The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1899-04-14
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The average taxable value "a
aud is 81. There are 81 24t
cres of srhool land in ia,
onnlv Elem-s~ekers are grad,
tally finding their way Ia this
and, where farmers can work
in the open air nearly $50 days
in the year.
all that i needed To develop
| the rich resources of This fertlt
valley is he eonslruc'iou of u
lrailroad to eonhpci il with thu
inorIh-rn markets. Once The
great iron horse finds its way
lhithrr, the man with the hoe
will promptly tnllow 10 Claim
THESE natural riches for himself.
In fact. many have already
/ found their way into the conn-
fiy. aud snail cniornes Of active
tarmers havF been settled at
various puinIs within the past
Few years, 'hle the numerous
letters inquirihg about lli.
country which are received con
staully by TIE Herald show
that Giany others are locking
This way wi,h "A view of locating
| in the far-fam-d lower Rio
Grand- valley. There are also
excellent prospects of Tia" early
construction of "A railroad con
meeting Brownsville with San
Antonio, and it will probably
not be- long ere that magic de-
velnprr 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
srssing such numerous natural
adEaulages which is as yet
without rail communication
with the outer world. With
population of nearly 1000, sur
rounded by lands fully equal in
fertility 10 the famed valley of
the Nfls and blessed with a
most saluhrious climate, this
place laeks only railroad
outlet t. make il one Of the
most imporiaili cities in Texas
Andalre,Te is every reason why
railroad SHOULD be construct
"a TO this point. Fesidts the
city OF Brownsville itself, there
is IocHt-d here the important
army post of Fort Brown,
Which. with the constant chang
ing of troops and transporIa-
lion of baggage and supplies
woaId pay a large sum annually
10 The support of a railroad
The towns of Poiui isabel, San
la Maria, FIidaIgo. Rio Grande
City aud Roma wcu!d also re-
ceivp all Of their freight over
such a line, while several i'm
pnrIant up river towns and st
Elements on The Mexican side
Of lhr river wonld likewise be
come its supporters, as nearly
ali freight for these points now
comes Eia steamer 10 BRACES
Santiago and through Browns
willie whence il goes 10 its des-
tinalion either t.y river or by
carts. And, better than these,
just opposite Brownsville lies
Tie imporian; Mexican city Of
Matamosos, with population Q!
oser 10000, which also rrceig,
all OF is freight via Bruwns-
vile. Here y have then pop
ulalion ST upwards of TWENTY
thousand isolatrd-lhrongh la, x
Of rail facilities, and f-asiy To
pour rich coniri,.ulions to-
wards the support Of illr
railroad, which there is every
reason TO believe will soon
rearh kefe Nor is this I'll, fer
il should be remembered that
Brow nsviil- lies directly in The
line of the shortest rnnir con
Meeting lhe North with Mexian
City. Ii is the natural gateway
leading TO that great capital.
aud would at once become the
greatest thorough fare for the
transportation Of height aud
passenger traffic, which AWAY
seek the shortest runi-
! OF the advantages f lie city