The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-13
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dement's ranging from So to
100 persons
Improved lands in This coun-
3fy sell al from So fe $50 per
ARE, uninprov~d at 81 10 SO
The average taxable value If
lard is 81. There are 2.240
] acres of school land in the
county Iioineseeker- are grad
ualIy finding their way to this
land, where farmers can work
in the open air nearly 3S5 days
in the year
ali that is needed to develop
the rich resources of this fertile
valley is the construction of a
railroad to connecl il with the
northern markets. Once the
great iron horse finds lis way
hither, The man with the hoe
will promptly follow TO claim
these natural riches for himself.
In fact. many have already
fonnd their way into the euun-
liy. and small colonies of active
farmers have been settled al
various points within the past
few years, while The numerous
letters ihGuiring about the
country which are received con
stautiy by THE HERALD show
that many others are looking
this way with a view OF locating
in the far-famed lower Rio
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-
vel0per will turn a mighty tide
of immigration this way.
BROWNSVILLE.
There is probably no Other
town in the United States as
large as Brownsville and pos
eessiug such numerous natural
advantages which is as yet
without rail communications
with the outer world. With a
population of nearly TOGO, 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 railroad
outlet to make it one of the
most important cities in Texas
And there is every reason why
a railroad should be construct
I'd 10 this point. BESIDES the
city OF Brownsville itself, there
lis located here the important
army post Of Fort Brown,
which, with the constant chang
ing of troops and iransporta-
ton Of baggage and supplies
would pay a large cum annually
10 the support of railroad
Tie towns of Point Isabel, San
la Maria, HidaIgo. Rio Grande
City and Roma would also re-
ceive all of their freight over
such a line, while several i'm
poriant up river towns and set
dement's on the Mexican side
Of the river wouId likewise he
come It's supporters, as nearly
all freight for these points now
comes via steamer 10 BRACES
Santiago and through Browns
Vile whence it goes 10 its des-
tiuaiion either by river or By
carts. Aud, better than these,
Just opposite Brownsville lies
the important Mexican city Of
Matamoros, With a population Of
over 10000, which also receives
all of its freight via Browns
vile. Here we have then q pop
ulation of upwards of twenty
thousand isolated through lack
of rail facilities, and ready TO
ponr rich contributions to-
wards the support OF the
railroad, whicli there is every
reason 10 believe will soon
reach here Nor is this ell, fer
it should be remembered thai
Brownsville lies directly in the
line of The shortest route con-
Meeting Ihe North with Mexico
City. 1t is the natural gateway
leading TO that great capital,
fand would at once become The
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