Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-19
NEW RAILROAD
FOR BEAUMONT
GAS AND ELECTRICITY IN
NINETY DAYS
Movement on Foot to incorporate the
Town-Great Cherry Crop to Be
Record Breaker-Re-
cent Sales

Despite the quieting influence of fleet
week on the real estate business, the
Beaumont Land and Water company
reports that it has made sales OF
lots and acreages aggregating $630O.
One transaction of forty acres of foot
hill land was made with a New York
apple raiser who will develop his own
water supply and commence the cultl-
walton of The land Immediately.
Eucalyptus growing has also taken a
new start in Beaumont and sales of
large pieces of acreage were made this
week to Jane E. Tuthill, who bought
| 1903 acres in block 168 for $500, and Z.
T. Claussen, who took GIG acres in
block 1876 for 1915. Both pieces will be
set to young trees, which in two years
| time will require no irrigation or at
| tention, and in six years the trees Will
be large enough to cut for telegraph
| poles.
Beaumont has over 10000 eucalyptus
trees along the streets of the town.
comprising more varieties than any
other place in Southern California. Pur-
chasers of lots receive from four to
ten of these trees on each lot and the
toppings of these trees provide suf-
fcient wood for utility and fuel pur-
poses. The record d-breaking cherry
crop on the trees in Beaumont is caus-
| ing a great deal of inquiry for this
! class of land, and number of impor-
| tanu sales to persons who intend to
engage in this cherry industry are now
| pending.
Many acres are being set to grape
vines, and one of the buyers. c. e.
| Smoot. has purchased 1875 acres in
| block 167 and is now setting out over
5000 plants. N. Nelson is also planting
an entire block to grapes and the nur-
sery reports steadily increasing de-
mand for the young plants.
| The Beaumont Gas and Electric COM
pany has purchased block 142, 3.75
acres, as the site for the generating
plant, and some of the material is al
ready on the ground, mains are being
laid in the streets and the company has
promised the delivery of gas in ninety
days.
Survey for New Railroad
Added stimulation to values has been
given by the definite announcement of
the organization and financing of the
Redands & Oak Glen railroad, with ].
F. Neel and M. N. Newmark of Los An
geles as directors. Preliminary sur
veys have already been made to Beau
mont and it now looks as though the
town will have another line of transpor-
tation sooner than expected.
p p Pratt, Los Angeles pharma-
merly with the Owl and Sun Drug COM
panies, has opened a drug store in con-
nection with the San Gorgonio Mer-
camille company, and the new store is
completely stocked.
The Mems league of Beaumont is ad-
vocating the incorporation of the town
and it is considered more than likely
that Beaumont will take on the dignity
of municipality in a very short time.
Manv eastern converts are being made
for Beaumont through the stereopticon
lectures and the Thursday and Sunday
excursions are popular.
Among recent sales are the following:
Charlotta ]. Rodgers, lot 9, block 81,
800; S. G.. Gouder. east half of and 2,
block IA, section IL, $567.72; Miss Ruby
Dutton, lot 2, block 1O9, $75; George A.
Taylor, block 148, $440.75 Henry Glenn
ems, lot 4, block Ill, 5000; John Payne,
lots 1 and 8, block 119, 1925; G. w.
Hoech, lot 1, block 81, $3.50; Samuel
Thompson. lots 19 and IA, block S5,
$3.50; Mrs. Bertha p. Kopp, south half
of lot 1, block 172; George Hoskins,
block IS, lot 10, $110; George L. A.
Decker, lot s, block 5S. $110; George H.
Taylor, lot 3. block So, $715; l.. Seitz,
80 acres Sunny Slope tract. $4,000.