LOS ANDES

(8° 40’ N.; 71° W.), a. former state of Venezuela, now included _ in states Tachira, Trujillo, and Mérid a.;:. LOS ANGELES, a city of California, in Los Angeles co., of which it is the A. panty =. ee is the sae _ Pacific, the At chis on, Topeka and Santa Fe, the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake, and the Pacific Electri¢ railroads, and on the Los Angeles river. It has a| total area of about 300 sq. miles. The city is noted for its climate and for the beauty of its surroundings. It has de_ veloped from a summer resort into - large industrial and commercial city. 4 has an excellent harbor and a system _ of docks which were constructed at a - cost of over ten million dollars. The city is the center of an important fruit - growing region and exports vast quant i_ ties of oranges, lemons, livestock and oils. It is also the center of the mining region of southern Oalifornia and _ Arizona. It has also large petroleum ' refineries, foundries and machine shops, ' meat packing plants, publishing houses, ete. The city is the seat of the State Normal School, University of Southern % California, Occidental College and St. _ Vincent’s College. The public buildings include the city hall, court-house, - Hall of Records, auditorium, Blanchard _ Art building, and a Roman Catholic cathedral. The city has a fine system - of parks which cover nearly 5,000 acres. _ A notable Re pees 2 prcene yes has been relation to e moving picture industry. The clear atmosphere and varied scenery in the neighborhood have combined to make it an ideal local-| ity for the taking of moving pictures.. Huge studios are maintained by many of the largest moving picture companies. _ These are chiefly in the suburb known ‘as Hollywood. The city has had a ‘large increase in population from 1910. _ By the census of 1920 it was the largest city of California, exceeding San Francisco in population. The population grew - from 319,198 in 1910 to 575,480 in 1920. Los Angeles was settled in 1781 by ‘Spaniards. In 1864 it was captured by Commodore Stock ton. It received its City charter in 1851.