The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-12-02

1mproFtd lands ia this coun-
/ y cell a, from Se TO s25 per
are; dniihprUvrd a. ~ to Sc.
the asrfagr faxabIs sala~ oI
Iand IL 81. There are ez.24O
acres Of school land to The
county IIom~spekers are grad
nally fuding their way 10 Ibis
land, where farmers can work
in the open air yearly $50 days
| ia the year.
al that Is needed to develop
the ri5h resources of this fertile
valley is the con%tructiuh. Of
railroad 10 connect i. with The
northern markets. Once The
great iron horse finds lie gay
IhilheF, the man with the hoe
will promptly follow 80 claim
these natural riches for himself.
In fact, many have alFsndy
fonnd their way intos the CONN.,
Inv. and small colonies of active
farmers have been settled at
various points within the past
| few years, while the numerous
letters ihqRiriag about thu
country which are received CON
stanlly by THE HERALD show
that many others are looking
this way With a view of locaIing
in the far famed lover Rio
Grand+ valley. There are also
excellent prospects of the early
construction Of a railroad COLI
n~eiing Brownsville with San
Antonio, and il Will probably
not be long ere that magic de-
v4loppr will turn q mighty tide
of Immigration this way.
BRowFsvILLE.
There is probably no other
town in the United States as
large as Brownsville and pos
spssing such numerous natural
advantages which is as yet
without rail Communications
with the outer world. with a
population of nearly 1000, sur
rounded by lands fully equal of
fertility To the famed valley Ia
the Nile and blessed With a
most saInbrious climate. this
place lacks only railroad
outlet To make it one of the
most important cities in Texas
Ane there is every reason why
railroad should Be construct
I'd 10 this poinl. Fesidfs 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 ffansporra-
ton Of baggage and supplies
wnAId pay a large sum annually
10 the sdPpSrt of a railraod
The towns of Point Isabel. SAM
Ia Maria, Hidaigo. Rio Grande
CITY and koma wonid also re-
cefse all of their freight over
pnch a line, while several III
portant up river towns and ssr
Elements on the Ne xican side
of the river would likewise be-
| colae it's supporters, as nearly
all freight for these points now
comes via steamer to BRACES
Santixzo and through Browns
Vile whence il goes to its dee-
rinaiion either by river or by
carts. And, bsirer than tbesp,
| Just opposite Brownsville lies
the i'm surtant Mexican city of
| Malamoros, with a population OF
over 10000, which also receives
all of its freight via Browns
TtiIp. Here We have then n pop
0iation of upwards of fSsnty-
Thousand isolated through lack
of rail facilities, and ready la
pour rich contributions to-
wards the support OF the
railroad, which there is every
reason TO believe will soon
reach here Nor is this sll, for
IL should be remembered that
Bfownavili- lies directly ia the
line of the shortest Route con
meeting lhe North with Mexico
City. Il is tie natural gateway
Heading TO that great capital,
land would at once become the
Igreatest thorough fare for the
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