Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-11-05
; THOUSAND SOLDIERS MAY
Be LOCATED ON FARMS HERE
Government Wants to Buy SO, 600 Acres
in Cameron COmntyfOy Homes for Re.
turning Soldiers.

| will be cleared. and the arid lands Of the west
will be put under a system of irrigation which
will do more towards developing the country
than al other agencies known.
Now comes this representative Of the gov
ernment and offers q put in the highest state
of cultivation build attractive and comfort
able homes ON small tracts. which will be
connected by system of public highways.
along which will he situated schools. churches.
and made To- blossom into fertility land
which is now barren waste.
Dos it appeal to YOU: II not your door is
shut 10 opportunity
According 10 Mr.. Wcty this il pork bar
rel proposition. I'm no sense will the govern
ment be held mp. Ii the owners of this land
see in il an opportunity To- boost the prices ~
lands by reason of this governmental enter
prise they are very likely t. queer the whole
affair Positively the government will not be
held M This was tried i'm San Antonio with
the result. according to the information con
vrycd by Mr.. Welty that the san Antonio
country has been eliminated from conSidera
ton Don't let your avarice becloud the is
government. nor is il altogether an altruistic
undertaking II il means to provde homes
for men who have driven the oppressor back
~ his own land. and made the world safe
place i'm which to dwell. but at the same time
il il proposed that in the end the government
will receive in return dollar for dollar for ev-
cry cent invested. with nominal intcest
II Il desirable but not essential. that this
land should be in ms large bodies ms possible.
After listening to Mr.. Wcty on the matter
nj great length. committee of five was ap
pointed nj the meeting at the rooms of the
Board of City Development yesterday 20 To-
cate the lands desired. These must be in
Washington by November 10. and this com
mittec will report available lands to the see
retary Of the Board Of City Development who
will forward the list ms soon ms the committee
reports the same. ON the committee are five
live men. who have the interest Of this section
NJ heart Thcy are !. II. Scott. T.. ]. How
ard r. H. Rcntfro. &. r. Jcssup. and g :
Hobbs. who will be glad t. hear from any
person owning land suitable
II is 4 Brownsville proposition. and the pri-
ccs which nearly all lands have been offered
for sale. such as are desired for this purpose.
are known to those who are working for the
progress , the Valley and there be those
who place 4 higher value their holdings
than they have previously offered them for
sale the fact will be made known to the in
terior department
In 9TH vnrIa iu moi sod N,
immense advantages which this enterprise Of
fers by reason of the fact that there might he
certain men who would attempt 70 profit by
this benevolent spirit which the government
-s manifestng The Herald hardly believes
that there lives 4 man in Cameron county who
would jcopardize this enterprise 10y pursuing
such tactics but if there be such he viii be
known. and efforts made to block his attempt
nj profiteering on the government
brownsville owes too much 70 the govern
mcnt for material protection in the past to
not show its appreciation in this matter. by
meeting the government more than half way
especially when the advantages Of such col
onizing system is fully realized. II. will near
an additional three Thousand families foT
Cameron county which nf itself will mean
greater and bigger Brownsville. Besides this
valuable asset which il will give to the towr
think uf the vast sums necessary to improve
this huge tract If land. Much money will b'
spent in Brownsville during this construction
period that will be felt for years 70 come
and this is a matter not 70 be lightly thought
Of.
\ Don't let Brownsville get in the class will