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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-04
Visit to the
Nursery at
San Benito
To The Herald:

To The Herald:
San Benito, Texas, Sept. S.-The
Herald correspondent visited tho
San Benito Nursery this week, for the
second time since it has been under
cultivation, that is the second time
on a news gathering expedition for
he has many times visited it during
the summer, but only with the desire
to partake of the many delicious
watermelons to be had there.
Mr.. Stillwell. the ever courteous,
seemed pleased with the idea of CIV
ing out some news regarding the
wonderful growth of various plants
and things to be found on the nur-
sery grounds, and he and the cores
pondent walked over the whole plan
tation.
The grapevines planted only some
four or five months ago, actually have
grapes on them. While this speaks
of marvellous development, the grapes
themselves will hardly be in a market
able condition before next years. the
crop on these vines for this length of
time and their age could not under
any circumstances be expected to be
good.
However, the growth the vines have
made is marvellous, and Mr.. Still
well said at this time next year they
would have each between twenty-five
and fifty pounds of grapes on them
and they should pay at least five hun
bred dollars to the acre
The banana trees are really be-
yound description. They are simply
doing beautifully. The company had
some time back. $4,000 plants and
this number had grown to enormous
proportions. Around some of the
larger plants were seen as many as
five or six shoots, which in time after
being set out become large trees like
the balance. Mr.. Stillwell's way OF
expressing the bananas to the report
er was "I'll show these people down
here what bananas will do in this
country next year"
Mr.. Stillwell lifted several of the
peanut vines in the peanut area that
was also visited, to show the report
er the large quantity of peanuts that
each one contained, and after doing
this remarked. "a northern man
looked at these the other day and
after doing so, told me that the nut
itself was as large as the whole pea
nut shell and all that they have
where he was from"
To sum up the total of things seen
in my visit, and the kind treatment at
the hands of the genial Mr. Stillwell,
l as far as my thoughts will carry me,
can promise the San eBnito Nursery
Company a glorious future.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-04
Contracts Let
for Work On
SAG. R. CRY.
To The Herald:

10 Inc Herald:
San Benito, Texas, Sept .-Engi-
neer S. A. Robertson, who returned
from Hidalgo County this evening,
speaking of the progress of the San
Antonio and Rio Grande railroad
said that everything was coming on
very favorably The contract for the
dirt work for the first two miles has
been let to H. L. Harding, who has al
ready begun work. Luis Ramirez of
San Benito has secured the contract
for clearing and grubbing the first ten
miles of the right of way, and in addi-
ton has contract to furnish $4,000
ties.
Mr.. Robertson also informed the
correspondent that the Rio Grande
Construction Co., of which he is the
general manager, has just purchased
two Austin dredges for the Bay City
levee work, and that the crews to
man them will leave San Benito with
in week.
Civil Engineer T. NJ. Blyer, lately
division engineer for one of the Pa
cific railroads, has been added to the
Rio Grande construction Company's
crew of engineers and has gone to
Liveoak county to do some work
there.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-04

The fact that the private company
owning the warer-works system of
Corpus Christi is now willing to sell
the plant to the city at the rate of
So cents on the dollar does not seem
to argue very favorably for private
ownership. The city can run such
enterprises to better advantage than
private corporations, as it does not
need to make more than the running
expenses and sufficient to pay inter
est and sinking fund on the bonds. A
private corporation must have diVi-
dends, or it cannot exist.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-04
tiar!ingen Notes


