The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-24


where hc viii meet his cousin
Miss Elizabeth Griffith Harrison
Of Ohio, who viii return with hin
I Saturday evening. Miss Harrison
win make an extended visit, anC
the Consulate win De the centre o.
uuch social eav-ty during Ecr stay
in honor OF The young lady
Many Brownsville people ver,
ir town this morning, among them
Lon c. Hill and S. c. Tucker, Of
die People, Ice & Manufacturing
Co. Mr. Tucker IS arranging for
I au ice agency ia Maamoros. and
|it Is probable that senior Manuel
/ Carienas win represent his enter
|cs,s This will prove q godseud
30 me town and ST. Cdrdcnas vii,
. be a very good man TO secure as
agent. on ACCOUNT Of his wide ac-
quaiuiaucc and his auency in both
languages
Judge w II Russell was the
guest at dinner Yesterday az the
home of Consul and Mrs Griffith.
Among the arrivals registered az
The Hotel Matamoroe are. Mr.. and
Mrs. Obed II Knice, San Antonio;
.C. c. Pierce, Of Laredo, G. II.
Deise, Chicago; Earl Young, Bur
lington, Iowa; A. =. Lesion, Cor
pus Christi; ]. W. Canada, Denver
Prof. w. J.. Cummius, Saratoga,
Texas; ST. Roluto Cayol, City Of
Mcxico: Sr. Ignacio dc Ia Tore,
Rancho Soladito, Tamaulipas.
J.. w. Canada, editor Of the West
crn World, viii gather material fer
a picturesque article on Matamoros
for his magazine.
Prof. w. +. Cummins, represent
ing the interests Of the Southern
Pacific railway in the Saratoga Oil
field, returned this morning from
a ten days inspection of the Sau-
tenia grant, where he went al the
request of the concessionaires to
give an expert opinion OH the pos
sibility Of obtaining artesian water
for that enormous and fertile body
OF land. Prof. Cuminins was ac-
companied on his trip by Senior
Roluto Cayol, Commissioner of
Public Works, Of the National Cap
ital, and Senior Ignacio dc la Tore,
Of the vast Noriega inter
est. Theparty reached Matamoros
this morning on their return, IN a
substantial o mule dcligencia, with
drivers and out-riders makinga 100
mile trip since yesterday morning.
Prof. Cummins, formerly Of the
Texas Geological Bureau and re-
gardcd as the expert par excellence
on questions Of artcsian water sup
ply, stated that in his opinion there
would be no difficulty in obtaining
water in the district exam
incd. Like all men whose opinion
is really valuable, he Is quiet and
modest in his assertions, but even
he, conservative and guarded as
he is, was evidently profoundly
impressed 10y the wonderful posi-
bilities OF the vast La Sautenia
tract, which contains about 2, 500,-
600 acres Of as rich alluvial land /
as may be found in the Republic. /
Whatever be the result of the
Artesian borings, the la Sautenia |
syndicate is independent any way /
on the irrigation question, as It has /
many small streams and riveS, /
such as the Rio Conchas, to draw
on beside having a front on the |
Rio Grande seven miles this side of
Revnosa. The effect of the de-
of this princely domain |
so near by on the future business |
Of Matamoros is not to be comput- |
ed, but it is safe to say it will be
tremendous. In addition 70 the
river front above town, La Sautenia /
aas a sea front below the mouth OF
the Rio Grande, and a new port in
the future is not an impossibility. 7
Senior Reluto Rayol, as Commits