The Brownsville Daily Herald. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 161, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 6, 1900 Page: 4 of 4
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BOUT CAMERON COUNTY.
At to extreme southern tip
of inn great slate of "JVxas lies
Cameron county itself a small
.principality in nxtent. in arp;
cit covers no less than .1308
V pquart nfHfis. Its southern t-x-
y treipity lies about the sixteHntli
Sv of a dngree below the 26tli: par-
mliilu itc nnrlliurn !:itltnr)H
"fsbosn 27 20 Its greatest
math from east to testis some-
ihinfe over forty milefc and from
.A . -inn :fu
- norili lO BOuiii iuu nineo.
QLIMATK.
Thoagh so near tile trop e
et theVniin&te of this county
Bi comparatively cool iii snm-
tner. Its entire easterii front
of abontiona hundred miles be-
ing lavedVby the cool waters of
the Gfulf m Mexico which great
-y tPinprfe the heat natural to
southern 'latitudes. The pre-
vailing wind throughout the
greater portion of the year is
from the Southeast and comes
directly across the Gulf. The
winters are also extremely mild
and make this an ideal place
for any who geek escape from
the rigors of a northern winter.
Indeed no place in the United
States enjoys a more soiubrious
climate during the winter sea-
son that Brownsvillej the coun-
ty seat of Cameron county.
Here the average temperature
years was 73 de-
nearly leveUbe'
Irownsville being
The soil iff rich
rial deposits of
land its treasures
ae yet almost
a limited por-
;e pver having
ihy the plow.
the soil lies
Ity reet cseep
practically inexhaustible
find this of the fiuist and richest
soil known ranging from a rich
dark alluvial toa sandy loom.
The county is watered by the
Rta Grande which skirts its
entire southern; boundary a
distance of seventy-five fniles.
Besides this there are numerous
small streams called "resacas"
and varroyosr" throughout the
oounty.
PRODUCTIONS.
!fhe leading industry of this
gion at present iff stock grow-
ing cattle horses and sheep
istituting the leading
ort product. ism its
agricultural resources have
been proverfnr-hf almost end
in variety. Its semi tropi-
cal climate permits such fruits
8 "orange lemon citron
ISfiava hg and banana to
)nrish while peaches pears
d other fruits also do well
-&nd grapes grow and jield in the
greatest abundance. The chief
products of the soil however
are corn cotton and sugarcane.
Besides these sorghum broom
Born and all verities of vegeta
rbles yield most abundantly
ttnnphe said without fear of
ContrallTctipn that all of these
will yield more per acre than
Say other portion of the state
EupHrunn- wn Havana to-
Hxcco and ramie have also
roveU most successful. The
letter onoe pbinted; beconres
altnst perennial. The culture
of sugarcane in this rich valley
land deBerves special rrYen'tio
Four thusand- potrnds of sugar
jjer acre is- the- return made
Irom latii planted in cane and
this- siuiaT fs pronounced by
government experts to" be eqtra
rV $ve finest Louisiariaf proJ
&tcf
pOPXJE'tffOtf-' A'ND TOWNS
Cameron comity according
kt the censu's of TS901 co mains
miation of 1&420: The
nnty 8eat ls J5ro-iiiviuH
vith abont bUl)U inhanitant
poSt' Isabel- a1 Haori 22
mile froni BrdwnsvilTe on thn
t H0.na del xMatire has about
-greiso numerous ranch spt-
gtefasfla? ?sg-Hg. fiem 9 to
300 finbaoqants- ana oania
Mnc a growing little river
tlemeiii uuut jijj. iuor
100 persons.
Improved l&titfshtni? eourj-
y Bel! at from $5 to 25 pr
aorpj nniiilproved at $2 to bo
rhe average taxable valne ol
land is gl. T!iere are 62.240
Hcrps of iBohooi land in th-
lonnty. Htimeseekers are grad-
ually finding their way tft thin
land where farmers can work
in the open air uearly 335 days
in the year.
11 that is needed to develop
the rich resources of this fertile
valley is the construction of a
railroad to connect it with the
northern markets; Once the
great iron horse finds its way
hither the man with the hoe
will promptly follow to claim
these natural riches for himself.
In faeN many have already
found their way intojthe coun-
ty and small colonies of active
farmers have been aetiled at
various points within the past
few yearsi while the numerous
letters inquiring about the
country which are Received con-
stantly by The- Hseald show
that many others are looking
this way with a view of locating
in the far-famed lower Rio
Grande valley. There are also
excellent prospects of the early
construction of a'railroad con-
necting Brownsville with San
Antonio; and it will probably
not be long ere that magic de-
veloper will tnrh a mighty tide
of immigration this way.
