San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 117, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 27, 1913 Page: 42 of 67
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SAN BENITO, Tex.. April 26.—It is
perhaps as a pleasure ground that the
Lower Rio Grande Valley section will
draw its greatest throngs. The Arroyo
Colorado and the Rio Grande have
fheir distinctive pleasures in salt and
fresh water fishing, respectively. For
rowboats and small launches they af-
ford direct water courses to the Gulf.
The Laguna Madre, which will be
part of the Government Intercoastal
Canal, is a most beautiful inland bay
100 miles long, from two to twenty
miles wide, separated from the Gulf
of Mexico by Padre Island, affording
safe sailing and abundant fishing. At
the pass that connects the Laguna
Madre with the Gulf is undoubtedly
the finest fishing grounds in the
world within a small area. It is the
home of the silver tarpon, or. as he
is more properly called, the Silver
King Inch for inch, pound for pound,
be is the gamest fish that swims in
any water. The average catch here
is ISO pounds, and this mighty fish
runs In and out of the pass in count-
less numbers; but the tarpon is not
the only fish that abounds in these
waters. There are thousands and thou-
sands of kingfish, jewfish, jackfish,
redfish, Spanish mackerel, pompano,
flounder and other varieties of game
and food fish in this shallow, well-
protected bay at all times of the year.
In tha bay are to be found the largest
and most valuable oyster beds In the
Gulf Coast country. Many prefer these
eytters to the celebrated bluepoints, as
they are small and salty and have the
advantage of being as wholesome In
Mmmer as In winter. Shrimps, crabs
(nd other delicious sea food are alao
found in great numbers. The fishin(
Industry maintains the town of Isabel,
an the mainland, and thousands of
lona of fish are sent North from this
point e»ery year. There la, however,
no danger of Laguna Madre being
fished out, as It draws its aupply from
the great ocean, being a feeding
ground for every game and food fish
that lives in the Gulf.
Along the Rio Grande Gulf Coast
Is a sportman's paradise; here is the
winter home of every variety of the
duck family, including redheads, pin-
tails, bluebills. mallards, canvasbacks,
as well as Canadian geese, brant,
whitewing and bluewing pigeons, etc.
The migratory birds of Central United
State* and Canada, at the approach of
winter, fly south until they reach the
Rio Grande River, then changing their
course to east, follow this well-wa-
tared Valley to the sea, where they
come upon a broad, shallow, well-pro-
tected bay. the Laguna Madre, fur-
nishing ideal feeding with fresh water
poods in abundance all along the
mainland and on Padre Island itself.
They remain until the last vestige of
vltlter leaves the froien North.
Besides the fish and game birds of
all varieties along the land shore of
: the Laguna Madre. running north of
! Arroyo Colorado, there are great num-
n of javelins (wild hogst. deer,
Nar, Mexican lions and a variety of
■mail game
PtArs Tat* ml 1
7it HI extands
fHP nortK f<w
ID* satire dial**.,* th* finest stretch of | w I ipolierf
! unbroken beach in the world. The bead)
on the Gulf side has a gentle slope of
twelve Inches to the !U0 feet, with a
hara, smooth, sandy bottom, absolutely
no undertow, affording the finest surf
bathing in America. On emerging from
the water one never feels the depression
that h* usually does In the Pacific, and
often in the Atlantic, but there Is al-
ways a feeling of exhilaration, a tonic in
Itself.
Although as above mentioned, tne
famous resorts of Southern California and
the Mediterranean shores have an atmos-
pheric temperature iu February practi-
cally the same as Rio Grande (Julf Coast,
the water temperature In February shows
the great advantage Rio Grande Gulf
Coast has for winter surf bathing, besides
having a beach Incomparably better than
any of the others.
Pacific Ocean, coast .of Southern Cali-
fornia, 50 to 69 degrees Fahrenheit; Medl-
terreanes Sea shores, ,'fl to CS degrees;
Klo Grande Gulf Coast, 68 to 77 degrees.
Home day not distant there will come a
realization of the advantages of the lower
Rio Grande Gulf ('oast as a scene fur
the worthiest of yacht races. Here the
trade winds, from March to December,
blow with automatic regularity. Here
would be no idly drifting matches that
often make the America cup races a
farce, but the breezes here would assure
a real test of men and boats. For a tri-
angular course could any other be com-
pared to that from Point Isabel to Ha-
vana, to New Orleans, returning to Point
Isabel?
The beach on Padre Island, for nearly
100 miles, ts one of the finest automobile
courses in America. The land shore of
the Laguna Madre has now a fine road
sn<1 could be extended fur great distances
In sight of the bay with vary little ex-
pense. The old military road, paralleling
the Rio Grande for hundreds of miles,
could with small expense be put In per-
fect condition from Brownsville to K1
Paso, and continued on to lsoe Angeles,
would afford the shortest laud course
across the continent and one that could
be kept open the entire year at the small-
est expense for construction and mainte-
nance, and yet be of great practical util-
ity to the Government as well as farm-
ers and pleasure tourists.
