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The Commoner.
VOLUME 9, NUMBER 2
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Learn More of the Wonderful
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Gulf Coast Country of Texas
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And Especially About the Irrigated La Lomita Tract at Mission, Texasl
You havo hoard much about the
wondarful Gulf Coast Country of
Toxas. You havo read about tho rich
ness of tho soil, and of tho biff profits
growors aro making-. Tho Gulf Coast
Country of Texas has passod tho ex
perimental stago Irrigation and quick
transportation havo mado largo ylolds
and big profits a practical certainty.
You should know moro of tho possi
bilities of this country, and tho op
portunities It offers to yo-u.
In a recent Issue of Tho Commoner,
wo gave you Borne Idea of tho Gulf
Coast Country, in which aro locatod
tho Irrigated Soml-Troplcal Lands of
tho Ijii Lomltn Tract nt MInnIoii, Vcxiih.
in tho Delta of tho Lower Rio Grando
Valloy. Wo want you to know moro
about this flno tract of 27,000 acres,
every foot of which is undor irrigation,
In future issuos of Tho Commonor wo
aro going to grivo you detailed infor-
Cotton Field Near Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas
mation concerning1 tho soil, water, cli
mate, transportation facilities, etc.
You realize that results toll tho story
better than anything1 elso. Wo aro going-
to givo you from time to time
actual experiences from producers on
this land at Mission. They will .give
you moro definite knowledge of wijat
1b being accomplished hero. By way
of introduction, wo will publish a let
ter from Hon. Frank C. Pierce,
a prominent attorney of Browns
ville, Texas. This letter was in
answor to our request for an im
partial report of the conditions and
prospects of this country. This re
port from Mr. Pierce was asked for
by one of our purchasers, who now
owns 1G0 acres of this flno land. His
observations aro mado from a wido
acquaintance with this country, cov
ering a period of twenty-four years,
and deserve your careful attention.
An Expert's Opinion of Lands and Conditions at Mission
ti? rfiIi0,10fXas,"7rrF' John J. Conway, Mission, Texas. Your letter
Sf "'2 wV st., in which you desire that I should mako a report of tho
fe0tTboRIn0 s?mpIj2langluageC0Untry' IS reCiVCd' n0t alS0 that you w,sh
?& cnwle?GO of tho subjcct mattor has been acqulrod from observation
while living horo from 18G2 to 1880 and from 1903 to tho present. During
those periods of tlrao I havo traveled over most of tho Lower Rio Grand?
ami It8apooiSS?BOClUen y am WeU acciualntcd wlth th0 country, its history
DELIGHTFUL CLIMATE FERTILE SOIL
in '? lni H u,lItod, States, markots considered, and possibly nowhero
la Vo,0rW,MI dJ ,s. there such a favorable combination of tho oloments of nature
la,s,l,nd,1,n H10 southern part of Hidalgo and Cameron; counties With a
delightful climate, most fertile soil, abundance of water for irrigating nir
noses and ample cheap labor, it invites tho attontion of tho wSrid Tho
, wf s Pul arly well adapted to tho maintenance of health Sid comfort
uAVSL&T hoa?y woolons; SS5Jt. SSSSpSTifii:
The tomporaturp is seldom lower than 38 decrees durintr thn win
, PRODUCTIVENESS OF TOE VALLEY
SuhnwteinAlfrom !5.00 A0 i'000 cer acro- Grapes, flgs, dates and
tT&dssjr tho Lower Ro ae vaiioy
succSJfSwut'A118 m0K locali"es In this valley havo been grown
ioaroKoiSRi& Paid to thls 1Ino and
dvJv t nj..52slt.i,on t0 state deflnitely what may be expected of these At
Roma, about 160 miles from the mouth of tho Rio Grande at SnchoTantenbi
f ?' 1 miles, if,rom Brownsville, and CLttho&nSynSboutQOlSa
yreams SSSTSJSo WSrSoflJSuJ?0 f romflffetS0 tffiy
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S? groawenh cara at shlpPln statlon. - wonderful return! to the fSrSS?
FIRST TO REACH THE MARKETS OF THE WORLD
ni?1?5 to tho total absence of frost during most years, with an occasional
KSlf R?Bt In &er years at times when it 'does i b u t little in j5?y wo havo
markVfthnY ?f tho ilroad. to place on the winter and sprhS
7lS&tSrtmm fr thIS reaSOn oteS S&JreVfi
WONDERFUL VARIETY OF PRODUCTS
Tho pomelo, pondorosa lemon, blackberries tralore and nvon t.o afo,
btates. I havo tried to conflne my words to tho tiMitVi nE ,VnlteJ
can
land
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Ymi qim im .( i (V v . ? ',!1" ai 1Hlssl0n' ' ,uou,lu6 uuurmous proiits. The same
tho northern tar-nor has hoon WZlV .n tho yoar. and ovory month Sloo, whi.o
CONWAY & HOIT, Mission, Hidalgo County. Texas
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