To The Herald:
J Harlingen, Texas, Sept. 3.-Busi-
mess is rushing in our little city This
can by no means be called a slow
town, buildings are springing up as
If seeds had been planted Not only
in town is progress being made, but
out for a radius of four miles the
same signs are seen. Mr.. Patterson's
beautiful little farm, with its pretty
home and many improvements, is
only fair sample of what other in
dustrious settlers have done for our
part of the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Moore, former
proprietors of the Miller hotel at
Brownsville, have purchased the Har-
lingen hotel and will soon be ready to
give competent service to its patrons
A most enjoyable occasion was a
horseback ride given by some Har-
lingen young men Tuesday night, in
honor of our girls who leave for
school soon. The gay equestrians
spent some time in the saddle, riding
out the Automobile Boulevard" for
several miles; then refreshments
were partaken at Waterfalls Con-
fectionery. Those composing the par
ty were Messrs. William Weems, Cor
don Hill, Byron Allen, DR.. Lawrence,
Jim Lockhart, Chas. Yettman, Lon C.
Hill. ir., and Chappell, and Misses
Mary Jones, Lillian Weems, Anna
Dixon, Starr, Ida Hill, Zetta Jones.
Annice Jones and Lucy Weems. The
crowd was chaperoned by Mrs. Pat
terson and Mrs. Elmo.
Lon c. Hills family, also Miss
Susie Dabney, of this place, left We'd
nesday morning for Austin, where the
younger members will attend school.
They expect to return TO their home
here next summer
Mr.. Weems and family have as their
visitors, Mr.. and Mrs. Jones and two
children of Houston.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Hollingsworth
and child are at home again. after a
long visit to relatives in North Texas.
Miss Starr, of Kansas City. Kansas.
is spending several weeks with Mrs.
Lawrence, her sister.
Inspector of Customs Mcdowell ar
rived here Wednesday with his young
bride. Mr.. Mcdowell was recently
married, ON Pecos river bridge.
Miss Lillian weems will spend sew
eral days in Brownsville. where she
will attend the normal.
Miss Anna Dixon was the guest of
Miss zetta Jones from Monday till
Wednesday.
Thomas and Forest Hester, and
Roy Hooks passed through here on
their way to San Antonio. where they
viii attend school the coming session.
Miss Mary Jones will leave next
yeek to attend a well known school in
San Antonio
Ralph and Robt. Jones of Mercedes
spent Sunday with relatives here.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-04
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Registered at the Miller: S. ].
Schnorenberg, Mimi; S. L. Franklin,
City; H. A. Apple and wife, Mer-
cedes; Holmes Johnson, Houston; w.
]. Carnohan, St. L., B. & NJ. Ry.;
Thos. L. Jones, Harrington; Geo. P.
Cleveland, Hidalgo; D. R. Luce,
Houston; C. C. Byram, Monterey,
Mexico; ]. H. Williamson, Monterey;
J. f. Stinder, Chicago; C. L. Leh-
mann, Halletsville; C. NJ. Richards,
Kingsville; H. t. Watts, San Antonio.
At the Riverside: o. H. Rathman,
Mercedes; Robt. J. Smith and family,
Mercedes.
At the Rio Grande: C. H. Hill,
Memphis, Tenn; s. Bishop. City; Joe
Tripin, Louisiana; B. H. Yates, Vim
cennes, Ind.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-04
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1908.

The Herald is indebted to Con-
gresham Garner for a copy of the
Brownsville area, with was made
the early part of last year for the U.
S. bureau of soils by A. w. Mangum
and Ora Lee, jr. 1t is presumed to
be accurate, and viii doubtless be of
value to any who are interested in
this section. The Herald will publish
parts of the report from time to time.
A letter from Mr.. Garner states that
he is sending these reports to large
number of persons in this section,
who have asked for them. Owing to
the long delay in issuing the same.
they are about eight months later
than expected. Any who wish them
should write to Mr.. Garner. He is
always ready and glad to serve any
of his constituents, and will furnish
copies of the report if requested.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-04
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the An
nual Meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors and stockholders of the
Brownsville & Gulf Railway Com
pany will be held at the office of the
company in the City of Brownsville,
Cameron county, Texas, on Thurs
day the 18th day of September A. D.
1908, at the hour of II o'clock noon,
for the transaction of such business
as may come before the meeting.
]. N. Miller, President.
.oc-,r-o w. 1. Church. Sec.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-04

The Galveston News and Houston
Post annual trade editions issued on
Sept list, were both fine specimens of
newspaper enterprise. The wonder
full improvement that is in progress
all over the Gulf coast and South
Texas generally told of in these edi-
lions is a true reflection of conditions
and speaks volumes for this entire
section.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-04
JAMESB. WELLS
attorney
at Law.

