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Show LOS ANGELES PEOPLE INTERESTED III MINES Angelouo Says Th.at Monied Men of His City Have Great Faith in Utah. "It would surprise you to see tho mon and money of Los Angeles which arc mixed up with Utah mining enterprises. Kvcry train brings men and money, and we arc always looking anxiously for mining news from hero, I want to say that tho mining news page of The Trto-uno Trto-uno Is eagerly sought for nnd read as soon as tho paper arrives In Los An- g0lC3." Thus declared V. O. Johnson, son ot Pollco Commissioner Johnson of Los Angeles, An-geles, a guest at tno Wilson, en joule to Uoslon and other New England points by auto. Speaking 07 general matters ho bald: Aiding Refugees. "Thero Is a great misconception out In the mk-ds of peoplo concerning tho methods meth-ods oi treating refugees from San Kran-clsco. Kran-clsco. Where we havo found worthy men or women, our people have obtained work for them and have done all m their power pow-er to aid them, but In tho cases of hoboes nnd other unworthy characters, tho people peo-ple havo turned them down. Ot course, the fiesta has been a magnet to draw all the worthless In the State, as well aa tho better element, but competent police measures will soon adjust that matter. "Tho San Francisco disaster docs not seem to have affected ilnanclal matters In Los Angeles. Money Is easy, and oil rnd bank stocks aro as strong as over. Wo havo had no shrinkage In values, atul come stockB have largely Increased. In one noted caso bank stock jumped trom 51C0 to J250 per shnro In one week. The reported stringency In San Francisco money matters has not affected us In tho least. San Francisco Not Disheartened. "Thc-re hns been much snld about the people of San Frnnnclsco being roncly to glvo up tholr property lor a song in order or-der to get out of the country. All of that sort of talk Is bosh. I have recently been In San Francisco and 1 found values to be Just what they were before the disaster, dis-aster, and In a few noted casoa they woro advanced San Francisco Is not going to rebuild, because San Francisco Is now building, and at a llvoly gait. too. A few people came to Los Angeles from San Francisco nnd began business, but they have not boon very successful and 1 learn aro thinking of going back to work up with the crowd." |