The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-06-29
BRYAN WILL GROW LEMONS
AND SHOOT DUCKS FROM BACK.
YARD ON HIS TEXAS FARM.

New Winter Home in Wild Land of
Rio Grande Will Contain Furni-
ture Made FROM Mesquite and
Ebony From Own Acres.
MISSION, Tex.-Col. William Jen-
nings Bryan will make his winter
home in Texas. He is rapidly con-
verting 100 acres of wild land in the
lower Rio Grande Valley into a mag
niticent farm. He has had plans
drawn for the residence which will
be erected upon the land. 1t is ex-
pected that it will be ready for oc-
cupancy some time in December or
January. 1t is said that it will be
one OF the most delightful aeountry
homes in this state. Mr.. Bryan has
had the furniture made specially for
the different rooms.
Selections of native timber, such
as mesquite and ebony, were made
upon the land before the work of
clearing it began, and these logs
were sent to a furniture Factory in
Michigan where they were converted
into different pieces of furniture.
1t is we'll known that the mesquite
timber is superior to walnut or ma
hogany, when it comes to hardness
and suitability for furniture. It
takes on a beautiful natural polish.
These trees in the lower valley of
the Rio Grande grow to enormous
size, and many of them afford mer-
charitable timber, although Mr.. Bry-
an is the first person to put them to
commercial use. The residence is
planned with the idea of comfort and
pleasure. The galleries are large,
and afford ample room for outdoor
sleeping purposes.
Date Palms Ornament Drive.
Mr.. Bryan has made several visits
to his land since he purchased it,
about three years ago. He takes a
deep interest in the extensive i'm
proyements that are being made up
on the farm. Large orchards of
oranges, lemons and other citrus
fruit trees have been planted. He
also has had large acreage set out
IN English walnut trees. The broad
driveway that leads to the site of the
proposed residence has been orna-
mented with rows of date palms,
which will come into bearing in
Few years. Bananas and many kinds
OF tropical fruits that are common to
Mexico will be grown extensively.
On the occasion of his FREQUENT
visits to his farm and the mission
section Mr.. Bryan mixes freely with
the people, talks crops with the
farmers and stores up all the knowl-
ledge that he can obtain in regard
to the possibilities of the soil, meth
DDS of cultivating the different kinds
of crops and the market conditions.
Wild Ducks at His Door.
M. Bryan is something of sports
man, although he does not go after
big game. He takes the keenest
pleasure in duck shooting, and for
the last IL years there has hardly
been a winter he has not made one
or two trips to the Texas coast Sec
ton and INDUCED in that sport. Dur
ing the lifetime of former Gov. J. S.
Hogg he was frequently the latter's
guest on these shooting expeditions.
His farm is situated within rs
miles of the Gulf, but it will not be
necessary for him to go more than
few hundred yards from his own
doOryard to kill all the ducks that
the law allows, as the fowls are upon
the resacas and irrigating canals in
myriads during the winter season.
Bryan Won't Kill Deer.
There are many deer in the chap
arral of the uncleared land all around
Mission, but Mr.. Bryan has always
refused to kill one of the animals.
! 1t is related that while he was on
hunting expedition in Mexico two or
three years ago he had many oppor-
tunities to kill deer, but never took
shot at one of them. There is
also splendid fishing close by his
| farm.
| All crops upon the Bryan farm will
be grown by means of irrigation. A
large irrigating canal and laterals
flow through the land, and the water
is available as fast as the clearing
and blowing is done.
Col. S. w. Fordyce of st. Louis
and many other wealthy men of that
city have large irrigated farms in the
lower Rio Grande Valley. B. F.
Yoakum of New York, head of the
Frisco railroad system, is also a vaI-
ley farmer.
GRASS GROWS ON THESE SHEEP.