The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-01-03
Ice persons.

100 persons.
Improved lsD6s in This coun-
y sell at from 50 10 $25 per
acre. unimproyed at 81 TO sc I
The Averages taxable value oil
ilaud is 81. Thete are S2.240 /
acres Of scbool land in lb- |
county Homeseeker. are grad
ually finding their way 10 this |
land, where farmers can work
IN the open air nearly 355 days
in the year
All that is needed To develop
The rich resources of this fertile
valley is The coneiruction OF
railroad To connect it with the
northern markets.. Once the
great iron horse finds it's way
hitheT, 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 conO-
Inv. and sm III colonies of active
farmers have been settled at
various points within the past
few wears, while the numerous
letters inquiring aboGt the
couutrv which are received con
stanlly by The HERALD show
that many others are looking
this way with view OF locating
lin the far famed lover Rio
IGrande 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 era that u;egic de-
veloper 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
sessiDg 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 eqnal oil
!. fertility to the famed valley in
the Nile and blessed with a
, most salubrious climate, this
{ place lacks only a railroad
outlet 10 make ii one of the
, most important cities In Texas.
Aud there is every reason Why
a railroad should be construct
I'd TO this point esIdes the
a city OF Brownsville itself, there
ia located here the important
army post OF Fort Brown,
which, with the constant chang
4 ing of troops and transporta'
ton of baggage and supplies
= would pay large cum annually
: 10 the support of a rallrsod
. The towns Of Point Lsahei, San
ia Maria, Hidalgo. Rio Grandt
. City and aoma would also re
), ceiye all Of their freight oy~l
= such s. line, while several i'm
poriant up river towns and set
Elements on the Mexican side
ne the river would likewise be
come its supporters, as nearly
all freight for these points nov
: comes via steamer TO SFaZa'
Santiago and through Browns
Vile whence it goes 10 its des
iination either by river or b.
carts. And, better than these
Just opposite Brownsville lie
the importaa: Mexican city o
" Matamoros, with population o
. over 10000, which also receive
all OF its freight via Browns
! Vile. Here We have then pOp
= nlation of upwards Of twenty
" thousand isolated through lacl
+ of rail facilities, and ready [
ponr rich contributions tC
u wards the support OF IN
! railroad, which there is ever,
' reason to believe will 500
u reach here Nor is this ell, ia
y it should be remembered tina
!" Brownsville lies directly in III
'e line of the shortest route c1
o Meeting she NORTH with MsxiV
:" City. tits the natural gatewa
= leading to that great capita
. and would At once become th
greatest thorough fare for III
y transportation OF freight an