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MR- BILL AND MISS Dnmg LBCKY JIM CTLTIVATflti §
AVERY'S COTTON PLANTERS Tj1 Jk W AVERTS rAM0I!® *
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REVOLUTION
IN HIDALGO COUNTY
Civilization Overthrows the Wild Anima!
Kingdorn-Pharr Progress Is Proclaimed
Victor and Declared ;
DICTATOR
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Public Is On Us
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The boat looking and moat complete town of it* size in the Valley.
Fluent hotel facilities, clean, sanitary, b*»st equipped and most
comfortable with finest cuisine in tbe Valley.
Cool In summer, situated in the
CenLer of a Park
Whore only days ago tbe cactus and mesqutte grew wild.
Come make your home In this new and up-to-date town; fall in
line, we are selling tbe ground fast
Come early that you may look well over the ground and select a
choice business or residence lot. i
Come listen to the music of the hammers, its echo rings through
out tbe Valley telling tbe tile of progress.
Ac elegant bank and office buildiug Is fast nearing completion,
where a flue hall will always he in readiness for dances, meetings,
socials aud theatricals.
fWttere ran you find such an ideal location?
W handsome new brick church Is nearing completion. A dozen,
handsome homes are rising In our midst. What can prove the
success Of a town more than seeing homes rise so fast from where
only «tt uionthsago tbe cactus grew and the wild animals roam
ed at large? “
MjWrvrttrs are huilT and only waiting until the water work* are
completed to give us clear filtered river water.
There are opening^ for a first-class Drug and Stationery Store.
A Dry floods. Boot an* Shoe Establishment, High tirade Meat
Market and Bakery, Combined Cleaning and Prosing Establishment
with Barber Shop.
Flrstfl&ss Dentist also Physician and Surgeon. For further par
tied,*ra address PHARR TOWHSJTE T0MP\NY
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While In the Valley
DON’T FAIL TO VISIT
MISSION.
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Elevation, 14o feet.
Irrigation, unexcelled.
Drainage, natural.
WE PROVE IT
To be the most progressive, high
ly develooed. prosperous, thriv
l >
> ing proposition in the Lower Rio
i ,
Grande Valley.
A personal investigation will con
vince you of the greater advan
tages and opportunities offered.
!! MISSION UNO IMPROVEMENT COM
* ! MISSION, TEXAS
JOHN J. CONWAY
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LARGEST GIN PUNT
IN DLL IDE WORLD
WILL BE ERECTED AT SAN BENI
TO THIS YEAR.
To Have Sixteen Standi* Four for
Long Staple Cotton, and Include
Four Pr«saei—Cotton Acreage at
San Benito Estimat'd at 16,000.
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Special to The Herald.
San Benito. Texas. February !»—
According to official advice*, s*n
Benito is to have the larges. gin
plant in tb» world. This sounds
somewhat big. but when you listen
to what is comiiig. you will realize
that It is no idle statement. The gin
will hive sixteui of the Murry ail
steel stand*. Four of thet*e will be
for long staple cot ton,to handle that
part of the crop which will he plant
'd here this year: there will be fuur
Murry's improved cleaner and huller
breast, and eight plain gins. There
will he four presses and four suc
tions. so that four wagons .-an be
uni aded at the same time. The en
gine will be a three hundred horse
power Corliss, and th • boiler will he
a three hundred and fifty horse-pow
*r water tube boiler the same type
(hat will be in sugar mill refinery
except that the latter will tie a file
hundred horsepower boiler.
The gin will be finished in ample
limb to handle the earliest of this
setson's productions, and the capa
city when completed will be twenty
bae* per h ntr B. X. CJreen. who Is
a pionc *r gin man at San Benito. i«
the president, and W. T. Kstes lithe
secretary and ginner.
Three > «an» ago the fir»t cotton J
crop of Fin Benito amounted to 3SP
hales The year before las: lt was
I4«I7 hales and last year it was (*,
81b. If th? production would only
*
keep up a. this rate, it would ouly
he a t^uesrl^n a tew years until
San P'hlto *1%* httVe'r.bi otfly the
largest' gin plant in tb:» trorid. hut
would also supply the world with It
! cotton. The main building of tin*
gin is 128x.1i; feel. The estimated
j acreage of cotton lf*re this year at.
| the pmont t‘me 1* lA.Ofla acres.
