Complex sentence: With the combination of train traffic and riverboat traffic, Redland became a local supply point and a small farm town began to develop with a few stores, a school, churches, a post office, blacksmiths, mills, and a handful of homes.
Split into simpler sentences: With the combination of train traffic and riverboat traffic, Redland became a local supply point and a small farm town began to develop. It had a few stores, a school, churches, a post office, blacksmiths, mills, and a handful of homes.