Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-03
REPORT
BRINGS BLUSH
OF CIVICPRIDE
Growth of Los Angeles Far in
Excess of It's Rival,
San Francisco.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 3.-Los
Angeles hsa just passed through the
proudest moment Of its very proud life
This was when the late United States
census estimated the city population at
$4,000 thereby proving it to have about
10000 more people than San Francisco.
For there is a painful and prodlgiOu
rivalry between these two cities Of the
Pacific coast, which is most bewndering
to the visitor. 1t is surprising enough
to find California a self-appointed Eden,
far removed by climate and other su-
perior attractions from the rest OF a pitt
full and beuighted world. but TO find one
half of California claiming superiority
over the other half is really too amazing.
At least, 1t is for a more humble east
erner, unacquainted with the glorious
wonders of the States, and permitted
only q brief respite from his haplesS
home in which to find them,
oh you won't like the northern part
of the State" you are informed in men
tioning that your travels are 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, if
you want to see the best of California,
you'd better mako Los Angeles your
headquarters and take various trips 10
y
California climate"
But upon the same day that you receive
this advice, you are apt to meet a north
Californian, unaccountably strayed south,
who cheriShes an entirely different opin-
ion.
The real California is in the north
OF the State" he will tell you scOrn-
fully, inferring that only a misguided
fastener would need to be corrected on
this point. "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 Tahoe. Mt. Shasta and
San Francisco, Why, this isn't city {;
it's only n country town. And the coun-
try is so dry that they have to water it
constantly to keep It from drying up and
blowing away. They even have to irri-
gate their harbor here"
FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED
TO ENORMOUS GROWTH
But the subject of the Los Angeles
Harbor is sufficient to keep q north Cali
fornian talking In scathing accents for
an hour Its not really theirs" he will
tell you, "but belongs to San Pedro, San
Pedro is an independent town, but they
made it join their township By refusing
to supply it with water II 1t didn't.
That's how they got their population,
too-making all the little towns about
here Join-but now that they've got tn
harbor, what will they do with It'll It's
not even ornamental"
Yes, Los Angeles has to stand an
enormous amount of chatting about it's
new harbor from other harbors of Cali
fornia, but It is exceedingly gooG-natured
in defending itself. 1t is tru0 that Ma
ture, which has been so generous in be-
slowing gifts on this section, did not
give 1t 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 develop
ment, and that even now 1t is beginning
to pay dividends.
lyon see. the city is entering an era
Of tremendous development" explained