HOUSE COMMITTEE
SUMMONS BRYAN
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I| T«» TKM. AM. AHOI'T THK MOVKV
THCST.
Also. iVrhap*. to Kxplnin Why He
Trotl on the Toe* of t^tajo
<N-r»ts by Insinuateiug Tlun
“Trust** Would Control Them.
Associated Press.
Washington. Feb. it.—William Jen
nings Bryan mill be the first witness
summoned before the House commit
tee on Banking and Currency to tes
tify in investigation of the “Money
Trust." The Investigation on which
the democratic caucus repudiated
Bryan's demand for a special com
mittee was referred to a standing
committee of the House. Brvan trod
on the toes of members of the com.
mitteo when he recently declared
that the “Money Trust" thought It
would control'the committee.
The committee insists that Bryan
must explain what he meant.
Representative Henry, of T^xa*.
chairman of the rules* committee
championed the effort to secure a
spe'ial committee to conduct the in
vestigation. A resolution of Inqui
ry was Introduced today by reore
sentMive Puto. chairman of the
Broking and Currency rommilfee.
and was referred to the committee
on rules
In marked contrast with Henry's
rronosal that all eneclfic references
ro te "Money Trust" he eliminated,
to the "Money Trust" be eliminated,
committee i* desirous of securin'
full and complete Information regard
inc the hanking end currency condt
tlons of the country for the purpose
of determining what legislation is
needed and it authorizes the Invest I
gation.
Cattle Market
A asocial *d Pr-as.
Kansas City. Feb. in — Cattle,
strong. Expert steers $7 to IS.-in.
Hogs steady to 5 cents higher. Hea
vies H.tS to ffi.SS. Sheep steady to
1ft cents lower.
Cotton Market
Associated Press.
New Orleans. Feb 1ft—Co* ton fu
tures closed steady wi U a net ad
vance of 2 to lit points. Spots firm
—1-4 up.
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LQRIMER HEARINGS
DECLARED CLOSED
ALL ■’ART CHEERFULLY. IF NO^
TEARFULLY.
Lawyers Protest They Never Meant
to Get Mad- Same Way With th«
Members of Committee. Hines De
nies T'ying to Bribe Te,ejr*ph*r
Associated Preaa.
Washington, Feb. !».—The public]
hearing* of the, Lorlmer senatorial
invest!gallon were declar'd cloned
today The attorney for l.orime:
wa* given permission to file a brief]
Th' closing hour was a verltabM
love feast. The attorneys explained)
that they^ never Intended to r»ally;
display bad temper, and the commit-)
tee added that it had not en**'r.aln-»
ed the like inteutlonr
M W Rltimenberg. the official!
stenographer, who was discharged
fir his conduct before the commit
tee Saturday night, wrote a pr'fuse
letter of apology, and it was read
into the" r“»cord.
Hdward Mine* was the last wL
aeaa. * He denied that he had at
tempted to bribe Miss H *Ien Sea vers.;
a local telegraph operator, to let hint'
se* a message of a private defective:
lik'd for transmission.
The early h urs of tody's session
were devoted to t **ts of the ability
of J. K. Sheridan, a stenographer of
a detective agency, who made ihf
record of the alleged perjury confes
sion of ('harts McGowan, who had
t«*tifled before the committee.
PIPED PLANTATION
- HAS CHANGED DUDS
\K\V YORK ( APITMiRiT AryHill
XOTK.H Sl’liAlt FAIIM.
<’om|>riM^ Ki£t Acre-. Which Wjll he
All l*tant,*d in Sugar C'anc Next
K;»II—< >ii<- »»f Handsometi l*r«»p**r
I , lies in ifc-owitM%ilV Yiriu|ty.
The Plper-Texas Plantation, si
mile* east of Brownsville, was »ol«’
this week to W. C\ Shaw of New
York Mr. Shaw has Le*o in tli
Valiev for the past two months m\
ing over the otinirv and »iudy!i.
its adaptability for growing sugar
i cane. and. after making « searchinr
! invet#ic«ttlon de<id./» ho pure gts
land that had aireadv been tr.rl cut
and proven suitable.
