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DAILY
BROWNSVILLE
herald.
VOL. XVII. NO. 178.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TUESDAY JANUARY 26 1909.
SINGLE COPIES 5 CENlS
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REVOLUTION
The Sim-
plicity of the
various ad-
jmtwciits Is
stnrivoled.
Discs may
be raised or
DISC
CULTIVATO
lowered and
set at any
angle.
Tread is also
adjustable.
GET Oar
Prices.
j GREAT OLD TIME
AT BROWNSVILLE
-LA LOMITA-
IRRIGATE-D LANDS
FOR SALE
The facts tliat wo have advertised about Stltcs & Nickerson clearing
$10000.00 from fortv-thrco acres of onions last winter has been told so
pf tern that wo will now give you tho results of tho farming operations of
S Taylor of Mission in raising .snap beans.
Mr. Taylor Is an ex-ranger and his experience in farming dates back
bsJy to tho time of his purchase of iiro acres of land at La Lomita ono
year ago.
In September 1008 ho planted ono and one-half acres to beans and
shortly after planting them went to tho new town of Ghapln where he
ws employed by Sir. John Closncn for several months.
"During his absence Ms beans matured and he instructed a neighbor to
haVo them marketed.
When ho returned to Mission a day or two ago ho was very agree-
ably surprised to learn that his ono and one-half acres of beans had pro-
duced 178 S bushels and had sold at an average price of $2.25 per bushel
not to him aggregating $301.02.
When It is realized that this crop was planted grown and marketed
dprlBg tho tho three months of October November and December and re-
aKsed at tho rate of $201.00 per acre or $130.00 per stionth for "tho timo
they Tvera being grown some Idea of the possibilities oi -Tlalgo County
cam. bo better understood.
Brownsville Texas December 18th 1008.
CONWAY m HOIT
Mission fiidaig'o Co. Texas
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VICTOR HUGO'S PROBABLE DESCRIPTION FO
CHAPIN
if he had been alive when the" town was founded and
lived to tell the tale.-
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The moon rode high and looked down on Ibopin. Chapin is n Hi-
dalgo County. It is a town. Pilesj of lumber are scattered here and
there. Long lanes of white stakes like tombstones mark the streets.
A man creeps but from the shadow of a building and goes iuto the
tall timber. Minutes pass. The man does not return. The rent
is due.
Five years have passed. The moon still rides high; mabye a little
higher. Lights blaze from crowded entrances and massive buildings
rear their corniced frames toward Heaven casting grotesque shadows
o'er the scene. It is Chapin.
In an obscure corner of the deserted grave yard heaves an uncared
mound. It is a grave. Chapin no longer needs her land agent she
Is able to go some herself.
FINIS.
CHAPIN IS THE ONE BEST BET
Northern land seekers who leave the Valley without
seeing Chapin are overlooking the greatest chance here
COME IN AND SEE US.
E. F. ROWSON (St CO.
Brownsville Texas or Chapin Texas
REPORT IN A. AND M. COLLEGE
PAPER. THE BATTALION.
SQL
FURNITURE. $
OF QUALITY AND STYLE 8
Largest and Most Complete Stock in South Texas
Refrigerators Gasolin? Oil and Wood Cook Stoves
OFFICE FURNITURE ETC. ETC. W
HANCOCK-LAMB FURNITURE CO. Brownsville 8
Cadets Tell of Glorious Time On Visit
to Brownsville Midwinter Meet
Most Instructive Aristocratic
Farming in Valley. 1
The Battalion the bright little
paper which is published weekly by
the Students' Association of the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical College of
Texas in its issue of January .20 has
the following Tery nice report of the
visit of the corps of cadets to
Brownsville during the recent mid-
winter meeting of the State Horti-
cultural Nurserymen's and Nut
Growers' Associations:
Only after having stayed out their
full limit have the cadets returned
from Brownsville. Many and un-
stinted have been the praises of the
country and the people and . the only
regret that any one has expressed is
of the short time they were allowed
for their visit. The boys can talk of
nothing else than the valuable knowl-
edge that the trip made possible and
the unsurpassed hospitality of the
citizens of Brownsville.and the Lower
Rio Grande Commercial Club.
