Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-28
San PERLITA'S
GROWTH RAPID
Young Valley City In Rich
Area Shows Much
Promise
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SAN PERLITA, July 27.-This lit
tie city, in the midst of one of the
fastest growing and most promis-
ing agricultural areas of the Valley,
is planning to throw open its gates,
and invite business people of all
parts of the Valley to come to San
Perlita, and zee what is going on.
The development which visitors
will see will be little short of as
founding.
Considering that the developers
of the tract two and a half years
ago bought the land in the brush,
it is remarkable to see practically
the entire section cleared, with
homes on the land, cotton produc-
ing from three-quarters to a bale to
the acre, and signs of development
and prosperity everywhere on the
tract.
Even greater development is in
store for the section.
Canning Plant Begun
Construction work recently was
started on a $4,000 canning plant
for the Austin Brokerage company
of st. Louis. This concern has can
ming plants all over the South, and
has been shipping around 500 car
loads of canned products every year
into South Texas. The president,
G. A. Austin, decided to put in a
plant in the Valley to supply this
need. Stockholders in the concern
are G. A. Austin, w. 0. Hecht, How
ard d. Campbell, Mrs. Jennie
Campbell, H. H. Brown, Bess Davey,
Hugh Mckenzie, and Judge D. G.
Hart of Oklahoma, owners Of large
tracts in this section.
The owners of the canning fac
tory will plant considerable acre
ages Of spinach, beans, tomatoes
and other produce, and will con-
tract with farmers for the remain
der, to guarantee operation Of the
plant during about nine months of
the year. 1t has a capacity Of $4,000
cans, or three carloads a day.
E. w. Whitney of Oklahoma City
recently purchased 500 acres Of land
in the section, and is to erect a
$50, 900 residence, in addition tc
several rent houses.
The city of San Perlita is located
in the heart of a tract of $4,000
acres of good land, althou~h only
about 10000 has been developed.
The land was bought by the John
son & Hecht company, composed OF
Charles R. Johnson and w. @.
Hecht, and is being sold out rapid
~, only about 1000 acres remaining.
There are 125 American families in
the tract and Is Mexican families
as renters, and this fall 40 more
American families will come in.
The Missouri Pacific has a track
to the city, and has built a station,
a postoffice having been approved
recently, with considerable other
Developments.
The town now as a cotton gin,
lumber yard, :%estaurant, grocery
stores, etc.
A large garage building for ]. w.
Shirley is being started. This build
ing is to cost about $4,000.
A Methodist church building is
nearing completion now, and other
homes are to be built, including
several for the johnson Hecht COM
pany, one for Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Foster Of Marion, Ill, costing $4,000,
and others.
Johnson Develops Townsite
The townsite proper is being de-
veloped by Mr.. Johnson.
1t has many novel and interest
ing features. including a big cir
cular drive which cuts acro-o blocks
and streets, and practically circles
the toWnsite. There are parks and
Fairgrounds provide !, and consider
able development has been done in
various parts Of it, with more homes
going up at all times.
The city is on a 20-mile paved
highway loop, connecting it with
Raymondville.
San Perlita this year has one of
the best cotton crops of almost anv
other Valley section. Practically all
the cotton is producing ver q half
bale to the acre. and some # it is
producing more than a bale to the
acre.
A large onion harvest was ship
ped, and considerable watermelons
earlier in the year, while corn, cab
bage, carrots, tomatoes, beans, spin
ach, cucumbers, and other produce
is grown in the section.
The soil is a rich loan, with a
clay sub-soil, and with careful Gull
tivation. very little rain is neces-
Sary. It is not irrigated, and the
developers and owners express pref
erence for the Toll as it is. due to a
large degree to the sub-Coil.