Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-01-03

Santa Barbara country, eastward the
Moiave desert and San Bernardino,
south the Pacific ocean. In the north
western portion is the Santa Bar
bara national forest, north east the
desert country, farther south in cen
trail and eastern portions are the
Angeles national forest.
Mission Territory
South Of these nstionaI forests and
bordering them are the northern
limits Of the city Of Los Angeles,
which is the northern part of the San
Fernando valley. In the city of San
Fernando itself which is not a part of
Los Angeles, is located the old San
Fernando mission, Of which | will re-
late more later This territory was
Mission territory at one time ex-
mission San Fernando, to the south
If this valley we come to the old
"San Vincent Y Santa Monica" ter
ritory amid the mountains, south OF
this the sea de Santa Monica" which
borders the bay west of Los Angeles
and upon which it was endeavored
to establish the Port of Los Angeles.
Living eastward is the modern
beach resort of Santa Monica, east
of it and the old soldiers home at
Sawtelle is the territory formerly
known as "San Jose de Buenos Ayres'
which comes up to the now wealthy
home district known as Beverly HIS.
The Beverly Hills district was
known as the "Rodeo de Las Aguas'
and south of it in what is now Gull
yer city was "Rinco de Los Bueyes. !"
These were all old Spanish land
grants given prior to the ceding to
the United States.
It is claimed, and I believe with
out exaggeration, that by air line
from the high school in the north
limits to the one in the south there
is a distance in excess of forty miles.
Largest City In Extent
The territory covered by the city
limits of Los Angeles exceeds that OF
any other city in the world by miles.
The Pueblo de Los Angeles Of yes
terday is surplanfEd by the modern
cosmopolitan city of today.
AS | said before the early history
of California is essentially religious
one due to the establishment of the
missions about the general period OF
our revolution upon our eastern sea-
board. The efforts of the early
pioneer mission fathers was the first
opening wedge for the development
Of this state, and later we shall see
the progress of events as they have
happened.
Today, Los Angeles has a popula-
ton estimated at one million; the
need of today is not more population
so much as it is for factories to en-
ploy those already here 1t is estima-
ted that industry of any and all
kinds must come. This year eighty
thouand lots have not only been laid
out but also bought and sold by and
to the homeseeker and investor.
Bank clearings for November exceed
ed those of San Francisco on three
different weeks-the first time in the
history Of the two cities. Hundreds
of new subdivisions are plated
weekly and the end not yet Facili-
ties for shipping to 1.-THE east are
growing better and more frequent.
The east and the west are one here,
as well as at San Francisco and
Seattle
AS stated before, the need here
now is for industries and they are
coming, The city seems to be grow
ing over night and the city, like many
other large cities, has too many 20
litical fingers in the management pie.
Many Auto Accidents
The number Of accidents and fat
alities due to. automobile accidents
weekly and monthly is appalling. 1t
seems to me from all accounts that
the city managers are not big
enough to cope. with the conditions
, or else too much interference is toll
Grated. Traffic jams and blockades
are not uncommon.
So much for that.-with all it's
/ drawbacks there are its advantages,
and the future holds most promis-
ing outlook. Prices for commodities
are no higher here than elsewhere,
vegetables particularly reasonable.
Automobiles are too numerous,
and gasoline retails 15c to l6c. Rents
are high and will be higher in the
height of the tourist season. Labor
is plentiful-too many of the laboring
class for the work on hand.
| About the MOVIES is sad story
! to see the hundreds Of girls and boys