The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-26

feo prrsons.
aml r..essl lands IN this eoun-
ell al rem s. 10 $25 per
...tr, unimprasrd al 81 II So
The average Ia x:siple valn- al
iani i 81. There are $3.50
acrss Of school land IN the
roun.y isoinvseel<er< are grad
natIy fiadsng their way to his
land. where iarHs-ss can work
in the open air nearly $50 day
IN lAr year
<AiI thai l. needed X sleseiop
The ich Fesuislrrs Of Ills fertile
valley is Tie construction OF a
railroad IL ressisrcs s, with the
norsh~sn markets. Ohee the
grpal irou horse finds lis Way
hitler, the man viii the hoe
viii promptly follow 10 claim
fh%s~ aatural riches for himself.
In FACT. man have already
found their way into the cs.nn-
~. and sm al colonies or asilVe
farmers have been eeilird at
various poiuts within The past
few years, White lie numerous
letters ibquiring about the
country which arereceiVed Con
stantiy by THE IiRRsBe slaow
that many others are looking
this way with view of loeaIing
lin the far famed lover Rio
Grande valley. There are also
excellent prospects of thu early
construction Of a railroad con
Inectiag Brownsville wii.; San
Antonio, and 81 will eprobably
not be long ere that liiagic de-
veloper will lurR mighty tide
of immigration his way.
BROWN WILLIE.
There is probably no other
town in the United Siafrs as
large a. Brownsville and pos
spssing such numerous natural
advantages whiei is as yet
Without rail cumtnanir;Sii ION
with the outer world. With IA
population of nearly 7OeO, sur
rounded by lands fssliy equal of
fertility 10 The famed valley III
fhe Nile aud blessed with a
most saluhrious climate, this
place lacks only a railroad
outlet to make it one OF the
most important cities in T-xas.
Aud there is eery reason Why
| railroad sht',iNAbe ronsiruei-
led 10 this point sids-s 81 g
city of Brownsville itself, there
is located here the aI,<eFant
4 army post of Font Brown,
witch, with the constant chang.
ing of troops aud iransporla
lion Of baggage and supplies
would pay aa' e. sum ANNUALLY
10 the support of a railroad
: rhe towns Of Point Isabel, Sa:I'
Tia Marta, IIidalgo. Rio Grande
i CITY aud Roma wonsd also Te
: ceivp all Of their freight ovrl
such a line, while several i'm
= poriant up river towns and set
ltlemeuts on The Mexican side
of the river would likewise be
. :.or4e it's supporters, as nearl5
4 all freight f51r THESE points no"
j, comes via steamer TO BraZh;
, Santiago aud through Browns
) willie whence it goes ia It's drs
. .inaiion either by river or by
l-arts. And, tspiier ttfsn t4sese
iusl Opposite Brownsville lie;
; he i'm porian; Mrxica" city q
! Matan,oros. with Il popglatfon 3
(, ,,ver u, Gee, which also FecriV.
; Iafl of its freight via Browns
Vile. Here We have then a pop
> uiation of upwards of tw+niy
fithonsattd isolated through lacs
; of rail,facilities, aud ready Il
puur rich contributions 10
! yards tie support ct TIN
railroad, which there is every
: reason 10 believe will soor
+ reach here Nor is this al, fo
> il should be rrfneEn btre9 Tia
!, Isro.rlssVillr- lies directly III h
E line of The shortest route eoi
meeting rIle North,wish Mtxic'
81 City. Ii is tie natural gate va,
: lending 10 thai great capital
:. ,od ,s-.sifl 81 fSflce i5gc1<rH III