The Alice Road, frdta Brownsville to
San Antonio, which was the principal
route of travel before the coming of the
Brownsville Railroad, Is in splendid con-
dition for hundreds of miles.
WILL IE 1116 INDUSTRY
Plan Being Formulated to Otablish
Packing Plant at San
Benito.
tn* two mile* off Pn>
from Rrat»« Hsntjago j
i<*' miles peee*nttng In :
A proposition (or the e*(*bllahment of
a ruck Ins plant at San Benito was favor-
ably received by the members of the
Booster Club at their meeting laat Wed-
nesday evening and a commute* iu
appointed to render aaalstance to th*
proponed Industry r>. Kohlhepp. who re-
cently <-ame to this city from Waterloo,
Iowa, ha* been investigating condition*
relative to thla work at Ban Benito and
la of th* opinion that a small packing
establishment would b* a paying busi-
ness here. Mr Kohlhepp has been en-
*a«»d In the meat parking and curing
business for the past twelve year* and
I* thoroughly familiar with alt of th*
methods for the proper killing and prepa-
ration of meat*.
The idea at present Is to commence th*
buslnes* on a small scale and gradually
enlarge the plant as the bualnests In-
■ reas»». The demand for fresh me*t la
very gnod here, as the local meat mar-
kets are experiencing considerable dtffl-
'ttlty In sr. tiring a gool grade of b«*f
*!th «hl' b to aupply their ruatomer* A
packing plant at San Renlto, with the
ceressary cold storase room*, could aup-
pl' the entir* valley with shipments of
at SV.M- lm) |>,ul ,.gr# ,he
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SAN BENITO W1LI, SEND A VERY
FINE PRODUCT TO
MARKET.
The shipping of celery from Sen Benito
will probably commence about the mlddlu
of this weeK, as this crop Is now nearly
rendj to be marketed. This country has
never been advertised ss a celery-prodtac-
Ing district and but f»»w of the resident!
of the Lower Rio Grande Valley are aware
of the fart that this crop can be grown
here to g>od advantage. However, as fine
a field of relery as has eTer been raised
in the famous Kalamatoo district can
now be sftn on th E. H Smith farm,
nar Kio Hondo Mr. Lanxraano. who has
rented the farm from Mr. Hmlth, was of
th' opinion that celery could be growa
snd bleached here as well as tn other
sections, where the soli and climatic con-
ditlona were spparently no more fsvor-
able to the maturing of this crop.
Mr. Lauxmann had enough confidence tn
the success of this Industry here to set
out two sud one half acres of celery laat
January, which he now •sttmatni will
bring hlri a return of nearly $1,000 per
acre at the present market price for this
ermmndity. The planta, which ere all In
a thrifty condition and well matured are
now undergoing the bleaching process
and It Is expected that the bunehea will
b« sufficiently well bleached to commence
cutting early neit *eek The celery Is
suld to be of a very good grade and tawn
tr.ort tender than tint usually to be found
In the markets Between 20.00U and 2ft
0«> bunches of ceiery can be raised on
em-h acre of ground and a clean field of
tt.eee stalks Is Indeed a beautiful sight
About six years ago fbarle* Vols plant-
ed «everal a 'rca of celery near Hr«wnt
tllle. on whl'h he received a net retnrn
of over fuim per acre the first season
However, he left thst Section of the coun-
ttv snd no ene else has since attempted
th* gro,rln# o' this crop In lsr»e •ncuv*
qQnttttles to be able to ahlp tA the North
ern m«r«e»
The pr«in«ttrn of the reierv InduMrv nt
ftaliaisoe has resulted iu Mukiug th#
farmers In that district most prosperous
nnd the development of this Industry In
the Nhii Hcuito country will no duub'
biMiig us L'ood if not ln-der returns thuii ,
hove neon received In the Northern fields
Here we have the advantage of a longer
growing renson und can nlso control the j
supply of moisture by means of the Irri I
v lion •> item ehi h atipplliI *attr to
all of the land on the Han Benito tract.
< ei» ry is i product th.it |* always in good
deiunnd and common')* a good prlie. esni
clully In the *prluK ami summer uioutliH.
which Is at its hest In tbe Lower Klo
Grnt d# Valley Another u»ood feetuie
about celery la tbe fact that It Is not
so perlshlbie as many of tbe other truck
crops and stands trtnsucrUitlon much bet
ter.
