The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-26
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100 persons
Improved lands in this coun-
IIy sell at from s. to S25 per
acre, nnimprovsd at 81 to So
The Averages taxable valua OF
Hand is 81. There are S2.240
acres OF school land IN the
coHnly Homeseekers are grad
ually finding their way to this
land, where farmers can work
/ in the open air nearly 3S5 days
lin the year.
| al that is needed to develop
the rich resources of this fertile
valley is the construction OF a
railroad TO connect it With the
northern markets. Once the
great iron horse finds its way
ihither, the man with the hoe
will promptly follow TO claim
these natural riches for himself.
In fact, many have already
fonBd their way into The coun-
Ety. and small colonies of active
farmers have been eettled at
various points within the past
few years, while the numerous
letters iDquiring about the
tcouniry which are received con
stantly by THE HERALD show
that many others are looking
this way with q view OF locating
in the far-famed lower Rio
GraDds 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-
veloper will turn q 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 lie 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 a railroad
outlet to make il one of the
most important cities in Texas.
Aud there is every reason Why
railroad should be construct
ed 10 this point. Resides the
city OF Brownsville itself, there
lis located here the important
army post of Fort B1ovRy
which, with the constant chang.
ing of troops and transporta-
ton of baggage and supplies
wonld pay large sum annually
10 the support of a railroad.
The towns of Point Isabel, SaB-
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 likewis be-
come it's supporters, as nearly
all freight for these points now
comes via steamer TO BRACES
Santiago and through Browns
Vile whence it goee to it's des-
lination either by river or by
carts. Aud, better than thesp,
Just opposite Brownsville lies
the important Mexican city of
Matamoros, with a population Of
| over 10000, which also receives
all of lis freight via Browns
Vile. Here we have then a pop
ulatinn Of upwards of twenty
thousand isolated through lack
of rail facilities, and ready to
pour rich contributions To-
wards the support of the
railroad, which there is every
reason TO believe will snOn
reach here. Nor is this ell, for
/ ii should be remembered that
Brownsville lies directly in the
| line of he shortest roRe con
Meeting the North with Mexico
City. 1t Is the natural gateway
leading to that great capital,
and would at once become the
greatest thorough fare for the
Transportation of freight and