Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25
HOMESEEKERS FLOCK
TO BEAUMONT LANDS
SOME BUYERS COME FROM
EASTERN CITIES
Every House in Town Is Filled and
Many Purchasers Erect Tents
for Their Temporary
Homes

The near end of the colonist rates
has caused an influx of homeseekers 10
Beaumont, with the result that the
sales for the past week amounted to
$3.50. Some of the buyers have come
direct to Beaumont from eastern cities
TO locate permanently and the three
hotels are well patronized. There is
not a vacant house in town and quite
a few of the buyers will use tents until
their homes are erected.
G. f. Van Velzer, another active nur-
seryn1an, has located at Beaumont and
as representative of the famous Stark
nurseries of Louisiana, Mo-, is taking
many orders for fruit trees, apples and
pears being the favorites.
Over one hundred boxes of apples
from the Oak Glen district of the Beau
mont valley have been stored for the
Alaska Yukon exposition and fine ex-
hibit will also be made at the coming
Spokane apple fair, where a prize or
$1,000 will be awarded for the finest
Individual apple. Beaumont growers
expect to win with either of two IA
nous varieties, the Gloria Mundi or
Missouri Pippin, the former of which
attains up to twenty-one ounces in
weight.
Extensive preparations will be made
to entertain the Southern California
Editorial association that expects to
travel 100 strong in special train to
Beaumont on November II. An open
air banquet, speeches, music and car
riage rides over the valley are part of
the program and another unique fea-
ture proposed is an old-fashioned ap-
pie fest consisting of apples cooked in
at least a dozen forms and served by
the woman cooks.
Power Plant Is in Sight
Consequent to the rapid growth of
the town in population and new build
ings several electrical power plant de-
signers are considering the erection of
a municipal and public lighting plant
to use the power in mountain stream
controlled by the Beaumont Land and
Water Company. Beginners estimate
there are $50 horse power in summer
and 500 horse power in winter in Edgar
creek alone, which is more than suffi-
cient to supply street arcs, inside lights
and power for light manufacturing and
pumping.
Work was begun Monday morning
on new frame business block on Ea-
gan avenue, the third location north
OF d street, for a home for the Beau
mont Hardware and Supply company.
now occupying quarters in the old post
office building. 1t Is proposed to push
the work to an early completion and it
is hoped to have it ready for occu-
pancy by November 10. The building
will be 2Ox40 feet in size
Sears 81 Pope started their barley
crusher Thursday morning. The plant
is practically finished and they are pre-
pared to take care Of the trade from
now on.
This week will see the winding up of
the manufacture of grape juice in the
Beaumont Land and Water company's
grape juice factory for this season. The
many tons OF grapes in the Edgar vine
yard have been converted into a juice
which is pronounced by all who have
tasted it to be superior to any of the
brands now on the market. This juice
is sweeter and has more body than
other juices now before the public.
There will, without doubt, be a big
demand for 1t next season, after this
years product bas been consumed.