Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-24
THE WEEK IN REALTY

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the last two weeks because of the MeXi-
can troubles, real estate in Cameron
county continues as active as ever. The
past three weeks, according to deeds
filed in the Office of the county clerk.
have showed transfers Of small farms
and lots during each of the calendar
weeks of from $4,000 to $4,000.
The fact that sales of small farms
and lots is holding up indicates that
there is always a healthy demand fer
Cameron county, real estate whether the
weather is Objectionable, whether the
fighting in MeXicOn continues or from
whatever cause the real estate mel may
be claiming as a reason for slow sales.
If the number of purchasers count for
anything there appears to be at least
a fairly healthy demand for small farms
and lots regardless Of any condition
thai may be i'll progress.
The remarkable productivity Of the
soils Of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
during the winter just ending has been
its own hacker. and the Valley, as Il re-
suit Of the successful growthS is bound
to see great activity in real estate with
in the months preceding eneXt falls
planting season.
Important transfers during the week
ending yesterday were few, only two be
ing recorded i'll the county clerks Office.
The most important locally is the form
al transfer by w. q. Shaw to the
Southern Sugar and Irrigation company,
a Maine corporation, Of lands in the
Piper sugar plantation, Of which Mr..
Shaw is the manager. The plantation
is located a few miles southeast of
Brownsville, and is undergoing improve
ment which il is intended shall make the
plantation one of the model sugar grow
ing farms of the sugar growing sections
Of the world.
Another formal transfer noted dur
ing the week was recorded by w. f..
Stewart and the La Feria Mutual Ca
nal company, the former transferring to
the latter company, of which he is one
of the biggest owners, 4,l9l acre 5 of
land in the La Feria grant. The trans
fer also Includes canal and irrigation
stock certificates. The amount involved
was not given.
The following deeds were recorded
during the week:
San BenitO Land and Water company
to Alvin Theme, 20 acres being the west
half Of Ae northeast quarter Of block
9S Of the San Benito Land and Water
company lands; consideration $1,000.
Rio Grande Land Corporation to J.
B.. Dcishcr, POI acres. being east half
Of block 81 out Of survey 2S2 Of Palmetal
company lands; price 5000.
William Gray to NJ. Schmidt, lot - in
block II. town Of Harlingcn; considcra-
ton $500.
Lon G. Hill Town and Improvement
company to Frank Brown, lot 9 in block
40, town Of Harlingen; price 5000.
$. L. Marsh ct al to w. f. Brown. lots
II and - in block IS. town of Harrington;
price 500.
A. II. and j. b. Black to ID. Longwil
and Thomas f. Rauch. blocks ) and 6.
20 acres in Black Bros. sub
division of the La Fcria grant; conSid-
GRAFTON $1,000.
w. L.. Moses and II. f. Moses to II. II.
Keene, lots 1, >, ,, 4, ) and 6 in block 81.
town of Lyford; price $500.
j. $. Ford to \. IL. Weller. lots Q. 10
and II in block 81. city of Harlingcn;
consideration $3.50.
San Antonio Brewing Association to
A. +. Stephenson. lot 9 in block -, san
price $500.
w. II. Pitcher to II. A. Barnett. %
acres being block | in Pitcher subdivision
in the Ia Fcria grant; price 5000.
NicolaSa q. KingSbury, a femc sole.
to Mrs. Mary King>bury Forto, lots :,
s and 3 in block -. being $50 feet Oh
Lcvce street; price 800 aud other con
siderations.
Laguna Vista Club to Jack Dies, lot
IA in block 3G3, lost l. i'll block 800. lot
z in block 3G1. lot Is in block $50, III
Isabel grant; price $40.
Laguna Vista Club to Jack Dies, lots
) and 6 in block $50, lot , in block 377.
lots 10. IL and l. in block $50, lot 1 III
block $50; price $50.
Frank \. Brown and wife TO J. War
rem Bredehoft, LOT | in block 100. except
40 acres thereof. according to the Oscar
Hart plat; consideration 1860.
Gulf Coast Irrigation company to An
drew ii. Miller, lot , in section II. Lay
ford. containing 10 acres; price $4l00.
w. +. Stewart to La Feria Mutual
Canal company, 4,191.52 acres in Cam
erOn county, and being part of the La