The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-04

Elements ranging FROM SO To
100 persons.
Improved lands in his conn-
~ sell at FROM So to 500 per
acre. unimproved at 81 to So
The average iaxable value of
land is 81. There are 81. 24O
acres of school land in The
county IIomrseeker- are grad
ually finding their way To Ibis
land, where farmers can work
in the open air nearly 355 days
in the year.
All that is needed to develop
the rich resources of this fertile
valley is The construction of
railroad to connect it with the
northern markets. Once the
great iron horse finds its way
hither, the man with the hoe
will promptly follow 10 claim
these natural riches for himself.
In fact, many have already
fonnd their way into the coun-
ity. and email colonies OF active
farmers have been settled al
various points within the past
few years, while the numerous
tletters ihquiring about the
country which arr received con
stantly by THE HERALD show
| THAT many others are looking
this way with view Of locating
| in the far-famed lower Rio
Grande valley. There are also
excellent prospects of the early
construction Of a railroad con
Meeting Brownsville with San
A ntonio, and it will probably
not be long ere that magic de-
Veloper will turn a mighty tide
of immigration this way.
BROWNSVILLE.
There is probably no other
town in the United States as
large 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
rounded by lands fully equal in
fertility to the famed valley of
the Nile and blessed with a
most salubrious climate, this
place lacks only railroad
outlet to make il one Of the
most important cities in Texas
And there is every reason why
a railroad should be construct
ed TO this point. Fesides the
city of Brownsville itself, there
is located here the important
army post of Fort Brown,
which, with the constant chang
ing Of troops and transporta-
lion Of baggage and supplies
would pay large sum annually
to the support OF a railroad
| The towns Of Point Isa bel, San
ia Maria, Hidalgo. Rio Grande
| City and Roma would also re-
ceive all of their freight over
such a line, while several i'm
portant up river towns and set
| Elements on the Mexican side
| of the river would likewise be.
come its supporters, as nearly
| all freight for these points now
comes via steamer to Brazos
Santiago and through Browns
vile whence il goes TO It's des-
tinalion either by river or by
carts. And, better than these,
Just opposite Brownsville lies
the imporlan: Mexican city ci
Matamoros, with d population OF
lover 10000, which also receives
| all of it's freight via Browns
vile. Here We have then pop
ulation Of upwards of twenty
thousand isolated through lack
Of rail facilities, and ready tc
pour rich contributions 10
wards the support OF the
railroad, which, there is every
treason to believe will soon
reach here. Nor is this al, fol
II should be remembered thai
Brownsville lies directly In the
line of the shortest route con
meeting Ibe North with Mexico
fCity. 1t is The natural gateway
leading TO that great capital
; aud would at once become the
greatest thorough fare for the