The Piper (dentation was purchas
i in lt#f» by the Piper Bros of Karin.-.
; Wisconsin, and was first used fo,
growing cabbage. In 1 »0« they com
inenced planting sugar.cane. and this
was found to yield excellently, t’ltt
ntUeljr some 250 acres or cane was
grown on It. In 19©7 a company was
formed called the Piper Plantation
To., the late General A. B. Nettle
ton buying In and becoming its gen
eral manager. He continued In this
position until 1909, when the Pipe
I UroH bought out the other Interest1
and one rated it themselves. Th«
! difficulty of trnnsportation prevented
a larg» Increase in the cane acrea»>
until a railroad could be built lx
the vk-inity. This was finally accom.
Plishcd at the end of 1910. when
the Brownnvilte Bell road wa* built
and the plantation even ha* a rn|i
road running through it.
The Piper Bros sold the plac-» last
summer to Sam A. Robertson for
tfii.Onrt. He. in turn, has now sold
it to Mr. Shaw, the price being $72.
9.10. *
The plantation contain- about 822
t 'res. of which about 400 are in cul
tivation. The cultivated land, other
than that aireadv in cane, will this
year he nut into cotton and forage
crops The balance of the land will
be prepared.' and next season the
whole will be planted with sugar
cane.
The place i* very attractive frem
a picturesque point of view Tha
lower jmrt near the river bank i» cov
ered with bamboo and palm trees
amongst which several delightful
site* for residences could **e *eir te.’
Mr. Shaw i* now having the ciati
I ftfii •» to-u vi.»td. and net: f: I
j templates o nt’ng a mot pins,
! and power .'li-nt to fur!*!,. betides
, the water for irrigation, olednKtv
and condensed water • ?«»;- dome-tic
purpose*.
Mr. Shaw |* an ex-nartl officer
and is a bachelor, thougn about to
be wedded—to scientific agricultural
pursuits. He has the good w'stts
of Brownsville for the welfare and
success of his enterprise.
Ur Wiley’s definaion of mince
meat does not ai r- the anti kind is
jth; best.
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THIRTY MRS FULL
OF HOMFSEEKFRS
HKAYIHMT ORK HAY MOVKNKXT
ON BItOW XgY ILLS LINK.
Ilencued InlrrrM in Houfli Tc\a>
Farm lands Brings larger l*er
tcnuigw Than F.ver of Farniers on
Fxciiisions lo Th|* Section.
More than thirty cars of home-1
seekers left Houston Thursday for
points along the Brownsville road.
Speaking of this unusually heavy
movement, the Houston Post saya: j
This la the heaviest one day move
ment that has ever been handled by
this road. It is by far the heaviest
homeseeker movement of the season.!
I’p until last night the jiaimenger de„
part merit of the Frisro lines had
received advices of thirty cars that
would be sent out over the Browns
ville road and advices on other cars
were momentarily ex peeled.
No advices had been received
from the Southeast or from roads
using the New Orleans gateway and
it was known that several aditiona!;
cars would coni** from that direc
tion. A renewed Interest In Texts
has been worked up in the lost^seI
tern States and large numbers of the
farmers of that section of the coon,
try arc Inquiring about South Texas
In veaxs past the Southern States
furnished large numbers of imml
grations to North and Central Tex
as and then the interests of the pen
ole of that section in Texas began to
to wane. Since the Frisco has star
ted its vigorous campaign along the
Brownsville line, however, mo-e
people from the Southeast are ark.
Jns about Texas
Arcordlug to ad» l« M 'fWHvsd -by
the passenger department of the
Frisco yesterdry a greater jiercept
agr of the immigrants are farmers
than has ever taken advantage of
a previous excursion and this infor
mation was welcomed with great
enthusiasm.
It is expected by traffic -men that
a great deal of Texas land*- will be
gold this trip. The fine weather con
ditions will aid In the naira and the*
weather forecasters have promised
springlike weather for several days
to come.