The first two days were spent
largely in listening to such authori-
ties on horticulture as Messrs. Ram-
sey Kirkpatrick Munson Green and
other prominent men as shown by
the program of the convention. The
ease with which knowledge is ac-
quired from these practical men who
have reasons for everything they do
and can convince one of everything
they say is surprising. Their dis-
cussions with each other are most in
structive bringing out points and
covering the subject most thorough-
ly. The benefit derived from getting
acquainted with such men is of much
value to the prospective horticultur-
ist. It was also the pleasure of the vis-
itors to hear such men as Col. B. P.
Yoakum Wm. Doherty U. Lott and
Mr. Kleberg whose names alone as-
sure interesting and instructive
speeches.
Our second night in Brownsville
was given over to an excellent Mexi-
can supper in seven courses includ-
ing everything that makes Mexican
suppers famous. Toasts by Judge
Kohn TJ. Lott Prof. Kyle Mr. Kirk-
patrick our American consul to Mex-
ico J. S. Kerr Secretary Magill and
Judge Allen were much enjoyed. Af-
ter supper all were taken across the
river and tendered a reception by the
American consul to Mexico after
which music by the 2nd cavalry band
one of the finest military bands in
the Republic was enjoyed.
The third day was spent in an ex-
cursion sixty-five miles up tho valley.
The thrilling little towns of San Be-
nito Harlingen Mercedes McAllen
and Mission were visited and the
great irrigating schemes were inspec-
ted. These people constitute what
might well be called a farming aris
tocracy. The farming element is
composed largely of old business
men as bankers butchers and en
gineers. They go Jhere with money
and live on well improved places with
modern equipments. This valley is
probably the most interesting and in
structive of all. Irrigating canals
ranging up to 27 miles in length nad
250 feet wide form a net work over
many thousands of fertile acres. In-
tensive farming is. the practice A
forty acre onion farm means a for-
tune. Pigs oranges lemons and
all the truck and garden crops are
grown making the country one of
the very richest. This section is des-
tined to become the garden spot of
the world the richest portion of the
state. It is in fact a new world
and well worth seeing.
This trip ."wound up the program
for the entertainment of the visitors.
Too much can not be said of the
hospitality of the people and of the
precision with which every feature
of the program was carried out.
Much credit is due the Lower Rio
Grande Commercial .Club and their
popular secretary Mr. Magill. The
Brownsville Herald is instrumental
in holding this fine country before the
eyes of the people and thus furnish
ing many a man a happy home in a
good country.
The cadets enjoyed these days so
thoroughly that they went one bet-
ter and stayed another day going to
Point Isabel the Gulf and the points
of interest on Padre Island. The pic-
turesque little engine on the Rio
Grande R. Rr proved most interest-
ing. To look at it meant to laugh
out loud it was so entirely out of
place in such a. thriving and enlight-
ened .country.
Once more the .cadets drink to
their health and wealth and the
good people fr our royal entertainment.
Odd Fellows Organized. At three
o'clock this afternoon in the hall
above the store of Wise & Newman
an Odd Fellows lodge "Was organized
by J. Henry of Corpus Christi
Deputy Grand Master and Organizer
assisted by Mr. Boiland also of Cor-
pus Christi. In all there were about
20 Odd Fellows present. Tonight the
first meeting will be held in the same
hall at eight o'clock. All persons
who are members of the Odd Fellows
are requested to attend.
RIO GRANDER?.
STOCKHOLDERS!
WHO ARE ALSO STOCKHOLDERS
OF BROWNSVILLE ROAD.
Will Meet Here Tomorrow Promin
ent Party Arrived Here Last Night
Inspection Trip to Poiat "Today
Contemplate- Improvements.
Last night theprivate.car St. Elmo
of General Manager-C. B.. Rodgers of
the St. Louis Brownsville Und Mexi
co railroad arrived in Brownsville
with the regular passenger train. On
the car were Mr. Rodgers Wm. E.
Guy of St. Louis one of the stock-
holders of the road E. C. Elliot of
St. Louis general counsel for the
road Robt. J. Kleberg of Kingsville
one of the stockholders and Jeff- N
Miller former general manager. An-
other prominent member of the party
is H. M. Taylor of Mexico City as-
sistant general manager of the Mexi-
can Central road.
The object of the visit of these
gentlemen here.at this time is to at-
tend the meeting of the stockholders
of the Rio Grande railroad which will
he held here tomorrow.. With the ex
ception of Messrs. Miller and Kleberg
the party made a trip of inspection
over the Rio Grande road to Point
Isabel today being accompanied by
Louis Cobolini of this city.
The visit to Point Isabel has in
view not only an inspection of the
condition of the road but also to see
the town where the company owns
large interests in order to consider
whether anything may be done in the
way of developing the place so Mr.
Perkins informed the reporter.
Mr. Perkins also said that the com-
pany was still considering the advisa-
bility of putting on a motor car ser-
vice between Brownsville and the
Point. As reported in The Herald
several months ago the company has
been contemplating this improvement
for some time. "Sir. Perkins states
that the company has been negotiat-
ing for some time with several large
motor manufacturing firms with a
view to installing these motors but
as yet have been unable to accomplish
anything definite owing to the fact
that the gauge 'of the Rio Grande
road-bed is what printers would call
"bastard size" not conforming to
any other in the United tSates. This
makes ifdiflicult to obtain the mot-
ors which would have to be made
especially for this road and would
increasethe expense very consider-
ably. Mr. Perkins admitted that the
company is contemplating a double
daily passenger service to Browns
ville but was .not able to give any
definite Information today as to
schedules or when the change will :
go into effect. "
When asked about the ever inter-:
esting international bridge question i
Mr. Perkins said: !
"While nothing-definite can be an-
nounced yet about the bridge yet I
think is will be only a matter of aj
short time until actual work on Its i
construction will begin." !
Main Canal 27 miles long
550 fe.et wide and 20 feet
deep. 13000 acre feet of
storage. 4 sections .separat-
ed "by. lock? "and dams. Wat
er stands 4 feet higher in .
each section than in the one
next below. 50 miles of lat-'
erals jjt 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 the "Rio Grande
r luiu uui ioau v-aia.il auu
1 from there into the laterals
and out upon the fields. It
does this when the river i3
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
0a Main Line of Galf Coast Railway 19 Miles North of Brownsville
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
Water 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
We are Now irrigating thousands of acres Without Pumps
Get off the train at SAN BENITO or call at our Brownsville office opposite Miller
Hotel. Write or ask for ticket giving you FREE AUTOMOBILE RIDE from Browns-
ville to San Benito via our Headgates. Write lor Booklet.
$an 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.
I
The town of San Benito Is j;
growing rapidly .Splendid
hotel. Running water in ev-
ery room.
Two Splendil driven wells just brought n at San Benito.
Pure Sweet water at 180 feet .
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N COMPANY
ANOTHER FRANCHISE
FOR STREET GAR
Amarillo Capitalists Apply to City
Conncll For One Provisions of
Proposed Ordinance.
BIG TENT PRODUCTION
oontown 400
THE BIG FUN SHOW
A Good Hearty Laugh is Worth a Thousand Groans
T Sweetest Singers
O Best Dancers
E Funniest Commedians
Another application for a street '
car franchise was presented to the
city fathers yesterday afternoon
which makes "three distinct and sep-
arate propositions for the construe-'
tion of this important public utility
which are before the people of our'
little city. This proosition was pre-
sented by R. L. Stell as the repre-'
sentative of Sam D. Wharton of Am-
arillo Texas and several associates.
The application as read by Mr. Stell
asks for a franchise to construct a
Street ear IIm nnd tn nnetrnto tlio
same upon the streets and alleys of Brownsville Monday Night Only February Istr &
Spacious Rain Proof Pavillion Especially Constructed for the. $
t Housing of this Gigantic Novel Entertainment.
t SINGERS DANCERS COMEDIANS
At Night Only Rain or Shine No Disappointment.
"I Door Open at 7 p. m. Show Begins at 8 o'clock Sharp.
