San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-25
b[ACKLANDERS
TERRITORY
BOOMS
Construction Phenomenal as
Civic Body SoIidifies
Progress.
By VANCE GRIFFITH

By VANCE GRIFFITH
In every part of the two million
acre territory comprising Nueces, San
Patricio, Kleberg and Jim Wells coun-
ties, cities and towns are now in the
midst of the greatest period Of con-
struetion in their history, and this
vast program, according to s. Maston
Nixon, president of the Blacklanders,
is stabilized by the huge agricultural
development ever fostered by the
Blacklanders.
Resting on the enduring and per-
manent foundation Of agricultural de-
velopment, better industries, better
schools, churches. homes, roads, ship
ping and railroads are fast coming to
this vast productive area known as
the South Texas Gulf Coast country
and an industrial empire is rapidly be-
ing formed in the very heart of an
agricultural empire.
Less than eighteen months ago n
group OF representative farmers and
business men who had the interest of
the blackland country at heart and
who were interested in the develop
ment of the section in which they
lived, operated a special Blackland
exhibit train through north and cen
trail Texas.
10000 TOLD.
Carrying 105 representative citi-
zens, four cars of exhibits. the Black
lander moving picture. "The Land of
Plenty" together with first-class
band, this first Blackland exhibit
train invaded the principal cities of
north and central Texas. They ex-
hibited their products and sold South
Texas Gulf Coast Good Will to over
10000 persons in that section.
Then last fall. this same group Of
men who had formed the four-county
wide association known MS the Black
landers, sent a special Blackland ex-
hibit train to the State Fair at Dali
las. They parked these four cars Of
exhibits in the heart of the fairgrounds
and during their two weeks sojourn
exhibited their products to over 65,-
600 people.
Returning from this second 'inva-
sion Of north and central Texas, the
Blacklanders a few weeks later held
huge meeting and banquet in Corpus
Christi. Here the residents from all
parts OF the four-county territory of
the South Texas Gulf Coast gathered
and renewed their allegiance to the
Blacklanders and the program which
they were ever striving to carry out.
WORK ADVANCED.
Since the holding Of this gigantic
community banquet and meeting. the
Blacklanders have continued their
work OF advancing the agricultural de-
velopment and the community under.
standing of the counties of Nueces,
San Patricio. Kleberg and Jim Wells.
President Nixon represented his or.
ganization at the hearing before the
Immigration Committee Of Congress in
Washington and placed before this
committee the facts concerning the
Mexican labor situation along the
Mexican border and the dire necessity
for such relief on the part Of the
South Texas farmers and land own
ers.
Work has already been started on
the new Corpus Christi Medical Arts
building and it's completion will give
ample housing facilities to the host Of
professional men in Corpus and will
be the most modern and completely
equipped building of its kind south Of
San Antonio.
In addition to these three large
buildings. plans are already under
way for the construction of numerous
other enterprises. The plans have al
ready been drawn for modern and
up-to-date theater and modernte-siZed
business structures are now in pro-
cess Of construction in practically
every portion Of the city.
But Corpus Christi is not the only
city in the South Texas Gulf Coast
country that is in the midst Of great
building program. In the neighbor-
ing city of RObstown, the building
permits for the year have totaled hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars. The
feature Of the Robstown construction
program Mt present is a new school
house costing over 100000 and Of
the most modern type.
In the remaining cities and towns
Of this vast two millionaire territory.
Kingsville. Alice. Bishop. Sinton and
MT u VI var
Gus degrees of magnitude Is going
steadily on and each month sees
substantial increase in the building
permits issued.
BUSINESS BOOMS.
Tn each Of the aforementioned
towns, residents who have faith in
the black land territory in which they
live. are iustifying this faith by build
ing business houses of various natures.
especially cotton gins to care for the
coming fall crop which is expected to
BE- one Of the largest in recent years.
Throughout all of this industry and
enterprise on the parts of the resi-
dents Of the South Texas Gulf Coast
country. looms the shadow Of the
Blacklanders and their vast influence
is known and appreciated in every
portion Of the Land Of Plenty.
In every community builders Of
business enterprises unhesitatingly
give credit to this splendid organiza-
tion for the building Of vast agri-
cultural empire which will stabilize
the construction program OF the coast
country for years to come and whose
work has made possible the construc-
ton era now in progress in every sec
ton Of their huge black land terri
tarv