New-York tribune., 1910-04-26

AGRICULTURAL Section of Texas
AbundantIy Favored.
YIELDS PRoDlGIoUs CROPS
Land Purchases Restricted in
Irrigation Area-Growing Of
Fruits Extensive.

ro-- Stockton. Tex. An-ii 2s-The-e was
a, article not very long ago IN a Northern
-,-eazfne about the Palisades on the lEud-
- These were Described as a singular
t,---r-iou rock with the strata untitled
.n,,s .-c evidences Of a rrernendoii seismic
rr-rsvaL we have a palisade down here
,hst IS the background FOR an agricultural
sereIorment. It emphasizes the beauty OF
the country and marks the great settlement
f. -r7r-ess vt-h distinction.
re river here has not al the majesty O.,
,se FFueson. hut the Pecos Is revert heless
af-~s -tlve and ;he country adjoining II is
of snexhausthle fertility. The Pecos River
vsHev iu Pecos County has been taken I'D
~ immigrants from al sections OF the
s-stes fo~ -he cultivation of fruits and the
frer grades ot vegetables. as well as
s-.a-ra and rhe cereals. A tract OF s5eOO
sc-es has been put aside for irrigation.
u-ricr is progressing toward completion
over Soooor0 has been spent on the i-ra-
cation system 50 Ear. When Il is COM
p.arel IN about three months. the total
ccst vii have been SO. .ee0. or course the
pecss River viii be the principal sourca
hrs che basin OF an ancient lake has been
rY-epared as q storage reservoir. whose
waters viii be used In cases OF emergency.
lis VIII 0e two miles square and have a
depth of sixteen feet
Restriction 20 Bar Promoters.
II t-- summer rhe water from the river
W. 0e running into the canals and thence
o. to -he lands. of which much has already
beer purchased. No settler viii be able 10
huv less than ten acres nor more than l6o.
-t.s restriction. the promoters believe. viii
keep tr- Spectator out. and ;hat is the
i--ertir-. The purpose is 70 have an ex-
.sns.re colony or the 2. 600 acre tract, with
q .nItE ~ interest that VIII make for gen
c-sI prosperity.
--e whole little prfncipaliyv viii be ready
fc- cultivation End home Uses as soon as
-He irrigation system is ready. Roads have
teer auiiJ schools and churches have been
erected dwelling houses for those who
have ready bought lands are going up o-
have been completed. A mail service has
aeeu established and a telephone system is
ready Tor use
E-e-r-- nG in the way ~ the preparation
ot .-e lands has been left 20 q Geld man
6ra- H- has large force OF men az work
Gearing the 6elds Just as Tire purchaser
vts-e- -he- to be cleared. and In many
instances ne choice OF the acreage bought
bv tle distant settler has been EFT 20 his
discretion Those who buy FIRST get the
really none thai in fertility can be said %
Boz better than any other.
a r.ot nj 25epl acres is rather large. and
there a-e bound to be tracts that appeal
more t7 The farmer than others. But every
f.0- 1f ground viii he ia the irrigation
E~es. and access 70 the railroad viii not he
difficult nor time consuminr beyond a short
Esa.. -r matter where the farm may be.
P-oaisious Crops Produced.
Already more than twenty families are in
Tie r- fsa1e district getting ready for tho
uus when the feIds viii ne flooded With
-ra rae1s River water. The field manager
Dad -.e secretary OF the Kansas state
-as-s rf Agriculture. r. z C8burn. down
Deere a few months ago 20 get an unbiased
opinion 0f the district. IN a letter he said
Land seekers are met on every trail
E-erv sJ-anEc~ one meets is talking land.
Facuon lines ditcres. irrigation and Ioca-
g on. and they are not ali teuderfeet from
the East. for Irrigation reryftory in other
states is furnishing IT'S fun quota Of well
informed prospective settlers. attracted oy
-ne mild winter climate. the assurance OF
ABUNDANT ditch water. the fertility of the
-riI. The ease with which it can 1e put under
.--tivarion and the 0rodiz10us alfalfa fruit
and other crops the more favored parts
produce when 1udiciously treated
Much of rhis i--igable Iand has large
---porrion of gypsum IN 81. which. a. every
one knows fs great fe--iIizing element
and thousands of tons OF IL are bought and
used elsewhere under the name or land
plaster to restore. al much expense. de-
r.e-1d soils and run down farms. These
gypsum deposits also afford an abundance
rt cheap building material. used as plaster
l- moulded into blocks n any size or form
WITH which houses or other buildings can
te constructed. TIE structures of this ma
serial are of dazzling whiteness."
A. Eueua Vista. IN The tract. there was a
meeting of rhe new settlers few months
aE. A man from Denver. now 8 Pecos
Valley Ter. was made chairman OF q
F---1a1e-- organization. known as the
F--- and Produce Association 81 The tract.
wr-.a DIS she nucleus ~ a practical CO.
operative movement which has for its pur-
ra-- r1e conserving ~ the interests OF the
members ~ the whole community IN the
marketing ~ crops and So on.
.r-r----r-ees were appointed on duty and
tre use of water on fruit and other prod
-.-e Hr s0c,al Ice and on commerce and
l--r---arueurs An executive COMMITTEES
a.sr appointed % act as a sort % governing
.1rrussl1L. There were other persons
FROM Colorado az the meeting. and Illinois
su- o-re~ sections OF Texas were nGmer-
l-s.g represented-
B-osc Community Interest.
a committee or permanent organization
vii report a set OF bylaws and a constitu-
r-r. The practical value Of the organiza-
fran. ions