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Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
ORANGE GROWERS BUY
SOUTH TEXAS LANDS
BOOMERS PREDICT GOLDEN
FUTURE
With Influx of 10000 Persons Monthly
Claim Is Made That Region
Will Rival Hollands
Population

California and Florida fruit growers,
knowing that in south Texas the third
and last great sub-tropical fruit DIS
trict in the United States has made
good and is coming forward swiftly
as competitor of the older districts,
are going into the Texas coast coun-
try and buying large tracts OF land 10
extend their orchard operations.
The Texas coast country is destined,
the boomers say. to be within the next
twenty wears the most thickly settled
and richest agricultural districts on
the American continent, as densely
peopled as Holland-a region of hVe,
ten and twenty-acre farms intensively
cultivated, producing from $500 to $15cO
an acre yearly and having market
value of close to $1,000 an acre through
out.
1t is a fact that men In this dis
trict have taken earnings of $1,000 a
year from a single acre of Satsuma
oranges; that one man has earned $1,000
an acre from Strawberries; that many
families are earning an independent
living. educating their children and
putting money in the bank out of the
earnings of ten-acre truck and berry
farms, and other interesting cases, IL
Illustrating the extremely profitable
character of this combination of ia
vorabe climate, rich soil and many
big markets, can be cited.
These straws are showing how the
wind blows. What a few men have
done, with ordinary energy and intel
ligence, others will do. In other words.
commercial orange growing in south
Texas has come to stay; it is no
longer experimental the soil, the
climate. the natural products, the
transportation facilities and the mar
lxets to work success are all here. All
that is lacking is the people, and they
are coming at the rate of $4,000 to
10000 every month.
Most of these settlers are from the
north and east, but California is fur
nishing it's quota. The Truck Growers
Colonization company, whose offices
are at 341 South Hill street, reports
having sent four separate parties to
it's Cotulla tract, south of San Antonio.
during the last week and many more
prospective buyers who will go as
soon as they can arrange their affairs
hara
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
LOCAL men BUY
IN TERRA BELLA
ORANGE LAND ADJoiNs PORTER
VILE ON SOUTH
TRACT BOUGHT COMPRISES
1850 ACRES
Purchase includes a ToWnsite, Water
developments, Pumping Machinery
and other Valuable Needs
of Irrigation

One of the most important real estate
transactions of the past week has been
brought to a successful issue by f. c.
Ensign, manager for the C. NJ. Wooster
company at 223 West Second street,
which involves the transfer of the Ter
ra Bella Development company's hold
ings to a syndicate of we'll known Los
Angeles business and professional men,
among whom are Marco H. Holman,
w. II. Holiday, Percy r. Wilson, Geo.
A. Hart, Dwight H. Hart, w. A. Fran
els, Frank ]. Thomas, II. l.. Percy, H.
NJ. Barton of San Bernardino, j. 10.
Cook, c. Mcfarland and others.
The tract of land comprises 1850 acres
OF the finest orange or fruit land In the
famous Porterville district, adjoining
Portervile on the south.
Terra Bella beautiful land) is rightly
named, as there is no more beautlfuI
spot along the slope of the Sierra Me-
vadas than right at Terra Bella.
The property just acquired by these
men embraces not only large area or
land in the early orange belt of Tulare
county, but includes a townsite which
is the natural trading center of a large
and very rich surrounding country.
Water development is going on con-
stantly on the property-a number of
fine wells having already been COM
pleted, with pumping machinery in
stalled, so that the company is pre-
Pared to furnish lands either with or
without water. as desired.
The selling agency of this company
has been placed with Mr.. Ensign OF
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
Vermont Square Sales Make
Handsome Total of S25, ESQ

of Forty-seventh street, between west
ern and Harvard, SIPS; to- the same,
lot adjoining, $780, to Mrs. Lulu X.
Currea, lot on the north side of Forty
sixth street, between Halldale and Dem
ker, $500: to Bertha Norwood, lot on
the south side of Forty-sixth street,
between Halldale and Normandie, 1925;
to Charles Margon, two lots on the
north side of Forty-seventh street, be-
tween Halldale and Normandie, $S75
each; to Charles johnson, lot on the
north side of 'Forty-seventh street, be-
tween Halldale and Normandie, $3.50; to
o. Fl. johnson, lot on the north side of
Forty sixth street, between Halldale
and Denker $S25: to w. V. Marrow, lot
on the south side of Forty-seventh
street, between Denker and Normandie,
5000; to the same, lot on the south side
of Forty-seventh street, between Dem
ker and Halldale, $3.50; to r. d. Morris,
lot on the north side of Forty-sixth
street, between Denker and Halldale,
$500; to II. ]. McClintock, lot on the
north side of Forty-sixth street, be-
to Mrs s. w. Hammer lot on the south
side of Forthwith street, between Hall
dale and Normandie, $S25: to Josephine
Springer, lot on the south side of For
ty-seventh street. between Denker and
Halldale, $S25; to David Oertel, lot on
the north side of Forty fifth street. be-
tween Halldale and Normandie, $500; 10
C. A. Frear, lot on the north side OF
Forty-sixth street, between sHalldale
and Normandie, $500; total, thirty lots
aggregating S25,250. Most of the lots
were as feet wide and from 1875 to 12S
feet in deDth,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
VERMONT AVENUE SQUARE
SALES AGGREGATE $50, 1925

c. A. Besbecher, tract agent for Yer
mont avenue square, reports great ac-
tivity In the new addition to that sub
division. Thirty-five lots have been
sold in the past ten days, the sales ag-
gregating $30.525. Among his sales are
the following:
The six-room bungalow located at
1921 West Forty-ninth street, for James
Oakley to e. e. Peck for $4,000.
A lot 45x130 feet on Forty-ninth
street between Vermont and Kansas
avenues. for $3.50, to d. H. Gates, who
will improve same with a home.
A south front on Forty-sixth street
close to Normandie avenue, 45x13O feet,
to Anna X. Dunspaugh for $500.
A south front on Forty-seventh
street. 45x130 feet, between Halldale
and Denker avenues, to S. w. Cutter
for $625.
A north front on Vernon avenue, SO
by 143 feet, between Vermont and Kan
sas avenues, to w. B. Kunkel for
500.
A north. front on Forty-seventh
street. 44x130 feet, between Harvard
boulevard and Western avenue, to NJ
r, Vandegrift for $3.50.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
DAKOTA COLONY PAYS
$22,5oo FOR THIRTY LOTS

The Park Land company has sold to e. R.
Owen and associates Dakota Colony company,
through the agency of Black Brothers, thirty
lots in Huntington Park for consideration of
$22,5e0. Thirty families from North and South
Dakota will settle on this property. and each
of them win build a substantial dwelling be-
fore the end of the year.
Black Brothers report also the following
sales:
For Mrs Julia r. Clarkson to John D. Greena-
myer. five acres in the RI Carmel tract, New
mark station; consideration $4,000.
For Mrs. Charles Scott to Newell Bros, a lot
6ex165 feet at Avenue p and Main street. for a
consideration of $500.
For E. Grace Harrington TO Rev JUNO, the
southeast corner Of Bonnie Brae and Kent
streets, 50x150 feet; consideration $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
LECTURES SELL
BEAUMONT LAND
SYSTEM A CLEARING HOUSE
FOR ADVERTISING
ILLUSTRATED TALKS AID NEWS
PAPER PUBLICITY
District Grows from Scattering Farms
to EnterprIsing Community as
Result Of Modern "Mls-
souri Plan"

rho lao+ure system of advertising ag-
riculturai lands and town lots mas peen
thoroughly tested and proved to be a
gratifying success by the Beaulnont
Land and Water company, with mead
quarters at 616 South Broadway, Los
ANGELES This kind of advertising has
been the most valuable adjunct to the
wider publicity given through the col
umns of newspapers, especially me
Herald. The lectures have increased
in popularity since the company moved
to its new offices at the above ADDRESS,
and three talks on Beaumont are given
daily by John ID. Reavis, one OF the
hest nosted real estate men in Southern
California. Mr.. Reavls originated the
lecture system for Beaumont and has
spoken on his subject almost every
business day since April OF last year,
EMPLOYING forty minutes on the plat
form for each discourse. Aside from
these duties he has handled all the al
vertising in newspapers and controlled
the management OF all safes. thus MAX
ing him avery busy man. The success
which has followed this vigorous cam
paign is obvious In the number and ex-
tent of the sales. Beaumont has grown
in a year from a scattering farming
community to one of the liveiest and
most enterprising places in rural Cali
fornia.
given daily, at 2:30 o'clock in the aft
ernoon and at o'clock in the evening.
but six months ago a morning lecture
was added, starting at 1920 o'clock.
The third lecture was found necessary
to meet the growing popularity of the
subject of Beaumont lands and lots.
Lectures Assist Statesmen
Fourteen thousand persons have
4. I1n4 a M
bought $350,000 worth of property, be-
sides interesting hundreds of persons
at a distance by sending them the lit
erature of the company obtained In the
lecture room. These have been the life
blood in the growth and development
of the Beaumont valley, for a majority
of the buyers have gone to Beaumont
to live, built houses and planted trees.
The lectures have been attended by
an almost equal number of women and
men and results have shown that the
women have almost as much to do
with Beaumont real estate investment
as the men. :
Since the lectures began the popula-
tion of Beaumont has increased over
100 per cent. Over 100 houses have been
erected and about $4,000 fruit trees
planted The school enrolment has al
most doubled, the number of merchants
in the town increased by threshold and
a bank organized and opened with
$4,000 capital and oyer $4,000 in de-
posits Among other things started are
a laundry, roller mill, drug store, gas
plant. cleaning and drying establish
ment, photograph gallery, numerous
restaurants and rooming houses, a no.
tel, barber shop and confectionery
millinery store, blacksmith, plumbing
and Timing establishment, bowling al
ley, & ents' furnishing stores, nipple
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
Ensign-Francis Organizes

F. c. Ensign and w. A. Francis,
formerly of the c. M. Wooster COM
pany, have organized and Incorporated
under the name of Ensign-F Francis
company. This company will have it's
offices at 212-213 H. w. Hellman build
ing beginning May 1.
These men have carried on a sue
cessful business in Los Angeles for
several years, making a speciality of
country property, and they now will
act as general agents for the Terra
Bella Development company, which
owns a town site and subdivision of
7760 acres in the early orange belt just
south of Porterville.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
Santa Monica Sales

At Santa Monica the fine residence of
J. d. Schuyler on Hill street was sold
lost week for $4,000 to A. III. Rush, a
new arrival from Detroit. J. M. Lyon
bought the Edward McCabe property
on Dwight avenue for $4,000. Two lots
facing Nevada avenue, near Eighth
street, were bought by Jasper Thoma-
son, who an hour later sold them to
Fred Skyes for $1,000. the seller making
800 profit.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25

ment and harness store, grocery store,
dressmalSing parlor, tailor, Jeweler and
many others. Most of these first heard
Of Beaumont through the lectures. and
they are representative of every state
in the Union.
Beaumont Clearing House
The lecture room has provided a
clearing house for the distribution of
over 10000 copies of the Beaumont
Gateway Gazette. besides an equal
number of prospectuses and circulars
about the region.
About seventy-five Views are shown
plain the railway situation, the water
system, the articles produced with and
without irrigation, hygienic and sani-
tary conditions, social conditions and
in fact, all basic things underlying the
development of the valley.
Since April l. 1908, when the lectures
started, over 5000 have been taken on
special excursions by this company at
reduced rate, entertained at Beau
mont and taken through the valley on
trips of inspection. These excursions
are still running every Sunday and
Thursday at SO for the round trip, but
the fare Is refunded to buyers. In
making this rate the company gets less
than half the total cost of the trip and
in this way matches its money against
prospective investor to show him
face to face the quality of the land.
The lecture idea is simply the Mis-
souri, plan" of showing the public in
advance of a trip to the lands that the
proposition Is worth while. 1t saves
much argument and persuasion on the
part of the statesmen by giving the
prospective buyer an insight into con-
ditions as they exist on the ground.
The statesmen work In harmony with
the lecture idea and find that this sys-
tenn enables them to accomplish far
greater results than any other. The
company now employs about eighteen
statesmen and the average business in
season and out runs nearly $4,000 a
month
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25

the c. M. Wooster company, who has
successfully handled several of the
largest subdivisions in the Lindsay and
Porterville district. Lands sold by him
three years ago at Lindsay for $50 an
acre are now worth 5000 to $3.50 an acre,
and the same results will inevitably
follow at Terra Bella, as conditions
here are identical with those at Lind
say and Porterville.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
Robert Marsh Sales

Recent sales by Robert Marsh & Co. include
the following: E. c. Dimmick to W. NJ.
Wooten, 6-room bungalow, 2246 West Thirtieth.
$780, w. c. Sweat to Mrs. Wade, Groom bum
gaiow. 22O1 West Thirtieth, $500; Bessie $. Du-
cummon to Marie j. Newman, Broom house,
Twenty ninth and Orchard, sl0.5O0; Robert and
j. Il. Marsh to E. j. Peabody. Groom house,
Highland avenue, near Twelfth SO. 600; E. c..
Hyans to j. V. Peacock, Groom house, 1926
Manhattan street, $1,000 Mr.. Peacock to Mr..
Hyans, lot, First street. near Tanning, $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
Principal Permits

