Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-19
THROUGH TRAIN
FROM MEXICO
TO ARRIVE IN BROWNSVILLE TO
MORROW MORNING BEGINNING
OF THROUGH TRAFFIC VIA
THIS CITY.
BLOCKED CONDITIONS OF OTHER
MEXICAN RAILROAD OUTLETS
DEFLECT TRAVEL THIS WAY.
MAY BE PERMANENT.

The first passenger train ever operated
into Brownsville from Mexico City is
due to arrive tomorrow morning. Ar
rangements were completed by telegraph
last night between the Mexican National,
the Brownsville and MatamOrOs bridge
company, the st. Louis, Brownsville and
Mexico railroad, and the United States
customs service for the handling of the
trains to this city from Matamoros.
On the entire Texas Mexico border Of
eight hundred miles, Brownsville is the
only open gateway for railroad traffic.
FL PasO, Eagle Pass and Laredo have
been cut off from the Mexican interior
traffic because of the destruction Of
track and bridges by the rebels The
heavy traffic for the states forced the
Mexican National to finG some outlet for
their trains, and the only available one
happens to be through Brownsville
Thus Brownsville at last realizes its
fond hopes of seeing through traffic with
Mexico through this port.
The Mexican National service from
Mexico City to Brownsville will be kept
in force, at least, until the reopening Of
the line between Monterrey and Laredo.
Possibly the new service may be per
manent. 1t may perhaps demonstrate the
desirability of the MatamOrOs- Browns
vile gateway for through train service
and result in the inauguration Of per
manent establishment Of the service be
tween the United States and Mexico by
way of the Brownsville gate. 1t is well
known that this has been contemplated
for some time, but has been withheld
pending the settlement Of conditions in
Mexico.
The schedule has not yet been definite
ly learned by the railroad officials on
this side, but the train is expected TO ar
rive early tomorrow morning. After
making a stop at the Matamoros station
the trip to Brownsville over the inter
national bridge will be made, and the
train will run into the Frisco passenger
station i'll this city, using it as a termin-
al Customs inspection will be made at
the depot.
Upon the completion of the customs
inspection the passengers will be re
leased and may continue their various
ways over the st. Louis Brownsville and
Mexico railroad into the interior of the
United States.
c. w. Strain, general passenger agent
for the Frisco lines in Texas, who is i'll
the city today. was greatly pleased with
the fac that the Mexican National is to
run its train, which heretofore has beer
running into Laredo, into Brownsville
/ Among other things he believes it will
prove the deSirability of the Brownsville
gateway, and will be great advertise
mcnt for the city by reason of the fac1
that sections of Mexico contiguous tC
this port have so far been free from tht
devastation of war that has been suffer
ed bv Mexican territory contiguous K
the other Texas ports.
Passenger traffic from Mexico through
Brownsville has been greatly increased
the past wee kOr ten days and as q re
suit the passenger station in this city
has had enormously increased sales o
tickets, some days reaching as much as
thousand or fifteen hundred dollars
Tickets are being sold daily to Chicago
New York. Washington and other i'm
pOrtant northern and eastern centers.