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4. The lack of adequate water supply and sewer facilities have
stultified the growth of these communities.
5. The city has not been able to expand its boundaries because
it is hemmed in by the mountains on one side, and. by the
Company's properties on the other. Employment in the
area is limited. The following table shows an estimate of
current and expected 1954 employment in the Newhall area.
TABLE IV
NEWHALL AREA EMPLOYMENT ESTIMATE
1953
Approximate Average
Number of
Employer by Company or Type Employees Throughout Year
Bermite Powder Company 400>!<
L. A. County Honor Farm 177*
Local Merchants (service industries) 125
Oil and Allied Industries 100
Agriculture (not including transient) 100
Government (country, state, federal) 184*
Public Utilities 50
Miscellaneous ( small chemical companies, etc. ) 50
Total - 1953 1, 186
Thatcher Glass Manufacturing Company 125
L. A .. City Misdemeanor Farm 60
Expected Total - 1954 1, 371
*Actual Employment.
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