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2 HISTORY MADE IN ONE YEAR WHAT THE TREES OF TRADE GAVE LOS ANGELES Summary of All of the Good Thlngi That Came to a Good People In • Great' As you yawn thla morning and look out upon the flrot dny of the new year 1f.05. from behind your curtnln, . you can give thanks that Franklin, Hat fi>ld and ,T. ■ Pluvlus worked in triple l.arnes*. na the wetness to the'nmount of 1 1-2 Inches hem come to gladden the hraria of all mankind. I Rive all honor to Franklin, nnd a. small sllco to HatfleM for hl» effort nt least, but I, thank old man riuvina the moat, «a hV did Ihe business. There* nothing 1 kc having a friend at court, and Loa Angplea rertnlnly had a' friend at the Supreme Court beyond th« rim of clouds above Old Baldy. Blf any old wretch llvea In Los An geles who does fall to Rive thanks to. flay for all the flubatantlal »nd mate rial blessings with which he is en vironed, I Just hope somebody will pour a pint of ground mustard into his boots, co he may have a hot old dan;"e find have a taste of what la in store for so base an ingrute. Of course we ian't all be happy, but for gooa.;r<"* sr.ke be happy one day in the year and , let that day be this one.. Don't linger with the Italian fruppe. fov it is searching and finds you out and don't let it be frozen eggnog either, for you may cackle too loud. Toot 1 your hora and give thanks that it's no worse. That'll be plenty. If you turn over i.ew leaves keep them clean, and if you make any resolutions cut out the i;menduienta and let the resolutions pass by a unanimous vote. But say. that's all right as far as you are concerned in a general way, but did you evw stop to think what IJiO4 has done for Los Angeles? All o( us know that prosperity has showed its genial nose down the local battle line, and that no great wreck engulfed the leaders in trade and that the good Lord sparad scores of the bsst men in the world who ever hustled to make any city famous, great and powerful. And, for our sweethearts, mothers an<i v;ives vie bless them for rising to blesa the son's of men of whom they are proud. Getting back to earth again I am enabled to tell you that last year 7080 permits for separate construction itcirs iware issued and ■ that these called for an expenditure of $13,409,062. Think., of that, will you, that in this imperial city while all were hustlimr, over one million dollars a month was bting put into brick, stone and frame t.utldtngs. And, the best of it is that almost ECOO homea were erected in this hustling city of your adoption. Now why don't you toot your horn? That's a city of its own, and a good siz'.'d one, led, and bigger than some of you de certed to come west. But of all the. big things that Los Angeles did produce during 1904 are the bank clearings. These are fairly busters and run Into the twelve figures. Any city that can boast of $345,343, 856.35 In clearings in a measly twelve months Is a city spelled In caps and don't forget that. Just add one more note In the key of G on your horn as you toot. Real estate has been lively I will admit and so will you, all the year, but I'll wager a cockle shell to a watch that you did riot dream that even at the ridiculous nominal figures that go on reeorl that this total for the year would reach $28,651,798. Well, that't the total, and its ofllcial. As $10 Is the usual liguj-e used suppose you take an average of $50, and on my basis I figure that the total transactions in real es tate during the year has reached $88, 462,456. How does that strike you for the record of a town located in the southwestern part of these United States and almost at the Jumping off place as your maps will show at thatv . That sounds good I know, but tho best index to local expansion and the growth In population is the returns in post