Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
MAKE IRRIGATION AVAILABLE
FOR NEWER DEVELOPMENTS

That q tremendous amount Of
land development still lies ahead
for the Lower Rio Grande Valley
IS shown by the fact that there are
over 100000 acres "a new irrigation
districts and other tracts al the
way from Rio Grande City on the
west TO the coast country near
Point Isabel, Brownsville and San
Benito.
Probably most OF this viii be
placed under irrigation IS soon as
the proper development stage Is
reached which is regarded as IN
the very near future. Most o. the
districts are actively at work plac-
ing their lands within reach Of
canal system n are making plans
to do so Immediately.
A great deal OF the land IN all
probability will be planted TO cit
rus fruit, natures masterpiece in
the Valley. Winter vegetables, COT
ton and other crops will claim
thier share Ct acreage, contributing
TO the prosperity sno growth OF
this section. Much OF the land will
do double duty, being planted to
citrus fruits with vegetables or
other crops between the rows OF
young trees.
Willacy win Irrigate
wilacy county mas prospects OF
lifting itself out u the unirrigated
into the irrigated section at one
fell swoop. there being $4,000 acres
in Wilacy County Water Control
and Improvement District No. /.
Willacy county has been 8 very
successful dry farming section but
irrigation is expected to add ma
terially to It's wealth and prosper
ity.
Ample reservoir capacity Is be-
ing prepared TO take care OF the
huge acreage in tbs district. With
$4,000 0 in bonds voted for this
purpose the district will construct
reservoirs, and a m1Gern irrigation.
system. Most Of the canals Will be
lined. With the completion OF this
giant system Willacy county ex-
pected 10 enter an era OF unpre-
cedented prosperity.
Things are humming near Edin-
burg, capital OF Hidalgo county,
with development OF the Franklin
Tract which has organized itself
into an irrigation district and voted
q large sun In bonds for construc-
ton OF reservoirs ar5 a modern ir-
rigation system. This district con-
tains 10000 acres which viii be
developed on an intensive scale.
Like most Of the new lands in the
Valley 1t IS likely to be planted to
citrus fruits. EdinburF Is expected
10 benefit materially from the de-
velopment o. this tract.
Starr Would Water Crops
The prosperity which seems ac-
company irrigation IL the Lower
Valley is being wooed BY the coun-
Try near Rio GranGe City. Starr
County Water Control and I'M
provement Dist-lc No ! IS a going
concern and 5 preparing TO irrigate
some 10000 scres il that territory.
Development OF this project is ex-
pected 10 add cons derably 10 the
irrigated area Of Tie Valley.
Two other districts with similar
names and embracing considerable
acreage In Hidalgo county have
been formed and development
work IS actively under way. One
OF these is Hidalgo County Water
Control and Improvement District
No. g.. embracing $4,000 acres, and
the other Hidalgo County Water
improvement District No 6 embrac-
ing S.068 acres.
The former consists mostly OF
the Marvin Goodwin Tract near
Mission. The $4,000 acres IN this
tract are being developed on an
intensive scale by the owners. Not
only is the land being prepared for
cultivation but q most modern
canal system will bring water to II
for irrigation purposes. Much land
in this tract has been set out TO
citrus trees.
There is considerable activity in
the latter district which consists
Of 6,058 acres in the Eagelman
Tract. Engelman'S Gardens, as this
development Is known, is an at
trac-ive n in every way. II Is one
Of the contributing factors in the
growth and well being OF Edin-
burg near which II IS located.
Many New Cameron Districts
AS a rule the new Cameron dis
tricts do not contain large acre
ages but there are a large number
Of such organizations. They lie IN
a new area Of Valley development.
the Gulf coast region where thous-
ands Of fertile acres are awaiting
the coming Of irrigation to make
them productive OF fruits and
vegetables. Some ar this territory
has been dry farmed for many
years; in fact some OF the first !