Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-09
LARGE TRACTS
TODEVELOPN
VALLEY SOON
Land Sales and Pros
pective Deals Indi-
cate Growth of Agri-
c~ultura, Area

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Sale Of several fairly large tracts
Of land in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley. and prospects Of sale Of
still larger tracts added interest to
possibilities for extended develop
ment along the line of opening new
lands in the Valley during the fall
and winter. announcements the past
week indicate.
Several tracts of land. ranging
from 500 acres up have been opened
and in the vicinity Of Combes sew
eral were sold 70 Pennsylvania
men.
A tract Of land Of more than 1000
acres in the Los Fresnos section,
between San Benito and Browns
vile. sold to the Kemper interests
Of Galveston is to be supplied at
once with irrigation canals and
roads. and will be srbdivided and
sold.
Seek Adams Tract
Prospects for the sale Of the g.
000-acre tract west Of HarIinren
were seen. An offer or 81 800. 900
mas been made for the tract, Il ~
announced. and ii il possible that
Il nay be sold soon. III il II. the
resultant development would bring
m q large new agricultural section
an the Valley.
And the proposed development of
the Barreda tract OF about 1000
acres east Of San Benito may take
definite form during the fall Of he
year. Il Is understood. This was
sold about two years < 10 the
Giilock Development company Of
Chicago for approximately $1,700,-
200. being a record price for a tract
OF land IN the Valley. DEVELOPMENT
work was started. but was stopped.
and efforts to resume the develop
ment where il was left off are be-
ing made now.
Several smaller tracts OF land in
various parts Of the Valley have
changed hands. indicating a rising
interest IN real estate throughout
the section.
HidaIgo Districts
The development Of two large
sections Of land in Hidalgo county
on the western edge or the present
irrigated section may take place.
with irrigation water supplied Ia the
land Hearings on the creation VI
two districts in that section. one ~
embrace $4,000 acres. and the other
about 5000. will he conducted before
the commissioners court Monday
p IA the districts are created irri-
cation works will be put IN soon.
districts are in parts az
Hidalgo county which have not
heretofore been considered irrirabIe
without too great an expense. Some
or the property owners in the pro-
posed larger district are opposed "a
formation Of the district. ana other.
are ~favoring il. Both cases have
oeme up before the commissioner
court several times with no action
taken so far.
r development of these districts
Tor irrigation will push the irrigated
lands farther west. Already Starr
county Is preparing TO put in a
large irrigation system. in Starr
county irrigation district No. 4
which will irrigate thousands Of
acres Of land in that section.
New Districts in Cameron
Organization Of two districts IL
cameron county. 70 include APPROX
imateiy 1900 acres. was announced
during the week with the calling az
hearings to be held before the com
missioners court September p. The
new districts will he Nos. IL and IN
District No. NJ includes the
hempner lands Of 1920 acres. living
immediately north Of the Los Fres-
nos tract and No III includes all
of share IL north ar the Kemper
lands and extending north ~ the
arroyo Colorado; also part or share
~ This district will MIR an-
proximatelv 6.400 acres.
Applications for hearing IN the
organization Of these districts
were filed by r. Ice Kemnner. own
or q the major part OF the acreage
OF No. II. and the Arroyo Gardens
No. Is. I"
development plans include the in
ssallation Of concrete irrigation svs-
TENS. water to be supplied both dis
triets by the Los Fresnos system
District No. 10. comprising The
hutherford-Harding lands of 1000
acres, lying east of the Los Fresnos
tract organized during the summer.
mas called a bond election for $685.
GOO. the election to 81 held ort !
mis- district will also secure its IT.
figatlon water frons the Los FresnnS
district. and will install a comnlrte
concrete system.
"a bond election in District No. III.
also formed during the summer MA
comprising a large acreage III the
coastal area. IL expected to ~ call
su IN \ lev weeks. Plans FOR The
IRRITATION system arc almost COM
pited. ard the election will be cali
Nh as soon a. the approval or the
state board Of water engineers IA
received. "