Another thing that will attract
•he attention of rbe farmers who vis.
it points along the Brownsville line
is the snlendid condition of the earh
vi tetahie crot».*fThe pros pc I for an
entu-mptip etriajdrop. it is s^id. w »*
nVfeV *!>effer rn^the history rtf the
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iff •••••• <f
t*emtlliWWH will I' -v r
the Brownsville In brunching © t
from Houston a large number will
visit the Bet union t district. whi> h
is being widely advertised as n ten-,
*-ral farming country by the Frisco
company.
CANNOT DISTURB
DIAZ REFUGEES
NO KXTItADITION FOR TlllNf.'*
HONK OKKICIAI.I.Y.
Department «*f Stale Hil,e* Tliat Of.
fiqaK of ll»e I Ha* Regime, U h*»
Have T"ken llrflgr In Thh < oun.
try. Cannot lie Kxtradited.
Annex iated Prena.
Washington. Feb. 9.—Refugee of
ficial* of the Diaz regime in Mexico
cannot be extradited from the Foiled
State* for execution* or other act*
which they may have ordered whi'e
holding positions of authority. Ttvs
1* the virtual meaning of tb® Rutfe j
departnteufs ruling lodav overmling
the order of the Cnited State* Com
missioner at s*an Antonio, who order
ed the extradition of Andrea* fJarxn.
fir Ian and Meador Valdez. flaDn
and Valdez were charged by the
present Mexican government with
“murder** in connection with tbrt
death of Maderlsta sympathizers in
the last rebellion.
. While advice* to the War Deowt
ment continue to report a condition
of general disorder throughout Mex
j ico, no order* have vet been Issued
for an actual Increase of the force
along the border line.
DlI KKItlNf; OPINION'S AS
TO MKXICAN SITKATION.
fiovernment Report* Slight Improve,
menl. New* R**|m»h* Sav More
Town* Are llecoitijng Involved in
Relief Ron. Kxodn* of .%•»*•*: jean*
and ftiildren.
| “"Mexico City. Feb. 9.—A slight irn
| provement In the Mexican revolu
tionary situation was Indicated hv
such *>ffic1nl fn format ion ar wan
made public today, but the pr *** r.i*
pstebe* add a ion glist of tow if*
where the rebel* are active, and ! »v©
’ Httle room for ontiiuistir *Xf>ree*l->n*.
Ro^c del Monte. * station on ike
Mexican railway, and the proferty
of Rrlrt*h Interest*. In the town acre
, sacked.
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: SAN BENITO,
I The GEM CITY of the RICH and FERTILE Lower Rio Grand*
▼•1kf
19 miles north of Brownsville. situated in th*
midst of an exceeding!? prosperous farming com- '
’ munity and conceded to be the most important 1
*■ agricultural shipping point on the Houston
Brownsville line of the “Frisco” Railway system- *
> THE PRE-EMINENCE SAN BENITO, a* a City, and If* at*r
> rounding AGRICULTURAL community, as a farming proposition ,
> ov«‘r »“* «th*r town or section In tb*L0WER RIO GRANDE VAL- >
• LEY. ba* been established beyond tny fear of successful refutation. ,
> Tbe MARVELOUS growth and ADVANCEMENT of- til* S% >
1 YEAR OLD City and the extensive and wonderful DEVELOPMENT I
’ of the fsrm land tributary to the SAN BENITO IRRIGATION CA- >
’ NAL SYSTEM, are the source of AMAZEMENT ud ASTONISH- 1
’ MENT to the VISITOR, eaaily CONVINCING bim that this la the ft
PLACE TO LOCATE W be I* desirous of enjoying good health, living
1 In comfort, securing sur< esaful result* from his efforts and ultl.
1 tnatclr attaining financial INDEPENDENCE as hi* Just reward
' and to which he Is entitled
WE CANT BE TOO EMPHATIC IN OUR CLAIMS.
