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PAJRT II. PAGES 9 to 14 i XV YEAR WEDNESDAY fMQKNING, DECEMBER 4, ,1895. rr5B72J.8I'IVE CEKTS aging wagon-loada of money Fuller FOURTEEN YEARS OF PROGRESS "THE TIMES" HAS FORGED AHEAD ALONQ WITH THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. From a Modest Beginning it Has drown to Its Present Stature Step by Step It Has Advanced Through Every Period of Danger and Doubt to a Position of Acknowledged Power How the Work of Building Up Was Done. ers to accede to an arbitrary, domand of th Typographical, Union, not affecting the rate of The proprietor! determined to remaln'mftsters of their own business, promptly secured ether printers, and, although the first few Issues after the strike had a rather "rocky" appearance, the paper vas soon again pursuing the, even tenor of its way, while the foolish and vicious strikers were out In the cold by their own act' where they still remain.

The criminal boycott, which they established an kept' up for' months, has hurt and friends for the paper. The boycotters "fell long slnoe, and the bdy-cott Is dead. Since 1890 the office lias been manned by "Fraternity" printers, members of an organised labor body having reason, justice; and arbitration for its leading principles. On the 4th day of Decern 1890, the capital stock of the Times-Mirror Cbmpany was increflsed from sixty shares of a par value of $1000 eech to 120 shares of a like; par. value, t.

The rieW stock w-as distributed among the same owners in the proportion of two to one. y-) On October iJlSSLUne w-eekly was enlarged rto pages of which was a "big thing." Even at that early day the classified advertisement' department was becoming an important one, filling two entire columns on April 26. On May 22, 1883, A. W-- Francisco, formerly of tto Ohio State Journal, became a member cf the firm, having purchased the Interest of Jesse' Yarnell. On July 31, 1884, and Mr.

Mathes re-tirid from paper. In 1893, a -daily supplement of two 'pages began to be issued, to accommodate, the Increasing advertising. Thomas. J. Caystlle, one of the pro-prie'tors; died' on May 16, 1884, much regietted by a' numerous circle of Commencing August 5, 1884, the title of the: ''Times-Mirror was adopted and published at the head of the and incorporation followed little later.

During the same month enterprise was Inaugurated by. tfie! publishers in the matter of telegraphic news, the daily budget, being threefold and the expenditures for tiat object Increased This' stroke of enterprise placed the away ahead of its former position in this regard, and proved, a source of keen satisfaction to the pub-lie- 1 Times by the purchase of the" "Old Guard" press a superb Hoe double aupplament-lnsettlng machine of neatly double the capacity of th'a "Columbia" being as great an improvement over its predecessors as they had been over the earlier presses. At the same a new steam plant was Installed. The Times Is now ready to meet all demands that may be made, upon its circulation for somo years to come. SPECIAL NUMBERS.

During the past ten years The Times has Issued many numbers of extra size and importance on special occasions, chiefly for the purpose of circulating authentic Information In regard to this favored section among those who reside cast of the mountains. No labor or expense have been spared In the preparation of these issues, which are admitted to bo models of their class. The exaggerated statements to frequently found in "boom" newspapers and "boom" pamphlets have been carefully avoided by The Times, the publishers holding that "tho truth about Southern California is good enough." That the public appreciate these Issues is shown by the great demand for them, tho sales of the Midsummer Number of The Times for 1895 having reached 43,500 copies, SKETCH. ary 1, 1892, consisted of only 13 page, but the contents were compiled with unusual care, a pen picture being given of the outlook for Southern California at the closa of 1891. On March 27, 1892, was published a special number of 20 pages, detcriptiva of cities and towns along the route of the "Kite-shaped Track" of the South" em California Railway, over which The Times had organized an "early; morning delivery of papers.