Wiltshire boulevard. 3s2S-M. 5. Eaton, 162t
Pleasant avenue. owner; c. NJ. Medley, build
Winter street 201S-S. Staggard 2201 Michi-
gan avenue, owner; s. higgins, builder; one-
ar; two-story, eight-room residence; $500.
story, four-room residence; $500.
Twelfth street. 1870 East-L. Ferrara, 154t
East Twelfth street; alterations; $3.50
Ninety-sixth street, $40. West-C. M. Webb,
SIS Center place, owner; M. Terrell, builder
one-story. four-room residence; $4o0
Los Angeles street. 3571. Soulful. ]. Hill,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
Throop Institute BEGINS

At Pasadena ground was broken last
week for foundations for the first of
the series of buildings for Throop insti-
tute. The location is in a twenty-acre
tract facing South Wilson avenue, be-
tween San Pasqual and California
streets. This building will cost about
$150OOO and is to be ready for use by
January l.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
Two Upland Sales

At Upland a ten-acre orange grove
at Tenth and Euclid streets was sold
last week by H. H. Pierce to G. B. West
at reported price of $4,000. From this
grove more than 5000 boxes of oranges
have already been picked this season.
Mr.. West sold to Roscoe Neal ten
acre grove at Thirtieth and Euclid for
SIG O0O
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
BUILDING PERMITS IN
TWENTY-THREE DAYS

parmits for 5s7 buildings of total valua-
ton of SIS, s57 were issued by the municipal
denartment of buildings from April l to April
20, inclusive.
This exceedsd by 1922 permits and s2sS, LOG in
valuation the record for the corresponding
neriod of last year. the eprcentage OF increase
being exceptionally highs
The largest single item is 2S9 one-story
buildings to cost a total OF $29I.0sS.
The ann ward leads with f53 permits and an
aggregate valuation of s224,3f5
The following is the departments general
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
With Two Residences

Henry Ragazt, wealthy resident of Column
bus. New. has bought two lots ON the west
side of Western avenue, between Fifth and
Sixth streets. and will improve the same with
two substantial residences during the summer.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
Bank to Build
January

The First National bank of ALEXANDRIA, Main
and Garield Streets Alhambra. viii erect its
two-story bank building The work will be
done by the day, and the cost will be about
$4,000 Architect r. M. Woolpert drew the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25
Yesterdays Permits

Following the permits issued from the
office of the chief inspector of buildings yes
terday, classified according to wards:
Permita Value
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-25

Totals
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-18
PEOPLE OF PUEsLo, COL, WARN.
ED OF FLOOD. PREPARE
TO FLEE.
DENVER AND RIO oRANpE
TRACKS wAsAEp OUT
Land sIides In Places Tie Up Traffic
on Colorado Linss-Theusand Tour.
lists Maroonsd In Denver and on Pes.
ssnesr Trains ae Various Pelass De-
cause Of the Flood.

Pueblo. Colo. Aug. 1s-This cNy was
reused at o'clock this morning BY
warnings from tho Upper Arkansas
valley that there was grave danger OF
a food. Within an hour thousand
persons were upon the streets working
like beavers to remove the stocks of
merchandise and household effects ont
OF danger. The work proved needless
in most cases. for. altho the river rose
seven feet fabove the normal, there
was no food In the immediate vicinity
or this city. Great damage is reported.
however. in the neighhorhood OF Canon
CITY, forty miles from here, where the
Arkansas overflowed It's banks.
In the Royal gorge the river ia re-
ported to have risen twenty feet, wash
ing out several miles OF the tracks OF
the Denver q Rio Grande railway. and
causing other damage. Telegraph COM
munication thru the gorge and with tho
upper valley Is cut OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-18
SOUTH CAROLINA "DRYs" win.
Seventeen Of Twenty One countie.
Voting Decide Aoainat lisnensarx.

Seventeen Of Twenty Ono countie,
Voting Decide Against Dispensary,
Columbia. s. c.. Aug. 1s.-1n the liu-
nor traffic election held yesterday in
twenty-one Of the forty-two counties
Inc dispensary won in Beaufort, Rich
land, Aiken and Florence counties. In
all other counties it is reported pro-
hibition wins by decided majorfties.
Charleston city voted for the dispen-
sary.
The gains by the prohibitionists in
yesterdays elections are expected to
lend impetus to the fight for state wide
prohibition. For the last two years
there has been a strong majority in
the house for state wide prohibition,
but in the senate there has been a
majority Of from two to three votes
against the measure.
The prob 'bitionists declare that the
represen tatives Of those counties,
which, by yesterdays elections, de-
clared against the sale of intoxicants
will not dare cast their votes in Janu-
ary against the prohibition bill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-18
BLUE ARMY DEFENDING BOSTON
CHANGES FRONT TO BAR
ADVANCE.
MlLlrlAMEN GET TOUCH
OF REAL WARFARE
National Guard Forced to March in
Dead Of Night to Now Position While
the Rain Fell in Torrents-General
Engagement of contsndins Forces
Expected Soon.

