Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-14
POMEL0 GARDENS COMPANY PLAM}
LARGEST ORANGE AND GRAPE
FRUIT ORCHARD IN the
WHOLE SOUTHWEST.
GENERAL development Is SEEN
FOR THIS YEAR IN THE CITRUS
FRUIT INDUSTRY IN THE
LOWER VALLEY. =

What promises to be the largest orange
end grape fruit orchard in the Southwest
l. about 10 BE- launched AZ Mercedes by the
Pomelo Gardens Company Of that city. ac-
coriinc 10 an announcement made today by
William Lirgenbrink, president Of the cor
pany. The proposed orchard, which Ii nov
in process of being financed, will cover
about two hundred acres Of the finest land
that can be selected for the growth Of these
fruits
The company proposes to grow oranges
and grape fruit for the market, and Mr..
I.ingenbrink said that he believes such an
enterprise will receive the support il de-
serves and will prove n paying investment,
basing his opinion on the success of the
past winters grape fruit and orange crop
in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. He points
ont also that an orange and grape fruit
grove of the size proposed by The company
will become a great asset to the Valley
from an advertising standpoint.
Some Of the trees for the orchard have
already arrived, including special varieties
Of oranges from Florida, and a carload of
grape fruit trees il expected to arrive IN
a few days from California, TO be imme-
diately set out. The company proposes 10
plant fruits Of the latest varieties and the
best quality.
This j. the largest citrus fruit PROPOSE
tion ever launched in the Lower Rio Grandc
Valley. According to believers in the fn-
ture Of this newest industry in the Valley.
the success of the latest crop indicates
conclusively that there is a demand for the
excellent quality of grape fruit that is pro-
duced on the trees of this section. Numer-
Gus letters asking for shipment of Valley
grape fruit have been received during the
past few months, with personal statements
of the excellence of the product, its per-
feet growth and unexcelled flavor, a flavor
that i declared to be far and beyond thnt
Of the California product.
Other Valley Citrus Fruit Groves.
While the Pomclo Gardens project l. the
largest single project Of the kind in the cit
rus fruit industry IN this section. there are
many individual orchards Of various sizes.
Eltwced Pomcroy, well known Donna hor-
ltIculturist, has made "A canvas Of the or
chards Of the Valley, and finds the follow
ing development in this line:
AT Mercedes DIR. A. II. Kalbfleisch will
increase the acreage of his citrus orchard,
one Of the oldest and best known in the
Valley, by three or four acres, and will
plant a half acre Of the Foster variety.
Mayor T.. +. Evans Of Mercedes will plant
four acres Of citrus fruit. Manager Shaw
of the American Rio Grande Land 4 lrri-
CATION Company. will plan. six to seven
acres in citrus fruit; Judge y. p. Silver,
one acre; Mr.. Wageman, four to six acres;
Ira ID. Gilbert, two acres Mr.. CritchHeid.
two acres; Mr.. Deke, five acres, and one to
two acrds each by Merrs: TownRcld, Lang.
r. r. Riggs, Rev. William Roper, Y. Wal
dron. Lineman, r.. III. Diehl, and five acres
by Grouse & Jones and Dr. r. w. Carter.
/ Donna: Mr.. Hanson has set out five %
six acres, Mr.. Hall five 10 six acres, and
Prof Sheppard and u. II. Hooks will set
out seedlings, 10 be budded later.
San Juan r. J. Gaines, five 10 ten acre !,
with olive tree windbrcaks. Messrs. Post,
Thompson, Young, TIccox and others. one
Ito FIVE acres each, and Mcssrs. Griffin, Cas-
par and Topc are planting seedlings with
the intent Of budding.
Edinburg, county seat Of Hidalgo coun-
Ity, j. also interested in grapefruit. John
Closner plans q seven or eight acre or
chard. Dan Collins will set aside cnc acre
for grapefruit. j. c. Cummings is further
developing his already fine five acre
orchard.
Pharr: :Messrs. Green, Kolb, Wood, Me-
Mutt, Conrad and others are planting grape
fruit Captain Best, on the Mccall farm.
has one Of the finest grape fruit orchards
lin the Valley.
McAlIen: DIR. Minter, well known nur-
seryman, plans to set out about ten acres
Of grape fruit for himself and ten acres
for other parties. Sour oranges seedIi-~s