Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 41, Ed. 1, Tuesday, August 20, 1907 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. XVI. NO. 41
BROWNSVJJXE TBXA.S. TUESDAY AUGUST 20 1907.
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YOU WILL GET SATISFACTION IN
Priqe Quality and Delivery
-FROM " V
H. CALDWELL
Corpurcfristi Texas
WHAT you want WHEN
you want it in ;
KAMI) WARM
Get his illustrated catalog No. 10 Free
Mowers Rakes Presses Wagons Etc.
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I HALLAM COLONIZATION CO.
OVER MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
Representing Lands From Corpus
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Christi to the Rio Grande
MANUFACTURERS'
GREAT REDUCTION
A chance for Slim People
- to buy their Pants for $2.50
a pair which are actually
Worth $3.00 to $5.00 &
Take Your Ghoiee at $2.50
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Combe Building:.. .-Elizabeth Street.. ..Brownsville
"Texas Beer for
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Texas People'
No Letter beer is produced in
the whole United States than
ALAMO
BOTTLED BEER
You only nave to try
a bottle to know it.
Brewed end Battled by
Lone Star
Brewing Co.
San Antonio Texas.
MEXICANS
PROTESTED
Against Diverting the Rio Gran-
de from Original Channel.
United States Authorise Believe Atntr-
- ican Land 2nd Irrigation Company
Will Have to telfore RiveTto iis
Former Course.
Judge Lock McDaniel who has
been instructed by the United
States Attorney General to compel
the American Rio Grande Land
and Irrigation Company to desist
from turning the water of the Rio
Grande from its original- channel
has delayed his trip to that part of
the State until the fever which is
prevalent there now has abated
says thetlouston correspondent of
the Galveston News.
The great point at issue in this
suit the Judge says is the right
of treaty. The boundary line be-
tween the United States and Mex-
ico is the Rio Grande River. The
treaty between the two countries
says that it shall always be the
boundary and that neither country
shall ever divert the river from its
natural course.
At tbe point in dispute the river
makes a vlong egg-shaped loop
and coming back gnarly touches.
Inside this loop are about 25000
acres of land belonging to Texas.
It can readily be seen that by cut-
ting a channel across where the
two ends of the loop nearly touch
one another that all this land
within the loop would be on the
Mexican side. The old river bed
in time would disappear and the
straight river would be the bound-
ary. Notwithstanding' it would gain
25000 acres by allowing the pres-
ent newly-made course of the river
to remain Mexico has made a de-
mand upon the United States to
have the river put back into its
original channel. The reason of
this is obvious. The land com-
pany by placing its pumping
station at a strategic point is using
the surplus water to irrigate im-
mense tracts of land on the Amer-
ican side the Mexican who live
all around ' the southern bend of
the loop have no water whatever-
This American Land and Irri-
gation Company is a syndicate
owned in St. Louis who have paid
little regard to the protests of the
Mexicans in the use of the Rib
Grande water. Across tb'is neck
above mentioned they first cut a
channel 20 feet wide'. This IdiS
little damage andu3evfatedibut a
small portion of the watlfm 'its
natural course. -But. seeing now
beneficial it would be to their land
scheme to divert the whole river
they proceeded to cut a channel
200-feet wide and 20 feet deep.
The Mexicans living on the loop
made a vigorous protest to the
home Government which after
unwinding the usual amount of
red tape made an investigation
'and a formal protest to the United
States Secretary of State who re-
ferred the matter to Attorney Gen-
eral Bonaparte. This official
promptly sent the papers to Judge
McDaniel with" directions tojbring
action against the land and irri-
gation company to restore the
river to its former channel.
" There Is no "cloubt in the minds
of the United States authorities but
that they are in the right and will
have no trouble in compelling- the
company to conform to the law
buff the case is likely to be biterly
fought as'the land company lias
spent thousarids of "dollars in cut-
ting the new channel and in im
provements.
Notice.
I am now ready to pay Cameron
county warrants of the jury fund
tip. to' registered number 10087
and" all of the fourth class. -
- Etgar I. Hicks
County Treasurer Cameron Co.
LAND SOLD FOR
$225 PER ACRE
Record Price Paid for Farming
Land Near Brownsville.
Prizes for Choice Land in Good Locations
Along the Irrigation Canals in the
Brownsville Country Reaching
. Pretty High Figures.
A new record was made yester-
day in the price of farming land in
the Brownsville country when W.
O. Coleman sold a very desirable
tract of farming land adjoining the
townsite at San Benito for $225
per acre. The tract of land contains
43 acres and has been prepared for
a crop having been cleared grad-
ed and plowed. Mr. Coleman pur-
chased this land eight months ago
for $40 per acre from the San Be-
nito Land and Water Company
and the cost of clearing grading
and plowing the land and putting
it in good shape for a crop was $20
per acre.
This-deat shows a neat profit for
Mr. Coleman .as the following table
willhow:.
43 acres at $225 per acre $9675
Cost of clearing at
$20 per acre $- 860 -
Original vcost at
$40 per acie .$1720 $2580
Profit
$7095
The demand for goooV" farming
land on irrigation canals and near
townsites is very strong today in
the whole valley of the Rio Grande.
Almost every company that puts
land on the market answering this
description sells the most desirable
tracts with ease and the bidding
for these tracts is very strong.
Many truck growers with good lo-
cations have been offered high
prices for their holdings but they
know a good thing.and hold it.
