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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
EXPERT COTTON MEN
TO INVADE. IMPERIAL
VALLEY POSSESSIONS
Government Plans Extension of Cotton
Work to Fertile VaIley-lnter-
est in Industry Grows
Daily

IMPERIAL. Nov. lib. ]. Lange, Jr.,
proprietor of the LANCE Soap and Cot
ton OH company of San Antonio, Tex.
who has been spending the past few
months in Ell Centre and vicinity left
Wednesday for his Texas home to
make arrangements for bringing TO I'M
perial valley cottonseed and expert col
ton raisers to work on lands near inns
city.
Lange will plant 100 acres of Texas
cotton on a rafleh Wo>and half miles
east of Ell Centre, and he hopes to
bring back another expert grower 10
put in an S0-acre tract adjoining TINS
land. He will be absent two weeks and
will bring back seed for the spring
planting, and has hopes of materially
increasing the Texas colony in Imperial
valley through his representations OF
the advantages to be obtained here IN
cotton culture.
b. n. Galloway chief of the bureau
of plant industry at Washington, ID. e,
has written to the secretary of the lei
Centre Ten Thousand club, stating that
the, matter of El Centre lands for gov
eminent experimental work has been
receiving his attention.
1--WE are planning an extension of
some of our cotton work. he writes,
land ii may be we shall want to use
land In the vicinity of Eel Centre for in
vestigattons which we have in mind. |
have instructed Mr.. Schoffeld and Prof.
Mason to keep you informed regarding
the DEVELOPMENT of matters here in the
future
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
REDLANDS ORANGE
GROVE is BOUGHT
AT $500 AN ACRE
Ten Acres Are Without Improvement
other Than Water Rights.
Planted to Navels and
VaIencias

REDLANDS, Nov. IAN orange
grove that brought upwards of $500 an
acre without improvements other thar
the water rights and irrigation sys-
tenn was sold by Theodore o. Johnson
to Mrs. M A. Hollabaugh through the
agency of Dixie & Logic. The ranch OF
ten acres is located at the southeast
corner Of Lugonia avenue and Nevada
street. 1t is planted to navels and va
lencias.
The grove is one of the well known
properties of Redlands. The trees are
fourteen years old, in full bearing, and
the grove is said to be one of the finest
in Southern California. 1t is located
in the Williams tract and the soil is
said to be among the best for. orange
growing. There is a first class irriga-
ton system. The crop this year is
estimated to be worth not less than
$4,000 in cash.
A twelve-acre navel and valencia
grove in the Grafton section just south
of the Grafton ditch. was. sold by Ar
thur Newton to William Preston, who
recently came here from Long Beach.
The price was $4,000, and the deal was
made through the agency of A. E.
Brock & Co. Preston came up from
the coast recently and has been stop
ping at the home of his mother in Ter
racina The grove is Young one and
adjoins the one recently purchased by
c. A. Wood
Chris Hanson has sold five lots on
West Stuart avenue to G. A. Goforth,
who will build there.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
Join in the Great Beaumont
Prosperity Movement
Lest We Forget-Beaumont Lands Advance in
Price November 2O-Send for the List of Real
Estate Plums Showing the Remaining
Unsold Lands-Write Today

Join in the great prosperity movement at
Beaumont; plant your dollars in this land or
plenty.
Fortunes wait on no man, but at Beaumont
there is a fortune for all men prudent enough
to get hold of some Of Its acreage.
Plant apples and prosperity In five years
time the land that you can buy today for Sl4O
Here is a deed to independence with every hve
acres.
No reason in the world why you can't do as
well as Apple Raiser Warren, whose case we
have told you about many times-from 1855
apple trees banked $1,000 for one crop-or
Rancher Wiltshire, who took $4,000 from his
apple and cherry ranch. You can't buy their
land under seven times the price. Wen sell
you acreage at $40 per acre.
lands are sold you'll never buy their like again
In all the history OF this California fruit grow
ing country.
Think If you had bought Redlands, Riverside
and other like lands twenty years ago what
your fortune would be today Here is parallel
ease-such an opportunity is kpocking at your
door. and you're missing the chance Of your
lifetime If you pass by the offer.
November q viii be too late to buy atf the
all unsold lands November 20 is not made
merely to urge your decision--it Is because the
lands worth more than we ask for them
now.
You can't make a misSake- Beaumont is the
marvel Of the California real estate market.
Nine hundred thrifty. home loving people
have become buyers of beaumont lots
and lands, and earnest Of their belief IN
its growing value and Importance have spent
over 100000 In improvements the past year.
tro,nesaes.ars, f,bean rcxcpr.ions. with ]
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
PASADENA BUILDING
GROWS SO PER CENT
Northeast and East Sides Are Most
Active Owing to Subdivision Of
Tracts in Past Three
Years