| The Lower Rio Grande Valley, and San Benito in particular, *
, has been endowed by Nature with a rich, deep and extremely fertile ft
i soil, the productiveness of which is the equal of, if not superior to ^
• th* aotl of »»▼ section on earth and a climate unsurpassed for uni- ft
> formity throughout the entire year by any locality dn this Conti* ft
> nent. ft
' The»* conditions, coupled with our excellent. Reliable Irrigation I
1 and Railroad Facilities, complete an ideal and perfect combine- ft
' lion of advantages at San Benito offered by no other agricultural ft *
' section in this country
inspection and comparison will prove all our statements and ft
claims made in this regard
The IRRIGATING CANAL SYSTEM SAN BENITO (GravityI ft
| is th# largest la th# South and and on# of th# largest and most £p. ft
FICIENT 1° operation anywhere at the present time. Th# mala cs- ft
, a*1 '■ -7 tuihf* In length, 250 feet in width and carrlcc 2* feet ft
of water at all times There are 150 miles of litoral canals and 550 ft
, mil“M ot •«»“** ditrhec. giving a rapacity SUFFICIENT to SATISFAC* I
, TORILY WATER the 60,000 ACRES reached by this immense 1|||. ft
> GATION SYSTEM- In connection with this our DRAINAGE SYSTEM ft
, TEM IS PERFECT- ft
i TO MARKET YOUR PRODUCTS SUCCESSFULLY AND IN A ft
» SATISFACTORY MANNER IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO YOU AS ft
• THE PRODUCTION OF YOUR CROPS Her# is where SAN BENITO ft
> ha* a tremendous ADVANTAGE 0v*r auy other miction. In addi- ft
i (loo to * be -‘FRISCO” Railway system which traveracc this farming ft
I •w,‘on- tn on‘‘ ‘Erection, w# nave th^AH BENITO and RIO GRANDE 1
, VALLEY INTERURBAN LINE. now in operation with modern and ft
, up.to-dat- equipment. Tbla line extends out of the elfy of If All ft
BENITO tn opposite direction and traverses this vaat AGSRICULTU- ft
RAL COMMUNITY from END «o END within eonveuTrnt distance ft
^r?_yans HOW CAN YOU IICPR VE UPON SUCH AN AR- ft
• RANGEMENT’ . ft
> WE NOW HAVE OVER 22.000 ACREf f ft
> UNDER ACTUAL CULTIVATION. EVETT I ft
• ACRE DEMONSTRATING NOT ONLY THE ft
• FERTILITY OF THE SOIL. BUT THE EF- >•" l i |
• FICIENCY OF OUR IRRIGATION AMD H If it
EFFECTUAL DRAINAGE, AS WELL ,t JB
Don't forget that here it where the pre-cooling plaqi is ft ft
’ located. There are now oat; three in operation, two in Calif ft
• and one in Florida. This will make the fourth in th* United ft
SEEING IS BELIEVING. COME LET US SHOW YOU. \ I
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VALLEY LAND FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR OTHER PROPERTY,
— LA DONNA CANAL LAN D. 2 Hi acres on military rood and ,
route of interurban, N miles front Donna. All level and well J
drained land of best quail ty. About SO acres In cultivation >
and all fenced. Some other improvements. When the likfr-ji'
urltan Is built, « hi: h will be done soon, as It Ur under contract to within
a short distance, this property will b eworth 9 Ir.ft to per acre. Price *
lid per acre. 1.4 cash, balance 1. 2, I years, fi tier cent.
HALLAM COLONIZATION COMPANY, Brownsville. Tei.
flfillvliitllllll Ah A ,41 HI HI 91 Hi V V|ft| ♦'
Stamps and Ice
: Same old price;
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\ Peoples Ice Co? >
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MR. BUYER: MR. SELLER OF REAL ESTATE:
WE HAVE BUYERS WAITING' FOR SMALL IMPROVED
FARMS ^ WELL LOCATED »««* PRICED RIGHT l*'*T with
us and let us SB1>L your TRACT NOW. WE HAVE BAR- 1 *
GAINS; if you want a FARM. SMC C.H WE HAVE A FEW I
SACRIFICES—FORCED TO SELL these equities are .
tery desirable, and CHEAP. # i
REAL ESTATE IS OUR BUSINESS
We PROTECT PURCHASERS; We FIND BUYERS; We Make # :9g|
NO CHARGE unless we SELL; NNVALIjOW NO MISREPRE
SENTATION BOTH SELLERS and TICYERS save MONEY '•
and WORRY by dealing :hrough u*. Correspondence Invited it. {3
Rio Grande Realty and Invest
ment Company^, jjw
BROWNSVILLE,