offleo receipts. My friond Matt Flint has complied a table that shows that Ihe receipts for the year closing yesterday for the Los Angeles post ofllce reach $099,681.28. an increase of $102,1-10.22. That Is v proud record to make, and as Flint says shows more clearly the material growth than does any other factor. And the days are ]u»t dawning, and with this day of the birth of a new year is there not much to toot a horn for. So toot loud and long, and t\n the run goes down give an extra blast. So long fur the old year, as I cuter again a new era next Sunday with you. May all of you good fellows who hdVil been good to me live long and prosper, and here's to all Ihe good fellows who hftvu been good to you. H. J. 11, Small Deals Bunched Frank Huiersky & Co. report prop erty sales as follows: J. Kanliuin to Solomon S. Htrong, lor Investment, lot at southwest corner of Park avenue and Oranga Grove ,' place. $1500. Mrs. )!. I'rlzgent to Mrs, ' Joule Stnf lurd, fpr Investment, lot'at 12H Birch jilreet.'-wlilt five room cotttig*. $2UOO. J. L. HK'dislonoHkl to C. H. Clark, Jive iiio.ui, niodtMii cu!'"yje at 5;'5 liust Thir iv-ilfih atreet, ,<#M)O. HjMifl Largj Sale of Lots .Stm/ig & Oli'klUtfou .jeport $30,000 worth:; uf lut* »oia In Hu. U. Hill* PART IT. BEAUTIFUL AND LUXURIOUS HOME OF ITALIAN RENAISSANCE STYLE A REBIDENCE OF MODERN lOEAB AND ARTISTIC FINISH ! In this glorious climate of the sunny southland, which allures the rich and lowly from ail parts of the world, there are thousands of beautiful homes, fashioned to suit the varied tastes of the owners, but all are constructed with special reference to the climatic con ditions of the Golden State. Many of the more Imposing resi dences show traces of the styles of architecture prevailing in the different sections of Europe, and these ideas of the masters so deftly woven into the homes with the new creations of the American art of building by. our own architects contribute in no small de gree toward giving the dwelling places of the wealthier class of people of Los Angeles an Individuality that is not found in any other city on the face of the globe. The accompanying illustrations of the exterior and a section of an Interior view of the luxurious home of Mrs.. Marie A. Wllcox at 1100 West Adams Independence tract. The following list Includes the week's buyers: Emma Swart No. 38, ut $500; J. M. Goeiifert 15, ut $600; J. A. Lavoie and wife, lot 33, at $450; Mrs. J. Nemos, 01 and 02, at $800; L. N. Da vies, 31, at $800; Howard T. Walght and wife, 44, at $550; Win: Uorn, 34, at $JSO; Anse lem 11. de Grieve, lot 13, at $600; Eva line T. MiuUruder, ?8, at $suo; Kstellu F. Mudell, I! 0, at $450; Jda A. Thiele, 30 at $550; I-ea A. Fiske, part of lots IS and l'J, at $575; Margaret J. Petty, 03 at $400; Chester A. Bowman, 27 at $550; Miss F. Klngery, 24 at $500; Arthur XHetH, 25 and 2fi at $1,100; J. F. Tenth, L' 9at $500; Anna N. Lane, 21 and 22. and imrt of 20 at $1,600; Miss Meed, i>art.s of lots 39 and 20 at $57,1. This tract is close In, ml choice level lots anil neurly all purchasers tiro now erecting houses or intending to build. The lots averages 40 by 160. Tho tract is only three blocks east of 'Cen tral avenue at Thirty-fourth street and one block west of the Long Beach elec tric line on Kast Ninth street. Ilunt lngton'a new trolley line will soon be running directly through the center of the tract. In Strong & Dickinson's southwest tract:, Henry .Mai linger, 5 ut/)550; J. Green, 40 at $450. In CrfiiHhaw'B Arlington Helglita: A. M. (iuldlnger, la, 17, 18, 19, block 28 at 12,000; Charlei N. Drown, 14, block rj, at $650. In Southern Paclflo Shops tract: 11. li. and JJuttle Atmur, 20 ut $275. In Central Arlington Height* tract: William T. Wooilh. 