The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-18
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100 persons
Improved lands in this coun-
y sell at from S. 10 $25 per
acre, nnimproyed at 81 TO Sc
The average taxable value OF
land is ST. There are 62.240
acres of school land in the
county. Homeseekers are grad
ually finding their way to this
land, Where farmers can work
| in the open air nearly $50 days
in the year.
al that Is needed to develop
the rich resources of this fertile
valley is the construction of
railroad 10 connect il with The
northern markets. Once the
great iron horse finds its way
hitler, the man with the hoe
will promptly follow to claim
these natural riches for himself.
In fact, many have already
fonnd their way into the coun-
tty. and small colonies of active
farmers have been settled al
various points Within the past
flew years, while the numerous
letters iiquiring about the
country which are received con-
stanily by THE HERALD show
that many others are looking
this way with a view of locating
lin the far-famed lower Rio
GraBde valley. There are also
|exeellent prospects of the early
construction of a railroad con-
Meeting Brownsville with San
Antonio, and it will probably
not be long ere that magic de-
veIoper will turn a mighty tide
of immigration this way.
BROWNSVILLE.
There is probably no other
town in The United States as
lIsrge as Brownsville and pos
| sessing such numerous natural
advantages which is as Yet
without rail communication
with the outer world. With a
population of nearly 1000, sur
Grounded by lands fully equal in
fertility to The famed valley OF
the Nile and blessed with a
most salubrious climate, this
place lacks only a railroad
outlet to make it one of the
most important cities in Tsxas-
land there is every reason why
a railroad shonId be construct
led TO this point. Pesides the
city OF Brownsville itself, there
lis located here the important
army post of Fort Brown,
which, with the constant chang
ling of troops and transporta-
lion of baggage and supplies
would pay a large sum annually
TO the support OF railroad.
1.-THE towns of Point Isabel, San.
TIA Maria, Hidalgo. Rio Grande
City and Roma would also Te.
ceive all of their freight over
lsueh a line, while several im
portant up river towns and set
itlements on the Mexican side
| Of the river would likewise be
come its supporters, as nearly
[all freight for these points no"
icumes via steamer 10 BraZos
tSantiago aud through Browns
vile whence il goes to its des
tinalion either by river or by
carts. And, better than these
Just opposite Brownsville lie:
the important Mexican city q
, Matamoros, with population o
over 10000, which also receive.
all of its freight via Browns
!, Vile. Here We have then a pop
, ulation IF upwards of twenty
Thousand isolated through laet
of rail facilities, and ready e
, pour rich contributions 10
wards the support of th.
railroad, which there is every
+ reason TO believe will sous
. reach here Nor is this al, fol
, lit should be remembered tia
I, Brownsville lies directly Ia ihs
line of the shortest foGfe con
. meeting 1he North with Mexict
; IGey. Ii ia sbe natural gatewa.
; Heading TO that great capital
land would al once becoms tn.