The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-06-26
NEW BROWNSVILLE
THE COMING CITY
To Be Metropolis Of the Lower
Rio Grande.
Modem City Of Grand Proportions to Be
Built on Tracs Adjoining Browns
vile. Which Is 10 Rival All
Other Texas Cities.

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behind the development of thei
country around it. In most in Il
stances the town leads in develop
ment, and the country follows,
but here the country is forging
ahead, while Brownsville has been
standing STILL"
These remarks by recent visi-
tor IN Brownsville describe con-
dition which has been chiefly in
strumental in launching an en-
terprise for building New
Brownsville which shall be abreast
of the wonderful development now
in progress in this region-which
shall be the great city that the
recent trend of events indicates
will be built somewhere in this
richly endowed lower Rio Grande
valley.
Realizing that there is no more
desirable location any where for a
city than right at Brownsville,
whose superb climate, fine sanitary
conditions and low death rate,
coupled with its proximity to the
Gulf of Mexico whose balmy
breezes temper the summer heat
, and soften the harsh winds of
winter, and its ideal situation on
the left bank of the noble Rio
Grande, one of the largest streams
west of the Mississippi. are so ia
vorable to such an enterprise, the
New Brownsville Land Company
has secured large tract of land
just above and adjoining the town
site of Brownsville for the location
of the town OF New Brownsville
Here the company has laid off {
) city of grand proportions with
5 broad streets and boulevards anC
I public parks, a city which is de
signed to be a model American
r city, fulfilling all the requirement.
: of modern progress for thorough
i ly up to date people.
5 New Brownsville begins at tn,
corporate limits of Brownsville OF
: the north and extends north ant
west, crossing the st. L., B. & M
4 railroad and embracing about 200
r acres of the finest, best draine'
land within ten miles of the presen
city. With all the favorable feat
=, ures of location possessed by oil
Brownsville, it will have the add
tionai advantage of being laid O
. according to the best of inoder
plans, will be all new.
=, To stimulate interest and pre-
mote the development of Ne
Brownsville, the company propose
to donate sites for a church
schools, factories and other usefl
institutions. It will also build
o. splendid hotel, to cost not le'
CT than 500, 600 as one of the FIR
e. and most essential requisites fl
Z building a great city.
SIS There will be exclusive busine
T. blocks and exclusive residen'
a. districts. Waterworks, eiectr
ig lights, sewers and street car sy
Isl TENS will be established, and tv
&c entire blocks set aside for publ
~ parks.
80 The north side of the new CT
III is skirted by large resaca whi'
~ will be dredged and converted in
Nc large lake for boating, bathii
and fishing purposes, which W
rs. add greatly to the attractions
.eetNew Brownsville.
del S. D. Hanna of the New Brown
at vile Company, who may be 50
W. to be the father of the new cit
Or has spent several months work.
%, on the scheme and has at |;
%, gotten it in working order. havi
lch just secured the contract for ii
to to the land, which embraces
no part the site of the former w
On. Brownsville enterprise. He l
succeeded in interesting northt
capital in the project and expe
to begin work in the near tutu
-, Icleaning the land and plating