Successor to Powers & Maxan,
Powers & Wells, Wells & Rentfro
Wells, Rentfro & Hicks Wells &
Hicks, Wells, Stayton & Kleberg.
[ buy and sell real estate and
investigate land titles. A COM
plete abstract of all titles of rec
ord III Cameron county, Texas.
Practice in all state and federal
courts, when especially employed.
Land litigation and corporation
practice
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-04

People everywhere in those less
favored regions that lie outside of the
Brownsville Country are rejoicing at
the addition of the succulent oyster
TO their menu since the months with
the ''r' began. In this land of de-
light, we are never deprived of the
pleasure of eating oysters at any
season fth year, and people here
have been enjoying them all summer
Iong. The fact that Brownsville oy-
s$ers are edible during summer is
vein established, and the Texas fish
and oSstr law exempts Cameron
county IRON the provision which pro-
hibits II e taking of the oysters dur
ing the Summer. or the months with
out the r"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-04
Corpus christi is about to Join the

Corpus Christi is about to join the
municipal ownership cities, by hold
ing an election for the purpose of de-
termining upon a $57, 900 bond issue
for the purchase and improvement of
the water-works system now in opera
ton in that city, which is owned by
private company. The fair Naples
of the Gulf is on the right track.
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-04

The U. S. National debt was in
creased over five million dollars dur
ing August.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-04
ADDITIONAL PETIT JURORS.


term of the district court for the sec
ond, third and fourth weeks, the list
for the first week and also the list of
grand jurors having been published
in Wednesdays issue of The Herald.
Second Week.
Telesforo Pena, H H. Hanson,
Milsted. S. C. Moore, w. H. Mason,
jr., E. E. Moore, John D. Hill, K. H.
Elstun, Chas. w. Starck. Mig. Wer-
biski, Mani G. Trevino. FREDERICK
Rendon, S. L. Gill, w T. Holdings
worth, Manuel Aguilar. L. G. Brewer,
B. G. Stegman. Joaquin Buiturira.
Geo. w. McGonigle, Victor H. Harvey,
William Turcotte, Quin Turner. Man
uel Tarnez, c. H. Thorn, c. T. lie
Grande, D. H. Myers.
Third Week.
C. Galbert, Geo. Krausse, w. D.
Carpenter, L. Buitureira, Geo. Fed
croft, Jose Manzano, Chas. Champion,
]. R. Compton, Guadalupe Saenz, 4.
NJ. Buckley, Jose Villareal. N. E.
Wise, J. w. Howard, Geo. NJ. Smith,
c. S. Randell. J. P. Howse. Benz. Ko-
WALSH, Alba Haywood, H. G. Krausse,
Henry Grunewald, David Maltby, Ed
Hodda. T. J. Clay, John Gay, J H. Ba-
Ear, Anto valenti, Gavino Vasquez,
William volz, ]. c. vankirk
Fourth Week.
Mig. Fernandez, P. S. Coy, A. Gold
ammer, w. E. Benton, Geo. A. Michel.
w. H. Currey, NJ. C. Hallmark, C. P.
Archer, Thomas L. Adkin, J. Brendal,
C. Bayley, Rafael Gutierrez, John E.
Rutledge, Faustina Rendon, C.. Tum7
lin, Jas. L. Kowalski, A. C. Brokaw,
F. NJ. Collins, C. L. Cloetta, N. N.
Mcdonald, G. R. Simms, w. S. Cor
Francisco Calvin, P. J. Vivier, H.
A. Maltby, John NJ. Hill, Jose G. Ire
vino, S. C. Tucker, C. Laroche, ST.,
H. W. Hamper.
The copper era., 1908-12-31
Notice of Forfeiture.

To w. s. George and Frank Vingo and to their and each of their heirs, executors, admin istrators and assigns:
 You are hereby notified that have expended during each Of the years 1887, 1885 1889, 1890, lSgl 1852, 1895, 1896. ISg7 1898, 1899, 1900, 19O 1902 1903, l9J5. 1906 and 1907 the sum of One Hundred Dollars (SlOO.OO) in labor and improve ments upon the Comet Lode Mining Claim, situate in the COoncy Mining District in the County of Socorro and Territory of New Mex ieo, the notice of location whereof is recorded in the office of the Probate Clerk and EX- OthciO Recorder of said SocorrO County, in Book I6, at Page I25, of the official records of the said SOcorro County, said annual expendi- lures having been made in order to hold the said mining claim under the provisions of Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, concerning annual labor upon mining claims said annual expenditures being made in each of the years named and being the amounts required by law to hold said min ing claim for the respective years in which said annual expenditures were made; and, if within ninety days after the publication of this notice ss required by law, you fail to contribute your proportions of such expenditures as co-OwnerS of said mining claim, your respect to interests in the said mining claim will become the prop erty of the subscriber, who is co-Owner in said mining claim, by virtue of the statute in such case made and provided.
 Witness my hand this 10th day of October, A D. 1908. DENNIS GILES.
The copper era., 1908-12-31
New Society Oreanized.

