Southern California . mation of the pueblo, whenthe first census was taken, the town consisted of a hun-dred and forty-one persons, a large proportion of whomwere Spanish-Americans and mulattos, while fifty yearsfrom the date of organization the population numberedbut seven hundred and seventy. Standing today upon one of the citys heights and overlooking the miles of hill and valley from which rise the public and private buildings of a community of over a hundred thousand souls, it is difficult to realize the change which fifty, or indeed which thirty years has wrought. The towers of the city

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Southern California . mation of the pueblo, whenthe first census was taken, the town consisted of a hun-dred and forty-one persons, a large proportion of whomwere Spanish-Americans and mulattos, while fifty yearsfrom the date of organization the population numberedbut seven hundred and seventy. Standing today upon one of the citys heights and overlooking the miles of hill and valley from which rise the public and private buildings of a community of over a hundred thousand souls, it is difficult to realize the change which fifty, or indeed which thirty years has wrought. The towers of the city hall and courthouse rise imposingly above the intricate maze of roof tops, church spires, chimneys and telegraph poles, while below all is throbbing the . 1 a pulse of a great city, with ,.t- J L^^^^l*^- ir\ /• ?, ?• ?(? ?? ^eg&^- . »ff ftJ the rumble of electric Jammi*&^^ ?- & : • , c iiinfti ;* cars, the ring of horses\jAjHH5MWp!^^^miSMlSM Kit rfji HolUnUck H Los, /Irvee/t S=> s i. - - mi a ±3 n- *. - - - ?^.t ,& ? -., a •* -

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