In the fall of that year on October 21, 1892 was published a' "Columbia Number" of 28 pages, which contained an interesting story of the Jiscovsrjj of Southern California, and the progress made by this section during tha past 400 years, under Spanish, Mexican and American rule, also facts 'in regard to the new press which Th Times had just installed, and a description of the remarkable foundation prepared for the press. On tha 2d of July, 1893, was pub lishcd the "Columbia Press 28 pages another notable Issue, prr fusely illustrated, and containing a mass of valuable Information, including a complete description of "making a modern newspaper." On October 15, 1893, during tho -sion of the National Irrigation Con gress in Los Angeles, The Times pub lished a- special number of 18 pagss, containing interesting information regarding irrigation In general, and mora especially in Southern California. Qn January 1, 1894, was published a "Midwinter Number" of 18 pages, whlcfc contained, among other things, inter The demand upon the printing facilities of the office now became such that more; machinery was required. In Octobpr two-revolution, single-, cylinder Campbell press was put in, which made it possible to turn out the paper, with Increased celerity. In the same-month the Times-Mirror Company-, was i incorporated, a capital stock of $40,000, which was increased in 1886 to $60,000, for the purpose of erecting the Times -Building.

On Sunday, December 20, 1885, the regular, issue for the1 first time consisted of eight On April 6, 1886, the cbmpany was Albert McFarland and W. Spalding became owners, Col. Otis being made president and general manager." On June 10, the paper was compelled to issue a daily supplement of two page's. During that year the paper more than doubled; Routes ofdelivery had been established In' many: outside towns. 'On the5 23d of October, 1886, a.hand-some new' dress was donned; the quarto form "(eight pages, six columns to the page)' was and the sheet the size of 30x44 inches.

An old-style folding-machine was put in. From and- after February 13, 1887, the paper was published Vevery day in the Hitherto no paper had been published, from the office on Monday. On 'May "1,1887, the office was removed to. its piesent fine granite and brieki building, on a "Jot purchased by the: company; the year before. Oh, May 28, fifth enlargement was made to a standard seven-column quarto, 'the paper after this time con sisting frequently of twelve seven-column' pages and frequently sixteen on Sundays.

On September 1887, a new contract was entered into with the Associated under which the news service was greatly 'expanded. METHOD ON THE "OLD Day sold wire mattresses on First street; E. C. Gliddea was agent for sewing machines; Hilario Preciado had a Mexican restaurant on. Main street; P.

Massay had an employment office on Temple street; D. Nagle sold boots and shoes, under the sign of the Red THE OLD WAY HAND COMPOSITION. House, on Main street, opposite -the Courthouse, and Gardner's candy store was below the Pico House. 1 There' was advertisement of "Semi-Tropic California." an illustrated monthly, published Coleman Dickey. Among the contributors mentioned were L.

Rose, Gov. Downey, J. Q. A. Ballon, EI I wood J.

J. Groom, Dr. Congar and Asabel Foot. The classified advertisements THE NEW -WAY THE LINOTYPE. now such av feature of The Times, made but a very small showing, as might be in the first issue.

There was ne personal notice, two of rooms wanted and a notice of ilmitn coffee house, on Commercial RAPID GROWTH. The Daily Times was. a success from the start. In less than three months a circulation had been reached larger than that of any of the older-estab llshed papers. In April the paper was enlarged to an eight-column; sheet, 24x38.

At the THE NEW HOE CO. 'S DOUBLE SUPPLEMENT same time the subscription-was reduced from 25 to 20 cents a week. 'A second enlargement took place on July 2, 1882, to a nine-column 28x42. On August Col. H.

G. Otis entered the firm as an owner and was constituted editor of the Daily -Times and the Weekly Mirror, a position which he has held ever since, with short intervals cf absence. At that time the paper was less than 8 months old. Several noteworthy Improvements were made in the make-up of the paper, which at that time was printed on a slow Taylor drum-cylinder press, ran by water power. At the close of the first year a bona-frie circulation fully 25 per cent larger than that of any daily paper ever, in Los 'Angeles up to that time was claimed.

