El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-24
ORIENT ROAD
To BUILD To
DEL RID
Citizens Sign Up With Still
well to Extend South from
San Angelo.
BOND SIGNED
IN Ell PASO

Del no, metropolis, FL PaSO NO. -
That is what it is coming to, believe
its men Of affairs, and it appears as
though it were more than probable. al
most certain. sure to come The finish
ing touch yesterday was placed on the
bond which will make Del Rio a pass
into Mexico, and in time will bring
many of the good things which have
come to Ell Paso And by an uncon-
scious fitness, the deal which will make
the new pass city, was made in the old
pass city, Ell Paso del Norte.
When the Stilwen special arrived at
the union station. last evening, two
Texans met the railroad financier- They
were: w. F. Boggess and James Nc
Lymont, representing the Commercial
club of Del Rio. They held contracts
between the community they represent
and the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
railway. The contract was already sign
ed on the part Of the civic representa-
tives. It alone waited for the big rail-
road builder to place his name below
When the Stifwell special train de-
parted over the International bridge. the
contract was clinched. and the future of
Del Rio made certain. The Orient road
will run directly through the border
city on the east, forming a crossing of
trunk lines similar to that at the border
city of the west What the railroads
have done in making Ell Paso, this city
knows. What they will do in making
Del Rio, is almost certain.
Only minor details. drawn up by the
corporation attorneys, were changed on
request of the city. The contract was
for the purchase of 100000 of bonds by
the community. payable in instruments
Already the city has raised the first two
payments. The total must be paid with
in two years The road must be built
within three years. but promises of a
much sooner date have been made
A. E Stilwen does not make towns
for nothing. He asks that the towns help
TO make the railroad So Del Rio fear
ed that the main line of the new road
might be run a few miles to the east,
and, perhaps. new town built by the
corporation Now this fear is removed.
Del Rio will get the road. and with that
will come access into Mexico, and more
important, a direct route to Kansas
City and the north.
Del Riots located on the main line of
the G. II. & S. a in a territory all its
own; $50 miles from Ell Paso; It's miles
San Antonio; $50 miles south of San
Angelo. Already the Orient line has
reached the northerly city. The deal
closed in Ell Paso yesterday will guar
antee the building of the road through
Del Rio located on the International
line. and joining with the International
of Mexico now as far as Eagle Pass,
60 miles south OF Del Rio
Del Rio now has 10000 inhabitants,
and is growing steadily. Besides the
promised railroad junction. ii has some
things of which even Ell Paso may not
boast One of the most beautiful streams
in the southwest is Devils river 1t is
said TO have a larger annual flow than
any river in the state. and a flow of
pure spring water too 1t is a small
Niagara and now furnishes power for
the city and irrigates 10000 acres of
land in high state Of cultivation. 1t
can irrigate 200. 900 acres Of land. OF
the Del Rio territory; 200 miles north
and IS miles both east and west Also.
there is a spring. a veritable river of
pure water leaping from the earth.
Wealthy Mexican landholders have
just put through a deal whereby 2,0o0.-
/ 900 acres of land will be placed under
irrigation costing 100000. partly sub
scribed by the Mexican government
With the agreement between Gen. Lo-
renzo G. .Treveno and the government.
great portion of the land will be col
onized by Mormon immigrants, forming
an industrial center at the south which
in many ways will help the American
city.
In all, Del Rio has become alive to her
future. She is ready, now. TO work and
grow in emulation of her western cou-
sin, the pass of west Texas, an only FL
PaSo no more