NORTH PASADENA, Nov. dur
ing the past two weeks building on the
north side has picked up wonderfully.
According to prominent contractor,
business is fully so per cent better than
it was last fall and it is expected that
the growth will keep up. A number of
people have been hesltating about
building this fall for one reason or
another, hut some of them have de-
cided that the present market is safe
for them to invest their means in
buildings.
There is no part of Pasadena which
is being built UP any faster than the
northeast and west sides.
This is probably due to the fact that
it is only within the past three or four
years that the majority of the tracts
were subdivided, while in the older
portion of the north side the notice of
new buildings is less marked.
The permits issued by Building In
spector Shaver for the past two weeks
aggregate $14, 1908, of which amount $14,-
463 is for new residences. The pre-
vailing style of architecture seems to
be the bungalow, seven of that style
of residences being in course of con-
struction.
Following is list of new houses ana
additions being made;
e. J. Barren, seven-room bungalow
at 1914 North Los Robles avenue. cost
ing $500; f. A. Pierce, six-room bun
galow at S97 North Catalina avenue,
costing $26O0; George F. Thompson, six
room bungalow at 999 Ruby avenue,
costing $2263; D. M. Renton, seven
room bungalow and garage at $40 Ruby
avenue, costing $780, Charles Gum
Their, five-room bungalow at 1886 Me-
harry street, costing $500; Mrs. w. S.
Sohn, four-room bungalow at 667 North
Madison avenue, costing $1,000; G. 3.
Woodward, four-room bungalow at 81
Howard place. costing $1,000; E. r.
Mason, addition to house, at 1856 Iowa
avenue, costing $3.50; Homer F. Stone,
garage at 1014 Worcester avenue, cost
Ing 800; H. Daniel, garage at Iowa ana
Grand View streets, costing 800; A. c.
Woodward, addition to house at 5sS
Howard place. costing $40, and Clyde
Bell, addition to house at 676 North
Raymond avenue, costing $25.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
RECORD sales Of Farm lands

The S. #. B. Morse Development
company reports for month ending
October 81, of its five ten and twenty
acre tracts in Tulare county, the total
sales of $15950. Many homeseekers
have located and are settling, build
ing homes and preparing for the fall
planting. The land has been on the
market less than a month.
A large force of men and teams are
at work preparing additional tracts,
and the work of surveying additional
lands is being mapped out by company
engineers. Mr.. Morse says that there
are reservations on 100 acres that were
not included in the amount of sales,
as they credit only the actual sales
closed on which the money has been
paid.
owing to the amount of business
transacted, the S. F.. b. Morse De-
velopment company has found it nee
essary to enlarge it's quarters and has
leased additional space at 531 South
Spring street.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
BEAUMONT PROPERTY
PRICES TO ADVANCE
REPORT INDUCES MANY TO
PURCHASE
Well Known Fruit Growers from Tur-
lock District Locate in Cherry
VaIley-Company to
Plant Trees

The report of the Beaumont Land
and Water company for the week just
ended indicates a healthy condition of
the realty market in spite of the fact
that the election was disturbing fac
tor. Though the sales of the summer
and early fall have exceeded the ex-
pectations Of the company the an
nouncement- of an advance in prices on
the goth of the current month has slim
ulated buying by those who have con-
templated purchasing at present prices.
During the past week, in addition TO
the sales of fiVe-acre tracts and town
lots, an important purchase by two
well known fruit raisers from the Tur-
lock district, Messrs w. Leon and John
N. Kopp, is that of twenty acres located
in the Cherry valley subdivision. Leon
Kopp will move to Beaumont next
week and will be followed by his
brother December /. This tract will
be set out to apple trees at once.
The decision of the Beaumont Land
and Water company to set out 100
acres of apples has greatly stimulated
the community, inasmuch as 1t shows
the absolute confidence the promoters
have in their own property. Work has
also decided on the erection of $4,000
mission office building on Fifth street,
next to the large lumber yard.
Activity in building continues very
noticeable. Just across the street from
where the new office building will be
located will be erected the commodious
brick bank building of two stories,
fronting on Fifth street, to cost $4,000.
The contract is already let, building
material ordered and actual construc-
ton will begin at once. The new
building which has been put up for
the use of a hardware store has been
rented to Robert Fulton of Los An
geles, who will Immediately occupy it
with a stock of drugs, and another
building is now being erected on the
adjoining lot for the Hardware Supply
company. The new $4,000 Curler block
is also rapidly nearing completion
Interest in the lectures on Beaumont
and the valley adjacent thereto con-
tinues with audiences made up of per-
sons from every section of America.
About 200 people on the average at
tend them every day at 1913 a. M,
2.30 and s D. M
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08

RT UGH activity in building and ag-
WI ricultural lines is reported from
~ the Corcoran district, and New
port & Miner, general agents for Cor
coran lands, say that there is a brisk
demand for acreage in the flowing well
and natural gas district. Several large
sales were reported last week, aggre-
eating $4,000 to $4,000 in each in
stance.
The building activity has induced f.
c. Cleveland, building contractor TO
establish himself in the town, as there
is a heavy demand for residence and
farm building construction. Cleveland
says he expects no let up in the present
activity but looks forward to steady
increase in this line of work.
Alfalfa and dairying are becoming
more and more important in that re-
gion, and the acreage devoted to the
former product is increasing each
week. The activity in this industry
seems to be concentrated in the nat,
ural gas belt. where G. j. Bliss, Cor
coran driller, reports the successful
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
Corcoran District Attracts Ranchers
to Well Watercd Natural Gas Region

sinking of a number of productive Wells
which give a flow of both water ana
gas sufficient for all domestic puf-
poses. These wells average $3.50 in cost.
c. w. Flanders purchased a 4O-acre
tract and will turn his attention to
chicken raising. He will equip the
place with a. plant to raise 1000 chickens
a year, and will eventually make this
one of the largest poultry farms in the
country.
Excellent results have been obtained
by the Lewis Asparagus and Fruit
company in canning asparagus, and a
great increase in the acreage planted
to this product is expected in the next
season. d. w. Lewis, president of the
company, says the product of this re-
gion this year has received unqual1iied
approval from experts in the canning
industry.
The Corcoran Journal. an eight-page
paper published at Corcoran, is one OF
the signs of metropolitan growth. 1t
prints a clean, lively page, with nu-
merous local advertisements.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08

PASADENA, Nov. III. Waterman
of 261 South Dakota street has sold to
Mrs. M. L. Bowers his residence there,
including lot 1OOx150, set out to high
grade walnut trees.
The building is an attractive bum
galow, built only a few years ago.
Mrs Bowers does not intend to make
the property her home, but will retain
it as an investment. The income from
the walnut trees alone is more than
sufficient to pay all the cost of keep
ing up the property, as well as taxes.
even If it should lie idle for an indei-
mite time.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08

A T THE upper right is peach orchard
II two years old, near Cox ranch,
"A Kern county. At the upper left
is ranch house, showing trees growing
without irrigation on Cox ranch. AT
the lower left is view of cattle which
have grown fat off the native grasses
of Big Field ranch. At the lower right
is artesian we'll on Big Field ranch.
being one of six now flowing. Since
January, 1908, 10000 acres of the 22,S40
acres comprising Big Field ranch have
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
SETTLERS AT OTIS FENCE
AND IMPROVE PROPERTIES

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov 7.--Dep-
uty Sheriff Ed Poppett of Otis says
things are booming in an agricultural
way at that place. Several carloads of
rabbit wire have been shipped to the
new colony, and one settler, a man
named Warfield. will at once wire in
eighty acres. Other large holders are
putting their land under fences, and
preparing for active farming. A num-
her Of gasoline engines have also been
poses.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
ToLUcA FRUIT RANCH
is SOLD FOR $4,000

The Traders exchange reports the
sale for D. s. e. Beach of Los Angeles
to d. Dake of Travese Citv Mich, of a
fruit ranch one mile west of Toluca.
comprising ITO acres set solid to fruit
trees, apricots and peaches, in full
bearing. improved with cottage, barn,
good we'll, tank and all farming inn
plements and live stock, for $44, 900. The
crop paid $500 this year
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
Rumors of steeI PLANT

Rumors are being heard at San Pc
dro and Wilmington that big iron
and steel concern from the east has
decided to locate on the south harbor
as soon as site can be secured. The
stories are that the plant will turn out
structural iron and steel for buildings
mainly but there will be other lines
of work, including the construction of
gas and gasoline engines of a pattern
lately patented
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
Music Teacher Invests

The Edwards & Wildey company re-
ports the sale forNC. B. Barrett to c.
S. and N. @. Delano of a thirty-two-
acre orange grove in Covina. The prop
erty is well located on Grand avenue
between Clenega and Bonita, and con
sists of fifteen acres in 13-year-old
trees, with the remainder vacant
Price, $17,500. Delano is a we'll known
music teacher OF Los Angeles, and
hIIYs for an Investment
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
YAQUI COUNTRY
ATTRACTS MANY
RANCHERS FROM ALL PARTS
JOURNEY SOUTH
IRRIGATION SYSTEM ADVANCES
TOWARD COMPLETION
Thousands Of Acres Of Additional
Land viii Be Under Water Early
Next Year-Raiiroad to
Build

The rapid extension of the irrigating
system which the Richardson Construc-
ton company is installing in the
Yaqui delta of Sonora, Mexico, some
distance south of Yuma, is attracting
farmers from all parts of America.
New laterals are being surveyed and
force is at work frightening the
main canals. This work Is so advanced
that many thousands of acres OF addi-
tional land will be under water service
early next year.
A railroad, connecting with the main
line of the c., Y r. & p, branch of
will traverse those more remote por~
tions of this vast delta not now reached
by the Southern Pacific.
1t is along this branch that the first
new activity is being felt. A town
called Yaqui has been established and
several thousand acres of adjoining
lands have already been purchased by
practical California ranchers who have
decided to settle there only after hav-
ing carefully investigated the rich soil,
extensive water system and all con-
ditions connected Herewith.
The town of Yaqui will be distinct-
lively American, as the lands. for miles
around, are now owned by Californians,
and those who have taken those areas
come, almost without exception, from
San Jose Mountain View, Stockton
and localities scattered throughout the
Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys
and Ventura county.
General Movement Results
The general movement to these new,
cheap, fertile lands has resulted in ar
rangements for the application of re-
duced rates, which the Southern Pa
cific will make effective in the near
future.
It is believed that the development
of this Mexican valley will mean as
much to southwestern America as has
Imperial valley During past years
Los Angeles and San Francisco mer-
chants have handled from this section
carloads of the Vegetables which ripen
several weeks in advance of our home
grown products
During the past few days number
of sales of this land have been ffected.
Among the recent purchasers are:
H. A. Walton. $50 acres; G. Q. Dorr,
$50 acres: T. e. Cook, 20 acres; John
Nelson, 25 acres; Sterling T. Peterson.
100 acres; Branca L. Peterson, so
acres: Silas M. Rohr, 25 acres; David
Slater, so acres; Frank Sanford, SO
acres; W. w. Allen, SO acres; M. l.
Fisher, so acres; Chauncey p. Fairfield,
so acres; w. H. McIlveen, 3S acres; H.
f. Hossaci1 500 acres; u. A. Christian,
3S acres; Thomas Darling, rs acres,
and R. M. Clark, 1000 acres.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
PLANS for BrawIey

Plans have been made by Train &
Williams of Los Angeles for a two
story hotel to be built at Brawley for
the Imperial Investment company,
There will be three store rooms and
also a large corner tower, all work to
be fireproofed
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
sells for $4,000

Tyler & Co have sold to Thomas p.
Munford a fine residence at the north
west corner of Twenty-flrst street and
Gramercy place. 1t is a new house,
built along specially prepared plans.
and the price waa $4,000,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08

been sold Big Field ranch is situated
in the southern end of the San Joaquin
valley, in the northwest part of Kern
county, thirty miles west of Bakers
field. 1t is five miles west of the main
line of the Santa Fe railway A right
of way has been reserved and within
eighteen months a railroad is expected
to cross the ranch. The soil is a deep
sandy loan of sedimentary deposit.
The land now on the market has never
been touched by the plow, and in the
past thirty years thousands of cattle
have grown fat off its native grasses.
The finest asset of the ranch is its
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
Ruxs Part Of CHESS Eatate

