Gulf Coast Line Magazine
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Gulf Coast Magazine v.3 no.4, front matter
William Doherty
Includes cover, advertisements and table of contents for the issue.
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Big money in onions
William Doherty
Discusses the topic of how the business of onion production in the lower Rio Grande Valley is a good booming business. Additional articles mentioned are: drainage proof against Boll-Weevil, writers and publications, a type of what all Texas should be, and the manly man.
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Cameron County Ranch: Home of the Armstrongs
William Doherty
Discusses the home of the Armstrongs, which is a ranch in Cameron County. Their home is considered one of the most ideal places to live.
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Corpus Christi by the sea
William Doherty
Discusses the re-birth of Corpus Christi with the building of the Brownsville & Mexico Railroad. Includes images of the Corpus Christi sunrise, as well as before and after images of buildings.
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Culture of alfalfa
A. Hays and William Doherty
Discusses the importance of deep plowing land and sowing alfalfa before planting, as well as the cost of it and how much rain can affect the production. Includes images of the Lower Rio Grande and Orange Grove.
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Editorial: conservatism versus radicalism
William Doherty
Contents: Conservatism versus radicalism-- A wilderness converted into a garden--Humor,wit and repartee --Houston's great no-tsu-oh celebration--A worthy tribute eloquently bestowed--What some of our readers think--In the peril of change.
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Egyptian Long-Staple Cotton
William Doherty
Discusses how Egyptian long-staple cotton as well as oranges and figs grow to perfection in the town of Raymondville. Includes images of oranges and long-staple cotton in Raymondville and Kingsville.
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Gulf Coast Country
William Doherty
Discusses crop productions in several areas of The Gulf Coast. Includes several images of lands where mass production of crops were produced.
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Gulf Coast Line Magazine v.3 no.4, back matter
William Doherty
Includes advertisements,and information about the publication.
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Kingsville's Great Progress
William Doherty
Discusses the progress that Kinsgville has gone through. It includes images of the parade that Kingsville hosted, celebrating their fourth anniversary as a town.
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Monroe Doctrine bar to progress
William Doherty
Discusses the famous interview of Mr. Thomas Quirk (the richest American in Mexico) who openly spoke about the abolishment of the Monroe Doctrine. Includes images of the main canal in the Hill Harlingen Farm.
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Needs of Texas
William Doherty
Discusses an interview with two engineers about the needs that Texas faces. A picture of Lower Rio Grande Sorghum appears on the last page.
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Our roads are the best: Col. B. F. Yoakum says they are the finest in the world and far ahead of those of Europe
William Doherty
Discusses the opinion of Col. B. F. Yoakum how Texas roads are the finest in the world and far ahead from those in Europe, as well as having lower freight rates and pay better wages. Includes an image of a "Ricardo melon."
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Sarita Flower
Hattie C. Shefner and William Doherty
Tells the story of a family who welcomes a new family, into their town to seek a home of their own. As well as the story of a dog and a man. Includes images of the vegetable garden of the South Texas garden.
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South Texas Garden at old Fort Brown
William Doherty and E. C. Green
Discusses the establishment of the South Texas Garden at Fort Brown, as well as the first telegraph in America. Includes images of the South Texas Garden before and after plowing it.
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Building of the (Gulf Coast Lines) railroad
William Doherty and Jeff N. Miller
Discusses the construction of the Gulf Coast Line. Includes portrait of Jeff N. Miller, images of the railroad tracks, railroad construction, and depots and stations in Brownsville, Kingsville, and Vanderbilt. Some photos by Wheelus.
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Climate of extreme southern Texas
Joseph F. Cline and William Doherty
Discusses weather and climate conditions in south Texas region. Includes tables of weather data and images of various crops and farming activities including: pineapple, cassava, a banana grove, workers baling alfalfa, palm trees and a corn field, a lake with men in a boat, men loading boxes of onions onto a refrigerated railcar. Some photos by Wheelus.
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Cotton culture in southwest Texas
William Doherty
Discusses cotton production. Includes image of a tomato field.
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Jackson County: an ideal land
S.M Lesesne and William Doherty
Discusses the land and agricultural potential of Jackson County. Includes images of men with wagons filled with cabbage, a vineyard, a man standing in a cornfield, and men standing near an artesian well.
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Pioneer of Mexican commerce: account of the trials and tribulations of James Baird who blazed a path for progress across the Mexican Border
William Doherty and Wheelus
Discusses John Baird, an American merchant who was arrested while attempting to trade in Mexico in the early 19th century. Image of a water slide and people swimming in Corpus Christi, men inspecting a garden, and a cotton gin. Some photos by Wheelus.
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Prairie nymph, poem
Judd Mortimer Lewis
Includes a drawing of a woman on horseback and a poem. "Dedicated to Miss Sarita Kenedy."
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Some important Texas attractions
Norman G. Kittrell and William Doherty
Discusses weather, schools, and the advantage of the "homestead law." Includes image of produce on display in a wagon surrounded by men, ducks on a lake - photo by Wheelus.