On the 10th of that month the pressure of advertising necessitated the publication of a regular Sunday supplement of two Fases, a a 1 J. A BIRTHDAY Fourteen years ago, on December 4, 1881, the first number of the Los Angeles Times It was then a very modest seven-column, our-page sheet, 22 inches by 32 inches in size. The projectors were Thomas Gardiner and N. Cole, who, however, retired within a few being succeeded by Jesse Yarnell, Thomas J. Cay stile and S.

J. Mathes. owners of the Weekly Mirror. The Weekly Mirror had been issued successfully since February 1, 1873, and after the birth of the new daily it became the weekly edition of The Times, and was doubled in size. It.

R. Haines (the was one of the editorial writers. The typographical appearance of the new sheet was neat, and it looked as if it had com, to Its principles and intentions were outlined as "This morning the Los Angeles Daily Times is respectfully presented to the public, a new and hopeful candidate for a share of the patronage of "It has but few promises to make, other than that it will work earnestly and strenuously in the interest of Los Angeles and for the general Improvement and welfare of the southern counties of California. While its principles will be Republican, it will not be the of any party or clique, and will be subservient to no interests other than those of the public weal." A glance through the first issues shows that a municipal election was to Ira held on the following day. At the previous city election between 1S00 and 1900 votes had been polled, about; evenly divided between the Republicans and the Democrats! B.

Colin was at that time President of the City Council. Even at that early day a mass-meeting was held to consider the Sunday-law question. The ministers were preaching on the evils of divorce. It cannot be said that the effects of their criticism have up to the present, been so successful--as could walnut industry was already an important one, the crop that year being estimated- at forty carloads. The only place of amusement mentioned was the old Turn Verein Hall.

The railroad time-table was not a lengthy one, the Southern Pacific, being the only company represented. The train from the East arrived at 4:45 p.m. and left at 8:25 a.m.; the train from San Francisco got in at 7:55 a.m. and left at 5:15 p.m. There was also a third-class train to and from San Francisco and the East, Only one train ran daily to Santa Monica, with an extra train on Sundays.

To Wilmington there were two, trains and to Santa Ana one. The wholesale market; report quotes wheat. No. 1, at barley, $1.40 to honey, 8 to 10 cents; potatoes, $1.50 to $1.85 per cwt; apples, 75c. to $1.25 a box; Los Angeles oranges, $1.50 to $2.50 a box, and lemons, $2.00 to $3.00.

Dried fruits were much higher then than today, peeled peaches being quoted at 20 to 25 cents; pitted plums, 15 to 18 cents; sliced apples, 9 to 14 cents; California prunes, 13 to 15 cents, and raisins, $2.25 to $2.50 per box. In the retail market imported raisins were then quoted at a much higher price than the California product A correspondent H. writing from San Francisco, refers to the building boom in progress there, and the new styles of architecture which had been introduced, breaking tip the monotony of the old-time square houses with bay windows. The change has become still more marked since then, and the early American house has gone to Join the Spanish adobe. Instances of venal San Francisco judges and the use of money to control legislation were given by this correspondent, which would apply equally well today.

The Santa Fe was trying to get terminal facilities in San Francisco. It has been trying ever since, but has not yet succeeded. Among outside affairs, the Guiteau trlnl whs theft the nrinclnal tonic of discussion. Keifer of Ohio had been nominated on the sixteenth ballot' for Speakerof the House bythe Republican caucus. Walker Blaine and Hon.

Wil-'liam Preston were United States Commissioners to arrange difficulties with Peru. The editorial columns were mainly devoted to outlining the policy of the new paper. Extracts theiefrom will be found above. The municipal election, the Welsh language, the gradual extinction of forests in England and Scotland, and the Tay bridge, disaster are also made the subject of comment Tho first issue of The Times made an excellent showing of advertisements, more than sixteen of the twenty-eight columns being occupied by business announcements. A majority of the names are familiar, being still in business, thnmrh" e-enerallv in other locations.

