Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-09-14
Will Open New Addition
to City of Brownsville,
Divided Into 5-Acre Tracts

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company and Mr.. Paul T.. USHER. Sec
rotary and Treasurer, have had many
years experience in the colonization
business and recently Mr.. Bert NJ. Gro
mack formerly Of Oklahoma but now
located in Brownsville. n gentlemen Of
very extensive and business experience
has become identified with the Com
psny.
These gentlemen have closed con-
tract covering the sale Of approximate
ly one thousand acres Of the b. II. Stiles
Plantation formerly known as the Piper
Plantation. These lands arc what arc
commonly called river front lands and
are among the very best not only for
&, neral farming but are especially
adapted to the growing Of truck and
q. is fruits. They are situated within
two or three miles Of the most South
ern agricultural lands in the United
States. hence 70 rtruck and fruit farm
ing their location is ideal.
Tho beautiful country home of
MI. Frank Rabb. Las Pslmas. is sit
uated in the edge Of the most beauti-
full and the largest natural palm grove
in the United States. all of which is
in sight of the lands to be offered for
sale and a splendid drive 10 be called
Palm Grove Avenue will be built
through the ccntie of the tract leading
directly into the palm grove. Palm
trees are TO be planted along this
driveway.
These lands arc being subdivided 50
they can be sold in ten and twenty
acre tracts.
The FL Jardin immigration Company
had contracted for the entire output Of
one of the best nurseries in the Valley
composing about ten thousand citrus
trees suitable for planting on these
lands.
A railroad runs through this proper
~ and loading station Is situated on
the land. This property is located six
miles east of Brownsville; WI be
known "a palm Park Subdivision" and
is absolutely in a class BY itself.
Jardin Terrace
In addition to the above the company
has purchased all of the beautiful Re-
SAGA front on the South bank of the
Resaca de Ia Guerra. extending from
tn, Rio Grande railioad to the west
line of the J. II. Cowan property. This
land has been subdivided into tracts
ranging from two to five acres and will
be offered as suburban home sites. This
addition TO the City Of Brownsville
will be called "Jardin Terrace" and for
high class development will outiank
anything in the Lower Rio Crande VAL
ley.
Many people coming to the Valley
having expressed a desire for small
acreage close in suitable for citrus
groves and other high class develop
ment. This particular tract has been
selected to meet this growing demand.
The plan as outlined by Mr.. Cowan:
This subdivision is within one half
mile Of the city limits Of Brownsville
and as the city grows these small acre.
age tracts can b. cut into town lots to
good advantage. Most of the lots will
have both Boulevard and water front.
age. The main drive will be lined with
ornamental palms on both sides and at
the intersection of Fourteenth Street
and FL Jardin Boulevard will be erected
four massive pressed brick columns
four feet square and twelve feet high
surmountcd with large light globes. On
the face of these columns VIII be pan
els finished in white on which will be
placed in letters of blue and gold the
inscription "Jardin Terrace" Two more
OF these columns will be erected at the
east entrance to this property.
Plans are under way to furnish eloc-
tiic current to the residents Of this dis
trict for both lighting and power pur-
poses.
Building restrictions will be enforced
so that no home may be erected on
these lots costing less than Thirty-Five
Hundred Dollars.
Acting through X. r. Holland. local
manager Of the property the Company
has closed a deal for 434 acres Of
choice truck and fruit land belonging
TO Judge r. Z. Brooks Of Houston. This
land was formerly known as the Kirby
plantation and is situated just cast Of
the city limits of Brownsville. Judge
Brooks had intended to subdivide this
property and develop il as a high class
had growing about $4,000 young citrus
trees in nursery form.
The new owners will carry out the
former plans of Judge Brooks in so far
sthey conform with the high stand
ards Of development pursued by III
Jardin immigration Company for the
past several years.
Located in the very heart Of the VAL
ley ctrus fruit development. this land
Is Of the very finest. and II promises
10 make a series of pretty suburban
farms. each having its grapefruit or
orange orchard. which will be almost a
cont nuation Of the city itself along the
Point Isabel highway.
The personnel Of the FL Jardin COM
psny is such as to inspire confide nee.
Each OF these men is himself n home
owner in the Ell Jardin tract. and has
well developed citrus fruit orchard
which Is, in fact. the pride of his heart.
They are identified with the soil. as one
might say. They are local land owners
themselves. A. Mr.. Jimmy Cowan and
Mr.. Paul Usshcr put it. they expect to
sell not = single tract for which they
will have to apologize. and they
will be right here to meet any purchas-