Mission district in Hidalgo grows rich irrigation hub
Mission district in Hidalgo county spans 27 000 acres in the Lower Rio Grande valley with irrigation from the Rio Grande and a St Louis Brownsville and Mexico railway branch. The town of Mission features a bank oil mill packing plant and large hotel facilities and is praised for growth and agricultural potential including cotton cabbage onions corn and alfalfa with irrigation enabling stable yields and extended growing seasons.
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Mission Irrigation District
Texas
Hidalgo County
Rio Grande Valley
St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico
Rio Grande River
Rio Grande Delta
Rio Grande
Key West
United States
California
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Mission
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Mission Tract
Brownsville
Sam Fordyce
Travers
Mission District
New National Bank of Mission
Teneriffe
Canary Islands
Mission Land Company Parlayed 27000 Acres Into Irrigated Valley Boom
The Mission Land Company, a major land firm in the Rio Grande Valley, obtained 27 000 acres from a long held religious society and opened it to settlement. It built a vast private irrigation system and marketed farms, turning mesquite brush into land valued at 100 to 500 dollars per acre, aiding regional settlement. The company continues to market farms and homesteads in the Lower Rio Grande.
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Rio Grande Valley
United States
Missionary Society of Oblate Fathers of
Texas
Mission District
Sea Island
Mission Land & Improvement Company
Rio Grande
Gulf Coast Country
Mission
Mission Land Company
Lower
Rio Grand Country
Pioneer Contractor Albert Sammons of Mission noted
Mr Sammons, a Rio Grande Valley pioneer and contractor who built the first irrigation canal in Mission, is praised for upholding the slogan We prove it. He previously ran a hardware business supplying wagons buggies and farming implements, and kept top seed grades in his store, a local leader in the district.
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Albert Sammons
Mission District
Rio Grande Valley
Mr. Sammons
Sammons
Dunlap Café And Restaurant Attracts City Trade
M. Dunlap proprietor of the Dunlap cafe and restaurant caters to the best city customers. The business offers neat furniture and the finest service. A boarding house is run in connection with the cafe. The place has grown popular since opening and is expected to spread across the Rio Grande region soon.
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M. Dunlap
Dunlap
Mr. Dunlap
Mission opens Burges Drug Store in Lower Rio Grande
Robert F. Burges proprietor of a new Mission pharmacy with a broad stock of drugs, toilet articles, prescriptions and fancy goods. He previously worked with the San Antonio Drug company and traveled across southern Texas, becoming a local business leader in the Valley.
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Robert F. Burges
Rio Grande
Massion
Mission
Burges
San Antonio Drug Company
Texas
Furniture man Drummond builds Mission business footprint
W Drummond of Mission, a pioneer merchant, has run his main street furniture store for two years. He expanded his territory over twenty five miles along the Rio Grande, maintains a large warehouse of reserve stock, and backs local enterprises with a reputation for worth.
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Schumer
W. Drummond
Mission
Rio Grande River
Mr. Drummond
Hostiery Making Name in the Lower Rio Grande Valley
The Mission hotel sits across the street from the St. Louis and becomes a noted spot in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Local residents report growing interest in the hotel’s hostelry and associated services attracting visitors.
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Lower
Rio Grande Valley
The
St. Louis
Business Prospects For Mission Gentlemens Store
Cc P Wright proprietor of a Mission gentlemen's furnishing store reports three years in business with a neat shop stocked with the latest merchandise. He runs a large local trade and a significant mail order operation serving surrounding towns.
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Cc. P. Wright
Mission
Rio Grande Valley
Mission Lumber Firm Expands Under Agnew’s Leadership
Large demand for lumber drives growth at Mission Lumber with George S. Agnew as manager. The firm offers a complete line of builders hardware paints oils varnishes sashes doors blinds and more. Established about eighteen months ago, the business has grown since Mr Agnew became sole owner and now draws customers from a 25 mile radius with promising prospects.
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Mission Lumber Company
George S. Agnew
Mrew
MISSION COTTON BUYERS DAWSON & SWINNEA BEEF UP TRADE
Dawson and Swinnea cotton buyers in Mission have built rapid early success. In a few months they have purchased over 350 bales and anticipate a strong crop and rising business. J P Swinnen controls large Lower Rio Grande valley land holdings while Dawson runs a grocery on Mission’s main street.
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Dawson & Swinnea
Mieuion
J. P. Swinnen
Rio Grande Valley
Ea Dawson
Mission
Wright's Pure Food Grocery Opens in Mission
Wright's Pure Food Grocery, a pioneer in Mission, grew from a small venture to one of the city’s largest firms under Mr. L J Wright. He was among the first buyers of land in Lower Rito Grande valley and expanded to meet growing settler demand with a well located, modern store and top quality goods.
Dawson builds up Mission grocer shop and cotton trade
H C Dawson, grocer, operates a up to date store with staple and fancy groceries drawing customers from across Mission territory. He is a member of Dawson Swinnea, a cotton buying firm likely among the largest in the area.
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H. C. Dawson
City of
Mission
United States
Territory of
Dawson
Dawson & Swinnea Cotton Buyers
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1O Grande Valley
United
Mission Company
George J. Schumer
Mission Supply Company
Mexico
En Rio Grande Valley
Jon Ward
Ward
Bermuda
States
Canada
Irrigation Canad
William J. Bryan
Mission, Texas
GOOD
Lower Valley
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