The new mutual and benevolent society, Mexicana-Americana, has been formally installed by ex-Presi- dent B. C Brichta, with the follow ing officers: President, Antonio Soto; vice-president, Prospero Leon; secretary, J. J. ". Anaya; treasurer, J. M. Encinas; trustees, Feliciano Portillo, R. M. Pacho, Jesus Huerta, S. w.. Purcell; guide, F. w. Busta- menta; outside guard, Ygnacio M. GallegO.
 This society has started with large membership of Tucson citizens and has installed two councils in this territory.
 The society expects to extend its scope widely as organizers will start new councils in Mexico and other places. Applications have been re- ceived from different cities in the territory for new councils.-Citizen
The copper era., 1908-12-31
CumberIand.EIY.

One of the large interests in the Cumbcrland-Ely company says:
 "There has naturally been consid- erable comment as to the failure of the stock of the Cumberland-Ely company to reflect the improved metal and stock market conditions which advanced the price of Nevada Consolidated from 13 to 20. The pri- mary reason for this had nothing to do with the property. It was due to the fact that 200, 1000 shares of the stock were hanging over the market. which stock was owned by the Nevada Consolidated company and was in its treasury. This stock has been for sale to finance that company's pro- posed shelter and mill enlargement. About 75.000 shares of this stock were sold in the open market. The balance has now been withdrawn from sale.
 ''The Cumberland-Ely company will derive profits this year of S650,0OO, or 50 cents per share, independent of any earnings from copper. It is un- der guarantee to receive an s per cent. return upon its S3,OOO,OO0 own ership in the Steptoe Reduction Works, which is equal to S24O, 1000 per annum and it should earn at least S350,OOO this year from it's Steptoe plant. investment, It will like wise earn about s3OO,OOO a year from it's proportion of net earnings of the Nevada Northern railway.
 "The company is we'll fixed f. nancially with about SI5O, ,OOO cash re- maining in it's treasury after all con struction costs, and in 1909 it is fig ured that it will have a production of at least 2O,OOO,OOO pounds of cop per. It is not improbable that it will produce 3O,OOO, 1000 pounds. It now has six years of ore in sight which will average 1-2 per cent. copper and from which a recovery of 50 pounds of copper per ton of rock is now being received.
 "The Cumberland-Ely company is producing its copper at total cost of 9 cents per pound"
The copper era., 1908-12-31

William J. Bryan, when asked concernitg his attitude toward an other nomination for the presidency, replied; "All can say about 1912 is that I hope it will meyer be necessary for me to run for office again. I pre- fer to do my work as a private citi- zen. I will add one thing" said MT. Bryan, "that is that I am still in pol itics, and expect to be for about twenty years. I shall make it con venient to be present whenever and wherever d man or group of men at tempt to republicanize the demo- cratic party"
The copper era., 1908-12-31
To Probe Wall Street.

