Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-08
GUESTS INSPECT
BEAUMONT WELLS
EIGHT HUNDRED VISITORS
WITNESS TEST
TWO SHAFTS YIELD OVER 100
INCHES
Arteslan Flow in Edgar Canyon,
Amounting to More Than $50
Miners Inches, interests
Picnic Party

Beaumont, the thriving fruit growing
colony in Riverside county, commem-
grated its second anniversary Monday,
August 2, with homeseekers day cell
ebration, in which over 800 persons
from Beaumont and Los Angeles par
ticipated Most of these were persons
who have bought Beaumont property
from the Beaumont Land and Water
company, through whose efforts the
town and valley have been successful
ly developed.
A striking feature OF the celebration
was parade nearly mile long that
started from the postoffice at 10
o'clock. and for three hours moved in
and through the ranches in the valley.
Nearly every vehicle in the district
was put into service, and the Beaumont
band, a strictly home product, headed
the procession.
Participants in the parade were given
an opportunity to get face to face with
the extensive agricultural and building
development that has taken place In
the past two years on the lands lying
between the townsite and the foot
hills on the north. This property,
which was two years ago only dry
farmed grain land in undivided par
cells of from 1000 to 1000 acres, has now
been subdivided into five and ten acre
plots. piped with steel and cement
mains conveying water to each piece
and connected with the town by streets
sixty feet wide and over twenty miles
long. Fully forty houses have recently
been erected where there were no
houses before. and improvements made
by the new homeseekers aggregating
in value fully 100000.
Three hours were consumed in this
inspection of the lands, and at l
o'clock the parade reached the artesian
n in HhnUA
ranch. where the pumps were started
and demonstration made of the
heavy flow of water, amounting to over
$50 miners inches. Afterward a drive
was made down Edgar canyon to the
picnic grounds, where fine lunch was
provided by the land company. Eight
cen hundred sandwiches. thirty gallons
of ice cream. 300 pounds of cake and
100 gallons of coffee were required to
feed the guests.
Speeches In the Canyon
After dinner speeches were made by
c. B. Eyer, on behalf of the land COM
pany. followed by State Senator Miguel
Estudllo. who delivered the principal
address of the day. Father l.. z.
Golden, Rev. Herbert Espy, Judge
Watson and Supervisor A. b. Kimban
of Riverside county also spoke. Each
of the speakers commended the Won
ueTIul resources OF lne ana lHe
commendable efforts of the officers Of
the land company. c. b. Eyer. X. r.
Smoot and John ID. Reavis. who during
the past two years had devoted their
time and attention to the development
of water and lands.
Following the speaking the new
Twentieth Century air lift pumping
plant of the water company was put
into operation and the three deep
drilled wells nearby pumped to their
capacity. A column of water seventy
feet high was forced from well No. .
when the air was first turned on, and
normal flow ten feet high maintained
for over three hours. The test showed
a capacity of over 120 miners inches
from the two wells.
Steps are now being taken to per-
petuate homeseekers' day by making IL
an annual affair on August each
year. A meeting viii be held at Beau
mont this week to discuss the ques-
tion. at which definite action viii be
taken.