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Show IHTERURBAH ROADS BOOMED LOS AHGELES Prosperity of Southern California Califor-nia Charged to Quick Transit Tran-sit Between Towns, Judgo "W. E. Dunn of Laa Angelca, who Is loading counsel for tho Huntington Hunting-ton eicctrlo rood Interests in that section, sec-tion, is a guest at tho Knutsford. Speaking Speak-ing of conditions in that section, ho said: Universal Prosperity. "Wo aro phonoraonally prosperous in our city. It socms odd to speak of benefits bene-fits doslred from others' misfortunes, but tho fact romalns that Los Angeles is a groat gainer by the San Francisco horror. hor-ror. Just now It would bo our dull tlmo, but all tho hotels aro full and tho streets aro crowded. Real estato values In Los Angeles In tho past four years arc tho most remarkable I over knew. Land In Spring streot, bctwoon Sixth and Islnth streets, that sold four yoara ago for 5550 per foot, now sells for J2500 to $3000 per fooL Is a Closed Incident "The Canonca mlno Incident? "Well, I believe It has boon overworked, and la a closed incldont. I know Green. He io a bluff, hearty, honest mini, who would wrong no man. Many California people (of whom I am one) own stock in that mine. "Ono of our leading sprlngn of good times lfl tho Salt Lake railroad, and we aro proud of It Praise for Pardee. "I want to speak a word for Gov. Par-deo Par-deo of California. Tho Colllor's correspondent corre-spondent speaks of him as tho 'weak brother,' nnd I cannot understand why. If wc havo a strong man, mentally, physically phy-sically or morally In California, Gov. Pardeo is that man, and even his political po-litical opponents admit thla "With ox-Mayor ox-Mayor Phelan and Mayor Schmltz, ho shared tho work anfl responsibility, and it Is not right to call him such a name. Ho Is a conservative nnd safe man. His one order of making a holiday from day to day till the bank could get ready to transact business was a master stroke. True, It kept courts closed, but It saved millions to those who needed It. Due to Inteiurban Poads. "Intorurban roads? "Well, you may say that interurban roads in Los Angclea were the real starting point of our pros-porous pros-porous times. If you hod a system of such roads in Salt Lako. you would eoon havo a boom. In fact. It would advance you ten years of progress, in one year of time. "B'lftoon vears ago Mr. Huntington did not like Los Angeles. No he Is tho very main spring of hor prosperity. "Our cities are so closely knitted now that I hope soon you may havo Intorurban Intor-urban service here, and yet as great benefits a we enjoy." |