At last Wall street is to be investi- gated. Governor Hughes has ap- pointed a commission to inquire what changes, if any, are advisable in the laws of the state bearing upon speculation in securities and com modities or relating to the protection of inveStorS." The commission Is notable for the high quality of its personnel and tor the absence from its composition of both politicians and stock brokers. It is worthy of record, also, that the commission has been appointed wholly on the gov ernor'S own responsibility and initia- tive, without any authority from the legislature, which ignored MT. Hughes recommendations regarding it. In consequence of its unofficial standing, the commission will be un- able to compel the attendance of witnesses or to examine them under oath, and its members must serve without pay.
 The inquiry thus set afoot is wei comed by the better element in Wall street, because it may lead to re- forms that are badly needed, as well as to a removal of current miscon- captions of the stock and produce exchanges. That these exchanges have a legitimate place in the com mercial world, facilitating the trans fer of various forms of wealth and the blishment of market prices based ou ascertaiued conditions of production and demand is uudenIable. But that immense abuses of these functions have arisen, and that abuses are openly encouraged, is also undeniable. Some of them have lately been uncovered in court pro- ceedings and otherwise which show that the stock exchange and the cotton exchange have been the vehicle of extensive swindling opCr- ations. As the governing bodies of these exchanges have shown them selves incapable of dealing effective ly with these abuses, or unwilling to uOs IL DCNOihCo bhO hhlJ Ol bhC ohoiS to intervene for the protection of the investing public. It may prove a difficult matter to devise Legislation that will go to the root of the evil, but inquiry may develop some method and in any event will throw the searchlight of public opinion into the dark places of Wall street.
 Governor Hughes has done the right thing in the right way by naming a competent commission to inquire into Wali street methods, even if he does thereby lay himself open to charges of executive usur- pation," and of defying the will of a legislature that has long enjoyed the unenviable reputation of taking its orders from political bosses in league with high fnanciers. There are some reforms that the people are eo- ing to insist upon in this country, and if our legislative bodies will not un- dertake them there is plenty of evidence that the electorate will stand by any executive with moral courage enough to start them going with or without technical leg al authority
The copper era., 1908-12-31

Insurance for the unemployed is a new plan which is said to work sue cessfully in Switzerland. The busi- ness is managed through a municipal bureau, and any person in the city can buy a policy under certain rea- sonable restrictions which elimiuat t the habitually idle and the criminal and also workmen on strike. Her e is a chance for some enterprising American to get his statistics of av- erages together and start a booming business.
The copper era., 1908-12-31
$I32,OOO VERDICT IN
 BIG MINING ACTION.
Litigation followed Numerous Difficult
 ties of COchise Mining Co.

A verdict for Sl32,O00 was returned by a jury last week, which heard the mining suit, involving a quarter million dollars, brought by Jep Ryan and his two brothers, of Tombstone, against William s. Tevis, the San Francisco millionaire mining man, and w. s. Kittrick, the wealthy cat tleman from Bakersfield, Cal. The suit was tried in Phoenix.
 The litigation grew out ot min ing transaction over the Turquoise group of mines in Cochise county in the vicinity of Tombstone. The suit was tried in Phoenix on a change of venue from Cochise county.
 News of the verdict was received in Tucson in a telegram to E. s. Ives, who was leading counsel for the plaintiffs in the action. Associated with him were George Neal and J. T. Kingsbury, of Cochise county, and Frank Cox, of Phoenix. The coun- sel for the defendants were Judge A. c. Baker, of Phoenix, Ben Goodrich and Chas. Bowman, of Tombstone.
 The hearing was commenced on Monday of last week before Judge Kent and jury in the Maricopa dis trict court. The jury was but fifteen minutes in arriving at it's verdict.
 The suit just tried followed after a series of difficulties and disputes ex tending over period of years. The Ryan brothers, together with Tevis and McKittrick, owned the Turquoise mines, the Ryans holding four sevenths of the property and Tevis and McKittrick three-sevenths. Trouble of a financial nature arose and it. was finally necessary to sell the property under an execution to satisfy judgment for S25, 1000.
 Following the clearing up of this judgment, the Ryaus entered into a contract with Tevis and McKittrick, regarding the mines. There was a dispute over the new contract and it was this that occasioned the suit
 Tevis and McKittrick had gotten control of the mine and tried to finance the property, but they failed and the property was sold for debts and the company left without assets. The debts amount to about S40, ,000 and the property brought this sum at forced sale.
 Asserting that they had not been given fair deal, the Ryan brothers brought suit against Tevis and Nc Kittrick for their original four sevenths interest in the company. They claim that their interest was worth S2OO, 900. After hearing all the evidence, the jury decided the plain tiffs were entitled to Sl32,0OO.
 l. is regarded as a certainty that the case will be taken to the terri torial supreme court and likely to the national supreme court.
The copper era., 1908-12-31

There are half dozen railroads at the present time that are consider ing the question of identification. If these projects develop into actual contracts many million dollars worth of copper will be involved. There may be surplus stocks of copper abroad at the present time, but these stocks will disappear before many months elapse, unless there is a sudden check to the improvement now under way.