Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-07
WILL RECLAIM
FERTILE LANDS
=. q. FRANKLIN t>p ASSOCIATES
Al WORN niuiNn NtECi~.
Lands ,e,, Fertile Nilu,ial Deposits.
Railroad i,ehisi che So ne
~ Nearby ACTIVITY.

tue 81 the NiHgeSt eflariaffoh PRO
iects liEi has been undertaken In this
section OF the countr, IN years - new
being ifnncd In the NtcintN of Cali
allen on tks Nuecs river A. u
well knuwn 40 people familiar With
an. topography OF tho country In that
section th, south hank Of the Nncccs
river L. a blum from thirty 90 ans feet
In hcighih and even higher In some
places The north hank, however. h
gogs low. in some places tot beinR
over two or three feet ln heiehih, aad i
the country Immediately behind the ]
bank ~ soe,a points b. even lower
than the surface ut the stream
Accordiug 90 A & FRIDAY. eecre .
mry OF the land company headed b, I
~ g.. Franklin OF ~ louis. witch par .
chased the OVOnuur tanch .n the a. 7
lDnltS uf Caiaiivn. preparations are
uelng made io huiid q system ol le
wees ou che north side OF the stream
! lol the pnfpoar OF proicCiing the isnd
/ immediately adioinnE and reclaim
ipr large area oi land a. fertile a.
ans in the United States.
! fNNftNiftN fffAtt' t~ttf'Ht
The country 10 The north OF the
river. o. rather largs areas OF 49, has
boon ior many years susceptible to
loyerflows nuting togent years
these n,crilowa have net been so bad
A. formerly aae 40 the laei tina, ;ho
country b. rraduali, hclnE fnlrcd hl
the enormous Aneunt at silt and Hn,
appended matter brought down hy the
river ON iis periodical foundations.
This countA built up iu sueh fast.
lion hy the Oesi soils oi the upper
Nue,os VALLEY. in irrtilty cen oniN be-
compared 90 the lat.iamsd valleys OF
ltho NJ, aud Euphrates The soil on
tho north side uf the river has been
lnnut up D., Accommodations OF sedi-
mentar, matter until it h from ten
90 Aitecn feet in dcpih
Air Friday states that the compan,
~ nov running HapeyH iof the con
slruetlon 90 81 system ~ lcse,N nnb
br.akwatera. These iescus win be
ahugethei from seven 10 tea miles iu
l.ngih la other words. che area OF
lands 10 be- reclaimed vii amount
90 from ten 90 htret thousand w the
most terrific part ottho o'Nonnof pas'
J. ul,c. Mr. FRIDAY states that q ID NOS
the Intention oi The Company a. pa
this land in .riigauon although u %
quite possible that decision TO do
this may be- arr,edtpt SOME um" va
The tutur, HfH
thanc. e., Railroad.
g.. This Development % OF peculiar 10
j, terest to the people ot his section ot
I, nccount of ths Identification of J. y
" rmnkuu. iho 80 Louis hnancicr VIII
81 the nroIr,t Mr ftnnklln 10 tho hen'
io al me crystal Clly aud r,ald" Ran
lroad nov operating between ,r'alh
o. cas- Hnd rtaiic. aud being hullt east
ward from gardendaic on the intsrnn
nnni and Great Northern down ga
n- Nu.cen VALLEY Mf Fiaatlln Las
o. wear. When this road was hrst pro
~ iected. appeared before the director
y Of the Commercial Club and ad'ia"
them of hls Intentions in regard q
VI the road. SO stated thar bee luionde'
,r- 40 nitlmatDly reaoh the Ooast Win a.
.r. line. but that be- Wa noi yet read
th io make Corpus christi a proposition
he asserted. however. that ~ 40"
a. b. got ready 10 reach tbs 'oas
he would elso Corpus christi the NJ
IN chance
al Mr Franklin viii arrive N the ca
some time this winter fof The pnfpos
of spendlne d few weeks here Win h'
,,isl family DuriuF the past scNrtai ysn'
\. ~. ha. h..n accustomed 20 alicnhlh
h.lhis winters in this manner The re-
toi that Mr Frauthns ORGANIZATION
Il. spending great d,ai o. monsf TO ~
ss, ,~lop he Nueecr VALLEY ionar mel
81 here leads 10 the conclusion that ~
y. ath.r railroad from the west VIII =
~, er the city from that direction ~l''
ln gho neat fwo years.