Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 249, Ed. 1, Monday, April 19, 1909 Page: 1 of 4
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WNSVILLE
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VOL. XVII." NO 249
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MONDAY APRIL 19 1909.
SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS
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ATTENTION !
1 MR. ALFALFA GROWER.
IS- JCOXGUESSMAX GAKNElt TAKES
STEPS MtOMPTLY.
McCormickand
Mowers and Rakes
We Have a Iarge Stock for Quick Delivery at the
Right Prices. Branch Stock at Mercedes.
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LA LOMITA
IRRIGATED LANDS FOR SALE
Harvest Time
MARCH 1909
iSSUIES of the new cabbage crop arc beginning to come In
During the present mouth the planters have cut and
shipped many tons of cabbage.
Ed PnUIam has just received returns on 55 .tons of
cabbage wliich ho raised from seven acres of ground and
expects returns in a few days on fifteen tons which are now
being shipped.. The seven acres produced seventy tons.
The average price obtained has been ?10 a ton $400 per acre or
$2800 for the seven acres.- An accurate account of the sales and
exact returns will be published on this page later.
Four cars of onions are being shipped by Messrs. Stltes &
Nicholson Pulllam and Dustin and will be distributed from San An.
tonlo.. Tho crop is light but prices aro expected to be high.
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CONWAY HOIT
Mission Hidalgo County Texas
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iest Town
Grande Valley
SEE
F. Rowson
& Co.
Exclusive Sales Agents
srowftsvilleChapin
MAIL SERVICE ; EXCITING GAME
ON NIGHT TRAIN OF BASEBALL
Postal Department Promises to Iook
Into Matter and Will Advise Mr.
Garner as to What Action May Be
Taken.
Acting on the recent suggestion in
The Herald relative to the establish-
ment of mail service on the new night
train between Brownsville and Hous-
ton Congressman Garndr has already
visited the postoffice department and
secured the promise of action look-
ing towards that end. A letter re-
ceived by The Herald from Mr. Gar-
ner enclosing a communication .from
the' postal department upon the sub-
ject says:
"The superintendent of mail ser-
vice has doubtless communicated vith
his representative in Texas and you
may be called upon to give some data
concerning the necessity of establish-
ing this service. If so I. hope you
will furnish all the data possible in-
the premises.
"It is my pleasure as well as my
duty to render you any service I can
in th'is or any other -matter in which
you or the peeople of your community
may be interested."
The communication from the post-
office department is as follows:
Washington April 13 1909.
Hon John N. Garner House of Rep-
resentatives. Sir: Referring to your ..personal
call and clipping filed by you from
the Brownsville Herald regarding the
establishment of mail service on the
night trains of the St. Louis. Browns-
ville & Mexico railroad: I have to ad-
vise the matter will be looked into
promptly and you will be advised as
soon as possible what action can he
taken.
Very respectfully
JOHN W. HOLL.YDAY
Acting Second Assistant Postmaster
General.
MOST SOUTHERN
POINT IN U. S.
IS SITUATED 3 MILES EAST OP
ItUOWXSVIIlLE.
Interesting Geographical Fact Ascer-
tained by V. S. Boundary Commis-
sion Engineers Located on San
Bafael Ranch.
About three and a half miles east
of Brownsville on the bank of the
Rio Grande is the most southern
point in the' mainland of the United
States. This important fact has just
been ascertained by the engineers of
the UnUed States boundary commis-
sion who are engaged in surveying
the Rio Grande border under the di-
rection of W. W. Follett chief en-
gneer of the commission.
James A. Browne president of the
First National Bank of Brownsville
has the distinction of being the own-
er of this notable geographcal point
which is situated on his ranch the
San Rafael. A small house occupied
by a Mexican family stands on the
spot.
Cutting a ton of alfalfa from one-
half to three quarters of an acre as
the first crop and selling it at $20
per ton in car-load lots is what is
now being done by the .San Juan
Plantation Company of Hidalgo coun-
ty reports J. D. Fowler of the com-
pany who is a visitor in the city.
Mr. Fowler states that the company
have fifty acres in alfalfa from which
they expect to get about seven cut-
tings this year making an average of
at least three quarters of a ton to the
acre or possibly more after the first
cutting.
FIRE INSURANCE is au important question. Don't wait until
after the fire to INSURE. Select an Insurance Company whose
record and strength Guarantee the liberal fulfillment of "its obliga
tions and "DO IT NOW!" We handle this class of Insurance.
WREF0RD & BESTEIR0 Agents: American Central oi St. Louis. St. Paul Fire and
Marine oi St. Paul Minn Office at Celford Theatre Office hours 9 to 12 a.m. 2 to 5 p.m.
i San Juan Plantation I
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Special Primary and Preparatory Training Under Personal Care of the
MARIST BROTHERS
Excellent Discipline Enforced by Kindness. ye rfer 3-011 w patrons as to satis-
factory results attaint.l in this school. Fall term opens Sept. 1. For catalogue oi '
paiciculaf u.Mress ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. Browns vifie Texas.