$ PRICE OF ADMISSION REDUCED FOR THIS DATE ONLY.
g worm going miles to see be there it laughing hurts you stay away. f
to be permitted to acquire electricity
o.r motive power either by lease or
purchase also to erect and maintain '
poles wires.cables and supports along
the streets and alleys for the trans-:
mission of such power-as may be ne-
cessary to operate the system. The;
petitioners offer to obligate them-!
rj. icuiu iolu uuu luouia old.
H..HK'''Hv'CI-
road crossings; that policemen in un-
iform shall ride free on cars; that
after deducting 12 per cent from the
net annual revenue the remainder
selves to erect the poles- and wires if any shall be divided equally be-
under supervision of the street com-' tween the city and the company; and
missioners and to submit to reason-! that the city shall have the right to
able police regulations governing the purchase the street car .system at ex-
operation of the system. Various pro-' piratian of the franchise the price to
visions protecting the interests of the ! be fixed by arbitration
city and people are included. It is' After reading the franchise; Mr.
proposed should the franchise be Stell said that Jlr. Wharton did not
granted that construction shall begin ; own any property in Brownsville
within 12 months and at least two i ville that his sole object was to build
miles of track be constructed within I a street railroad and that he (Mr.
IS months. The street cars are to j Wharton) had plenty of backing
have right of' way over all vehicles i That as a reference he gave Lon C.
excepting the fire department or a Mars tho mayor of Amarillo he (Mr.
funeral procession. Acceptance of ' Whaf ton) having just completed a
the franchise if granted by the conn- street railroad system in that city
cil. Is to be filed within thirty days I Alderman Crixell asked Mr. Stell
and the grantees are to deposit such if his company wanted merely to
sum as may be designated by the ' cross the alleys or if they wanted to
council to be forfeited to the city un-! use them. - Mr. Stell replied that
less the terms of the franchise are that matter was to be left to the city
carried out. j council. Mr. Crixell then wanted to
Further features include half fare i know if the committee" appointed to
for school children as provided in look into the matter of street car
the statute regulating street car fare ' franchises had a report to make. Al-
in cities of 40000 or more; themain- ( derman Dworman chairman of that
tenance of a cluster of five lucandes-' committee stated tht the committee
hcent lights by 'the company at rail- was engaged in making comparison
of the franchises recently presented
to the city council with those granted
by other cities and that they were
also gathering data but further than
that they had as yet nothing to re-
port. Alderman Tucker moved that the
franchise of Sam D Wharton be re-
ferred to the- franchise committee
which was carried.
Mr. Crixell then suggested that
each member of the city council be
furnished with a copy of each fran-
chise that has been presented to the
council. The suggestion was adopted
by the mayor and tile secretary was
requested to obtain one copy each for
each alderman.
Mr. Dworman called attention to
one very important feature about
these franchises wiich is that if any
of these should he granted the com-
pany shall be restricted from the sale
of electricity as power or for any6th-
er purpose and that they be restrict-
ed to using it only td operate-their
cars. This suggestion was endorsed
unanimously by the .council.
The remainder of the. proceedings
will be published tomorrow. -
ADVERTISE VS THE HEItAJLD
La Donna Canal Co HallamColonization Co. Sales Agents $50 Per Acre.
THE -LANDS 0F THE LA DONNA OANAX CO. OF WHIQH WE ARE EXCLTSIVE SAEES" AGENTS MESBTETWEENDOJnVA ON. THE ST. Iu B. & M. RYAXD THE OLD JCDCITARr ROAD. NEAR THE lttVER.
IT IS THJONLY LAND FOR SALE AT DONNA UNHER THE CANALS NOW IN OPERATION OF THE 1A DONNA CANAL CO. WE ARE I5UI LI)IN"G ON OUR OWN PROPERTY A. SUGAR MILL TO UE IN OPERA-
TION FOR THE NEXT CROP. WE WlL HATE IN OPERAWON TO O UR SUGAR MILL AND THROUGH THE PROPJSRTi A RAILWAY WH ICH WILL BRING EVERY PART WITHIN EASY REACH OF THE MILL
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Wheeler, Mrs. Jesse O. Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 178, Ed. 1, Tuesday, January 26, 1909, newspaper, January 26, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth147909/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .