Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 101, Ed. 1, Monday, October 26, 1908 Page: 1 of 4
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ROWNSVILLE DAILY HERALD
VOL. xvn. NO. 101.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MONDAY OCTOBER 26 1908.
SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS
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Gasoline Engines
are playing an important part in the developing of this
country and the "STOVER" is a "star actor"
People like it for it's SIMPLICITY
You Get More Power Than You Pay For
Ask For Our Engine Catalogue
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LOMITA-
IRRIGATED LANDS
FOR SALE
NEW ORLEANS
TO BROWNSVILLE
EFFOKT MUST BE MADE TO SE-
CL'KE CONSTRUCTION OF EN-
TIRE INTEHCOAST CANAL
IS URGED BY HOLLAND
Believes that by Strong Pull Appro
priation Can be Secured for Con
struction of fircat Coast Canal In
Its Entirety at Once.
Soomc weeks ago we published as an advertisement an
estimate on onions grown on 107 acres of land In the win-
ter of 1007 and 1008 land adjoining 1st Lomlta Ranch by
W. P. SUtes Ed Pnlllan IV. E. Nickerson and Ed C. Dustin
Secretary of the Sontli Texas Onion Growers Association.
This estimate was made in May while tho Onions were in
transit. Since then W. P. Stitcs and TV. E. Nickerson havo
received return on their shipments from tho 43 acres which
they cultivated. Mr Dustin and Mr. Pnlllan have not yet re-
ported results of their 64 acres.
The 43 acres reported on by Messrs. Stltes and Nicker-
son siiow the results In a year when the markets were un-
favorable of careful cultivation good and careful packing
and early marketing of Bermuda Onions.. -The 43 acres pro-
duced to 34 car loads containing 17001 crates netting tho
growers $15394.04; the commission men $1320.00; the
crate men 2900.37 and tho railroads $8291.79. Reduced to
one acre each acre paid $358.01 net to the grower$30.70 to
the commission jncn$0S.S4 to the crate men and $192.83 to
the railroads.
The net results of the above work are as follows:
These two men came here less than a year ago with
two teams and a few hundred dollars in money rented 43 acres
of Irrigated land at $20 per acre paid their total living expense
labor bills rent cost of crates freight and all other incidental
expenses amounting to a little over $5000 and for the one
year's work put in the bank something over $10000.
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STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT
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OF QUALITY AND STYLE
Largest and Most Complete Stock in South Texas
9 Refrigerators Gasolm" Oil and Wood Cook Stoves
0 OFFICE FURNITURE ETC. ETC.
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Toys Toys Toys
I have just added a Toy Department to my Drug Store.
A Complete Line of Toys in Stock all the Time
Tt BROWNSVILLE DRUG STORE
oMARKET PLAZA BROWNSVILLE
To The Herald:
Victoria Texas Oct. 24. Hon.
Clarence S. E. Holland chairman of
the Inland Waterway Committee-who
has lately returned from the great
waterway convention at Chicago is
more enthused than ever over the in-
tercoastal canal project and is urging
the advocates of this Improvement to
make' a strong fight for It at the
fourth annual convention of the com-
mittee to "bo held at New Orleans Dee.
4 and 5 which he says will undoubt
edly be the largest and most success
ful of all previous conventions. Com-
menting upon the coming convention
Mr. Holland said:
"The New Orleans Progressive
League has taken p the matter of
entertainment and appointed a
'crackerjack committee who has be-
gun work already to help make the
convention the biggest success ever.
Extensive plans are being matured
for entertaining the visitors and
nothing will be left undone that will
lend to the success of the affair or the
pleasure o fthe visitors.
"Not less than one thousand dele
gates will be In attendance and some
of the noted public men of the United
States will address the convention.
Among those who are exepected are
Mr. Theo. Burton chairman of the
United States Waterway Commission
the governors of Louisiana and Texas
the United States senators from those
states and the majority of the con-
gressmen. "There is a great work to be done.
It Is true we have started well but
that the work Is only fairly begun Is
also the truth. Congress so far has
only provided for 5 feet depth and 40
feet minimum width whereas tho
canal will never bo what we desire
unless we get at least 9 feet depth
and 100 feet width at the bottom.
Also we must make u hard a long
continued light to secure an appropri-
ation In the next rivers and harbors
bill that will complete the canal Its
entire length even f we have to
accept G feet depth but the slogan
must be 'Nine feet depth and 100 feet
feet width and our work will be con-
tinued along these lines.. Thermo Is a
disposition not to give us more than
sufficient to finish th ecanal In Texas
from the llrazos river to 3Iatagorua
Hay and In Louisiana from the Mcr-
nienteau to the Sabine river.. Texas
and Loiilslann are both crying for the
completion of the entire project as it
is impossible to secure anything like
tho lx-ncflts that should accrue by
leaving out the section between the
Sabine river ami ualvestou Hay. Hie
completion of this section together
with the .section .from the . Brazos
river and the section from Aransas
to the Itio Grande trill lurntsh a
market for the lumber oil turpentine.
suzar. rice and other products of
Louisiana as well as iennlt coal to
oe brought by water from New Or-
leans to say nothing of marketing
the products of the Texas soil which
would mean .that our .alfalfa -sorghum
cotton corn and innumerable
products would find cheap transporta-
tion to a market that is naturally the
Texas.
"All of this Is in sight for us and
we ought to be having the advantage
of same within two years that Is
the entire project should be complet-
ed from the Mississippi to the Rio
Grande within that time to a depth
of 5 feet and a survey made for 0 feet
100 feet width at the same time.
"Now let's all pull togetther send
large delegations tothe convenuon at
New Orleans make a strong demand
for the Immediate completion of this
grand project doing everything in
our power to bring pressure on our
congressmen and there is no question
of our success.
"Special rates have been arranged
on the railroads one fare plus 10 per
cent and tickets made good to return
up to Dec. 20 which will give those
delegates who desire opportunity to
go on in Washington and attend the
Rivers and Harbors Congress which
meets meets Dec. 0-13 and return in
time on the tickets purchased to the
New Orleans convention.
"Don't forget the date of the con-
vention at New Orleans which Is Dec.
4-5. Tickets will be on sale Dec.
2-3."
Thomas A. Edison has accumulated
$25000000 and says he will work
hereafter only on things In which he
is Interested. The average man who
has accumulated 25000000 is In-
terested only in making it $50000-
000. That assertion is based on hear
say.
The Pennsylvania Railroad placed
orders at the Juanita shops -at Al-
toona. Pa. recently for fifteen freight
locomotives. They will be larger and
more powerful than any now in use
on their lines.
NO ARRIVALS
OR DEPARTURES
SIAKIXE KEPOKTS FROM PORT
OF NEW YORK FOR THIRD
TIME IN THREE MONTHS
UNUSUAL CONDITIONS
Results of Last Fall's Panic United
States Felt all Over the World and
Returning to America Like a
Roomerang.
"No arrivals and departures at this
port today." Such was the report of
the marine movements at the great
port of Now York Wednesday. The
same report has been made on three
dift erent days within as many
months an almost unprecedented
condition of affairs in ihe leading
port of the United States and one of
the five great ports o fthe world.
"No arrivals and departures at this
port today.is correct reflection of ship-
ping conditions the world over with
the possible exception of the gulf
ports which are busy handling the
cotton crop. Last August a News
representative was Informed by the
master of an English vessel that when
ho left the Tyne It was so crowded
with ships on the retired list because
of lack of cargo that he had trouble
In getting to sea. He stated that over
COO large vessels were laid up in En-
gland and that as many more were
laid up at ports on the Continent.
With tho movement of cotton many
of these vessels were hurried to gulf
ports and this accounts for the low
rates which now prevail. The cotton
movement is assuming large propor-
tions Galveston handling one-half
the movement at the present time
but with 6ther lines of trade at a
low ebb it leaves a lot of idle tonage
to bear the rate market
Interviews at various times with
returned tourists have brought out
the statement that the panic started
In Wall street has Teached around tho
world and Its influence on business
conditions In Europe was much worse
than in America but In turn the
panic like a boomerang has returned
to America for Europe can not take
the products of American farms and
factories at old prices. That is why
ships are idle.
"No arrivals or departures from
this port today" is seldom the report
from Galveston. To see It from the
port or New York is sufficient to
cause comment. Galveston News.
COL. ALRA HEYWOOI)
A VISITOR IN WACO.
Improves .Opportunity to .Sing the
Praises or this Great and Fertile
Rio Grande Valley.
Col. Alba Heywood. the genial and
enterprising maker of San Benito
was a visitor in Waco recently and
improved his opportunity to tell the
good people o fthat city and section
of tho Lower Rio Grande Valley of
which the colonel Is an untiring ad-
vocate. The Waco Tribune has the
following report of Col. Heywood's
visit.
Col. Alba. Heywood of the well-
known firm of Heywood Bros. of Jen-
nings Louisiana among the greatest
owners ond operators of oil proper-
ties In the Southwest was in Waco
yesterday. He has quite a number of
acquaintances here and friends as
well and these were glad to meet
him. Col.-Heywood Is also largely in-
terested In what Is known as the
Brownsville country the irrigated
district on the lowor Rio firando Ho
has extensive investments there and
is aiding materially in the develop-
ment of the section which he smivk is
destined to not alone equal but sur
pass me boutnern California country
in progress and prosperity. "The man
who has not been there and seen thnt
country down near Brownsvlle" said
uoi. neywood. "and seen just what
its possibilities ari ran from no nrln.
quate idea or Its rertlllty and the
advantages or climate and irrigation.
We do not venture to put in our lit-
erature a full statement of what the
soil will do because we fear people
win suspect us or e.xaceerntinn sn
man vho has ever rmnn thorn n.
seen for himself falls to be convinced '
and impressed. Some of those i
do not invest it is true hut thnt t i
because their means are not avail- i
able to do so or some other equally i
good reason. It Is not- because they
doubt the wisdom and value of in-
vestments." Col Heywood was shown j
around Waco and Introduced to sev-1
oral business men by his old friend.
.Mr. uart Jioore or the real estate
firm of Moore & Moore. He is a efn-
ial and Interesting mnn Is tlm nil
magnate with a kindly personality
mat wins commence and Triends. The
Heywood brothers (there are four of
them living) are said to bo million-
aires now and we expect that Is true.
Wo have not met the o thers but tak-
ing Col. Heywood as a tvno it mnv he
said they are tho kind of people one
is giau 10 see realize good fortune
and success. For wealth has not
spoiled them by making them arro-
gant cold and suspicious as it does
some men. Col. Heywood's stay in
Waco was limited for he is a verv
busy man with many big affairs on
hand all the time and he left Tor the
South last night.
Mia Canal 27 miles long
250 feet wide and 20 feet
deep. 13000 acre feet of-
stora3?. 4 sections separat-
ed by locks and dams. Wat-
er stands 4 feat higher in
each section than In the one
next below. 50 miles of lat-
erals or branch canals now
completed and in operation.
Take our free automobile
trip to the headgates and see
for yourself.
Water in any quantity de-
sired flows naturally from
the bottom of tke Rio Grande
into our main canal and
from there into the laterals
and out upon the fields. It
does this when the river is
low as well as when the river
is high. To fill the canal we
simply lift one or more of
the eight gates in the big
concrete wall.
SAN BENITO
On Alain Line of Gulf Coast Railway 19 Miles North of Brownsville
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The Delta of the Rio Grande is the Most Favored Region on
the Continent for Farming Trucking and Fruit Growing
San Benito is the Most Favored Spot
In the Rio Grande Delta Because We Have
ater in Abundance
Which is the One Thing Needful
At San Benito You Will Find
The Only Gravity Canal in the Brownsville Country
The Only Canal in the- Valley that has Navigation
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We are Now irrigating thousands of acres Without Pumps
Get off the train at SAN BENITO or call at our Brownsville office opposite Miller
Hold. Write or ask for ticket giving you FREE AUTOMOBILE RIDE from Browns-
ville to San Benito via our Headgates. Write for Booklet
San Benito Land & Water Co.
SAN BENITO TEXAS.
ALBA HEYWOOD. President SAM A. ROBERTSON Secretary and Engineer
Cane and other products
handled on barges (20 by 60
feet) through our series of
locks and dams.
The town of San Benito is
growing rapidly. Splendid
hotel. Running water In ev-
ery room.
Buy vhere you 3et
Water for Irrigation i
AT COST
W have for sale 12000
acres choice lands from 3
to 7 miles east of Browns-
ville os the
Indiana Co-operative Ca
in tracts of any size sun
from ten acres up on easy
terms. It will pay yoa to
investigate our proposition
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E. F. Rowsen & Co.
TSi White Fronu O.'fic;
Brownsville Ttxas
JUST RECEIVE
Rubber Hose eels Lawn Sprinklers
Lawn Mowers Washing Machines
Ice Cream Freezers Garbage Cans
A Nice Line Of Crockery
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Free Delivery
City Hardware Store
Phone 49.
P. J. VTVIERj Proprietor
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. P. 0. Box 375
La Donna ihe Mutual Canal.
Lands
Per Acre
Apply to Any Real Estate! Dealer.
ionization Company Sales Managers.
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