Dillon Keneally (now out) were fading dry goods dealers at No. SS Main street The Palace of Fashion was run by D. S. Corona, under the Cosmopolitan Hotel, No. 45 Main street B.

F. Coulter was selling dry goods in the Baker Block. He has since moved a long way to the southward. Quincy Hall, a clothing house, was run by L. at at on on of an in Harris In the Downey Block.

IJ. Siegel was selling gentlemen's furnishing goods at the corner of Main and Commercial. Sharp Bloeser, upholsterers, were at No. 134. Main street.

W. and S. A. Widney kept holiday goods No. 132 Main street Meyberg Bros, advertised similar goods and crockery No.

81. Goldman, the watchmaker, was at No. 28 Spring street. F. J.

Gill-mora had a big advertisement of the Dollar Store at No. 25 Spring street, opposite the Courthouse, where Christmas, presents could be Dot-ter Bradley now the Los Angeles Furniture Company were dealing in furniture on Main street. S. W. Luit-weiler was then, as now, telling wagons Los Angeles street Chapman Paul then sold hardware and tinwaie Commercial street.

The grocery stores advertised were those of Thomas Strohm, at the corner of First and Vine; Len J. Thompson No. 36 Spring street, and Seymour, Johnson No. 133 Main street. The hotels advertised were the Prescott House, corner Commercial and Los Angeles streets; Pico House; Cosmopolitan, on Main street, (run by Hammel Den-ker,) and the St Charles, run by T.

W. Strobridge, who sold out during boom. The Kimball Mansion, on New High street, was then a first-class lodging-house. The advertising banks were the Los Angeles County, First National and Farmers' and Merchants'. The professional cards included the names Joseph Kurtz, Isaac Fellows, George B.

Beach and J. Hamnion, physicians; R. G. Cunningham and William Hazel-tine, dentists; Edwin Baxter and Will D. Gould, attorneys; Kysor Morgan and W.

R. Norton, architects, and J. J. Warner Juan," now dead,) nctary public. The real estate Interests were scarcely, represented at all.

The only property advertised for sale was a house on Charity street, on the hill; ten acres oMand and a city lot by Edwards, real estate agents on Spring street. W. B.Prichard had a card as "T-eaf estate agent on Main street, and Gilette Gibson announced themselves as examiners of titles in the McDonald Block, Main street Among other advertisers Holmes Scott were selling wood and coal on Spring street; F. Adam was a merchant tailor on the same street; F. Hanniman Co.

sold fruits and nuts on Main R. street; the office of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company had just been re moved to Commercial street; De Turk-I had a livery stable on. First street, between Spring and Fort; J. Birnbaum ran a tailor shop under the Cosmopolitan Hotel; Harper, Reynolds Co. announced themselves as the.

leading hardware house of Southern California; John and W. J. Osborne were running overland transfer company on Market street where Wells-Fargo's office then was; Payne, Stanton Co. conducted the Elite photograph gallery in Temple Block; E. Martin Co.

dealt liquors by the wholesale; W. 2. Tul-lis had a jewelry store on Spring street; S. Hellman sold books and stationery, also musical instruments; Osgood Marshall were house and sign painters on Requena street; A. M.

Lawrence dealt In cigars; George H. Bone-brake was general manager of the Pacific Wagon Company (he Is now man- seven columns each, -s The Times was, as stated, a brilliant THE OLD METHOD AND THE OLD-STYLE 'PKEHS. success from, the start, but its most phenomenal progress has been during the past five 4 The circulation at various periods since August, 1890, is given -Copies. For August, 1890 (month of the printers' strike For im H.ONW For 1891 8.0ST For January, 1892 For July, 1892 10.7SS For January, 1S93 11,715 For July, 1893 1S.S41 For January, 1894 19,111.1 For August, 1894 For January, 1895 (net)' 14,470 For July, 1893 (net) 14,445 For October, 1893 For November, 1893 grora)( 1C.1MO For the past we6k the circubition has averaged (gross) 10,292 copies daily. The energy of Whe' publishers has been taxed to keep' up with th9 constantly-growing demand for improvements, made necessafjr by the rapid growth of circulation attd, advertising, which have increased steadily, today the average circulation of The Times as Just over copies, while for sotte, time past the amount of advertising matter published has averaged between 55 and tio per cent, of that published; In the three leading morning papersof San Francisco combined.

