El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-03-26

ening the communication with outside
| points II was more than 200 miles TO
the nearest interior railroad point In
/ later years, when the Texas-Mexican
was built. the distance was reduced 20
about $50 miles
1t was less than 10 years ago that
Brownsville. and her sister town. Mata-
moros, Mexico, were given railroad OUT
/ lets 10 other parts of their respective
countries by the building Of railroads
| IN a snort time the st. Louis, Brownsville
/ and Mexico. that runs down here from
me north, VIII be connected with the
National railway of Mexico by the OMEN
ing OF the new international bridge that
Is oeing built across the Rio Grande at
( this place. The opening of this new in
ternatlonal railway route will cause an
enormous freight traffic TO pass through
brownsville The railroad that now runs
up the valley 80 miles is also TO be az
] tended
Necessity for Deep Water.
1t IS claimed that these deFelopment
conditions all tend to show the necessity
( of deep water port at the mouth OF
the Rio Grande- 1t will be the most
southernmost port IN the United States
and Will also have the unique distinction
OF being an International harbor. the
neutrality Of which would probably be-
estapHshed through treaty provisions
United States and Mexico. 1t is under
stood that the Mexican government has
oeen appr1zed OF the plans Of the Amer
lean syndicate in the matter of utilizing
| the international BOUNDARY stream for
the purpose Of providing safe harbor
TOT ocean going vessels and that IL has
ject
1t is expected that extensive land de-
Felopment work viii soon be started bv
the Sautena syndicate on the Mexican
sioe OF the river This syndicate owns
approximately 100000 acres OF land,
fronting the Rio Grande and the guIf
coast 1t has already taken stems 10
reclaim about 100000 acres Of this land
and colonize it with farmers II win
Dulld railroad about so miles long
through this tract and construct an ex-
tersiye system of irrigation. President
Dlaz Is a member OF the Sautena syndi-
cate, and is taking deep personal in
terest in the DEVELOPMENT plans that
have been prepared and adopted.
Natural Shipping Point
Port Brownsville viii be the natural
shipping point for an enormous terri
tory OF Texas and Mexico. il is claimed
1t will be many miles nearer to the
great industrial cities OF northern Mex
ico' such as Monterey. Torreon, Duran
go, SaltillO and Chihuahua than anv 9TH
er gulf port while all of south Texas
Will be at its very doors Its railroad
connections with the vast AGRICULTURAL
territory Of the middle west and north
west are expected to bring about the
rapid upouilding of the proposed port
wnen the Panama canal is opened
The syndicate that is back of the big
land development and harbor improve
ment. IS composed of men who are well
known in the financial and business
world The land that is embraced in the
solid tract Of 100000 acres was former
~ divided into number of senarafa
holdings and it required long and na-
tient work to acquire the different
t1ies- The land is specially suited to
raising sugar cane. Thomas A. Jackson.
VINO has been farming upon a part OF the
big tracts says that in 1909. he raised
% IL tons OF sugar cane Der acre.
which he sold for, 1925 per ton in the
field, total OF s16412 per acre.
Some Profits.
his total expense for clearing. break
Ing the land. fencing blowing. seeding,
planting. cultivating and watering the
iand and harvesting the crop. was s66.-
o., leaving a net income from his first
crop OF $3.50. which paid for the orig
mai cost OF his land and left him a hand
some profit One planting Of sugar cans
In the lower Rio Grande valley is good
Tor SIX TO 10 years It is estimated that
the average net income per acre from SUI
gar cane IN this section is about $3.50.
Tne profits from garden truck, such
as eaulfflower. lettuce, cucumbers. cab
oage. BermVda onions and tomatoes
range from $3.50 10 $500 per acre.
Inc water supply for irrigation 70.
the land of this syndicate Is obtained
from the Rio Grande. Prof. Lucius y.
wilcox, an authority on irrigation makes
an interesting statement in regard to
the water OF this river He says:
As result of five months. study
OF the water Of the Rio Grande. stream
which carries excessive quantities of
silt estimated that in using one acre
foot of muddy water in irrigating. 955
pounds of potassium sulphate, IS pounds
OF phosphoric acid and 55 pounds of
nitrogen were added TO each acre. Con-
more than one foot OF water
Is generally applied to land each year
in irrigating."
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