The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01

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no Texas Midland route,
Hoaso W travel over Gle road
result.
Hhection Of tho Gulf, Colorado 4
40 railway, are Aa iOlOwt: AZ Gal.
ION. with Mallory Line steamships for
Now York ana Key West the Morgan
Line Tor New Orleans, lndianoln, Corpus
Christi, Brownsville and Vera Cruz; At
Arcoa with the international IL Great
Northern railway at Rosenburg with tho
Galveston. Harrisburg & san Antonio rail-
way and the New York Texas IL Mexican
railway at Sealy with Texas Western rail.
way; at BRENNAN with the Houston & Texas
Central railway; at Milano with the Inter
national & Great Northern railway; at TEN.
pie with the Missouri Pacific railway; this
is also the junction Of the main line and the
Fort Worth division Of the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe railway;
at McGregor with the Texas x st.
Louis railway; at Morgan with the Texas
Central railway; at Cleburne with the Dali
las division of the Gulf, Colorado
& Santa Fe railway; at Fort Worth
With the Missouri Pacific railway,
Texas Pacific railway and Fort Worth Il
Denver City railway, at Dallas with the
Houston ~ Texas Central railway Texas
Pacific railway and the Dallas extension OF
the Missouri Pacific railway.
The Texas Midland Route now oilers
to travellers all the advantages of through
cars and solid trains between terminal
sure the safety and comfort of passengers.
The line is now fully equipped with first
class rolling stock and the track is thor
oughly ballasted with shell and stone. The
company is owned and controlled BY Gal
weston capitalists whose sole object is TO
build up the country through which the
road passes, to develop It's vast resources
and give an outlet from the interior to the
Gulf, thereby increasing the commercial
importance and prosperity OF the state.
The history of the road in the past IS
one of uninterrupted success and the en-
couragement and patronage which has
been given by the public demonstrates the
fact that the effects of the management of
the Gut, Colorado & Santa Fe railroad has
met with general endorsement, and its con-
tinued success should be the pride OF
the people of the entire state.
TOWNS ON THE c., c. & S. p. r. R., AS FUR
NIsHED ny TILE r.. r. COMPANY
Going north from Galveston by the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe railway, the first point
of Importance is
RICHMOND,
In Fort Bend county, which is a thriving
town of about ! go inhabitants. This place
was settled in 1921 and in 1857 was reached
by the Galveston. Harrisburg & San An
tonic railway, and III 1880 by the Gulf, Col
orado & Santa Fe railway. 1t is situated on
a high plateau on the west bank of the
Brasos river and is in the very heart of
rich sugar and cotton producing section.
During the past year the business of Rich
mond has greatly increased and large guam
titles of produce have been shipped by both
of the railroads touching there. These two
roads after running side by side distance
Of three miles, cross at
ROSENBERG,
Which is also the terminus of Count Telfe-
ner's road the New York Texas & Mexican
At the junction of the three roads
, little town has been built which promises
20 be an important one in the future. at
present there are two good hotels here and
! number of stores. The New York, Texas
{ Mexican railway also has round-house
lere. The next place of Importance is the
growing town of
sEALY,
Which only short time ago contained only
, few families, but which now has a popula-
len of over 800. 1t is surrounded by
.olling prairies, with soil Of rich sandy
Dam admirably adapted to the cultivation
If cotton, corn and sugar. The Texas
Weston railway, a narrow suage road has
ately been completed from Houston to
his place, and the advent of the new road
las given new impulse to business OF al
linds. 1t is near this town that the Gun,
Colorado & Santa Fe railway owns an ex-
ensiye tract of fertile land which they are
,fIering free of charge in lots of 40 acres to
.ctual settlers Many have already taken
advantage of this splendid opportunity OF
occurring homes and there is yet room for
many more. Amy industrious man. can
Genre home here free of !cett, the only
,Harentee required being to occupy, I'M
,roye and cultivate the land given HIM Tor
. period, o.. three years. Thirteen miles
iorth Of Sealy is the town OF
BELLvILLE,
rhe county seat Of Austin county.
[t is well-built, prosperous little
,ity of about /, 200 inhabitants. This place
vas settled in 1893, but was of but little i'm
,ortance until reached by the railroad in
February, 1880. The country around Bell
lille /: principal y black prairie, although
here are several varieties of sandy soil. The
county Is well watered, and cotton and corn
ire the principal crops. 5,527 bales of cot.
on was shipped from there during the past
year and also large quantities of produce,
ncludiny 10 carloads of cotton seed. l26
niles north of Galveston is the city Of
BRENNAN,
The county seat of Washington county. 1t
s situated at the intersection of the Gulf,
4. Ea
branch OF the Houston * Texas Central
railway. 1t Is thriving city of about 5000
There are numerous handsome
buildings and magnificent residences with
adorned grounds. The religious
ndifices are handsome and imposing: Inc
country surrounding BRENNAN Is thickly
settled with industrious Americans, Ger
mans and Bohemians, making II almost one
continuous farm. During the past -esr
Brenham shipped over the Santa Fe road
% 80 bales OF cotton against 1910 the
wear. The increase in shipment
nf hides over the same road Is li2,5J
Mounds: OF wool, q Jos pounds has been
shipped during the past year sgalnst
2 3i3 for the year previous. Al other arti-
cies show a marked increase In the amount
.hipped, and while these figures refer only
10 he santa Fe railroad they form strik-
ng proof OF the rapidly increasing import
ance of BRENNAN.
CALDWELL,
the next place Of inheritance, is l5S mules
from Galveston. IL is the county seat OF
Burleson county and although an old town,
did not amount TO much until new I'M
peius was given IL by the coming of the
santa Re railroad. The county surrounding
Caldwell is rich and productive and Is
being RAPIDLY filled up with emigrants from
lie ,,ld states and from Europe. During
lie tast year the shipments OF cotton from
Caldwell were not quite a. heavy A. the
year rrtvious owing 10 short crops, but the
shipments Of hides increased over SUI
pounds aud ~ cars Of cotton SEED NeIe
shinned aPainst "a the preceding year
HE population Of Caldwell is now shout
100.