The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-10-28
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100 ppr=ors. |
l.hlr 'sed lands in Ais eoi,l'-l !
y Eli a, from 50 r. so pr
.er+, ils.irnpras~a al 3 10 So
The average xass.e value at
and i 81 TssrI- are s.. 24o !
aerps 81 sclts.i lend II. ia
ronniy IIniilrsr+krr~ are grad
ualIy finding their way 10 ibis
lal.d. ~trie farmers can work
ia the open air nearly $50 day
IN the year
Al that / : Needed IN Develop
thu rich resources 81 this f~Fiilt
valley Is lls- construction OF =
railfoad 10 counwrt il With the
nnrtll-rn markets. 0nce ihr
asens iron horse finds lis WAY
Elilkes. The man with the hoe
will promptly follow 10 cialml
these natural riches far i,ins-if-
In fact, MAN, have already
found their way into tie c"ilu-
~. and sm al colonies of active
farmers have been settled at
! various points within The past
few years, While the numerous
letters inqnirihg ahoni The
country Which are received con
siautly Ivy TIE HERALD show
that many others are iook'ne
this way with view OF locating
lin the far faurd lover RI"
Grande valley. There are also
excellent prospects of the early
construction of railroad con-
meeting Brownsville with San
Antonio. and it will probably
not be- long ere that magic de
vploper will turn a mighty tide
of Immigration this way.
BROWNSVILLE.
There is prohfhly no other
townin the UNI FED States as
large as Brownsville and pos
Ieessiiig siieh numerous natural
advantages which is as yet
without rail communication
with the outer world. with a
population of nearly 1000, snr-
rounded by lands fully equal OF
fertility 10 he famed valley IN
the Nile aud blessed with a
most saluhrieus climate, This
place lacks only railroad
outlet to make it one Of the
most i'm pnrranl cities in Texas.
aud tllrrr is every reason Why
a railroad should be- construct
ed TO This p"iyt frsides the
city Of Brownsville lts-lf, theie
is lnras-d here ~ Important
army post of For Brown,
which, with the constant chang
ing OF troops and 'rS"-p"ria
,iou of baggage and supplies
would pay "a large suin annually
TO The support of "a RAILROAD
/ The towns of Point Isa bel. San
Ia Maria, IIidaIgo. Rio tirande
Ciiy and Roma would also 80
ceiv4 all of their freight over
such a line, while several i'm
poFlant up river towHs and set
Elements on The Mexican side
Of the river wonld likewise be.
+ come lis supporters, as nearly
= all freight Tor these points now
comes via Steamer 10 BraZus
Santiago ana through Browns
Vile whence il goes TO lis des
iinaiion either by river or ny
carts. And, better than these
! Just Opposite Brownsville lies
the irnpnrian; Mexican city al
Mat arsrorsss sssi't population oI
over l0,G0J, which also rrcTist :
TALL Oi lis freight VIA DFh~tiS-
Will. Here W. have then q pop
nlalion of upwards of twenty.
! Thousand isolaieA through lack
Eof rail facilities, aud ready IL
pour rich contributions to
wards the support OF fiit
railroad, which there Is every
reason 10 believe viii -sooI
reach here Npr is this al, f"l
. il aliouiA be remembered tia
BrowRsvifhr lies directly in the
/, time of The shortest retlIe COZ
npetjng .l.e North with Mckee
/, City. II is lie natural gateway
; lea ling 10 tiissr great capital
) aud would al once become ihs