The small classified advertisements In the Times occupy alone about five pages. 1 In July, 1893, the. press was installed, which, prints, folds and GUARD." counts 10, 12, 14 or 16-page papers at the running speed of 12,000 copies per hour, or 8-page papers at per hour. An interesting feature in connection with the installation of this press was the construction of an entirely original and unique foundation, -composed-of stones, marbles, onyx and rocks of natural and. historical interest gathered, from widely-separated parts the world.

In 1893 an important improvement was made by Introducing seven linotype machines, which number I-as since been increased to ten. and. will be made twelve by 1896.: Each of thsse machines does the work of from fcur to five Sand-compositors. In October, 1894, the capital was increased from 1120,000 to $210,000 par In July, 1895, another improvement was made in the pressroom of The The first special issue of importance was on January 1, It was a ten-pago number, containing a history of the growth of Los Angeles county dur-the previous year. On Sunday, June 28, 1885, in a six-page number a semi-annual review of the progress of the city was made.

On January 1, 1886, was published an "Annual Trade Number" of twelve pages, a "Special Immigration Edition" of six pages, and a "Special New Year's Edition" of the Weekly Mirror, consisting of twelve pages. On December 4, 1886, the opening of the sixth year of the paper's existence, a special twelve-page number was published, which contained, among ether things, a description of the Times Building, then in course of construction, and a short account of each local paper in Southern California. The Annual Trade Number published January 1, 1887, as a double sheet, containing 24 pages, devoted to the material Interests of Southern California, On July 1, 1887, a 16-page number was in celebration of the reception held at the new Times In September of the same year a Grand Army edition of 16 pages was issued. The Trade Number issued on January 1, 1888, consisted of 20 pages of 8 columns each. It was the most ambitious number yet Issued by The Times, containing much valuable Information in regard to Southern California.

On February 23, 1888, The Times contained special matter in connection with the installation of the "Presto" press. The Annual Trade Number on January 1, 1889 consisted of 56 pages of four columns each stitched. It contained a complete description of the resources and prospects of Southern California after the boom. The Annual Trade Number for 1890 was also four columns wide. It contained 54 pages with a cover.

The Annual Trade Number for January 1, 1891, consisted of 24 large pages. In it was shown, among other things, the wonderful advance made by Los Angeles county between 1S80 and 1S90. On September 5, 1891, was published a "Harvest Number" of 20 pages, describing the land and its fruits, special attention being devoted, to the manifold horticultural and agricultural resources of the seven southern counties. On December 4, 1891, the tenth an niversary of the establishment of The Timesa most interesting number of 24 pages, was published, giving, amf.ng other things, a detailed history of events in Los Angeles during the pre ceding ten years. The Annual Trade Number for Janu esting information regarding the Mid-winter Fair, then in progress In Sao Francisco.

On February 18, 1894, a number oi 24 pages was published, giving Information regarding tha linotype machine which had been placed In The Times office. On April 11, 12, 13 and 14. 1S94, the issues of The Times contained complete and interesting descriptions of the first clebration of the Fiesta de, Los Au-gjies. On January 1, 1895. an exceptionally fine trade number of 36 pages, profusely illustrated the largest paper up to that time issued by The Times was published.

