The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-07
dement's ranging from so TO

Elements ranging from % 20
| 100 persons
i Improved lands in This coun-
~ sell at from s. to $25 pei
acre, unirnprovrd at 81 TO So
The average taxable valne OF
Hand is 81. There are 1920
acres of school land ia the
comfy Homeseekers are grad
FualIy finding their way TO this
land, where farmers can work
Ein.the open air nearly 355 days
in the year.
t AlI that is needed to develop
Ftbe rich resources of this fertile
VALLEY is HE construction Of a
RAILROAD to connect it with the
northern markets. Once the
fgFeat iron horse finds it's way
hither, the man with the hoe
Twif promptly follow TO claim
these natural riches for himself.
In fact, many have already
| fonnd their way into the coun-
ty. aud s@all colonies of active
farmers have been settled al
various points within the past
few years, while the numerous
letters inquiring about the
kcountry which are received con
Estanliy by THE IiE'EALD show
that mary others are looking
this way with a view of locating
in the far-famrd lower Rio
Grande valley. There are also
excellent prospects of The early
construction Of a railroad cor.
meeting Brownsville with San
AntoRio, and it will probably
not be long ere that rSagic de-
veloprr will turn a mighty tide
of immigration this way.
BROWNSVILLE.
There Is probably no other
town in the Quilted States as
large as Brownsville and pos
sessing snch 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
most salubrious. climate, this
place lacks only a railroad
outlet to make ii one of the
most important cities in Texas
And there is every reason why
a railroad should be construct
I'd TO this point. Pesidt 9 thu
city Of Brownsville haeEf, there
is heated here the important
army post of Fort Brown,
which, with The constant chang
ing of troops and transporta-
ton Of baggage and supplies
wunld pay a large sum anunsrliy
to the support OF y railroad
The towns Of Point Isabel, San
Ia Maria, Hidalgo. Rio GraBde
City and Roma would also re-
ceive all of their freight over
such a line, while several i'm
porlant up river towns and SET
Elements OF fhe Ne xican side
of the river would likewise be-
come its supporters as nearly
all freight for these points now
comes via steamer To BRACES
Santiago aud through Browns
Vile whence il goes 10 its aes-1
Iinaiion either by river or by
carts. Ana, heller than these =,
just opposite Brownsville lies
the importan: Mexican city e
Matamoros, witlra population OF
over 10000, wlIiti~ also receives
all of its freight via Browns
Vile. Here We have then pop
uiatinn If upwards of twenty I
thousand isolated through lack
Of rail- facilities, aud ready 10
pour rich contributions to-
wards tie support of the
railroad, which there is every
reason to- believe viii soon
reacb here. Nor is this ell, for
it should be remembered that
Brownsville lies directly in The
hHe of The shortest ruHe con-
Meeting IIe North with Mexico
City. 1t is the natural gateway
leading 70 that great capital,
and wonld al once become the
greatest thorough fare for the