Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-17
EXCURSIONS
DELIGHTFUL
ROYAL WELCOME Is EXTENDED
BY BEAUMoN
FEAST OF GOOD THINGS FOR
VISITORS
Irrigation System Is Enlarged as Fast
and as Perfectly as Skilled En-
glneers Can Push the
Work

An influence that cannot be overrated
in so far as the salutary effect it Is ex-
ercising in advertising the resources Of
California's irrigated farms is the policy
of the Beaumont Land and Water COM
pany In running special train excursions
twice weekly from Los Angeles to the
city at the apex of San Gorgonio lass.
Beaumont. the beautiful Last Thursday
staff correspondent of this paper par
tlclpated in one of these excursions and
drew certain conclusions regarding the
place and its resources that are to say
the least, very favorable. First. 1t is evil
dent that the success that the promoters
of Beaumont have met with is attribut-
aple' In large measure, to the face to
race plan of selling the property and in
curry shows that over 50 per cent of the
buyers have invested only after going
on the ground and becoming compreheu-
slvely acquainted with the resources and
advantages of the Beaumont district.
Last thursdays party comprised body
OF stanch, well to do people, whose citi-
zenshlp In this country will be welcomed
by everyone who has its best interests
at heart. Many of them were from ne
east, people who had sold their Iowa.
Missouri and Illinois farms, where rig
orous winters are bar to happiness. in
order to come to California, the land of
sunshine, flowers and prosperity.
Visitors Received the Best
1t was masterful the manner in which
the VISITORS were handled, for from the
moment of their arrival until their de-
parture their stay was intermixed with
methods of instruction and entertain-
iiehl' EVERY carriage in Beaumont and
banning had been hired for the occasion
First or all the guests sat down to an
elegant lunch at Dave Cochrane's Edin-
ourg hotel, after which they climbed the
golden stairs, as we have seen At IN
dub the three flights of brass-tipped ris-
ers That extend from the ground floor
TO the observation tower on the roof. from
whence they looked out upon the valley.
WIN ies 4o,VVo acres OF rolling land, walled
on all SIDES by mountains, whose heads
pierced the clouds and are mantled with
snow Tor seven months in the year. Then
came the inspection trip over the town
site, with drives along the tree-clad ave-
lhues, short cuts across the fields ana
stiiI Climbs up to the source of Bean
mont water supply. The big, black pine
iiiv extending from the one-half-million-
salioh reservoir at the mouth of Noble
canyon loomed up like black mark on
Wnite background and gave to eyerv-
one an idea of the extent of the xvatar
| systems already laid Thirteen miIe~ =,
pipes are now laid over the lands com
troiled by the company, and this is b,lt
Tue pesinhlng OF system that will even
| tuaiiy be as complete and as mechan-
lcally perfect as men and money are
competent to make it.
ALREADY preparations are being made
| 10 unload from the cars and Law alone
| the alleys and streets long strinos ~
| rVeted IRON pipe, bathed IL you please
| Ior each piece has lirst been Subjected
70 oatn In liquid asphaltum to protect
cement elbow, and Engineer Newman
says that this and every other precaution
hhoWn TO MS profession will be emploved
10 make Beaumont's water pipes IeaIr
proof rust proof and decay proof.
Water Abundant
L. c. Preston, very genial gentIernar
ana one OF great experience as an an
slneer, mas charge of all work on the
ground, under the chief, George o. New
man, whose name is a household word
to irrigation water users.
On the south side of the Southern Pa
clnc water In generous quantities is
round at from sixteen feet down. and q
drink from the well of Rancher Bliss
just south of the station, would convince
any skeptic of it's purity and oualitv
In fact, so plentiful is the flow in these
wells that when they were being dug
the last round of holes resulted in such
an inrush that the diggers could not GET
below the twenty-foot level
The water situation was most n,ea s,,,,
to all of the visitors and the penero,,s
purchases of acreage indicated their
faith in the conditions and the integrity
OF the men with whom they were deal
ing. Likewise the demand for business
and residence lots was one of the most
surprising indications of the buyinR
power of the great American public, even
In times like these. when some folks say
depression is at hand. 1t was really
paradoxical to have to admit that there
We're actual sales at Beaumont last
Thursday of over $4,000, this summary
being based upon an actual inspection Of
the receipts for money paid.
The ladies of Beaumont turned out en-
masse to welcome the guests of the day.
ana every visiting lady received bou-
quet of beautiful chrysanthemums.