San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-20
F ARM EMPIRE
IS BUILDING
IN VALLEY
Huge Colonization Move
Has Backing Of Bust
ness Interests. 3
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farms into a high state of productiv'
ity.
Agricultural agents for practically
all trans-continental lines to be ar
fectcd By the movement already are on
the ground working out Of San An
tonic, They have been over every acre
of these lands and have made volumln'
Gus reports on the soils, waters, ell
matte and other conditions TO &c
met,
Winter farming Is to be featured,
but pecan and fruit growing, especial
ly of dates, citrus, peaches, plums'
pears and small fruits such as straw.
berries. dewberries, etc, are included
in the scheme Of colonization. Data
compiled by these men show that such
crops as sweet potatoes, yams, melons
and other produce crops can be grown
.out of season" in this region and put
on the markets at a time when they
will command top prices. giving the
railroad business OF a time OF year
when il is most welcome and return
inr q maximum profit to the grow
lers.
MAP ARTEsIAN DISTRICTS.
Artesian districts have been mapped
and these areas will be developed TO
the utmost BIZ intensive methods under
the guidance and help Of the agricul'
tural experts of the railroads whose
services and advice will cost the farm
ers nothing.
The land boom in parts Of Florida is
merely symptomatic Of a nationwide
situation. an increasing demand for
lands that can be cultivated all the
year around and that will permit the
grower 10 produce crops commanding
ready market.
South Texas lands in the areas men
TONED are said by real estate men ia
miliar with conditions, TO be the cheap
est in America today in point Of price.
Large tracts can be bought at prices
little higher than grazing land. The
profits to the developers are enticlnE
but the buyer of the subdiyided small
farm, still purchases at price far be-
Low any land of similar fertility else
where and on long terms Of pay
fnent.
As ~ IRhtUhIAVANs
Much of this land Is subject to ir-
risation from artesian wells, streams
and lakes. the cost Of this water de-
yelopment being absorbed in the sub
diyider's price 10 the farmer, so that
irrigated lands are to be sold at prices
even less than ordinary farm lands N
the North and East. Often one win.
ter crop will pay for an entire farm
in A single season, condition not
known to exist anywhere else in
America.
BY aiding in the development of
this proposition at this time, the rail-
roads not only will help out their rap
idly dwindling passenger income but
viii open prolific source Of freight
income which will gain in volume
with each passing year.
PRICES DUE TO RISE.
The project is 50 vast that possibly
five years will be needed to carry II
10 fruition. during which time the
price of good lands is expected to ad-
vance rapidly so that the colOnists and
developers both may reasonably eK-
pect additional profits from their
lands in enhanced values and many
small towns in the area will double
IN population and realty values in
the same period.
The headquarters for this develop
ment, Of course. will be San Antonio.
Most OF the trains bearing farmers TO
these lands win be routed via this
city as the most feasible point but
some will enter via Houston, Shreve-
port, La, and other Texas points.
However the bulk of the traffic will
center here and in the financing Of
this undertaking, practically all money
will pass through San Antonio banks
and mercantile establishments.
There will be a heavy demand for
farm equipment of all kinds, a large
demand for engines. pumps and pipe
all the usual merchandise bought by
the rural resident-with a constant
traffic in mules, horses and dairy
stock. AZ dairying lie TO be featured