The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-08-26
THE ORIENT TO COME TO
BROWNSVILLE.

activity they assumed short while
ago in the matter Of securing rail
way facilities, and are passively
awaiting developments OF a substan-
tial nature from the two railroad
lines projected toward this city, the
people Of Laredo are just now be-
coming thoroughly aroused with
reference to the prospects of the
Orient railroad extending south,
and Laredo is endeavoring to have
it come by that city, thence on
down the Rio Grande valley on the
American side to Brownsville. We
can only hope for success to crown
the efforts of the Laredo people, and
assure them that, if the prospects
look favorable, Brownsville will do
her part in due time. The Laredo
Times has the following article on
this subject in its issue of the 22nd:
As announced in the Times yes
terday afternoon, Hon. J. O. Mich
olson left over the |. d G. n. this
morning to be present at the meet
ing Of the stockholders of the Kan
sas City, Mexico Il Orient Railroad
to be held in Kansas CITY next
Monday 1t IS fifty hours run from
here to Kansas City bat Mr.. Mich
olson expected to arrive on time.
One Of the reasons for this sudden
determination upon the part of the
local business men to have a repre-
sentative on the ground was the re-
ceipt Of letter here a day or two
ago stating that delegations would |
60 from Del Rio, Eagle Pass and |
Carrie Springs. As the Orient has
already manifested a disposition to
place Laredo on the route of its
branch line South from San Angelo |
1t WAS deemed advisable to have a
representative before the stockhold-
er 5 meeting to urge the claims of
this section and increase the already I
favorable impression the officials of
that road have formed of this city
and environs.
A strong effort is being made bv
both Del Rio and Eagle Pass to get
the Orient to cross the rderstream
at one Of those places. 1t resolves
itself into the question as to whether
the Orient will prefer to traverse
the Rio Grande valley on the
American or Mexican side. 1t is
thought to be more favorable to
the American side of the river Mt
present and it remains to be seen
If that impression can be made to
resolve into a fixed purpose. {
The agricultural belt of the Rio |
Grande valley lies adjacent to the
border stream. Here are the richest +
lands on the Lords earth and the
river furnishes water in abundance
for irrigation. \ road skirting the 1
river from Eagle Pass to Browns
vile would pierce the tonnage pro-
1ucing territory and would result
in the placing of thousands of ir- il
rigation plants all along the river.
The products from these irrigated D
ands would furnish traffic for the e,
'oad the year round. (,
The one great advantage of this ci
eetion Is, that it produces garden 5:
ruck of nearly all kinds in January 81
is in June At Brownsville the d
people have green corn raised in Il
heir gardens on their tables in m
and even as far north nj
S Eagle Pass garden products thrive ii
t all seasons OF the year. The in
influx of new people with the com "
ngoi transportation facilities would tb
e enormous. ne
In addition to our agricultural NJ
there are the coal fields IN
wenty-iive miles north of this CITY m
'uel Is q big item that railroad nv
uilders always takeinto considera- IA
on and the Minera and Camel he
oal mines are great of induce. IA,
lent TO the Orient. ma
The rail connections at Laredo i IN,
$50 another thing the Orient will Of
,usider Here they would have ael