The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-13

SATURDAY. MARCH 10. 1868.
pany is F. H. Lindenberg. formerly
manufacturer of Columbus. Ohio.
r. c. Wharton, also of Columbus. is
the secretary. 1t is significant that
these people were unacquainted with
the sugar industry until they were
attracted by the possibilities here
and began making investments a few
years ago. They are satisfied that
the tonnage per acre of cane in the
Rio Grande Valley can be made to
average the tonnage grown in the
Hawaiian Islands, which is stated TO
AZ tons to the acre. 1t is the es-
innate Of the company that 400 goo
acres of land on the American side
of the Rio Grande are adapted 10
sugar-raising. and it is thus the ex-
peetation of the company that oppor-
tunities for a large development of
the enterprise are TO be found in the
situation here.
Two and one-half miles below
Brownsville Clement R. Kirby of
New Orleans owns a 400-acre tract,
which is irrigated by private plant
and which is practically all in culti-
walton in sugar. Mr.. Kirby was form
erly an actor, and has made an in
vestment of about $4,000 in this en-
terprise.
The first land and irrigation COM
pany of any consequence to be or
gained in the Brownsville district
was the Brownsville Land & Irri-
cation Company. and 10000 acres
of land around Brownsville were in
Guided in the holdings of the COM
pany which began operations in
1901. Employees and officers of the
Mccormick Harvester Machine Co.
were the original Investors in the
enterprise. About so miles of irri-
eating canals were constructed, and
land was cut up and sold in farm
lots until about $4,000 acres had
| been disposed of. In the latter part
of 1907 the Heywoods, Lo nc Hill,
Sam Robertson and other Texans,
and also NortheIh and Eastern capt.
talists. became owners of the re-
naming 5000 acres. The property
is still being marketed to purchasers
| intending to cultivate. and the en-
tire tract is in a forward state of
development
The Brownsville Land & Improve
ment Co. has a large acreage addi-
ton to the town of Brownsville,
which is being cut up for town lots,
truck farms and suburban tracts;
altogether 1900 acres are involved
| in the holdings of this company
! Those who have made investments in
| the stock of this company are not only
local people, but are from California,
Kansas and elsewhere. St is the ex-
pectation that te town property of
the company known as West Browns
vile will be built up as an important
| development of Brownsville proper.
is being spent. providingHRDLLD
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A considerable amount of money
is being spent, providing water, sew
ers, sidewalks and street building.
Toward the Gulf from Brownsville
is the enterprise of the Laguna Vista
Club. The company owns 10000
acres of land, including 2200 acres
| of townsite on Laguna Madre, near
| Point Isabel. The ownership of the
company is represented in 10
shares of $1,000 each, which have all
been sold to individuals scattered be-
| tween Brownsville and New York
city. A development embracing va
rious kinds of agricultural enterpris-
! es. as well as the building OF a town
on very slightly location by the sea,
are included in the propositions OF
| the company. A canal and a railroad
are also proposed in connection with
! the work of development. The Of
! ficers are L. H. Hallam, president; ]
w. Davis, first president; R. L.
Stell. second vice-president; L. K
Norris. treasurer. and H. H. Banker,
! secretary. all of Brownsville.
Near Brownsville is the Piper plan
/ tation, a private enterprise OF Piper
Bros. of Racine, Wis, who are among
| the heaviest cabbage producers and
handlers in the United States. They
have in this plantation a tract of
270O acres. all of whihc is in sugar
cane The lands are watered by pri-
vate irrigation canals. As this prop
erty adjoins the Brulay plantation.
| the cane raised is sold to the Brulay
people Something like 100000 is
/ represented in these developments.
In the neighborhood is also the en-
, terprise Of the Indiana Cooperative
| Canal Co. This company is com
posed principally of Indiana people,
and 1900 acres of land now being
watered by canals of the company
are also occupied by Indiana people.
The canals of this company can be
extended so as to serve 1000 acres.
The lands served by this company
have been sold to farmers at from
| S55 to $100 per acre.
A private enterprise in the Browns
vile district is the 3O0-acre develop
ment company of c. Cara. His own
ership consists OF 300 acres, largely
in sugar-cane. and is irrigated with
a private plant
In this vicinity is the property
served by the Olmito Canal Co. The
| principal owners are L. F. Beal and
]. L. Parker of Kinsley, Kans., and
ID. P. Gay of Olmito. Texas. This is