Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29
CITY Is RID OF
ITS ISOLATION
No Longer Outpost Village
AS Railways, Highways,
Anyways Come

Brownsville no longer is an out
~of-the-way place or the END Of
the road.
II has become. through the de-
velopment Of airways. highways,
railroads and other facilities a city
which IS easily accessible from al
most any place in the western
hemisphere. Development OF It's
port will make II accessible BY
water from all over the world.
No small part in the elimination
OF BroWnsWlle's isolation obstacle
has been due 10 the development
OF airways which pass through here
connecting all OF the Americas
Thus II IS now possible TO fly
all the way from Canada or points
in South America 70 BROWNSVILLE
over regularly established airlines.
Not in specially chartered airplanes,
mind you. but yer routes which are
being flown az periodic intervals.
These airlines are expected TO be
extended from time 10 time .
Brownsville probably will at some
slime in the future be accessible by
Eir from almost any part OF the
world. These lines will carry not
only passengers and mail but pos
sibly freight and express.
AS an important international
point Of these lines BROWNSVILLE
will reap a rich harvest from the
passing traffic. It cannot help but
benefit. II undoubtedly has already
benefited immensely 10 date.
Travel Formerly Slow
Contrast this, II you will. with
the pioneer days when BROWNSVILLE
could be reached only by stage
coach or by steamer. II took DAYS
OF travel either way ana the jour
neys by either land or water We're
not comfortable ones.
Later a railroad was built as far
as Alice, shortening the stage-cca-A
Journey somewhat, but ID was Still
an quo trip owe burning SANDS
and through dense thicketS. This
route, known as the old Alice road,
no longer IN use its entire length
and at places III the Valley wire
fences have been constructed across
ii, nearly O~bliterating all evidences
OF the famous pioneer route.
Still later, a railroad was built
from Point Isabel to Brownsville.
facilitating the journeys OF water
travellers somewhat when they
reached the Valleys gulf coast.
Boats continued to ply up the Rio
Grande river as far up as Roma,
however, for a long time.
One OF the greatest events in the
4 history Of Brownsville was the
completion Of the St. Louis. Browns
vile and Mexico railroad July 4
1904. which made the city more
than just an outpost.
Coming of the railroad not only
brought Brownsville closer 10 civil
ization. but gave impetus to growth
of remainder Of the Valley. Sister
cities began TO spring up along the
LEV railroad and Brownsville on
W1ued steadily 70 grow.
Began Building Highways
Highways began 10 be built, first
the main stretch from Brownsville
westward and then feeder roads,
until now the entire Valley IS
covered with a network Of paved
highways. Only a few unpaved
stretches remain TO be taken care
Of between Brownsville and its
sister cities OF the Valley and the
two nearest upstate cities. San An
tonic and Houston. These are 500
expected 10 be taken care Of.
To the south. the United States
neighbor. Mexico. has suddenly
awakened to the benefits OF paved
highways and they are under cons
truction on every hand. Several OF
them will connect with points IN
the Valley lifting IL still further
from its position Of isolation.
Mexico IS making great strides
and 1t is not entire impossible that
some day it Will be possible TO
drive all the way from Canada to
the Panama Canal Zone on paved
or improved roads.
Eventual improvement Of the mil
itary road. established By General
Zachary Taylor Is seen. giving
Brownsville still another artery Of
travel.
Thus with It's great highways to
Central Texas, 70 Mexico and pos
sibly Central or South America.
roads 10 the seacoast and the mill
itary road, Brownsville VIII no long
er be ar outpost village. cut of
from the rest Of the world.
Southern Pacific Comes
Another railroad has come ~
the Valley to aid materially tn the
growth OF this section. New towns
have sprung Up along the Southern
Pacific which offers another steel
connection with the remainder of
the country.
Other railroads are said ~ be In
the offing. waiting for an enpor-
tune time 70 extend their lines into
this rich territory. Here in Browns
vile they would connect with the
National Lines az Mexico.
With establishment of port fa-il-
files in Brownsville the cycle of
communication would he COMPLETED
Brownsville then would be part az
a vast communication system Of
roads, railroads. airways and water
routes. Its former isolation then
will become a condition which ~
newer residents will have a hard
time in understanding.