Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-13
BEAUMONT SHOWS
RESULT OF WORK
CLIMBS TO CITY FROM DEAD
OLD VILLAGE
HAD POPULATION OF 400 LESS
THAN a YEAR AGO
ala Advertising Campaign and Right
Prices Bring Wondrous Returns.
Building Record Bears
Out Statements

..Tf any of the homeseekers now ar
v;1yi,1p In Los Angeles desire TO see an
EXAMPLE of the real California spirit Oh
,,~ooress such an opportunity viii pc
afforded them by making q visit TO
the hustling little city OF BeauInont'
ont on the Southern Pacihc TIN hiver-
side county," said John u. heaVaS YES
terday. ,.,... 1eoo
acres its streets lined with lO,oVO
eucalyptus, spruce and pepper trees,
ond surrounded by thousands OF acres
of some of the richest soil IN all the
Southwest, which just one year ago nao
a population of 400. 1t was Simply ON, one
of those quiet, Rip Van Wlnkle-lhe
towns which one may see Whe[eFet
he eoes. east or west But couple OF
men who had the capacity to project
their vision into the future little iur-
ther than hosts of others VINO hau
nassed through the beautiful Vaiey,
bought the townsite and $500 acres Oh
adioining land, developed an abundance
of water. and placed the big tract upon
the market, with the signal success
now we'll known.
r,ght nrices. still maintained, started
evervthlng going Letters began TO
come in. and about nine months ago
building operations began, Whicn nave
continued in an inceasing ratio 10 the
present time"
Reaumont's building record during
the nine months of which heaVis
speaks shows the remarkable grown
the town has enjoyed. 1t is as follows:
Two-story artificial stone. block
erected by Mrs. K. Passler and now
occupied by the store of o. R. Brews-
, ter and the bowling alley of j. X. Hail
man. with q large hall above used as
lodge room by the Fraternal Brother
hood; a two-story cement building, py
Mrs. NJ NJ. Fisher, not yet completed;
an office building for the Beaumont
Land and Water company; launory
owned by A. Lecoque; shoe snop
owned by ]. H. Mosher, and the Trum-
brewer building, all on Eagan avenue.
Progress on Fifth Street
On Fifth street, going east from the
depot, the Fourbon pool rooms; the
blacksmith shop of M. Hayes; the
bakery of ]. M. Myers, win immense
brick oven: the barber shop of g. Lar
foon and the icecream and CONNECTION
cry parIor of Mrs. M. Laffoon; the res
taurant and rooming house of Mrs. l..
Smith: office and storage buildings or
the Beaumont Lumber company; Work
shop of the San Gorgonio Water COM
pany; grocery store OF o. ). Baby;
Office of the Gateway Gazette; furni-
ture store of M. T. Wallace; garage ana
factory established by George Mayer;
real estate Office of John H. Watts,
planning mill of Sumner & Thompson,
and the garage of A. F. Harmon.
Other business houses are the post
office building erected by James A. KEEL
ley on d street; bakery of George A
Kimball on Grace avenue; building
by same owner on California avenue,
occupied by the Beaumont Printing
house and the jewelry and watchmak-
ing shop of j. - King; also on Cali
fprnia avenue are the plant of the
Beaumont Gas and Electric company,
the millinery store of Mrs. Kate A.
Wray and the artificial stone works of
T, o. NJ. Jones & Co. The Beaumont
steam laundry is on Edgar avenue,
and the office of DIR. w. c.. Smiley on
Euclid avenue. There are several other
business houses in contemplation,
prominent among which is the large
bank building.
New Church and Residences
A fine Catholic church is nearing
completion, and residences have been
erected in all parts of the town, as fol-
lows: Mrs. Inkster, Edgar avenue; S.
M. Green, Euclid avenue; d. c. Bur-
son, Fourth and Euclid avenue; B. H.
+. Mason, Euclid avenue; E. A. Thomp-
son, Fifth and Maple; T. G. King, Or
ange and Fifth; P. r. Davidson, Sixth
and Massachusetts; John A. Israel,
Michigan avenue; Samuel Thompson,
Seventh and Magnolia; l.. H. Duryea,
Seventh and Orange; r. NJ. Logan,
Seventh and Beaumont; C. B. Eyer
Sixth and Magnolia; P. ]. Carter, Mas