Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-04-25
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SIxTY THOUSAND acres of unde-
~ veloped land which. will make
plendid farming properties once
hey are shaped up and put on the
iarket are located in the general
icinity of San Benito and Browns
ellie
They may be more than that fig
ure, probably is.
But $4,000 acres cut up into three
five, ten and twenty acre tracts
small farming units-means a great
ly increased population for the
southern end Of Cameron county,
which for various reasons has Jagged
some in comparison TO what has hap
pened. in other parts of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
The time has come when owners of
these lands believe il is more profit
able to make them available for de-
velopment than to hold in large
tracts. Also. the time has come
when outside capital sees possible
profits in such development.
The mere purchase of body of
$4,000 or $1,000 acres of land at an
outlay of s1,5OO.000 or $2,000.000 is
not the only money required to put
that land to work.
Add another couple Of millions for
clearing, irrigation and general tidy
ing up. and you have much larger
4 initial investment.
y Capital is always a bit careful, re-
gardless of bright prospects. But
once it has ventured out into the
open. it knows no bounds, and goes
ahead.
Sixty thousand acres of land as
productive as that in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. Put 100 families on
1000 acres. That's ten acres to the
family. Figure four to che family.
Then on $4,000 acres you would have
approximately $4,000 persons.
And put $4,000 more population be-
tween Brownsville and San Benito
and il you're in business il puts
you to thinking-now doesn't it?
Harlingen is rejoicing over the
prospect of the establishment there
OF winter chautauqua, planned by
|. Mrs. Bacon, president Of the South
western Chautauqua Association, on
very elaborate scale. She esti-
mates it will bring to Harlingen a
winter colony of 1000 visitors.
Here's how the Harlingen Star
sees the proposition in what il
meaps to Harlngen:
THAT from ! 900 to 5000 wealthy
. people from the north and east will
come here to spend the winter
months.
That they will establish a resi-
dence colony of cottages, dining
halls, etc, which will amount to a
big new, exclusive residential sub
division or addition to the city.
That these people will bring here
4 such world-famous performers, art
|. lists and speakers as Zimbalist, Pade-
rewski. Herbert Hoover, grand OPP
era stars and others, thus making
Harllngen the winter entertainment
and music center of the state.
That these people will put their
children in Harlingen schools, or will
bring with them, il necessary, spe-
cial tutors and instructors for their
children who may be studying such
additional subjects as art, classical
dancing, etc.
That the colony will enter into
the social and business lire of Har-
lingen. will add their purchasing
D power to the volume of trade for
lHarlingen merchants, will make in
Hcstments here and. in many in
stances, will establish permanent
year-round homes here"
users of electric light and power
along the lines of the Valley Electric
a Ice Company are rejoicing over
hight and power rate reductions.
Newspapers from Brownsville to Mis-
SION are carrying the announcement
OF the reductions in display space.
lhey appear to be substantial. and
h worth rejoicing over. IL memory
serves right, the company months
ago announced that the greater the
volume of consumption the lower the
rate would 60. And the second re-
ouction in the course of a few
months not only makes good the
\ promise. but also indicates the rapid
Erowth and expansion of the Valley.
And u follows the old proposition Of
the larger the volume of consump-
ton the less the proportionate ex-
4 pense of production.
Inc nighpower line through the
'aiiey IS doing as much as any other
one thing in the development of the
valley 1t offers electric light and
power for almost every farm family.
Inc farmer can light his house. He
can install an electric cookstove Just
as easily as his city cousin. He can
get power to operate such machinery
as ne may need. He can even heat his
h nome with electricity in winter.
It's great facility.
The Brownsville Chamber az Com
merce has added to its cash resources
the sum of $1,000.