Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-12-16

I'm OUR
VAlLlEY

THE HERALD today is able to
announce, officially, from r. w. Sea-
bury, attorney for G. p. Barreda, the
final conclusion Of the sale OF the
Barreda tract Of nearly 1000 acres
to the Gillock Development Com
Tany Of Chicago and Brownsville.
The sale means the opening to de-
velorment of one Of the last remain
ing two larbe bodies of land fronting
on the river and on the highway. The
other tract is the Adams land, near
La Feria. still in the brush and de-
clared to contain some Of the finest
agricultural land in the Valley.
The opening OF the Barreda tract
to colonization and cultivation means
new life for the territory tributory
to San Benito and Brownsville.
Since it will be cut into 20 acre
farm sites, there ultimately will be
some 500 families, which may mean
$500 new people. OF course, there
will be a town. at Barreda station.
Just make it 5000 more population
within a few years That's conserva-
tive.
And think what il means to the
south end of Cameron county.
THE PURCHASE price for the
property. something like sl.500.OOO
does not tell all the financial story
II will require more millions to
develop the property for cultivation
and irrigation. etc. than the orig
inal cost of the lands.
And it's the solid sort Of develop
ment that will always prevent the
Lower Rio Grande Valley being a
"boom" country. It's the steady, solid
growth that counts.
The Barreda deal has been IN
progress for more than a year Being
a large deal, involving a great deal
Of money, its progress to conclusion
has been necessarily slow.
It's sale mas been announced sew
eral times. This time it's a go, Val
fcy.ites, and If your business i IN
any way affected by it, count on
that development in your future
plans.
CLOUDS BANKED up during last
night from the gulf side. And in
stead Of growing colder and freez-
ing, il became warmer during the
night.
And this morning the weather man
reported n minimum for the night Of
36 degrees.
Which was panty safe for grow
ing crops in Americas market bas-
ket.
That saving atmospheric condition
that hovers over the warm waters Of
the Gulf Of Mexico Is the thing that
did the trick.
Ordinarily il l. dependable for the
Lower Rio Grande Valley.
AT THE SAME time one cant help
but think about that prediction in
the fail Of 1924 BY Charlie Volz, the
famous orchardst Of Mission.
A visitor in that fall at Mr.. Volz's
place noted that the orchard owner
was preparing his orchard to with
stand coli weather.
why" the visitor asked.
"We're going to have freeze this
winter" said Mr.. Volz. In fact, he
went on to say that there were three
cold winters in row due for the
Valley.
Following which prediction came
the freeze Of Christmas week. 1924
The late December days OF 1925 had
their cold weather. And again the
Valley has been threatened, although
a little earlier than the preceding
winters.
If Mr.. Volz's predictions for the
series Of three winters held good.
then next winter t1927-l92S) the
Valley may depend upon the re-
turn of the safe weather winter.
IF A WILLOW stick eight feet
long Put in the ground as fence
post finally takes root and becomes
a tree. down here in the Valley. GER
tainly the following, taken from the
Delta Irrigation News Is also true:
"Dr. W. Cano Compere of Edin-
burg. Is some potato raiser. From q
bunch Of peelings thrown out in the
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