Except for location it is said
the land sold by Mr. Coleman is
6i the same quality a's'that further
away from the towa.
WANTS THE
BATTLE GROUND
Mexican War Veterans Desire
Some information.
Scene of Conflict at Palo Alto or Resaca
de la Palma Would Be Converted
Into Public Park and Given to
Brownsville.
To The Hhrawj.
Hbbart Okla. Aug. 7. Sir:
Having ?ailSd! to get any much de-
sirdfcVmation from your grow-
ing '"cityY'rspectfully ask you to
leise"' excuse me for addressing
you.
I will state that at our regular
annual reunion of the Mexican War
veterans at Dallas on the 17th and
18th of May 1907; a resolution was
passed authorizing the purchase of
100 acres of the battle ground of
Palo Alto (if found -prtf cable).
A committee was appointed and I
was appointed chairman and re-
quested to write to the Hon. John
N. Garner M. C of your district.
I did not have his address and
wrote to.several postoffices to please
give me the address of -Hon. John
N. Garner. I received one letter
in answer (from a lady of course)
Mrs; A. G- King postmistress at
"Ohhito Texas. " I wrote -to Mr.
Garner to give me the names of
some prominent persons living on
'or Tiear the battle ground of Palo
Alto. He gave mc the names of
Mrs. James B. Wells and Jesse O;
Wheeler." Capt. Wfli" Kelly and
Mr. J. G Fernandez all of Browus-
rille. Mr. Garner stated that he fully
endorsed the enterprise heart and
soul and would do ail he could In
favor of the purchase of the 100
acres of the battle ground; that he
had been there and was satisfied-it:
could be purchased at a very rea-
sonable price: ' '
If the battle ground of Palo Alto
Little drops of water.
Little trains of sand"
cJWake the farmer wealthy-;
On the Rjio Grande. -
an Benito Land & WaterCo.
A GOING CONCERN. '
Twenty Milts of Canal completed.
cAny quantity of Land you want from a Town Lot
to a thousand acres.
WE cARE ON THE JHAIN LINE tfT&St. L. B.CS QK.
At SAN BENITO formerly BESSIE.' -
OFFICERS: Alba Heywood. Pres.. W. H. Stenser. Vtce!Pre3.andlGen. Manager.
E. F. Rowson. Treasurer: Sam Robertson. Secretary.
DIRECTORS: Alba Heywdod. O.W. Heywood W. Scott Heywood W. H. Steuzer.
Sam Robertson. E. F. Rowson. R. L. Batts.
Before yon buy on acre see -
E. F. Rowson & Co.. -
AGENTS FOB
San Benito Laiids and Town Lots
Also Large Tracts for Investment Cheap
w
K Coleman
AGENT FOR.
San Benito Land and
Water Company
For Sale Sugar Cane Land Tropical Fruit Land.
Vegetable Lands in blocks of 20 to 160 acres
' ON LARGEST IRRIGATION CANAL
In the Brownsville District and near Railroad.
Llano Grande Lands Now on Market
On and after August First I will place on sale for the
first time portions df Casa Blanca Plantation lands in Hidalgo
county. In tracts to suit purchasers. These lands lie in
the heart of the
Famous Llano Grande Grant and in tbe middle of the
120000 acre holdings of the American Rio Grande Land&
Irrigation Company.
Watered by the Casa Blanca Canal one of the largest
most complete and up-to-date systems on the Rio Grande.
Terms and conditions of sale include contract to furnish
and deliver water for all crops the coming season and at fixed
maximum rates per acre per annum.
NO STRINGS NO RESTRICTIONS
The finest sugar lands in the state of Texas or elsewhere.
.Railroad station post office telephone system express offices
all established and on the grounds.
The town of Llano Grande shortly to be opened sur-
rounding Beautiful Llano Grande lake will be the future
Redlarids California of Texas and is a portion of and
belongs to Casa Blanca tract.
This may look better than anything else to you.
It is easy to see. It is still easier to look at.
J. P. WITHERS LLANO GRANDE TEXAS
LLANO GRANDE LANDS
FOR SALE BY '
' Halkm Colonisation Co.
is not suitable for a park how
about Resaca de la Palma?
It strikes ine very apparent that
a fine park would be a very desira
ble addition to your fast growing
Rio Grande country and the city
of Brownsville.
Bat if the people do not desire
the park 'of course we will abandon
the enterprise. Please call the'at-
tention of your city to this matter.
I am nearly S3 years old and the
only livirigf veleran of ray company
of 104. ;Yours" truly.
' J. W: Iennrdy
Chra'n Part Committee
It is estirfltealEat " great Bri
tain ' speeds $150.0QO-a day on
theaters.
To Whom It May Concern.
Parties are selling and trying to
sell land assuring purchasers that
the land will be watered by the
Harlingen CanalyCo;
Under the circumstances we
deem it justice to all to state that
we will positively water only land
owned by us and no other lands.
Harlingen .Land and Canal Co.
J-14 tf. Lox C. Hni.
Notice.
The Casa Blanca Canal at Llano
Grande is a private enterprise and
is not a public corporation and will
not water any lands except my
own.
Parties buying or selling lands
under tbe representation of water
ifrom 'the above canal are advised.
: .- .Jl P. "Withers
8-10-30t. Llano Grande Texas.
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Wheeler, Jesse O. Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 41, Ed. 1, Tuesday, August 20, 1907, newspaper, August 20, 1907; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth147539/m1/1/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .