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It was so successful, he bought a half interest in another drugstore In at age 22 he accepted a position as at traveling salesman. His travels took him through practically all the states and Canada where he gained experience and knowledge of the country's developments. This success inspired him to enter the colonization and land development business.

For many years he operated special trains weekly to South Texas, and it is reported that he has settled more people in the south than any other developer. In he and Mr. Paul went their separate ways, and Mr. Shary started developing the Lower Rio Grande Valley. He purchased the Judge Brooks estate comprising 10, - 12, acres where the towns of San Juan and Pharr are now located.

In he purchased the Briggs estate and subdivided 6, - 7, acres which now supports the city of McAllen. In he purchased 16, acres from the Swift Estate, the first portion of land purchased which would become Sharyland. In or he purchased an irrigation project from John Conway, the founder of Mission and created the United Irrigation Company. The U.

Shary served as the president from its founding until his death, without salary except for one and a half years. He began developing citrus farms. He cleared brush, dug canals and laid in roads and then sold and leased the land in 40 acre lots to farmers and citrus growers. The land was generally covered in dense vegetation, including mesquite sometimes two feet in diameter, as well as cactus, guajillo, ebony, retama, tornilla, and huisache trees In Mr.

Shary planted the first large commercial citrus orchard in the Valley which was the genesis of the citrus industry on a commercial scale. From his own orchards he held the distinction to have shipped from the Valley the first solid car of citrus under standard pack and grade to the markets. Because of this first large scale commercial venture and his continuing activities in the development of every phrase of the citrus industry he has become known as "the father of the Texas citrus industry" In Mr.

Shary purchased the Mission Times newspaper. Wells-John Closner holdings. These lands were west of Sharyland, where Mission now stands, and was called the "West Addition" or the "Mission Tract". Shary's accomplishments In he purchased 16, acres to the north of his current property creating approximately 49, acres of land, all of which was called Sharyland.

In the first commercial crop of citrus was produced on the Sharyland tract and moved to market under very crude conditions, being hand-cleaned and hand-sized in an improvised shed. In the Sharyland Independent School District was formed. Shary March 2, — was an American farmer and entrepreneur. Shary's parents were Austrian immigrants who came to America and became pioneer farmers.

John Shary grew up and went to school in Crete, Nebraska. By the age of eighteen he had worked his way through college to become one of the youngest men certified as a pharmacist in that state. When he was twenty-two, he accepted a job as a traveling salesman for a California drug company. His travels took him throughout the United States and Canada.

While in Texas, he took notice of the great potential for land development. He first purchased 30, acres km 2 of land between Corpus Christi and San Antonio. The sale of this property earned him much profit and inspired him to enter the land development business. In , Shary made his way to the Rio Grande Valley and realized the possibilities of this lush area.

At the time it was largely brush and cactus , but Shary was impressed with citrus crops that were being grown by early citrus experimenters and felt that citrus was the crop of the future for Texas. Citrus crops needed irrigation and in Shary purchased the First Lift Station which pumped life giving water from the Rio Grande to irrigate 15, acres 61 km 2 of surrounding crops.

The chimney from the lift station has been designated a Texas historical landmark and is still standing at the site of Chimney Park in Mission, Texas. Shary, incomplete Incomplete typed biography of John H. Correspondence and payment collections between United Irrigation Company and G. Correspondence and payment collections between United Irrigation Company and S.

Shary and Frank Walker regarding taxes John H. Sprowl John H. Shary, E. Sprowl, and W. Dougherty Correspondence between John H. Correspondence between T. Stokes, and John Shary John H. Correspondence from Blaine Holcomb to R. Martinez showing buildings in Mission, Texas Blaine H. Holcomb One letter accompanied by a page with photographs and sketches of the various buildings in Mission, Texas.

Shary John H. Lewis regarding construction of school building in Sharyland D. Glasscock Correspondence from D. Correspondence from Earnhardt Deming Inc. McAllen, Tex. Correspondence from John H. Shary to Dr. Sprecher John H. Shary Correspondence discussing condition of crops, amount of water used, United Irrigation Company hardships, and livelihood of the renter.

Correspondence from the Pres. Junior Class to Mr. Correspondence from Water Users' Association E. Overmiller Correspondence from Water Users' Association to a user who wishes to join.

John h shary biography template

Correspondence regarding access to flumes by United Irrigation Company employee Tim Melden Correspondence addresses an issue regarding a flumes watchman being unable to cross the flume in an area due to a fence being erected by Mr. Correspondence regarding finances John H. Shary A handwritten letter to John H. Dedication speech for the opening of the new Sharyland school John H.

Shary Typed dedication speech delivered by Mr. Documents pertaining to the purchase of two Victrolas for the Sharyland schools The children of each school were given the option of serving as their own school janitors in exchange for a Victrola for each school. Edinburg educational center Edinburg Chamber of Commerce A pamphlet promoting the growth of the city of Edinburg.

Paul Subdivision , E H. Torno 2. They adopted Marialice, Mary's niece, in Marialice married Allan Shivers at an elaborate ceremony at the Shary Estate in After John Shary's death, Allan Shivers assumed responsibility for some of Shary's business proprositions. The Shary Collection also contains some papers from and about Governor Shivers, although the bulk of his papers relating to his governorship are in the Texas State Archives.

Contains photographic prints of various processes and sizes, also includesa few 35 mm color negatives. Staff Interface ArchivesSpace.