This plantation is one of the oldest and best known
sugar plantations in the Rio Grande Valley part of its
land having been under irrigation and continuous and
successful cultivation for over L4 yearst The principal
products being sugarcane alfalfa sorghum and corn.
This is the first time an effort has been-made to
market the laud and only a small part about 2000
acres either in small lots or as a whole is offered for
sale. Tracts of 5 10 20 or 40 acres can be had at
From $50.00 to $125.00 per acre.
Terms: Oiie-third cash balance one and two years at
6 per cent. '
We are now. selling- Alfalfa from our 130 acre field and
. getting $20 per ton bv the car.
The San Juan Plantation Co. -
REGULARS DEFEATED "SCRUBS"
i BY SCORE OP 5 to 2.
i
Xeiw Artists Came Up to Expectations
1 and Home Members Also Put up
a Good Game-Details of Contest.
; yesterday afternoon at the ball
' park the regular team defeated the
i "scrubs" by a score of 5 to 2 in an
exciting game before a large crowd of
baseball enthusiasts.- The "scrub"
nine was strengthened by having
' Merritt the regulars' new crack
pitcher in the box. who provided he
bad the proper support would have
i held the score of regulars down to
practically a few runs. Not .alone
does Merritt deserve praise as a
pitcher but he proves himself .handy
. with the stick and an excellent base-
' runner having one home run to his
credit in yesterday's game. He will
no doubt prove a valuable addition
to the Brownsville team.
Alex Kowalski at short did some
good work for the "scrubs' as also
did Joe Champion behind the bat
'and Wilbur Dennett on first. Edson
i in left field" and Joe Cobolini in cen-
ter made several brilliant catches.
Catcher Griffith of the regulars
' played an excellent game proving
himself a catcher of more than or-
' dinary ability a hitter and base run-
ner. I Taff also a new addition Co the
' twirling staff of the regulars showed
himself to be the possessor 'of some
' swift curves holding the scrubs
own to two or three scattering hits.
'Tolest the new third baseman came
up to all expectations proving not
only to be a fast and heady infielder
but also an excellent batter and base
runner.
Juni Cobolini at second and Mc-
Clintock at short put up a good stiff
game. Kring who in the second in-
ning was put on 1st base played a
good game and was especially good at
batting.
Paul Kowalski in left field also
played an errorless game.
Manager Cummins played right
field for the regulars and proved be-
' yond reasonable doubt tthat he plays
a much better game when in the
grand stand than upon the diamond.
The lineup was as follows:
Regulars. Scrubs
Toles 3rd base Ralph
Griffith catcher J. Champion
Juni Cobolini 2d base Porter
Gallihar. Kring 1st base W. Dennett
McClintock ss. A. Kowalski
Kring Ferguson c. f Joe Cobolini
Cummins r. f. O. Dennett
Taff p. Merritt
The score follows:
Regulars .' 500 000 00 5
Scrubs 110 000 000 2
Umpire A. R. Baker.
Main Canal 27 miles long
250 feet wide and 20 feet
deep. 13000 acre feet of
storage. 4 sections separat-
ed by locks and dams. Wat-
er stands 4 feet higher in
each section than in the one
next below. 50 miles of lat-
erals or branch canals now
completed and in operation.
Tako 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
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 whea the river
is high. To fill the canal we
simply lift one or more of
the eight gates In the big
concrete wall.
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SAN BENITO
On Main Line ot Gulf 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 Gi owing
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 for Booklet
San Benito Land & Water Co.
SAN BENITO TEXAS.
ALBA HEYW00D. 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.
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The town of San Benito U
growing rapidly. Splendid
hotel. Running water in ev-
ery room.
Two Splendil driven wells just brought in at San Benito.
Pure Sweet water at 180 fe:t
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Snyder-Mason Lumber & Manufacturing Co.
' Lumber Shingles Sash Doors etc.
Give us a trial before you buy.
We can please you.
Phone 226 Office Levee Street
Yard West Brownsville
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The Land of Now
Development in the Falfurrias Country is a present
fact and not a promise for the investor or for the
honieseeker offering- unequalled opportunity to
share the profits of the "Land of Heart's Delight"
' 2 TRAINS DAILY 2
Both vyays via the SAP. Brownsville Road Passengers
connect at Corpus Christi Robstown or Sinton.
Our rtib.:iption U is Growing Rasidly. Get on it Now.
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Wheeler, Mrs. Jesse O. Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 249, Ed. 1, Monday, April 19, 1909, newspaper, April 19, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth147980/m1/1/: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .