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The Commoner.
VOLUME 9, NUMBER 3
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"The Texas Coast Country is
Immense" SecV Wilson
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Simply
What the United States Secretary of Agriculture Thinks of the Wonderful Gulf Coast
Country, in Which are Located the Rich La Lomita Lands at Mission, Texas
Hon. James Wilson, Socrotary of
Agriculture, Is certainly not a preju
diced wltnoss, and ho Is probably as
well Informed about tho various ro
gions of tho United States as any man.
This Is what ho says of tho Texas
Coast Country:
SECRETARY WILSON'S OPINION
"Tho Coast Country Is simply im
mense. That expresses It in a word.
It is simply Immense But a most
singular development appears here.
Your aro preparing to handle tho
product of soveral states back of
you; and yet, within an hour's ride,
you havo thousands of acres of tho
finest land in tho world land that
will ralso anything unsettled, unused,
for salo at $15 an aero. I havo novor
oncountored such a condition anywhere
olso, for, as a rule, lands in tho sub
urbs of tho great cities aro worth. $150
to $400 an acre. Why it Is, I do not
know; but it is so. Within tho past
fow years, a few pooplo havo takon
advantago of this opportunity. They
havo bought lands in tho Coast Coun
try, and they aro making money lots
of it.
"I think Hint it lit one of the fluent
countrlcn In the world; nnd the mora
I nee of It, the more I think ho. It
nccniH to mo you enn raise .anything
here. Your woll In an good an our hoIIh
In Iowa. I I -were a young; ninn, I'd
pnclc my grip anil come to Tcxun. Tho
conilltlonN and proHpcctn nre suck tltnt
I could not afford to rcmnln nwny."
That, understand, is tho testimony of
tho Secretary of tho United States De
partment of Agriculture an Iowan,
who la not financially interested in
Toxas, or In tho railroads. Ho simply
tolls what ho honostly thinks.
THE LA LOMITA LANDS
In the Lower Rio Grando Valley, aro
J? th. hcart of tho best part of tho
rL.Eount.ry- Wo clalm that our
proposition is unoxcollod by any sec-
S it 5f, tnlB wonderful country de
scribed by Secretary Wilson. We came
to Texas in advanco of thousands of
mif 8 ,and olcct1 what, in our Judg
SE' Tvas th-5. vcry crcam of tho fa
mous Lower Rio Grando Valley Lands.
Wo early realized Its immense pos
sibilities, and wo wore willing to back
frrlffatlnn Jnib,i,ldln8r ,an adequate
irrigation canal to supply our lands
with water. Tho results are more than
justifying our expectations. Tho farm
ers who purchased horo aro maldSS
monoy and lots of it. Remember? that
5'ou come here, you will not be com
ing whero results aro uncertain or
whore it will take years to bring yoSr
lviYni0iaa mnoy-maklng basis". Evoryr
thing is ready except clearing tho
flr-f.nna y?U ,ca11mato biET money tho
first year. Irrigation makes your crops
certainno loss from uncertain weath
er and irregular rainfall. When you
havo tried irrlgatod farming you will
novor go back to any other method.
RICH DELTA SOILS
The Dolta of tho Rio Grando in Texan
(In which La Lomlta Ranch is located)
contains about one million acres of
tho richest sediment land on earth
with an abundance of rich silt-laden
river water for irrigation, which for"
tllizos tho land with evory irrigation.
GVC" GrWn SSL'SSL TSSSSSSST R,PCn "
Cut Out Coupon and Mail TODAY
CONWAY & noiT, MUHlon, Texan:
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In climate, fertility and products it
Is equal to, or superior to the Nile
Delta in ' Egypt.
In sugar cane especially it is su
perior to any part of the world, pro
ducing more cane and richer juice than
any other country.
In truck growing, it produces earlier
vegetables and fruits than any part
of the United States, which enables
our farmers to dispose of their pro
ducts when the demand is greatest and
tho prices aro highest.
In January our growers are shipping
to northern markets carloads of cauli
flower, cabbage, string beans and peas.
It 1s tho greatest onion country in
tho world, netting farmers from $200
to $500 per acre:
Tablo grapes ripen two months
earlier than in California, and are
shipped to northern markets early in
June;
Citrus fruits, oranges, lemons, figs,
etc., can bo cultivated with entire
success.
HEALTH-GIVING CLIMATE
The climate is very mild and salu
brious, the heat of summer being tem
pered by tho breezes from the Gulf of
Mexico, making tho nights cool and
comfortable. The tomperaturo in win
ter is never low enough to injure tho
always growing crops. Catarrh disap
pears in this climate, and the average
death rate in tho Coast Country is
under eleven.
This land under ditch can be bought
for from $50 to $100 per acre, accord
ing to location, and the land without
irrigation, but capable of that develop
ment, for $20 per acre upward.
A. small tract of land is all that is
necessary, for 10 to 20 acres will pro
duce annually as much wealth as large
farms in other sections.
Tho results secured here aro due to
tho fact that we havo hero every con
dition necessary for success fertilo
soils, abundance of good water for irri
gation, unsurpassed climate, adequate
supply of cheap labor at all times, a
epod homo market, within easy reach
of tho best world's markets, twelvo
good months of growing season and
two and three big crops per year on
the same land, Could you ask for any
thing more?
THIS OPPORTUNITY IS FOR YOU
There's an opportunity for you now
at Mission, a chanco to better your
condition, and to make big monoy. But
you must invest now while tho land is
Within your reach. Present prices are
extremely low. Lands in othor sections
of tho United States (not producing
as much as Mission -lands) aro now
selling at $500 to $1,000 per acre. Buy
whore your Investment is sure to riso
In value quickly.
A trlp ,of investigation Is not oxpen-
?ly k y0,ur t.Icket aSent r round
trip homeseokers' rates, and you'll bo
nnPf? to flnd out how cheaply you
can make the trip. Make up your
?nSSn0fX J Investigate our La Lomita
Lands first. We invite tho strictest
lSt"," WrIte to us anyhow and
!nfrtU?iIvo you any further facts or
information you may desire. It may
conn ? decide. Pill out attached
coupon and mail at once.
CONWAY AND HOIT,
MlHiilon, Hidalgo County, Texas.
.State
You Can Share in These Big Profits
Farmers on tho La Lomita Lands havo been malcinir records tula voar
records that Will elvo you somo .dea ot what can bo aocompulod "hero
no?"proSn? 5' or Tio'ooo VKm?? adores0 JTonlonf "li'SSt ,n "?Z and """"
ZFEkS th'8 aet a -'nLn4l.i?hw,?t'ilntohSofr glSS
A Mr. Edwards, living near Mission nmriA 07k j.
beans. H. A. Swett made $200 net from ?5 nnrnJ1!' an acr, from growing
tho ground only seven weeks. Ho lS?am5l Hmi-oanB and they ocoupied
crop on the same ground, or useit fSr Jom0 otter crop a SGCnd 0r tnlrd
oefotSfSkXSSMoo Sesof SffJV00 ,f from a of
a net profit of over $400 per acre. onions from 20 acres, and mado
Commoner 8-6-09
mca ?500 an acre this year from his cabbage.