BROWNSVILLE;
!fhere is probably fiO o'thef
town in the United States as
large as Brownsville and pos-
sessing shch numerous natural
advantages which is as yet
without rail communication
with the outer world. With a
population of hearly 7000 sur-
rounded by lands fully eqUal of
fertility to the fariied valley in
the Nile and blessed with a
most salubrious climate this!
place lacks only a railroad
otitlet to make it One of the
most important cities in Texas.
And there is every reason why
a railroad should be construct-
ed to this point. .Resides the
city of Brownsville itself there
is located here the important
army post of FoTt Brown
which with the constant chang-
ing of troops and transporta-
tion of baggage and supplies
would pay a large sum annually
to the support of a railraod.
The towns of Point Isabel San-
Li Maria? Hidalgo Hip Grande
City and homa" would also re-
ceive all of their freight over
snch a line while Qeveral im
portant up river towns and set-
tlements on" the Mexican side
of the river would likewtse be-
come rts supporters as" nearly
all freight for (hese points now
comes via1 steamer to Brazos
Santiago and throngh Browns-
ville whence if goes to its des-
tination either by river or by
carts. And better than these
just opposite Brownsville Ires
the important Mexican1 city of
Matamoroswith a population of
Over 10000 which also receives
all of its freight viar Browns-
ville. Here we have then a pop-
ulation of upwards of twenty-
thoutfand isolated through lack
of rail facilities and ready to
pour rich contributions to-
wards the eupport of the
railroad- wiich there is every
reason to believe wfll goon
reach here. Nor is this all for
it should be remembered that
Brownsville lies directly in the
line of the shortest route con
necling ihe North with Mexico
City. It is the natnfat gateway
leading to that great capital
and would at once become the
greatest thorough fare for" the
fransporta'tion of freight and
passenger traffic whiqh always
seek the shortest ronte.
Of the advantages of the city
of Brownsville itself much may
be tiaid'. It has one of the fin
est public schools in the state
w i t h a- bu i 1 d?n g w li Feb f of li and
isome ap'pearatir.e sige and ex
cellence of equipment would' be-
a credit to the' largest city io
;the state.
. ft employs af corps" Of 2d
teachers ana over 500" pupils
kreceive free initios Tiere for ten
'satjla3tic months each year.
rherje are alsp excellent pri vate
schools here. The United States
oustouTdotrse and postoffice oc
copy a very handsome brick
bluilding a model of raoderel
architectural art. There an
also- niiiBroes othtr hdWsy
nnd substantial brick bnildinsc'fjrandT railway is
h?? rep-idem- aijd bopiaass
lonsips.
ah clim?t(e herfi ipfjppeislly
beneficial for those auected
wun pulmonary trounies ano
with a modern hotel to n'ecotn-
modate 200 or more guests
would soon become a leading-
winter resortv Onepf t he chief
attractions is the hunting near
this place; The inlets and la-
goons are evey year the resort
of tbonsaiids of the finest ducks
and wild turkeys quail plover
chafchalacas and Other game
birds as WtjHas defer and Wild
boats abound herev making it
a veritable sportsman's para
aiesi
At Point Isabel only 22
miles distant which is connfect-
diw toh Browns villi bv the Kio
With I3"eatnes and BispatGis
The only newspaper pflhtedln the English
language' in the lower Rio .Grand section:
Has a Largs
meroU
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Tfie HER kLfi also
fias a circulation in
6SY sister vSMe . . z
Is williotit a peel as afl
advertising medium for
those who Wish to reach
the trading people of the
gardeu spot of the South-
west .
For
i&4f
one of the;
finpf havs nh rhe c
coast where
j'f fishing i?
tinefcrp
Imrpon or theJkSilvHr Kih&" a
well as all the finest food fish
abound here and the snpply of
oysters is unexcelled. This bay
was exempted froih the state
law against taking oysters in
siimm'eh because they are even
better here in sumhler han in
winter ahd are eaten the ear
around.
Much more might gai3 bf
the advantages of thin region
but any wlib are interested
should borne and investigate
Tor themselves. They will iind
all as represented besides to
prove to them that thift valley
needs only the investment of
capital to develop the fertile
land of the Texa& coast.
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ihg: such as Letter Heads Bill Heads Busi
ness Cards; Wedding Cards; Envelope Cards
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BETWiEEN BROWNSVILLE ANB ALICE.
Until further Hdticfe Siages will leave; Brownsville a nil Alice oa
the Following schedule:
th- LEAVE IjRbWNSVILfe: LFAVEAIJE;
Ddtiy at 6 : a. m. j ahd arrives at Alice Dail at 6 a.m (excipt Slpn'dajand or
"i 39 hours. Monday at io a.ni.xeacnrHg Bruwns
ville in 39 hours.
Courteous treatment to patrons
Office ours 9 to it a. m. aHd 2 to 6 p. n?.
For further information address
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Agent Alice Texas. gent Brownsville Tex
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Wheeler, Jesse O. The Brownsville Daily Herald. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 161, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 6, 1900, newspaper, January 6, 1900; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143856/m1/4/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .