The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-12-08

~ sell at from So to $25 per
acre, unimproved at 50 to So.
The average taxable value OF
land is 81. There are 1920
acres of school land in thu
county. Homeseekefs are grad
ually finding their way to this
land, where farhefs can work
IN the open air neatly 3s5 days
in tie year.
81 that Is needed to develop
the fi5h resources Of this fertile
valley is the construction of q
railroad to connect it with the
northern markets. Once the
great iron horse finds it's way
hithef, the tnaf with the hoe
will promptly follow to claim
these natural riches for hiI5self.
In fact, many have already
fonnd their way into, the COUP
lty. and small colonies Of active
farmers have been settled al
various points within the past
few years, while the Bumerour
letters inqniring about the
country which are received con
staDtly 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 a railroad con
meeting Brownsville with San
Antonio, and it will probably
not be long ere that magic de-
veloper will turn 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 is as yet
without rail communication
with the outer world. With a
population of nearly 1000, sur
rounded by lands fully equal of
fertility to the famed valley in
the Nile and blessed with a
most salubrious climate, this
place lacks only railroad
outlet to make it one of the
most i'm poftaht cities in Pexas-
Aud there is every reason why
a railroad should be construct
ed to this point. Fesides 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 transporla-
ton of baggage and supplies
wonld pay large sum annually
to the support of a railraod.
The towns Of Poibt Isabel, San
Ia Maria, HidaIgo. Rio Grande
City and Roma would also re-
ceive ali 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 likewise be-
come its supporters, as nearly
| all freight for these points now
comes via steamer to BraZos
Santiago and through Browns
Vile whence it goes TO its des-
Etfnation either by river or by
carts. And, better than these,
Just opposite Brownsville lies
the important Mexican city of
Matamoros, with d population of
over 10000, which also receives
all of it's freight via Browns
Vile. Here We have then a pop
ulstion 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 soon
reach here. Nor is this sIl, for
lit should be remembered that
Brownsville lies directly in The
line of the shortest route con
meeting the North with Mexico
City. 1t is the natural gateway
Heading TO shat great capital
and would at once become the
greatest thorough fare for the
transportation OF freight and
passenger traffic, which always
seek the shortest route.
Of tue advantages Of the city