Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-30
1928 MARKED
BY IRRIGATION
DEVELOPMENT
Projects Under Way to
Add $4,000 Acres
To Irrigated Area of
The Valley

Greater impetus has been given
irrigation development in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley during 1928 than
in Valley history, according to a re-
cent check which shows that new
projects either under way or financ-
cd will add approximately 10000
acres 70 the Valleys irrigated area.
Other projects now in the process
Of formulation, including the Willacy
county district and the Tabasco pro-
ject in western Hidalgo county, will
add 10000 to the area under irriga-
ton.
The coming year will be marked
By activity in construction Of sys-
tens - bring this huge area under
irrigation. the additional acreage be-
ing nearly evenly divided between
Cameron and Hidalgo county, with
both Willacy and Starr county pre-
pared to launch extensive projects.
For the first time in the history
Of Valley irrigation plans are being
made 10 utilize flood and drainage
water upon an extensive scale, two
" the projects, ~totaling approxi-
mately $4,000 acres. having receiv-
cd permits for utilization Of drain
waters. and a third, the Willacy-Hi-
dalgo project. being designed TO wa
ter 10000 acres by diverting flood
waters from the Rio Grande into a
system Of storage reservoirs.
Coastal Developments
One Of the outstanding features Of
the year has been the inauguration
or development upon n large scale
II the fertile coastal lands OF east
ern Cameron county. and develop
ment Of that area lying between the
los Fresnos resaca and the Arroyo
Colorado.
Projects in the coast area include
Cameron county district No. 10, com
prising 1000 acres in the Ruther-
ford-Harding lands east Of the Los
Fresnos district: No. II, comprising
100 acres in the northern part OF
the Boory tract: and No. III. now
in the process OF organization, which
will comprise approximately $4,000
acres In the Laruna Vista. Boyd. Box
and Boory tracts, all OF which lie
rear the coast.
In the extreme northeastern part
~ Cameron county, the Al Parker
Securities Co. owners Of 1000 acres
south of the mouth or the Arroyo
Colorado and east or the Laguna
Atascosa, have started work on a
p~r,ject which will utilize tho drain
age waters Of central Cameron
county. the LaEuna Atasccsa to be
transformed into a fresh water lake
and serve as tho storage reservoir
A system designed TO irrigate a
large area az fertile land lying be-
the Laguna Atascosa and the
coast Is 70 be constructed.
Cameron district No. u. compris-
ing loo acres " the Kempner lands
north OF the Los Fresnos tract. is
under development. a. IL II also dis
trict No. IL. including 5000 acres
between the Kempner lands
and the Arrovo Colorado. Districts
n. IL. 12 and 10. will receive
their water from the Los Fresnos
system. and II IS understood that the
part OF the acreage in each
of the four districts will be under
irrigation before the close Of 1929.
District No. IA. which will vote on
final organization on January 10.
has completed tentative plans for It's
system. and will erect its pumping
at y point two miles east of
the east line Of the FL Jardin dis
District No 3. organized last
year. ard which comprises %approxi-
1000 acres Of the G. p. Bar
reda tract. has completed plans for
its irrigation system on which work
is expected to nc an early
date. All the new Cameron county
CONTINUED on page two.)