The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-19

y sell al from 3 TO &25 per
,cre. unimproved at 50 fe Sc
The average taxable value OF
and is 81. There are 81. 240
.cres of school land in iii.
county flomeseekers are grad
nally finding their way to this.
aud, where farmers can work
in The open air nearly 3S5 days
in the year.
All that Is needed to develop
The rich resources of this fertile
valley is Iise construction of a
railroad 10 connect il with the
northern markets. Once the
great iron horse finds its way
HITLER, The man with the hoe
sill promptly follow TO claim
these natural riches for himself.
Iii facl, many have already
fonnd their way into the couh-
fy. and small colonies Of active
farmers have been settled at
various polats within the past
few years, while the numerous
letters ineniring ahout the
country which are rereiVed con
siantly by The HERALD show
that many ctaers are looking
Ihis way with a view of locating
in tie far famed lover Rio
Grande valley. There are also
excellent prospects of the early
construction Of a railroad con-
Meeting Brownsville with San
Antonio, and it will probably
got be long ere that magic de-
velop-r will tern y rnigTy tide
of immigration this way
BROWNSVILLE.
There is probably no Othes
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. willis e
population of nearly 1000, sur
rounded by lands fully equal of
fertility to The famed valley in
the Nile and blessed with a
most salnbrious climate, This
place lacks only railroad
on1let To make ii one Of the
most important cities On Texas.
Aud there is every reas6e @hg
a railroad should be consf4,'lct-
eG to this paint. J esides the
city OF Brownsville Itself. ttiers
is located here the important
army post of Fort Brown,
Which, with the constant chang
ing of troops and transports
ton of baggage and supplies
swould pay large sum annually
to the sdpporf of "a railroad.
The towns of FONT Isabel, San
ia Maria, HidaIgo. Rio Gfande
Civ and Roma would also re-
ceive all of their freight over
euch a line, while sevSsal IN
portant rp rieer towns and set
.geiiients on the Mexican side
of the river would likewise be
coma IT'S supporters, as nearly
al freight for these points now
comes via steamer TO BraZos
Santiago and through Browns
Wills whence il goes To it's des-
,inalion either by river or by
carts. And, better than these,
iRst opposite Brownsville lies
the impnrian: Mexican city at
MaIamoros, with "a population oil
over 10000, which also receives
all of lis freight via Browns
Vile. Here We have then a pop
hation of upwards of twenty
thousand Isolated through facK
of rail facilities, and ready ia
pour rich contributions To-
wards the support Of t!~
railroad, which there is every
reason to believe will soon
reach hare. Nor is this al, for
il should t5e remembered that
| Brownsville lies directly in the
| line of the shortest route con
meeting lbe North with Mexico
City. 1t is the natural gateway
Heading 10 That graf capital
and would al once become he
greatest thorough fare for tue
transportation of freight and
passenger irafsEiHir, which, Away s
SEEK he shortest route.