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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22

The total for these eleven mar
ketS in 1920 was 1860 cars As
compared with 291 500 last year, o.
a gain exceeding 100 per cent.
Tomatoes Show Greatest Gain
Consumption of cabbages In these
eleven principal cities shows the
least gain. these markets receiving
l0.06l cars OF that commodity IN
1920 as compared with 1921 cars
last year. Tomatoes show the
greatest gain. tile eleven markets
taking 5.7l3 cars in 1920, and last
year they consumed a total Of H.
268 cars. "A gain in eXcess of 800 per
cent. Onion receipts increased dur
ing the same period from l0.60l NJ
1924 cars. and potatoes from So
40l to 1886 cars.
The acreage reports. while not
available for 1920. show that III 1921
a total Of l6G.Oi0 acres were plant
eel 10 tomatoes. and that this had
increased to 3S7 POP acres last year,
indicating that the production in
crease had been greater than the
acreage increase. Paintings 81
carly potatoes increased from 265.-
900 acres In 1921 to 328.9O0 acres
last year which also indicates that
the per acre production has i'm
creased materially. The onion acre
age also shows a decided increase,
5000 acres being planted In 1921
as compared with 1850 last year.
Demand Winter Vegetables
Prior To 1920 production of win
ter vegetables was almost negligible
In comparison with the heavy pro-
duction OF more recent years. The
demand had not been created. and
the average American consumer
was content to secure from cans
such fresh vegetables a. required
for his winter diet. Co.rcidcn.
with the development Of the winter
vegetable industry In the Lower
Rio Grande Valley the demand for
these commodities became more
evident. and the major part az tho
increases IN vegetable receipts Il
the large consuming centers con-
sistS Of winter vegetables from thS
Valley and ether semi-tropic Sec
tons of the United States.
1t Is conServatively estimated that
the Lower Rio Grande Valley !.
less than 30 per cent developed. AM
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
COMPANY TO
DEVELOPOyER
$4,000 ACRES
Orchards OrgaRy
lied to Handle Large
Acreage in Willacy
County District

Holding U total of $1,000 acres in
large and small tracts throughout
central Willacy county and the
Mestenes tract Of eastern Hidalgo.
the Delta Orchards. which ranks
among the largest development or
CARNATIONS In the south. proposes
to bring the entire acreage under
development within the next four
years.
The company. which is composed
vi III. P. HarWell XII Tulsa Okla. Nv.
B. Clark. r.. II. Hardin and w "A.
Harding, holds lands Throughout
the entire area tO be- watered by
the Willacv county irrigation sys-
tenn. their holdings comprising over
40 per cent or the total and includ-
ing fhe Stillman tract Of 1900
acres east III Lyford. T. H. Hardin
~ general manager. and w. a..
Harding. one of the pioneer devel-
oDers of WiIlacy county and The
Mestenes tract, is sales manager.
According 10 plans a the COM
pany practically their entire hold
ings will be planted to citrus fruit.
approximately $500 acres already
have been planted 70 trees. princi-
nally in the western part of the dis
trict. and a large acreage will b.
planted this winter. Operations
this season will be confined princi-
pally W the western part of the
section to come under irrigation.
development OF other holdings on
the company To proceed In accord
with the development of the irriga-
ton system.
"A large part o. the companys
holdings has been cleared and IN
cultivation. including "a large acre.
age which was devoted TO cotton
and onion crops this season, part
w which will be set out TO citrus
fruit trees this winter Extensive
clearing Of additional lands Is now
under way. the program contem-
plating preparation Of lands al least
"a year \ " advance of citrus plant
ings.
Plans for an extensive advertis-
Ing and sales campaign are being
formulated BY the sales manager.
and preparations have been made
for excursions CT northern home
4 seekers early in the fall. The ma
dor part of the acreage ct TO citrus
fruit has been sold. and paintings
this winter arc expected 10 keep
pace with sales.
The plan Of the Delta Orchards
Ii 10 bring into intensive cultivation
every acre cf its holdings" wv. IA.
