little wind to stir things up. And
all of the scenery is in the north
the Yosemite, Del Monte, Lake Ia
hoe, Mt. Shasta and San Francisco.
Why, this isn't a city; it's only q
country town. And the country is
so dry that they have to water 1t con-
stantly to keep 1t from drying up and
blowing away. They even have to
irrigate their harbor here"
THE HARBOR
But the subject of the Los Angeles
harbor is sufficient to keep a north
Californian talking in scathing ac-
cents for an hour. TITS not really
THEIRS" he will tell you, but belongs
to San Pedro. San Pedro Is an indie
pendent town, but they made 1t join
their township by refusing to supply
it with water II It didn't. That's how
they got their population, too-mak-
ing all the little towns about here
join-but now that they've got the
harbor. what will they do with it?
It's not even ornamental"
Yes, Los Angeles has to stand an
enormous amount of chatting about
its new harbor from other harbors of
California, but It is exceedingly good
natured In defending itself. 1t is
true that nature, which has been SO
generous in bestowing gifts on this
section, did not give It a harbor, and
that, therefore. one had to be made
at great expense to the city; but Los
Angeles believes that this enterprise
was necessary to its development, and
that even now It Is beginning to pay
dividends.
You see, the city Is entering an
era Of tremendous development" ex-
planned one Of its prominent citizens.
who conducted the reporter about the
city. I'm 1880 We wers only q few
American perQuisites and a popula-
ton Of only 10000. Now there are
nearly 100000 Of us. and we're at
tracing the largest industries in the
country because Of our splendid re-
sources and facilities.
within a few miles of the city.
nearly one-fourth Of the entire oil
supply Of the United States is pro-
duced. The shipment Of lubricants
and by-products from this port Is the
greatest of any in the United States.
In turn. the port receives more lum-
Der. for distribution throughout the
southwest than any other of the Ma
tons harbors.
From sea to mountains are vast
orchards. grain fields. cattle ranches.
orange groves and truck gardens.
which furnish material for the great
est canning industry In the world.
Large ship building interests are To-
Gated here; there IL q large garment
industry. tire factories and chemical
plants. as we'll as the motion picture
industry"
MOVIES ACCESSORY INDUSTRIES
In connection with the last. the
prominent citizen explained that
nearly ovarvthfn9 rouuir0d bv the In