The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-03-21
THE MAEskEE QUESTION.
Another view by One Who Has
Been Studying the Matter.

Nj. Snidtr, who bad 4 very large and
rapidly increasing family, settled new
and rich country. He bought ground and
borrowed money from Mr.. Brown, with
which he erected good mill. He bar
gained with Mr.. Brown 20 pay him. with
interest. within a certain number OF years,
and II was distinctly agreed and under
stood between Mr.. ~nider and Mr. Brown
that in the event the former tailed 10 pay
the latter in tgll, principal and interest. at
the expiration OF the specified time, that
the mill. grounds, machinery and all the
money that may have been paid on the
mill debt becomes in tee simple the prop
erty OF NIr. Brown.
Mr.. Snider NAV have given too much
for the ground. ana may have paid too
high tor the 81, elton Of the mill, but when
he built wages were high and money hard
10 get, besides the necessity for mill was
VERY great. Years rolled on. MI. Snider's
children, grandchildren and great-grand-
children increased in wealth and multi
piled greatly in numbers,
The old mill stood the test of time well;
indeed. became better and more valuable
as time moved on. The increased toll9ge,
owing to the increased population, enaI.ed
Mr.. Snid, I to pay annually all the inter-
est and part of tn" principal Of the mill
debt EYER thing went well till strangers
came in and erected little mills all over
the neighborhood, making it more con-
venieRt for Mr.. Snider's children to get
their gritS nearer home; so much so that
Mr.. Snider saw that owing to his loss OF
foliage, on account OF the number OF little
mills. that he would not be able To pay
Mr.. Brown. and that he would lose not
only the good mill. but all the money he
i..ht WhDr stuil 4 do
said Mr.. Snider
He called his children and their families
together and informed them of the situa-
ton: that he owed Mr.. Brown balance
on the mill. and that it would be lost to
them if the debt was not paid, and that.
owing to their buying grits from their
ncichbors. he would not be able to make
the payments. Says H. now, chldren"I
make this proposition 10 you. lfyou will
all come to my mill for grits, will grind
as well and IA cheap rs any of your neigh
bors. and see that You get your rights in
every respect. and when the debt shall
have been paid, which Will be done in a
few years. | will make to you and your
children Il bona fide deed to the good Old
mill and grounds, and it shall be your
property forever, and all the profits of the
mill will be enjoyed by you and your
children forever.
Reader were you one OF the heirs what
would you d.:
The city council are Mr.. Snider. Stone,
Sedwick Il Co.. is Mr.. Brown. The citi-
zcns OF Waco are the children. The
market house is the good mill. Now,
citiZ, ns OF Waco. property on Fourth
street, in the neighborhood of the market
house is rapidly enhancing in value amt
some of our city council feel satisfied that
if the much abused "ctbbage ordnance
is enforced that the rents OF our market
house Will pay the debt and interest and
save to our city a valuable piece OF prop
erty. 1t is the desire OF the city council
TO make the market house pay the pur-
chase money and not lax its citizens. Let
us all cooperate with the city council in
this matter and not permit so valuable a
piece OF property as our market house.
With all he money that has been paid, 10
revert 10 the owners OF the debt
JOHN TAYLOR