Harding said. Every acre, in both
the western and eastern sections, Is
adapted I'D citrus fruit culture, and
IL is our purpose 10 ultimately plant
practically all our holdings in citrus
fruit. Our operations this year viii
b. confined principally 40 the vest
ern part 0f the district. where IT.
rigation viii soon be available. The
Stillman tract. which includes H.
600 acres XII very desirable and fer
tile land. viii be the last 10 be de-
velcpcd, and we believe development
OF that tract will be started IN
about two years. We are handling
an immense acreage. and it, de-
velopment Will require time and i'm
mense amount OF effort, but we pro-
p0ze TO bring every acre To tho
highest possible production. and
every effort Of the organization VIII
DC directed toward that end"
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of broad acres which are producing
prolifically.
A few cars Of onions. tomatoes
and watermelons we're shipped from
San Pcrlita in 1923. but this year
the town got into the shipping rec
ords with a total of Approximately
100 cars. including 40 OF onions. 80
OF watermelons. 4 OF cabbage, 2 OF
green corn. 2 carrots and 3 of Gu
cumbers and green corn mixed.
Heavy express shipments were made
Of early tomatoes. which next year
are expected to form a large part
Of the movement from that section.
While the major part OF the acre
age IS devoted to staple and yege-
table crops. citrus fruit has not
been neglected. over 400 acres hav-
ing been planted within a radius OF
four miles from the townsite. in
GLIDING approximately 100 acres
within the townSlte. Heavy plant
ings Of citrus fruit will start this
winter. and several hundred acres
Will be added TO the sections total.
On the Howard ID. Campbell farm
approximately 800 acres will ulti-
mately be planted To fruit with
nursery stock grown on the farm
and budded Tor some Of the heaviest
producing trees Of the Valley.
A contract has been let b. c. p.
Johnson. developer Of the San Per
llta section, for the immediate
clearing Of 500 acres near the town
site. practically all Of which will be
planted TO fruit this winter. The
clearing contract also covers an adj
ditional TOO acres. which will be de-
voted principally TO vegetable pro-
duction. Thirty to 40 families are
expected TO move onto new farms
in the San Perlita section this fail
and arrangements are being made
for the erection Of a number Of new
farm homes as well as a large num-
Der Of four-room rent houses for
tenant farmers.
Has IDEAL Location
San Perlita Is located 9 miles east
and / mile north Of Raymondville,
and Is connected with that city by
q paved highway. 1t is three miles
west Of the west line Of the King
ranch lands. and approximately 10
miles west Of Reddish bay. the ia
v0red coastal resort Of the north
crn part CT the Valley. Bonds have
been voted 70 pave practically the
entire distance east to Reddish bay.
The soil throughout the entire area
Is remarkably uniform and very
fertile. the uniformity Of production
being one Of the outstanding fea-
lures II Is well adapted for citrus
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DEMAND FOR
VEGETABLES
INCREASING
Consumption OF Win
ter Truck Shows
Steady Rise in Prin-
cipal Market Centers

Providing vegetables for American
tables during the winter months IS
a function Of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley which each year Is increas-
ing in Importance and which with
IN another decade will reach the
dignity or a position among the
premier industries Of the United
States.
The expression Is often heard:
The Valley. If fully developed.
could feed the entire United States
during the winter months There
is considerable truth in this asser-
ton. but III consumption OF vegeta-
bles continues TO increase at the
present rate within a few years
profitable markets will be created
for every pound Of vegetables the
rich soil OF the Rio Grande delta
Is capable Of producing.
No industry can show greater de-
vclopment or a larger percentage Of
gain in the past decade than the
industry of producing fresh vegeta-
bles. That the American people arc
requiring ever-increasing supplies,
especially winter vegetables. Is in
dIcated by the government reports
which show that while there hae
been a decrease in meat consump-
ton per capita the consumption Of
vegetables has increased about 40
per cent. This increase Is confined
very largely TO winter vegetables,
many consumers. who a few years
ago considered winter vegetables II
the luxury class, now demanding
them daily.
IN practically all Of the larger
centers average consumption has
increased over 100 per cent since
1920. and consumption Of winter
vegetables has increased from l25
to 200 per cent. If this ratio Of in
crease is maintained for the next
decade. ~ seems assured. the win
ter vegetable producing sections d
the United States, OF which the
Lower Rio Grande Valley Is the
most important. Will be required [,
devote huge acreages to supply the
demand.
New York Big Consumer
New York. the largest market and
the greatest vegetable consuming
center i'm the world. shows a great
er percentage OF increase III win
ter vegetable consumption than any
other city, and this also holds true
Of fruit consumption. This Is due
very largely. TO the development q
better terminal facilities. "a better
intra-city distribution system and
reduction OF rates due 10 water
transportation.
Government figures on New Yo-l
vegetable consumption show that 4
1920 that market received and con-
sumed 2225 cars Of cabbage. anc
last year this had increased 70 424l
cars. Onions received in 1920 TO-
tailed 1923 cars as compared with
$3.50 last year. and potato con
sumption increased from 1903 4
22.308 cars. Consumption Of TO-
matoes showed the most marked
gain. the New York market receiv.
ing lTT9 cars in 1920 a. compares
with 7l68 last year.
A recent survey Of the unload.
Of l3 commodities III III az Thu
principal markets OF the Unite,
States shows the following incrcas'
a. Nv ra- rnrnf~rE ct-rr 1901
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any deficiency in the rainfall and
Is expected to result in intensive
development Of the entire area the
district will serve.
This district Will serve the larg-
est and most uniform body OF high
~ fertile soil IN the world" the
president Of the district said. We
have proved what the soil will pro-
duce. and We know that with the
application Of irrigation water, as
surfing ample moisture to mature
any crop that may be planted. It
will not be many years before this
district will take a premier position
among the producing areas Of the
world
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Continued From Page Four
able, but t0 what extent these will
be utilized has not been determined
by the board. The permit for the
district was granted prior To the
ruling CT the state water board re-
curing new districts IN provide
water storage upon the basis of one
acre foot to the acre irrigated, but
Ma is not improbable that the dis
trict viii use some " the storage
sites merely TO assure an adequate
supply during periods ar low flow.
a provision which several or the
RIO Grande districts arc consider
ing.
Forecast Heavy Production
With 10000 10 10000 acres under
irrigation, and with q large area Wy
non-irrigated lands well adapted 10
cotton growing. Starr county even
tually will become u w the Larry
est producers OF agricultural ton
mage in the South. n the prcdir-
ton Of Rio GTande City and Roma
leaders. Practically every acre with
lA the irrigation district can Nv
brought under cultivation. and the
variety cf agricultural and horri-
cultural products that can be grown
is greater than in any other section
MA the United States. With the
hills protecting on the north the
fertile river lands will mature win
ter and spring crops Us early as W
suo-tropic ARIA, assuring that the
growers will r. enabled t0 place
their crops on The earliest markets.
Heretofore Starr county has not
figured prominently in Lower Rio
Grande Valley shipments. but COM
pletion Of QUIZ irrigation system uIl
remedy this condition. " member
q the board said. Within a few
years the waters or the Rio Granda
VIII transform this into one or the
earliest and heaviest producing sec
tons of the South. and in the no.
Tar distant future every available
acre will be brought under intensive
cultivation. we have the soil and
the Climate. All that IS needed IS
the application of irrigation water
10 work this transformation
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San PerZita Section
In Eastern WiHacy
Developing Rapidly

A wide diversity Of production IS
the objective Of the developers Of
the San Perlita section in eastern
Willacy county, where over 10000
acres have been cleared and placed
under cultivation in the past two
years. with large acreageS to be de-
veloped within the next year.
San Perlita Is the center Of a
development promoted by G. r.
Johnson. who expects to develop ap-
proximately 1900 acres in that sec
ton within the next 10 months.
Clearing crews are working in all
parts OF the district planting az cit
u fruit is making rapid progress,
and within a radius Of five miles D..
the new town over 20.oc0 acres.
which two years ago was a wilder
ness Of brush. Is now producing
crops Of vegetables, cotton or feed.
With an average annual rainfall
Of approximately 80 inches. the en-
tire acreage IS being developed as q
non-irrigated project. Over 10000
citrus fruit trees already have been
set out within the trade territory OF
the new town. and shipments ct
vegetables the past season. totaled
over 100 cars. The cotton crop was
one Of the best produced in the
South. the majority Of the acre
age averaging from one-half TO .
bale per acre.
Development Of the San Perlita
section got underway in 1927. with
the extension of the Missouri Pa
cific eastward from Raymondville.
and clearing Of the entire section
from the west line of the King
ranch three miles east OF San Per-
lita west to the cultivated areas OF
the Raymondville section has made
rapid progress. This section, which
less than three years ago was a
tangle of dense brush. Is now dotted
with farm homes. each the center
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fruit. vegetables or staple crops, and
the present trend among the farm
ers is toward Investigation Of pro-
dUction. The yields lave been far
above the average. and the high
quality of the San Perlita products
has almost invariably assured the
maximum price.
Establishment or a modern. $50
600 canning plant. on which work
IS well underway. Is expected 20
provide a profitable market for an
surplus vegetable production. and
plans are now being made for the
planting Of large acrcages OF late
fall and early spring vegetables. the
cannery to handle a large part "a
the production.
Other improvements underway IN
the new town include a $4,000 lum-
Der yard. $4,000 garage and filling
station and a number of residences.
AT the time the concrete highway
was constructed from Raymondville
a deal "a made with the con-
tractors to pave the main business
block full width for 400 feet. Ad-
diticnal paving will be put in az the
town develops. The water supply Is
obtained from artesian wells, OF
which there i a number through
out the section. with water pipcd t.
practically all farm homes. install
lation OF an electric light and power
system IS expected TO be completed
in a few weeks.
A Proved Development
San Perlita Is a proved develop
ment." was the assertion Of Charles
r. johnson. who has developed the
major part OF the land In the San
Perlita section. Nowhere in the
South can there be found an agri-
cultural community growing more
rapidly or which is established upon
a more solid basis. Practically every
landowner In this section Is a thor
ough farmer. The uniformity OF
crops Is not due To the soil alons:
1t is largely due to the fact that we
have farmers who are uniformly ex-
pert In making the soil produce
With our fertile soil handled by this
class of farmers. the San Perlita &C.
ton l. destined 10 become N OF the
most prosperous in the country.
we r going TO specialize in dr.
versification. In other words, 1t Will
be the objective of the San Ferlita
farmers to produce the most profit
able crops. thereby assuring the
largest returns from their land and
labor. Practically every farmer viii
realize big profits from his cotton
crop this year and expects TO make
similar profits from the fall and
spring vegetable crops. In a few
years our citrus paintings will come
"Dairying and poultry raising arr
produce more feed per acre and al
lower cost than In any OF the dairy
countries. and there Is no logical
reason why dairying should not pay
far larger returns here than in any
Of the northern dairy states. Also
we have the advantage OF markets
for dairy products which are fully
equal to those the northern dairy
men supply"
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Gates that the district will be in
position to provide irrigation water
at a very low rate. The size Of
the district Is expected TO prove an
important factor in assuring cheap
irrigation. as the overhead cost per
acre is expected to be reduced 10
the minimum.
Will Prevent Wastage
There Is far more water now &C.
ing TO waste in the Rio Grande
than this district will require" w.
A. Harding, president Of the district,
said in discussing the construction
plans. I'VE will take only flood
waters. water which otherwise
would 60 to waste into the gulf
Of Mexico, and our reservoirs win
assure an ample supply to meet any
emergency. Our plans have been
formulated after devoting much
time to the study of irrigation con-
ditions in the Valley. The fact
that we can secure gravity flow
from the river onto practically al
land within the district is a factor
that will tend 10 lower irrigation
costs very materially. Our entire
distribution system will be concret-
ed. eliminating wastage and assur-
ing the highest possible efficiency
in delivering irrigation water. Our
intake at the river will assure that
we will secure none but the flood
waters. and we want none Of the
flow Of the Rio Grande.'
According to the construction
plans the western part Of the dis
trict will be the first to receive ir-
rigation water. the system TO be ex-
tended eastward as rapidly as pos
sible. and il Is believed that within
Is months practically the entire
area within the district west OF
Raymondville will be ready for irri-
cation water. The StilIman trac.
of $1,000 acres. lying east Of Lyford,
which was recently purchased By
w. A. Harding, will be among the
last Of the acreage to be brought
under irrigation. and II is expected
that this land will be ready for de-
veIopment within two years. The
contractors now have three large
dredges operating in the western
part Of the district. and several ad-
ditional machines are being bought
In to handle the immense amour,
Of dirt work.
Large Acres Cleared
The major part Of the acreage In
the western part Of the district has
been cleared and Is under cultiva-
ton. In the eastern part there are
large acreages which have been IN
der cultivation many years. The
average annual rainfall is approx
mately 26 inches. sufficient TO ma
ture staple and vegetable crops in
the. average year and TO supply
young citrus trees. The soil is a
loose loan, very retentive Of mois-
turc, and for many years Willacv
and eastern Hidalgo counties have
been rated the most productive O.
the non-irrigated areas OF the
southwest. Installation or an irri-
cation system viii Assure an album
| dant supply Of water 70 make UP
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A P-STS TARREn
CARDIFF. Wales

CARDIFF, Wales.-Three Peep
ing Toms caught at South Valel
beaches for spying IN women bath
ers. -rr
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KILLS on FIRST AUTO DRIVE

DUBLIN.-Driving an auto for
the first time. z lrnelius Ryan. aged
10. ran down and killed m aged
woman
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MANIAC Stays I'M CHURCH

ATHENS-Alexander Drakis, an
Insane man armed with an iron
ROD, beat two women and "a man to
death after rushing into a church
service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29

his going to bed at the home of his
parents.
IL Alibi Witnesses.
To substantiate the testimony of the
young husband regarding his move
his wife Thursday night until he re-
turned to find her lifeless body Satur-
day afternoon, the grand jury ordered
IL alibi witnesses to the stand 1or
questioning.
Robert Lyon, Patrick Lynch, Harold
Conner, James White, d. @. Lockett,
w. j. Armstrong, Adriap Smith and
Give S. Wilson are reported to have
told of the basket ball meeting which
Mcpherson attended; Virginia Monk
of seeing young Mcpherson Friday
conversing with him; Mrs. Donald
Mcpherson. his aunt. Is reported to
have told of visit the youth made to
her home Thursday nigEU while Sam
uel Rigg; and j. Tarbell Howard, fell
low employees, are presumed to have
told of his being at the bank on Fri
day.
With the approach of the closing
hours in which the grand jury ques-
toned witnesses. Miss Eleanor Shop
pard, the young nurse who is believed
talked to Mrs. Mcpherson on the night
of her death, appeared before the in
vestigators to tell of the telephone con-
versation and details of their friend
ship.
Miss Sheppard testified only briefly
as she had been i'll and consented to
the questioning by the grand jury
against the advice of her physician
In that brief period, however. she is re-
ported to have told of telephoning Mrs.
Mcpherson and of having the latter
sobbingly tell her that she was busy and
to call later. Mention has been made
of DR.. Thomas Ballard. formerly con-
nected with Gallinger Hospital but
now practicing in New York. with
whom Mrs. Mcpherson is said to have
been friendly. 1t has been suggested
that Miss Sheppard told the grand jury
of recent date which Mrs. Mcpherson
told her she had.
Goes to New York.
Detective Sergt. Joseph Waldron
made trip to New York and it is be-
lieved that he informed the grand jury
that his investigation satisfactorily
proved that DR.. Ballard had not been in
Washington for three weeks.
To investigate the long-delayed report
of a taxicab driver. that on the night
Mrs. Mcpherson met her death he had
taken man whom he could identify
to the Park Lane, the grand jury
quizzed Garrett M. Frye. taxicab OPP
orator. for one hour. late Yesterday.
Presumably he told them of the decla-
ration set forth in his affidavit filed in
the Office of Assistant United States At
torney Collins. asserting that on that
night. between the hours of / and 2
O'Clock he had transported passenger
from Fifteenth street and New York
avenue to the Park Lane. Arriving at
the rear of the Park Lane. his pasSe-l-
ger paid him. Frye said, and ne paid
no further attention to him as he drove
off until two weeks after the body of
the young nurse was discovered and his
memory of the incident returned.