Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-27
HOTEL EDLNBURG AT
BEAUMONT OPENED
BANQUET MARKS NEW TOWNS
HoUSEWARMIN
David cochrane Host of Party of
Sixty-Inspection Tour of
Roads Feature of
the Day

The Hotel Edinburg at Beaumont was
the scene of as lively banquet as was
ever held in Riverside county yesterday
afternoon when the hotel was thrown
open to the public for the first time in
many years. David Cochrane. the pro-
prietor was host. and among the sixty
guests were many of the leading people
of Riverside.
The townsite of Beaumont was pur-
chased some time ago by the Beaumont
Land and Water company. Great i'm
provements have been made. and the jol-
iification yesterday was in order that the
public might better learn just what Beau
mont really is. and the kind of city it
will eventually be- party under the
leadership of Supervisor Il. w. Holmes
made trip of inspection of the roads,
with view of possible improvements, and
the $4,000 feet of water pipe now being
leaid by the county, well drilling outfits
and reservoirs were inspected. The
Southern Pacific will spend $4,000 in erect
ing roundhouse and depot at Beaumont.
Beaumont has been asked to subscribe
to the bonds of the electric road from
Redlands to San Jacinto, which will cross
the Southern Pacific tracks near that city.
Eyer, president of the Beaumont Land and
Water company. made a short speech on
"The Policy of Our Company and was
followed by Frank Miller, proprietor OF
the Glenwood hotel: D. p. Kingsbury,
president of the Redlands board of trade;
Francis Cutie. president of the Riverside
chamber of commerce; David Cochrane.
James Boyde William Newport and j. 3.
Baumgartner County officials who were
George II. Brown, auditor; j. S. Logan.
recorder and F. p Wilson. sheriff. w. S.
Conger of the San Bernardino Index and
II. w. Hammond of the Riverside Press
were among those present.
Menu Attractive
Following was the menu:
LET good digestion wait on Appetite"
Take your time-One thing is certain. the
Southern Pacific can't pass Beaumont without
stopping
EASTERN OYSTERS
One of the few products of nature not native
to Beaumont. though we found the shells in
boring for water.
RIPE OLIVES
Like Beaumont investments, they make the
palate forget all that has gone before and relish
all that follows
CELERY
crisp and cracking nerve tonic begetting
new nope, like n Beaumont CITY iOls
WALDORF SALAD
Equal parts of Beaumont sunshine, Beaumont
mountain zephyrs, sparkling aqua pura from
Edgar canyon. anG a combination of Beau
mont's marvellous vegetable products.
ROAST YOUNG TURKEY WITH DRESSING
CRANBERRY SAUCE
He got strut of proud disdain
From eating wheat in stacks.
He got so fat Beaumont grain
At last he got the AK.
PRIME ROAST BEEF
Found wild in the hills beyond Beaumont.
read-- cooked for the table with knife and
fork in his ribs and a Beaumont smile upon
his bovine features.
MASHED POTATOES
Mined like ore from soil better than gold
mine.
GREEN PEAS SWEET CORN
Palatable proof OF what the sun and air can
do in Beaumont Get little patch of Beau
mont for your son and heir
BEAUMONT APPLES
Flashing all the hues of Beaumont sunset
in their blooming cheeks. and recalling the
flavor, sweetness and beauty of the girls we
left behind US today,
EASTERN CHEESE
Just a compliment to our eastern affiliations
The l5iDle says that the wise men came out of
the east History will record that they never
went back hut remained in Beaumont