Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06

bed of Edgar canyon, in which the
wells and shaft are located, forms for
a distance of nearly twelve miles
vast impregnated zone, carrying limit
less quantities of water stored there,
through aeons of time. by the streams
that come down from the mountains at
the north. Water bearing gravel over
100 feet thick indicates how the water
is impounded in these vast subterra-
mean reservoirs of nature. thus proVid-
ing endless quantities to pump. Fur
thermore, the beneficence of nature in
respect to the natural storage water in
Beaumont has been unusually great, in
asmuch as across the mouth of Edgar
canyon there runs an impenetrable
dixie, thus holding the water in sub
lection beneath the surface for more
than twelve miles from the Edgar
ranch on the south to Oak Glen on the
north.
The machinery equipment on wells
and shaft was inspiring in its proper
tions and modernity for only the very
best and finest machinery has been
purchased and this has been installed
with the utmost regard for the latest
methods of hydraulic engineering.
Over 14o Engines
The total horse power of the engines
already installed on the pumping plants
is over 140 and the capacity in miners
inches constant flow over 300. Now add
this to the flow in the streams, a mini
mum of over 100 inches, and you will
find that my estimate of $50 inches is
extremely conservative, for over 400
can be counted on the basis of the
minimum flow.
This great volume of water is dis
tributed through network of steel
and cement pipes thirty miles in length
that form part of a system that rep
resents a cash outlay Of close to $780,
000 The water has been conveyed to
each five and ten-acre tract, so that
when the new rancher enters the field
1t is there all ready for use on a min
utes notice. The homeseeker thus OBJ
Viates expenditure for water develop
ment and has only to open the box
and begin active irrigated farming
This and other advantageous cir
cumstances, including the richness of
the soil, makes for the absolute truth
of the company's slogan, Five acres
and independence" and it is the firm
belief that any earnest and ambitious
hOrticulturist and farmer cannot only
support himself and keep his family,
but be kept busy in the proper culti-
walton of one of these productive five
acre Beaumont farms.
One man took $4,000 from seven acres
of apples in a single season. Another
mans harvest of cherries ran $3.50 to
the acre. The pear orchards and in
fact all the fruit trees are singularlY
free from blight and pests that annoy
orchards in other districts and pos
sibly this is why pear trees on the
Nellen ranch four years old have pro-
duced $3.50 an acre net revenue.
Vitality of Old Trees
Noticeable in all the orchards is the
vitality of the old trees, a fact of
great advantage, and this longevity is
unquestionably due to the depth of the
soil, for the most careful investigation
has revealed the fact that Beaumont
soil contains no hardpan, alkali and
no adobe and that in many places in
the valley II runs to over 100 feet in
depth. This gives unlimited room for
the roots of the trees to go down and
be nourished and Furthermore it pro-
vides an area for the retention of
moisture that works to the great ad-
vantage of all plant life.
Evidencing how the soil in Beaumont
is retentive of moisture, even in the
| summer time, one can kick up the soil
! almost anywhere in the valley to
/ depth of six inches and invariably find
! damp earth. And the holes dug by the
/ squirrels also reveal this condition
/ even in the hottest part of the year
/ i ms IN 4 measure, along Win a rainfall
| averaging 40 per cent above Los An
/ geles, accounts for the fact that one
| inch of water has been found to be
amply sufficient for the irrigation of
ten acres of Beaumont orchards-just
/ half as much as citrus orchards re-
| quire Many of the old growers say
! they used but one irrigation a season
1 Of full grown apple trees, and the max
I imum for young trees, according to
/ we'll posted men, was two irrigations
/ This simply means that the rancher in
/ Beaumont buys less irrigation water
and consequently makes greater profits
| from his crops. The cost an acre for
1 two irrigations will run about $432, a
/ very reasonable charge.
/ The Beaumont valley is destined to
/ become one of the most prosperous and
4 productive fruit raising sections in
/ Southern California. Fully 900 acres
| Of apple trees have already been plant
ed. and the time is coming when the
valley is to be mantled with groves of
this staple produce-the apple-as far
as the eye can reach.
|
Grant Hotel Again
Negotiations are now under way by which
work the construction Of the Grant hotel
at san Diego will be resumed and carried out
I 10 coninlefior I.ouie I Wilde of that cIfv has