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Some important Texas attractions
Norman G. Kittrell, William Doherty, and Wheelus
Discusses weather, schools, and the advantage of the "homestead law." Includes image of produce on display in a wagon surrounded by men, ducks on a lake - photo by Wheelus.
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Stupendous irrigation enterprise: building the biggest irrigation system in the world
William Doherty and Wheelus
Discusses the American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company and it's irrigation project, and building projects in Mercedes, Texas. Includes images of Mercedes, Texas, irrigation canal and construction, and a camp with a family of Mexican laborers. Some photos by Wheelus.
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Vanderbilt: a coming city
William Doherty
Discusses visit of W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr. to the Gulf Coast. Includes an image of him in a car with two other men.
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Agriculture in our public schools
Edwin Jackson Kyle
Article on agricultural education in Texas. Includes photographs of a sugar cane field with farm workers in the Rio Grande Valley, a cotton field with farm workers in West Texas.
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And nothing but the truth: achievements of farmers and truck growers
William Doherty
Article describing the agricultural productivity of the Texas Gulf Coast region. Includes several photographs depicting farm fields, farmers/ farm workers, various crops, an apiary, and transportation of crops. Most are images are of locations near Brownsville. Some photos by Wheelus.
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Dawn of Texas history: an account of the labors of the Franciscan Fathers
J. T. Nicholson Rev.
Article describing the history of Franciscan missions in Texas during the eighteenth century. Texas Indians, then called Chichimecas, Rev. Andrew de Olmos, a Franciscan father, crossed over from Mexico in 1544", and although he did not establish any permanent mission, he found some Indians who gave him a favorable hearing, and followed him to Tamaulipas, where he was joined by a secular priest, Rev. John de Mesa. Includes an photograph of a young boy standing next to a grapefruit tree in Brownsville, Texas. Photo by Wheelus.
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Gulf Coast Line Magazine v.2 no.2, back matter
Includes advertisements, and information about the publication.
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Gulf Coast Line Magazine v.2 no.2, Editorial
Contents: Publisher's notice--Shop talk--Character and reputation--The people and the railroads--The truth about 'railroading' in Texas--Funerals and fires--Coming of the Yoakum roads--Freight rates on truck.
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Gulf Coast Line Magazine v.2 no.2, front matter
Includes cover, advertisements and table of contents for the issue.
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Gulf Coast Line Magazine v.2 no.3, back matter
William Doherty
Includes advertisements, and information about the publication.
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Gulf Coast Line Magazine v.2 no.3, Editorial
William Doherty
Contents: Shop talk--The trend of land values--What really makes land valuable--Contentment--A question of numbers--A crying need of Texas--Freight rates on truck. Also includes a map showing rail connections for St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico railway and a photograph showing the confluence of the Lavaca and Navidad Rivers from the Gulf Line Bridge.
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Gulf Coast Line Magazine v.2 no.3, front matter
William Doherty
Includes cover, advertisements and table of contents for the issue.
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Health conditions in southwest Texas
Arthur E. Spohn
Discusses the region's landscape, water sources, climate, diseases, and typical health conditions of people living in the region. Includes image of Mexican laborers clearing chapparal. Photo by Wheelus.
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Irish progenitors of Texas
William Doherty
Article describing the history of Irish colonists who settled in Refugio and other nearby communities in the nineteenth century. Includes photographs of locations in Refugio ("Our Lady of Refuge" church(interior and exterior, the Mission Hotel, the county jail), farm fields and groves, and members of the Texas Press Association at a train station in Harlingen, Texas. Some photos by Wheelus.
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Maid of La Puerta
Judd Mortimer Lewis and William Doherty
Poem. "Dedicated to Miss Mary King with sincerest admiration of the writer." Includes photographs of 'Los Cedros', the residence of Jeff N. Miller, in Corpus Christi , Texas. Some images depict people engaged in various domestic activities.
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San Patricio and Refugio counties: statistical facts
William Doherty and Wheelus
Article describing the economic and other statistical data for Refugio and San Patricio counties. Includes a photo of a Eucalyptus tree. Photo by Wheelus.
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Some Texas statistics
Norman G. Kittrell
Article describing economic and other statistical data such as taxable values, railroad miles, cotton production, and rice crops in Texas. Includes a map of the Gulf coast of Texas showing the route of the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico railroad.
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What I have accomplished: achievements of a pioneer Rio Grande farmer
John Closner
John Closner's account of his account of his success farming in San Juan (Hidalgo County), Texas. Includes photographs: irrigation canal construction, a Brownsville garden, and a basket of produce on a table. Brownsville garden photo by Wheelus.
(EDITOR'S NOTE—Mr. Closner's recital of his fanning experience in the lower Rio Grande Valley is fascinating; indeed, surpassingly so. Fifteen years he made his way into that wilderness, a poor man, but with the aid of the wonderfully fertile soil of that favored region and the life-giving waters of the Rio Grande he is today one of the most substantial men in South Texas. He has demonstrated beyond peradventure, the fact that the lower Rio Grande valley is the premier sugar cane and alfalfa country of the continent, Given the same intelligent energy, any other man can do what Mr. Closner has done, provided he goes to the Rio Grande Valley to do it.
