The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-03-27
Los Angeles Has Near
Million and Is Grow
ing Like Mushroom.


ing oil the phenomenal increase OF
population in southern California Il
has sometimes seemed as though most
of my friends were headed IN that d.
recfion. but only those who look a. the
statistics get a clear idea Of how fast
this portion 81 the country has been
filing Up The Los Angeles Times.
which claims 20 be the worlds great
esi newspaper. and certainly IS a great
one. has published today an interesting
item. Il says. There IS in Los An
gclcs a lady who FIRST visited the city
IN an emigrant wagon ia 1870. when
she was 10 years years Of age; al that
time in the city proper there were only
two stores and one church This
great newspaper. each morning. car
rics on It's front page this statement
Population OF Los Angeles b. census
OF 1920. 1908. By the city directory
OF 1923. 947.673.' Il has recently
been published that IN Glendale. sew
eral thousand new homes were being
built. with this remark added And
the joke OF IL is that there is a family
waiting for each OF these new homes.
And in the same line IS that TACT that
on ms recent visit the first man ! met
at the bus station was ar. Shuee. our
Caldwell carpenter.
II has been interesting to learn OF
the large number Of people from our
Boise valley who are here either per
manenily or settled for the winter a
recent home letter gave me a long list
including the names Of the Sebrees
and John Davis. the former ~pubSshSr-
At my recent visit to San Diego !
met a large number OF Grand Army .
men, including Silas Wilson, the orch
zrdist.
In conversation with one OF these A;
comrades he told me he recently came !.
here with his wife to spend the win ,
ter. II was enough: he couldn't resist .
the temptation. He Immediately re- :
turned to the north. disposed Of his !.
property. came here. bought a bunga- =.
low and intends here 10 end his life.
This is a sample OF mary who can be l
daily summing themselves on the /,
plaza at San Diego. It IS a common ::
and there is much meaning
10 it. that this section OF the country
not the place. as a rule. for the la !.
boring man to look for an opportunity :.
earn money. but It IS the ideal sec I
ion OF our country in which 20 spend
I. At the same time opportunities 10
the climate in an economical !
manner are abundant. In San Diego | i
ioticed that more than half Of the
iouses in the residential section had >
igns. Furnished Rooms for Rent. -
were usually one large room.
r with one or two connecting rooms.
FINISHED with a gas stove for cook
x. tableware. beds and bedding. and
Z u WY lAANlAaNAN A1Ats 4 ENNMA -
iany people from comfortable homes
/ the north thus installed. In the res
Iential section. corner groceries are
where all manner OF canned
nd cooked foods can be secured and
excellen, quality.
Another thing that has interested
c is the number OF educated and in wi
~llectuai people that one meets in W
is section. II seems as though a on
ny large portion OF the recent COM sid
$ were Of this class; for example. no.
lie mi recently found in Los An ste
les and surrounding region. no less mo
an six OF her college class OF 80 mt
a New England woman's college. ,vh
iich indicates the intellectual fur Is
OF the fast increasing popula- fro
M. As is to be expected. the schools son
: OF excellent quality. being largely tbi.
sight by the best from the northern ~,
d eastern educational institutions. an ,;or
ample of which is supplied by one fro,
Caldwelfs leading families. having bec
relative who has. recently been Sc des
ted to have charge Of one OF the 4
gest and most select girls school r;
Los Angeles. The school buildings f-o,
worthy Of note. The one story ,he
lie reminds one Of Nampa high. only ,b,,
sc OF southern California are OF the =,
vailing Moorish type Of architec- orr.
E; the colleges are also abundant
the California universities have a
I'D wide reputation, and so large
he attendance at some Of them that Los
, are in two sections in different on {
IS of the state, thoroughly supplied Of I
fine buildings and competent in the
One Of the most noted in
Angeles, the Southern Annex OF
California University, attracted Oy
attention by the large number OF out