The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-07-04
San Benito Siftings

| dI Odu DeHlIO Is more l1dU TALKED
\ of, it is just about the same as ac
complished. A party of capital
| lists from Bay City will move al
establishment of that class dow
to San Benito from Bay City with
In the next two or three weeks
The Herald reporter is not at lib
erty to mention the names of those
concerned, but he is informed by
Col. Alba Haywood that these gen
tlemen will come to San BenitC
Monday next and select suitable
site for the aforesaid factory.
In anticipation of the wants Of
the factory Col. Haywood has
already given orders for the clear.
ing of 20 acres near his Model
Farm" (the name of one of his
160-acre farms here to cultivate
the broom corn on, and the factory
people have agreed to send down
an expert in this line to take
charge of the planting. He is ex-
pected here within the next few
days.
The San Benito Ice Co. will open
its doors here to serve the public
with that article Sunday morning,
car of ice having been ordered
to come up from Brownsville Sat
urday night.
Col. Alba Haywood reports his
Model Farm" as being in a most
fourishing condition. This farm
is occupied by two families of Be-
hemian farmers, the Zabresulas ,
and the Bordorfsky's, and the
crops comprise cotton, corn, alfal-
ia, sorghum and truck. This is
only one of the farms that the
colonel has under cultivation here.
In fact, he has in the neighbor-
hood of 700 to 1000 acres in the
hands of experienced men that he
has brought to San Benito. The
colonel, speaking Of his farms this
evening to the reporter remarked:
Il tell you when you start in
farming, getting your bitches
ready for water, and the land in
proper condition it seems to be a
lot of bother, but when you have
finished, and your crops have
reached the stage that the crops
have at San Benito now, you can
not but feel that your toll has
been but a trife in comparison to
the yield that you will receive In
return, and the pleasure you de-
rive from looking over these smiI-
ing green fields, that delight the
eye, and please the heart. -
Col. Haywood informed the Her |
aid correspondent this evening
that he was going into a new bust
ness, and on being questioned as
to the same he replied: 4 have |
bought several wild Jevalina
logs and about the same amount |
If Poland China s. intend to
ross these and raise Haviland |
China.
"The above should prove a
great success" the colonel added,
in fact, the crossing of different
strains of animals is often pro-
luctive of very good results to
mankind. There Fearnow, the
zee man on the Military road,
Who is a very industrious man. He
the idea of crossing his
ices with lightnings bugs so that
hey might work at night, and the
has met with remarka-
lie success. "
Social and Personal.
Mrs. J. W. Davis of Brownsville
as been spending several days
Nth Mrs. S. A. Robertson here,
he leaves for Brownsville tomor-
Ow.
Mrs. S. A. Robertson, together
18th a party consisting of Mr.. and
Irs. Frank Robertson, Mrs. Fred
Tedegartner, and little Miss Mary
.obertson, will leave Sunday
forming for Tarpon Beach, where
hey will spend about a week in
ulging in the many pleasures to
e had there.
DR.. johnson and daughters are
isiting DR.. Driver here.
Hy. P. Griffin spent Wednesday
/ Brownsville, and returned to
an BenitO this morning.
Miss Alice Welty was the guest