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Edward A. Faust, St. l.oui.<i Capitalist,
Will Improve Invest-
ment
Vpon his return to Dallas after his
trip to Han Benito. Edward A. Faust, the
8t. I .outs capitalist, who recently rtiit*d
this section of the country and purchased
a tract of land at San llenlto as an In-
vestment for his K-year-nld son. gave (he
following Interview to the Dallas News
In referring to his trip through Southweat
Texas
"I have been Intending to pay a visit to
the Lower Rio (Irande Valley for about
two years and took advantage of the
first week t had to spare to make the
trip there. 1 am more than agreeably
surprtaed at the apkndld country I found
down there, and while we were riding
along In our car I purchased a forty-
acre tract at San Bflnlto, which 1 shall
convert into a model farm for my ann,
who Ls greatly Intereatet In agricultural
affairs. After we get It to going sll
right t will bring hint down and let him
take h look at his farm, and I am sure
he will he .lellghled
"Irrigation has solved the rain problem
In that section of the country and good
crops are aeaured at all time*. It i> rer-
talnlv a land of treat promise »nH far
exceeded tnv expectations
"Wet imlng from the Itrownsrllle conn
try I came by t.ielveetnn end paid s visit
to tii* sslj ituragv plant w* ar* building
A'* fdnil - Stm 9t Covntg ♦
there. It will be the largest plant of this
Klud in this s» tlon of the country. Gal-
veston has good prospect#, snd the com-
pletion of the Panama ('anal will mean
much for thst city as well as the entire.
State I have oeen on a Pullman sleeper
the last seven nights, but 1 feel well re-
(Mid for the exertion entailed in making
this trip in fact, I like Texus more
every trip I make here, and lbe more I
see of this great big <ehntry the more
profoundly Impressed I become with Its
prospects and advantages."
FINE STOCK
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Demand for Re*t Grade* of IHury Cat-
tle am! Hofr* it S«n
Jtenlto.
J. A Wright, who opened a sale ysrd
le Mn Bcijttn |sst we#k with the Intention
of supplying the Iocs I demand f*»r dsiry
swh and hogs reports thst Ms sslee so
far hare beta more than satisfactory. Ike
first shipment of twent)-eight hca.l of
cows has already been euld and practically
all of the seeond shipment of nineteen
Head have also been disposed of.
"The flret rthlp.neiil I received." says
Mr. Wright, "were a very good class of
sttek, but the demsnd here seems to be
for the best grade of youuir Dcrsey cows,
se I went to San Antonio and pb-sed nine-
teen of the beat young cows that I could
find In n herd of '.*00 at that place and
brought them down here with me. Of
course, they cost more money, l»nt they
set in to be more In demand than (he
thesper grades of stock "
It Is evident thst the farmers In this
section sre now swsre of the advsntsges
offered her* to the dairyman and it la pre-
dicted that within a few years this will
be one of the greatest dairying sections
of the Tnlled Htntes The cllmstlc con
dllb n« sre aln.cst perfect here f«»r the
tstslng of stock, ss It Is not ue«e**nry to
provide shelter for ihem In the winter
lime Amu her most Important fentme is
the fsct thst plenty of Hrrmmln grass pas-
tnrsge Is svailable during the entire year
Several of the fsrmers In thl« vldnltv sre
also Investigating Ihe advantages to ite
secured through the use of It la
clsltred thst envllitge . sn he m< st profit
sMy fed In this country, and that It Is
ss beneficial In the ftouth ss It Is in ths
colder sections nf the .North
Tits detelopnisat of tbe dairying la
dustry on a Isrge scale In the San Benito
district v,ill be but another tnstsme of
the adaptability of this section of the
cibntry to practically nov agricultural
rursult It Ims tieen stated that ss seen
ss the fanners here secure a sufficient
number of cows s • reamery will be bnllt
ti aire tot tbe milk At the present rat-'
of Increase shown here In live stock 1m
nortations It will l»e but s short time be
fere San Bviito will be r»»n<ly for the
citamery The tendency among the farm
era here Is to purchase only the beat grade
of cowa. and ft l« apparent that this Mgh
staudard will uot be lowered, as the me
J«»rlty of them tre aware of the fact that
It costs no more to care for a good eew
tlan It does for s scrub, snd tbat the re-
i nt us from the better ^rade ef aleck are
more satisfactory.
Mr. Wright has alao Imported some
brood sows* which he ssys sre alao In
B"od demand here He has t.oms regis
lercd Tamwerth snd Duroe Jersey sows
snd s few graded Poland OMln sows. The
heg raising Industry hsa slao been recelv
ing mor« attention here during the psst
trxr months and a great many of the
fntmer* here sre nsktng srrengements to
cere for smsll heitia this summer
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San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 117, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 27, 1913, newspaper, April 27, 1913; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth432432/m1/42/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.