6, block 23 ttt $1,350. In Htroug & l>li Mnsoii'.s Fleueroa atifcit trad: Uo»a H. Clemens, 2UI at $350. . (.'has. A. KlUer has purchased from Michael J.euliy 18 1-8 nerv» JuHt uouth of Twentieth street, between Central h venue uml Alamedu MtiVt-t, for $35,000. Thf tjint will be DubitlvldeU U>lv -1W LO9 ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY i, too.?. A PORTION OF THE PORCH street are given as a type of the finer class of homes In our city. This per fectly homelike dwelling which is of the Italian Renaissance style of archi tecture, is a two story structure with stone and rough plaster finish and oc cupies a corner, lot 150x150 feet In di mensions. The approach is by means of broad and winding concrete walks which lead the visitor through the spacious and well-kept grounds to the wide porch facing the Hoover street side of the house. This porch, which is as large as an ordinary living room, faces the east and north and is picturesquely ornamental. Four columns with ar cade effects at the top support the roof, and the floor Is partly covered with rich rugs, while scattered about are a number of inviting chairs and foot rests for the use of the members of the family and guests who may desire to enjoy the warmth of the forenoon sun. Trailing vines und growing plants add to the beauty and attractiveness lots averaging 40x140 feet, facing on Twentieth, Twenty-first and Twenty second streets. Mr. Kldqr's plans call for over $100,000 worth of improve ments, consisting of modern streets and a series of modern houses to be sold on installments or rented." This tract, which was bought by Mr. Leahy thirty-seven years ago, and has been his home for over thirty-two years, is about tho last of the close-In tracts that have escaped the grasp of the city homeeoeker. When he pur chased this ranch two miles of orange ranches separated it from the city; now the city extends mllea beyond It and the buelnegs house und factory are already on ils north boundary. WESTCHESTER PLACE Another Handsome Home Spot Near the Country Club > . Robert Marßh & Co. have purchased the nine acres immediately adjoining the Country dug 'terrace on tho. east, from Mrs. Ida Wege'rer, 'Alice A.' Hardy and Susan JI. Hardy, formerly- known us the Hardy Home place,' for $25,000, which with the recent purchase of .the ten acres adjoining from C, IS. Anthony Is to be subdivided Into exclusive resi dence lots to be known as Westchester place. AVestchester place when completed In to be restricted to two-Btor^ 1 houses, to cost not less than $5,00Q, 'which will make Mils one of the moist elegant biibdivJslons In the city, Thin tract in inunction with Uii! adjoining Country club terrace, which 1» being handled by the same firm, represents ' a totul i>i $350,000 worth of property that Hob ert Alareli & Co, have subdivided and now 'have on the market for residence purposes on I'lco tstreet. H.v the uiiiiiiniiii.il of this lust piece they httve HccuifHl ft tract that from IlftlUUtl luvutlui) and point of bounty of the inviting nook, which- is In fact the outer reception hall of the man sion. The broad entrance leads the visi tor into a wide reception hall, which opens Into the large parlor, the library and drawing room, all of liberal dimen sions with lofty ceilings, Other rooms on the first, floor Include a den, the spacious dining room and conveniences for home life. All of the floors are of polished oak und each door and window is of polished hardwood finish. The upper story Is divided into eight lurge bedrooms, connecting bathrooms and dressing rooms. The floors are of maple nnd the finish of the rooms of repose are most artistic, while th n dec orations of all the rooms of tho divell ing are enriched by pleasing and har monious effects. ; ■'. \\ In all Los Angeles it is doubtful if any. family dwells In a more com modious or luxuriously appointed homt than the owner of this