The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-01-04
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10 persons.
Improved lands in this couu-l
y sell at from S. to $25 per
acre, unimprovsd at 81 to So.
The average taxable vaine Of
Land is 81. There are 1920
acres of school land 10 the
county Homsaeekers are grad
ually finding their way TO 'hie
land, where farmers can work
in the open air nearly $50 days
in the year
al that is needed to develop
the rich resources of this fertile
valley is the construction Of a
railroad 10 connect it With the
northern markets. Once the
great iron horse finds It's way
hither, the man with the hoe
will promptly follow 10 claim
theae natural riches for himself.
In fact, msuy have already
fonnd their way ihtoss The conn-
fy. aud small coioules of active
farmers have been seitied at
various pnIUss within the past
few years, while The numerous
letters Ibuniripg about the
country which are received con
stautly by THE HERALD show
that many others are looking
this way with a view OF locating
in the far famed lower Rio
Grands valley. There are also
excellent prospects of the early
construction of railroad con-
meeting Brownsville with San
Aatonio, and it will probably
not ~ long ere that magic de-
vpioper will turn a mighty tide
of iaimigratiou 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 3
population of nearly 1000, sur
rounded by lands fully equal of
fertility 10 the famed valley In
the Nile and blessed with a
most salubrious climate, this
place lacks only railroad
otatlet to make it one of the
most important cities In Texas.
And there is every reason why
q railroad should be construct
I'd 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
| lug Of troops aud transports
lion of baggage and suppiles
wonld pay large Gum annually
20 the support Of a railraOd-
The towns of Point Isahei, Ssn-
IL Maria, Hida!go. Rio Gran2e
City and homa would also re
ceiVe all OF their freight over
such a line, while several i'm
poftaBt np~river towns and set
Elements on the Mexican eide
Of ths river would likewise be-
/ come its supporters, as nearly
all freight for these points now
comes via steamer TO Braz0e
Santiago and through Browns
willie whence it goes 10 its des-
tinatioD either by river or by
carts. And, better than these,
iust opposite Brownsville lies
/ the important Mexican city OF
Matanoros,w with d population OF
over 10000, which also receives
all Of lis freight via Browns
vile. Here We have then a pop
uIation 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 ell, foI
it should be remembered that
Brownsville lies directly in the
line of the shortest route cor
Meeting Ihe North with Mexico
City. 1t is the natural gateway
leading to that great capital
aud would at once become the
greatest thorough fare for the