The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-01

LOWER RIO GRANDE COUNTRY.
The Brownsville territory known as the
Lower Rio Grande Valley. is an ideal loca.
tIon for the earliest vegetables. possessing
The requisite soil. abundance OF water.
cheap labor and most favored climate. hut
a. present has no railroad transportation
facilities.
This valley IL rcputcd TO he the richest
valley country IN the United states. II Is
( ~ miles further south than New Orleans,
~ lulhor south than jacksonville and 800
further south than California. rhis valley
produces an tropical and semi tropical
fruits and vegetables from four to AV
weeks earlier thun amy other section In the
ihiicd static II is below the frost belt
( hanNnns, figs, lemons, oranges, peaches,
pears, piumS, Japan pcrslmmons. English
| NnlhutA, pccIhF olives, almonds Cttron aud
other fruits grow ahund0ntly Sugar cane
aualm a height of twenty feet, requires
plnnlins hut once In seven years. Cotton
aud tobacco Weld heavily ncr acre.
IN expert ON hg culture says There IS
| plenty of land In the coast region where
with Irrigation and proper cultivation the
anywhere In the world. The fig will grow
In almost any location but win attain its
highest development ON rich. moist but
Tho best fruits are 6gs pears. pcrslm.
mons. strawberries ana blackhcrriCs.
The pecan tree. which produces the deli.
cious nut. Is found IN Wild state on pcurly
all the streams, but more uhundnutly in
Southern and Western Texas, where there
and ON the unnnds
Cultivated orchards OF pecans is one OF
the most probable in the coast region.
The value vi the crOn is SlOOO.OOO an.
nuAlN.
The coas, region enjoys uncxccptlonal IN.
cillties for transportation 20 market
The southern Pacific system and its
branches traverse almost the region, VIZ.
The southern Pacific railway runs
through the northern part from the Sabine
river 20 san Antonio
The Galveston. Houston and Northern he.
tween Houston and Galveston.
The san Antonio and AmnsRs Pass rail
way from Houston TO san Antonio. ANA
from san Antonio TO Corpus Christi, Rock
The Victoria division from Rosenberg TO
I BccNille, Cucro ana Port Lavaca compris-
ing the roads New York, Texas and Next.
can and the Gulf, Western Texas aud Pa
cihc,
The roads with their Northern aud East.
cru connection form a direct and rapid
route 10 Northern and Eastern markets
RIO GRANDE COUNTRY.
Those counties bordering on the Rio
/ GrRnde and extending from III Paso TO the
coast region, territory nearly 900 miles
Is a dry prairie region, gradually rising
| feet
1t Is semtarld aud the rainfall Is very
| short.
The soil is very productive when lrri.
| gated.
This country Is peculiarly favorable to
grapes. and, according 60 Prof n. V Nun
SOU OF nenlson, the greatest authority on
grapes In the United States, will one day be
| the vineyard Of America,
u possesses all the requisites Of location,
soil and climate as the most favored SPOT
of the world.
With but few isolated localities Il IL prac.
tically tindevelopeG. But sufficient tests
have been made 10 demonstrate It's adaptns
hiiify
AZ Del Rio. on the Southern Pacific rail-.
way, about 1000 acres are under Irritation
and the most delicious grapes are grown
and wine produced
FL paso grapes and onions are famous the