Fred Resented has purchased from
Mrs Juanita A. Gless that part of the
property known as the old Gless. place
lying 100 feet west of Boyle avenue.
1t consists of three and a half acres
situated between Pecan street and
Boyle avenue and First and Third
streets. The price paid was S15.OO0.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
Mini RulId SIS. Goo House

A lot 95x150 feet on the west side
of Kingsley drive, south from Sixth
street has been sold by Pauline Martin
to Harriet p. Bastable for $4,000. Buyer
viii soon let contracts for erection of
a $4,000 residence.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
RulIds Apartment House

A two-story frame apartment house
to contain forty-six rooms is being
built at Pico and Stanford avenue for
Andrew Brown. The plans We're from
Architect A. L. Haleys office and indi-
cate a structure to cost about $4,000.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
BID sale Near Walnut

Los Angeles parties are said to have
hought fifty acres near Walnut from
an eastern man for $4,000. Part of the
deal was an exchange of 36-room
apartment house In Los Angeles,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
Wish Fire Enoine House

The residents of the southern part
of the city have asked for a fire en-
CINE house on South Figueroa street.
The matter has been referred to the
fire commissioners.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
ASK For $4,000 Rrldae

The residents of South Pasadena are
anxious to have a new traffic bridge
across the Arroyo Seco at Lincoln
Park. 1t is understood that prelimi-
nary drawings and surveys have been
made. A bridge costing about $4,000
is desired
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08
See Beaumont for Yourself

We offer three stereopticon lectures daily
1880 a. m. and 2;3O and p. mat which we
place before your eyes photographs on the
screen by the aid of powerful stereopticon.
This is the nearest to visit, but to enable
you to see Beaumont face to face we run cheap
Homeseekers' Excursions
every Thursday and Sunday Come to our Leo
lures. get our literature, arrange to go with US
on one of our excursions, and we promise to
verify every statement we make regarding
this great land OF Beaumont Join the great
Beaumont prosperity movement and get in
before November 20.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-08

water supply. Underlying every acre
is an abundant and unlimited quantity
of artesian water, unsurpassed for
sweetness and purity. To the east the
Sierra Nevada mountains rising $4,000
feet are covered with perpetual snow
that feeds the ground water supply
At present there are six artesian wells
on the ranch, each flowing from 100 TO
15O miners inches of water. The soil
is suited to the raising of any crops
except citrus fruits. It's superior for
sugar beets cannot be found, it is said.
About twenty miles away from the
ranch a 81 900, 900 sugar beet factory
The sun., 1908-09-25
OLYMPIC GAMES FINANGES.
TO Form an Expense Fund for the
Use or British Athletes.

The accounts Of the British Olympic
Council for the principal games In the sta
dIum have been made public. though some
of the items. such as the Henley regatta.
have been omitted. Around September
1 the big events at the stadium concluded
and to that date the cash account shows
receipts aggregatiDg ss4.907. Of which
sum sT0.i4s came from public isubscrip-
tiops and S2,.je2 had been paid over on
account of stadium gste moneys. Up to
the same date the actual expenditure was
$50. Sss, but this did not include outstanding
claims amounting to s2S.te2. figure which
has been subsequently increased. The ex-
penditnre In fail and winter games. such as
football, hockey, lacrosse. figure skating
and boxing win Of course cause an extra
outlay and have TO be provided for.
Against this II Is said that there ~ a. lot OF
money to be collected from promised sub
scriptions and gate money. The British
Olympic Council Is now satisfied that there
will be a substa htial surplus when The ac-
counts have been finally toted up. What
ever sum II left over win be laid aside as the
nucleus of fund for. the purpose Of de-
fraying the expenses oi British athletes
to the Olympic meets OF the future.
This means that England VIII be on deck
with big team for the Olympic ganes
already announced for Athens In 1910.
The meet held ut the Hellenic capital In
1908 had q poor representation from Eng
land and some who made points had to
pay their own travelling expenses.