Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-03-21
I'm OUR
VALLEY

W ficulties often encountered in
the transfer Of so small parcel Of
land as city lot which finds n
market after having been in pos
session of one family over a long
period Of years. it is not surprising
that so extensive a body Of land
as that comprised in the Barreda
tract of some 10000 acres should
encounter delays Of one sort or an
other.
1t looks as if this property is
scheduled for development within
the next year or two. IL is well
located, extending. generally speak
ing, from the state highway, be-
tween olmito and Barreda. toward
the Rio Grande, and includes in the
acreage some Of the best river land
to be found anywhere in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
There is a great deal OF unde-
veloped land between Olmito and
Barreda. toward the Rio Grandc, and
includes in the acreage some Of the
best river land to be found any
where in the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley.
There il a great deal Of unde-
veloped land between Olmito and
San Benito. Some day it will all
undergo development. When that
time arrives the south end Of Came
ron county will see more activity
than has ever been its lot.
While on the subject Of the Bar
reda lands, we are reminded that
some time ago Mr.. c. r. Barreda.
owner of the tract, offered to do
late a 75-acre tract in his pro-
perty for state park
Mr.. Barreda says this offer Is still
good, but may not be when the land
is finally disposed of. The 10 acres
include some very pretty spots, ac
cording to those who have gone
over it,
The offer was made during the
administration Of Governor Pat H.
Neff, along with several other sta.e
park projects, which were turned
down by the legislature
But it is still possible to secure
the land for the state, if the state
will agree to beautify and maintain
it.
G. +. Coleman, produce shipper Of
Corpus Christi, has written to news-
papers in the onion growing dis
tricts calling attention to hard com
petition for Texas onions by Egypt
ian onions which are now moving by
water.
Mr.. Coleman says:
Herewith W. hand you an article
regarding onions. from VIII YOU
will note that the crop of Bermuda
onions from Laledo. Corpus Christi
and other districts will meet with
hard competition from Egyptian
onions, which are now enroute from
Egypt to New York. and other epst-
ern points. The first shipment, con
tanning fifteen cars, is due in B)s-
ton on March "a.
We have a splendid crop Of Ber-
muda onions growing in this section,
and also large acreage in the Rio
Grande Valley. as we'll as the Lar
edo district. and points north. We
think the papers in Southwest Texas
should make campa gn against the
shipment of these foreign onions to
our shores, and il has been sug-
gested that this entire onion grow
ing section Of Southwest Texas
petition congress to place a tariff on
foreign onions coming TO this coun-
try between March Is and June I5
OF each year. also 20 make the tariff
so high that It will be prohibitive 10
the importation Of these foreign
onions, which come in competition
with Bermuda onions grown in
Southwest Texas.
"In talking with the government
expert yesterday, he advised that
on account Of the large number Of
Egyptian onions, which 1t II said
will come 70 this country in April.
there will be an excess of 1000 cars
Of onions to market this season. as
compared TO any season OF the past
several years. This. we anticipate.
will make a very low market for
Bermuha Onions grown in South
NNSh AtAds AuiS season.
IF YOU think well Of our surres
tion we would appreciate il II YOU
would give publicity 10 this letter
and endeavor, if possible. TO en-
list other papers in this section in
campaign TO place high tariff on
Egyptian and other foreign onions,
which would prevent their importa-
tion 10 this country during our ship
ping season"
The news item referred to by Mr..
Coleman was sent out from San An
tonic under date Of March l6. and
reads as follows;
Egyptian onions, in all probabil-
ity. will be the first shipped to the
Eastern markets Of the United
States.
y. Austen Hunter Of the Texas
Market. News Service has received
advices from the bureau of agricul-
tural economics at Washington that
boat carrying 1860 bushels OF
onions from Egypt is due to dock in
Boston March %. These Egyptian
vegetables thus should win the an
nual market race by a full week.
since the Laredo shipments probably
will not commence until March 81.
'The Laredo shipments are expect
ed to be heavy by April 10, while
the Eagle Pass territory. always
little later, will not hit its stride