Bridgewater. Mass, Aug. 1s.-In an
attempt to back up his isolated left
wing. and to put an effective barrier to
the advance Of Gen. Tasker H. Bliss,
and the red army Of invasion in the
war manoeuvres, Gen. William A. Pew,
Jr., today ordered his right wing to
execute retrograde movement from
their position at Titicut station to the
vicinity of South Hanson, where the
brigade will be directly In the rear of
Robbins pond, the headquarters of the
blue army.
The movement began at O'Clock
this morning and at o'clock the mill
ittamen were marching thru Bridge
water. A general engagement, which
did not materfalize yesterday. was ex-
pected to occur today in the neighbor-
hood of Halifax Plymton, or Duxbury.
Last night was a most trying one on
the militiamen in camp Rain fell in
torre.&s.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-18
FIRST ELECTION UNDER THE RE,
GENTLY ENACTED STATE
LAW is HELD.
CROKER GETS NOMINATION
OVER MAUsEY, REPUBLICAN
Z. 3. w. Leland Receives the Demo-
cratic Endorsement For Coroner
Charles M. Fie'<srt Becomes. Repub-
Iiean Candidate For District Atter.
ney-Many Voted For Heney.

San Francisco. Aug. 1S.-The first
public trial of the new direct primary
law, recently enacted in California,
was held yesterday. AS a result Will
liam Crocker. the candidate of the busi-
ness mems committee, received the
nomination over Mausey, the independ-
ent republican. T. B. w. Leland, the
present coroner, was given the demo-
cratic endorsement over Supervisor
Ralph McLearn.
Charles NJ. Fickert, the candidate Of
the regular republicans for district at
torney, will represent that party at the
coming election, altho large number
of republicans wrote in the name of
Francis j. Heney in the blank provided
for that purpose.
Both factions of the democrats left
the district attorney nomination blank.
The complete returns indicate that
Fickert has a slight lead over Heney
among the democratic voters
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-18
News Of Rhodes.


Mr. and Mrs NJ. r. Baker were Des
Moines visitors Friday.
Mrs James Daugherty went to Des
Moines Saturday to visit her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Louis Bechterheimer and Mrs.
Frank Fisher.
Several ladies of the cemetery aid
of Collins We're entertained at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fertg Friday after
noon. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Everhant. Mrs
e. Weishaar and Mrs. r. r.. Gray were
also guests from this place. Music fur
nished entertainment and fine din
ner was also very much enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Phillips and
daughters spent Saturday afternoon
and Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Disgens. northeast Of Mel
bourne.
Charles Alien shipped his car from
State Center Saturday for South Da-
kota, whore ne will live on a claim.
Mrs. Alien and Mrs. D. M. Ruth will
start from this plase Monday for Da-
kota.
Mrs. Sam Barton who has been
here visiting relatives, returned to hsr
home at Dss Moinss Saturday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-18
EIGHT BILLION DOLLAR CROP.

Secretary Wilson Makes Sensational
Estimate Of Prospective Weld.
Wilson's prophesy that crops this year
will break the records is staggering
when analysis of what it means is
made.
Some calculations have /been made
here as to ust what this prediction i'm
plies. 1t is found that if the crop rec
ords of last year are broken the coun-
try will produce something like ss,00o,-
100000 worth of agricultural products
The value of crops produced last year
on the 6,5O0,0O0 acre farm of the United
States reached the enormous total of
$7,77s.0oo,oO0. This was the greatest
crop yield in the worlds history up TO
that time
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-18
Will He Have Hoofs and Tail?

""I-1'9 'ae F'00's anu "''
Medical experts of this city predict
that civilized man will have hoofs, ia
stead of feet, in 1000 more years. No
less personages than DIR. David d.
Scanneell, sugeon and ex-Harvard attn
lete1 Lewis F. Small, an orthopedist,
and Dr.. L. r. q. Cranston and Dr. e.
II Bradford, both of the Harvard Med
iacl school, see this probability. DR..
Cranston says the human foot has he
come q hind foot or hoof in use. IL not
in actual form. DIR. Small says the CIV
ilized races are slowly reverting to
hoofs, and that We must go to the Jap
anese to learn how to walk. Foot
troubles are unknown among tnem.--
Boston Herald.