elegant estab lish ment. has never been surpassed in Los An geles. This property lying on an emi nence overlooking and adjoining the country club grounds, has a view of the mountains and the surrounding country that can never be obstructed and is in every way unsurpassed. Everything that can be done to make this tract desirable and beautiful, us wide streets, broad sidewalks and mag nificent gateways, will be done by the owners. ■ ';•.' ; -,' Handsome Home Planned Kefcrence was made in lust Sunday's paper thiiUC H. Baker of the C. 11. Huket"*tshoe company had bought lots 105 end 106 in Hubert Marsh & Oo.'s Country club terrace tract. Mr. Halter lms juHt bad I'luub' completed for the erection of a $6,000 mission style home. He Is now receiving bids for the con tract nnd will begin building within ten days. From his plans it looks as if this house will be one of the prettiest of the many pretty mission style houses In Los Angeles und situated as it will be on a beautiful elevutlon overlook ing the mountains and the valleys, It will be one of the show places of the southwest. / , Hubert Marih & Co. also report the additional following sales In their Country club terrace: To J, C. Brown ley, lot 88, for $1200; Ida Malcoin, lot 85, for $1200; Y. C. Jloynton, lot 18, for $1200; D. B. Kdwurds, lot 17, for $1200; Win. S. UUon, lot 16, for $1200, and Jaini'rt "Watson, lot 4, for $1200. The street work In this tract la be ing rupldly pushed to completion and tho four beautiful fctUevvuys htivc been completed. lluruliig \\\h>i\ uml Lviitiu-r With oil.- in w pyroumMiy nm. luih-h U an tii'Untlu jili'datiru Ihul uui- une r. hi enjoy wllli littlu ««;i«im.i. r,,i,,:-.-.t uk'u» o( all kiiuU mill wouilun utiiHu. for burning, ux well »H tivtiyii* t« wuik (rum. tfuiibw't*' Vml A. Cv. Lots 1 Lots at* r* f a ii B**— *" * *""*~t**t^. ~ ~ 17." " "^ ii "i*!T"°'rT*!^*^ r ' f r ir UT 7~!r a r" imu^^ J^^!!i*r*^i^!ri[r d* /"* r* n 1 1 $DjU Up I pDOU Up Bowen & Chainberlin's . ===== Apply Your Rent Money on the Purchase of a Own Your Own Home .Buy in a Tract Fifteen Minutes from the Heart of the Citj', on three car lines, in a section that is rapidly building up. OUR TRACT HAS EVERY IMPROVEMENT — Fronts on a Boulevard 80 feet wide — old Main Street, which is macadamized to Vernon Avenue, one-half mile past our Tract. Double track laid to Vernon Avenue and will be in opera- tion in 30 days. Buy in our Tract and you will be in The Path of the City's Growth Go out and look the Tract over. Take Redondo caro to Fortieth and Figueroa or Maple Avenue cars to Fortieth. Two blocks west to Tract. .". .'. .'. .'. Bowen & Chamberlin Strong & Dickinson 440 Douglas Building 135 South Broadway Members Los Angeles Realty Hoard Lots „_ _...^_^.__J ots BAY SIDE TRACT ON PACIFIC COAST FIFTY ACRES BOUGHT BY NEW INVESTMENT. COMPANY Capital of Company, $75,000; E. J- Louis, President; C. L. Cham, berlain, Secretary— Plans for Home and Pleasure Resort . The New Bay Investment company, with offices in the Grant building, is an incorporation with a cupital of $75,000, of which sum $56,000 is paid up. The gentlemen forming the company believe they are on the ground lloor with about the best tract of coast 'and bay front age to hi found on the! Pacific slope. The property owned by the company is what will be known as the Bay Side tract, lying a fraction over a mile east and south of Newport Beach, which Is one of the favorable .resorts on the coast. With a frontage of a mile and a half on the ocean and a similar dis tance on the bay side, the new tract possesses advantages not enjoyed by any other coast resort within an hour's ride of Los Angeles. Tho tract stretches its shapely length down Into tho spray of the ocean on one side and extends along the Inlet on the other side, form- Ing a graceful peninsula, not unlike