The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-01
FROM BRoWNwooD.


/ BRowNwooD, April 25.-The cold
norther has caused serious appTehen-
sions in regard to fruit and the small
grain crop. The pros poets OF which are
most tlattering except for the cod
weather. The range, too, is most ex-
cellent. Stock of all kinds are fatten-
! ing rapidly. The sheen in this coun-
| ~ are now in tine condition and the
/ increase in lambs is estimated at nine
/ ty per cent.
Pasture fences have ceased to be cut
| and the people of this county have
settled to law ard order once more.
This we rejoice at. Brown county
was never more prosperous than now.
| Universal confidence has again taken
the place of that distruSG in our coun-
ty caused by the lawlessneSS of some
months ago.
AT present real estate is on firm
basis and investors are plentiful.
| Town property has advanced by the
recent agitation of the Fort Worth,
| BroWnWood 81 Rio Grande railroad,
but there is yet room for considerable
! margin, even in case the railrOa does
| come, which now seems almost GER
tainty. We appre ciate the advantage
~ II Jill lai4l Neto NCAIiiNS
ton with the outer world, and our
citizens stand ready to do their part
towards bringing a road to this place,
and when the proper time arrives they
will come forward with II liberal hand.
3rownwood is nearly fifty miles from
the nearest railroad point, but not
withstanding she is far ahead of many
towns which have eDi0yei railroad
advantages foc years. 70 show her.
enterprise and thrift. let us mention
some of her possessions First the
sunny South publishing company
which employs about tlirty hands,
two steam printing pres-e IS with fold
ers and pastors, printing Our Sunny
South, which has q circulation at pres
ent Of nearly 10000 copies; Southland
and the Brown county Banner is also
here. The company owning these pa
pers occupies one of the finest and
most massively built structures
that ornaments the bust
ness portion of our thriving
little city. The building is three
stories high, and built entirely of
sandstone. The next. which is fully
as mammoth and enterprise, is that
of the Brown County Milling COM
LiC DpLLA hItlClA 10 II .
stories high and massively imposing,
when finished will also be elegantly
attractive The machinery for this
mill. which hos been contract / for,
is to have daily capacity of 175 bar
rels of flour.
Our present popular county attorney,
Mr.. W. Ii. Mayes, WIS elected by the
board of directors to the Office of see
rotary and treasurer.
BrO0Wnwood also possesses one ma
tional bank and one citizens bank, be- |
sides many other extensive institu-
lions, displaying great energy, thrift |
and enterprise among our citizens.
Mr.. j. Z. Parks, of Missouri, is in |
our town visiting his sister, Miss |
Mimic Parks, and his brother, Mr.. 3. |
Parks. We wish him a happy time |
DR.. A. Y. Belts has moved from |
Brentwood with his family to Bowie, |
Texas, where he intends residing in |
future. We disliked to lose the doc
tor, for the loss OF such man is hard |
to fill in any town.
DR.. r. G. Mqyes, prominent ply |
sieian of M9yield, Kentucky, has To- |
Gated in our town. We are ever !
ready to extend hand of welcome to |
such as he In Our midst