It contained a complete and carefully compiled description cf tha various sections of Southern California and their industries. On February 19 the issue of The Times contained special matter pertaining to the reception given In tha Times Building In honor of the installation of the "Columbia" and "014 Guard." On July 20 special matter was published in connection with another re ceptlon given in the pressroom. wr Continuing the steady march cf improvement, on August 15, The Times issued a profusely-Illustrated "Midsummer Number" of 40 pages, whichf went off "like hot cakes," the sales of this number, as stated above, having reached over 43,000 copies. The Midwinter Number ot The Times for 1896, to be issued on the 1st of next) month, will not be behind its predc-S ceesors. The Los Angeles Times has thus endeavored, during the whole of its career, to show itself pre-eminently tha friend the practical, helpful friend of the land and the country in which it is published, and to whose intelligent, appreciative and generous people it owes so much of its Buccess.

XING HENRY IV. The Shakespearean Recital by Hannibal A. Williams. Hannibal A. "Williams of New York delighted an audience, of about two hundred people gathered last evening1 In the Ebell parlors to hear the tlrst of his Shakespearean recitals.

The re- citals are private, given by rubserip-tion. and fortunate, indeed, is the lover of Shakespeare who is privileged to hear Mr. Williams's finished and scholarly interpretation of his plays. Mr. "Williams does not claim to be ant actor, nor is he ah elocutionist In tha ordinary sense of the word.

He has no stage accessories, nor is ther the slightest straining after effect. All that is seen by the audience is a stalwart man in evening dress, talking quietly and with few gestures, but. as he talks, the scene gradually unfolds- The flexible, well-modulated voice conveys. Iji the subtlest of shading. the whole spirit of the scene.

The unctuoua chuckle, blatant, boasting and Iy humor of FalstafT are there: the careless mirth and splendid bursts of knightly spirit of Madcap Hal; th-valor and impetuosity of Hotspur; tha melancholy majesty of the King. The entire play of "King Henry IV" was given last evening, and each scene was more delightful than the last. The rough humor of Hal and his boon companions is portrayed with sly touches of a mirth that is irresistible, and the stately measure of the blank verse la other portions of the play is given with a delicacy of phrasing and refinement of intonation that lends new music to the familiar rhythm of the lines. The whole effect is quiet, but occasionally the reader brings out the reserve force that is always felt, and springs into a splendid burst of power, fairly flinging himself into the passion, of the scene. It is worth much trouble to hear Shakespeare read like that.

Mr. Williams will read ''The Taming of the Shrew" at Mrs. Caswell's reception this afternoon, and on Thursday and Friday evenings "The Winter's Tale" and "The Tempest" will bar given at the Ebell parlors. No. 345 South Main street.

Boy and Male. 3 Henry Atwater. an eight-year-old boy living in East Los Angeles, mounted the family mule yesterday evening te take a ride in the back yard. The mule ran under the clothesline, which brushed Henry off. and the little fellow had his arm broken.

No doctor could be found who would set it for less than $25. which was more than" the boy parents could afford to pav, so they took him to the Police Recelvinr Hospital, where Dr. Bryant mended the broken bones, gratis. Retnraed Tw ladictaents, The Federal grand jury yesterday returned two indictments. One ot these charged the cutting of gov nmnt timber, and bond was fixed at other indictment.

It is supposed, makes accusation against two parties for tbe bond was fixed at $1000 each. The sending of obscene letters through tha United States mails la the charge 4 INSEtTlNQ STEREOTYPE P2RFECTINQ PRINTINQ PRESS AND FOLDER. On October 30, 1887, was fir3t published a sworn statement of circulation, showing the daily average for the week ending October 29. Henceforth the Sunday issue became 'more than ever a specialty, with much extra reading and advertising. The first Hoe.

perfecting-pr3S3 ever used' in Southern California arrived on January 4, 1888, and was first put into practical operation on the 22d of February, when a receptioa'was given, attended by hundreds of On Monday, October 21, 1.88, was first given to the world, in the editorial columns of this paper, the celebrated correspondence between SackvlUe-Westthe British Ambassador at Washington and "Murchison" of Pomona, the publication of which had such far-reaching political results. On August 5, 1890, the printers employed on the paper went out on a strike, owing to' the refusal of the own-.