the appearance of the state of Florida, only on a smaller scale", From the lower point of tho fifty-acre tract,. which tho company acquired at an outlay of $50, 000, there extends from the ocean a nav igable waterway fifteen to twenty feet deep and of varying wicUh, reuchlng far inland past picturesque. Islands and nightly ground for homes, J«'oiv years freighters. and -yachts have used the waterway for commercial and pleasure purposes, and capitalists and sportsmen have acquired holdings within sight of the Hay Hide truct which have greatly advanced In value. The pretty IsltmO near by Is the property of ex-Congress man Waters, Assemblyman Amerigo, of Orange county, nnd other gentlemen of wealth, who have invested largely in Improving the resort. Henry H, Hunt ington in a large landholder In thut re gion. The officers and directors of tho New Bay Investment compuuy are! Presi dent, IS. J. Louis; vice president, t'. Mc- Nelll; treasurer, W. M. Heott; Mecrttury, O, I* Cliaiiiln rluiii; J. I. Oreeley, C, 13. Qroat and V, W. Harding. Tho charter Issued fur the .company provides that the company muy efigage lit tin; piu> chase of land, water rights, wharf building, provide jiluces of amusement and engage in general Improvement. It Is the purpp»e,of llje, company to sub divide ami Improve 4 large portion of U)« U'iut u-l once into lots SOxITO- fvet. Take a Pleasant Holiday Ride on'the PACIFIC ELECTRIC to Buy some Beautiful Lots there Jlnd see them Make You Money Wishing You a Happy New Year, \ toe are very truly Huntington Beach Company 332 Byrne B!d«., Los Angeles Phone \MJ ihi^T I%!^^ rhone Sunset 3346 V- ¥ il^ llUl^ Home 1 943 Give Your Rj>entals and s Collections of Your Rent to Alexander Rental Company MANAGERS OF RENTAL PROPERTY .\ 329 West Fourth Street .\ We sell no Real Estate, but give our entire attention to rentals *"^,Y.i'''''T~''tA'ND COLLECTIONS OF RENT —-•—----— with the Intention of mnklnti Hay Side tract one of the famous resorts on the coast. President Louis, In speaking of the property, said: "This .purchase pos uoases In a larger degree than any other great natural advantages in the extent and sufety of the surf bathing. In boat ing. Hailing and other facilities for sea side pleasure. Tho fishing IB jjood.ut all times. The Huntington Hetich car Hue Is to be extended to and through the tract. The distance from Lou An geles In tlnm by cur line will bo übout 60 minutes. The Los Angeles iloilt club U figuring on putting up a bout huuae valued tit $10,000, and In the Ufi*>' futuru It is expected (hut un appropriation will be secured for a fine government harbor in the bay section." Acreage Is Sold llarbert & Butturworth luive" closwl v deal for tho purcluiHo of about ten acres on tho corner of Downey avenue Olid MlstMi boulevuid, for v .HUlh "!»• j.roxlmatin's $10,000.- The firm Will at ence Hulnllviile and improve this tract and place it upon the market. • This sume Him ivports , having sold during the la*t vveoka dossen lots'; ln Huntington Park annex, which is Hcross the city Una on the Long Hoach road. The total .aggregates about $4000, :i ■■;::?'','* This firm has also sold within. the last few days fU I«t9 In their new San (labricl orange' grove tract, which ' tlwy tu ii placing upon the market at $40u fich for hulf-acre lota, Including wu. ter. • ■ W'hft (lilt pitner. 7 lie roll; bartlcr nuuia \>viw; li'r uml 7'/iU |iu|nr, fir; IniriliT Hiiiint ih-li-i-; liikiulii I'l'itUif f»r ia-fuul ruuiit, »l; 7-f»in Hliailim, . ;6« uiiU:3i<-i iiiulilluk. iii font; in ini'ii i.iiriiui. teat litvt imiiii, n.rio fe-uliuu; liiini uiul roof pulnt, i'ur; kliluklu ntuln. Tsi'.. I'lltlltillif I'CllOUlllllilu Illltl K'Ull'UlltlM'il. \V.\I.- Tl'lll ■ IMIUH., «i 7 Houth : Hnrlns' »lr»et. flioiuH— Mulll IDiiSi Homo 1005.i . .." Aivnt Illinois CcntrsT.lt ».. ill syrfn.!-*