The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
BEAUMONT The FAIR
Gulf City Whose Climate Is
Like Paradise.
EXPECTS DEEP WATER HARBOR
Increases Population Four Times in
Nine Years - Wealth Expands at
Even Greater RatiO-PostaI Re
ceipts Last Year Larger Than In
the OH Boom Period.

Beaumont. Tex. June l2-Beaunont and
surrounding country is making rapid and
substantial progress. Here is a city typi-
flying the push and energy Of the age and
evidencing The possibilities offered in the
Texas coast country. where every field
IS fertile with opportunity. Here Is a
city that has multiplied its population
fOur times In nine years and the Increase
in wealth has been in even greater ratio.
The pluck and enterprise that has made
the Beaumont OF to-day are planning
bigger and better Beaumont for the fu-
ture- These builders are behind the move
ment 70 deepen the Sabine-Neches Canal
and 20 improve the Neches River so as
10 enable ocesn-gOing vessels 70 ply di-
rect 10 Beaumont The canal Is now only
about ten feet deep, admitting only the
lighter draft vessels IN coastWise trade
The river Is 20 20 100 feet deep and OF
ample width for the largest vessels
The opportunity for establishing here a
great inland fresh water port Ike that OF
Manchester. England. has been realized
by far-seeing citizens and when Con-
gress failed 10 furnish the funds the peo-
pie Of Beaumont and surrounding country
determined 70 act for themselves The
movement Is now wen under way and no
doubt the Improvements viii be made
without DELAY and the future growth OF
this section be assured
Even the anticipation OF the project Is
having q stimulating effect and the peO-
pie are enthusiastic. They are not wait
ing for something % turn up. but every
day they are turning things up and re-
vealing new opportunities
City shows Progress.
The commercial and industrial progress
OF Beaumont Is evidenced IN many ways
and a number OF new industries are in
prospect sThe postal business Is consid-
cred a dependable barometer. The Beau
mont Chamber Of Commerce has issued
a statement showing that receipts Of the
Beaumont post-oface FOR 1905 amounted 10
S6S. SO. which surpasses the record FOR
any year. even though the business was
abnormally large during the DAYS Of the
oil boom in 1900. when the oil boom was
az It's height. aRd hundreds Of OF com
panies were sending thousands OF letters
and printed matter throughout The coun-
try. the p0st-oflce was taxed % its Ut
most 10 meet the demand. and the re-
ceipts amounted 10 what was considered
a remarkable sum. So $3.50
The city has enjoyed a steady and sub
stantial growth. and the business for I9oS
was more than s6.0o0 IN excess OF the
year l90e. made memorable here by the
feverish excitement In oil operations. In
lSs9. just ten years ago. the business OF
the Beaumont post-office amounted 10
Sl5.Il0.65. and the people were proud Of
the showing. The business for 1905 shows
an increase Of over $50 per cent
The year 1853 promises a substantial
Increase over 1905. the receipts for the
first quarter. ended March 81. being $1S4il,
as compared with SI7.Sl2I 2 for the first
quarter OF 1905. OF an Increase OF s. .l2S.7s.
Wrong About Climate.
In some sections o. the country people /
seem TO regard the climate conditions IN
South Texas as being in competition with
the much-exploiJed domain OF his satanic
majesty. A great and pleasing surprise
is in store for those who visit this section
and learn the true conditions Fresh
breezes from the Gulf cool the summer
heat and heavy forests 10 the north OF
Beaumont protect IL from the fun force OF
whatever winter winds may reach the
southern coast
To support Beagmont's climatic claims
a detailed statement has been obtained
from the Weather Bureau. and Il shows
the. average temperature for ten years
back: For January, 50. February, SIS:
March, s14; April, SIS; May, 7s.S; June.
s6.7: July, So; August. 81. September. 30.
October, 81, and December. 539 Average.
6c.S The highest temperature recorded
IN ten years was los occurring IN July.
1902. but the mercury has rarely reached
l0 during the same month or any year
since. The lowest temperature recorded
Noh
went as low as 4. but II has rarely been
below 80 during the same month OF any
year since. The average annual precipi-
tation for the ten-year period is ASS:
average rainy days. a: average clear
days, ISe. The prevailing wind for nine
months Of the year blows from the south
west, and from the northeast the remain
ing three months. 7. ", LARKEN.
Secretary Chamber Of Comnarce