The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-07-30
xINGT0N, TEXAS.
THE c. iTAL OF LEE COUNTY AND
COUNTRY AROUND.
Few IT'S for Home Seekers, Agricultur-
lists d Business Men-A Thriving
Yee .us City in the Midst of a
Splendid Country,

Special correspondence to THE
STATESMAN.
Your correspondent continuing his
trip through Texas arrived at
LEXINGTON IN LEE COUNTY.
This county was named in honor of
Gen. Robert E. Lee, and was formed
from Burleson, Bastrop, Fayette and
Washington counties. In 1883 por-
ton of Milan county was added to the
county by change in the boundary
line between the two coun-
ties. Lee county is situated in the
midst Of some of the finest and most
productive agricultural lands in the
state, The soil of the county is of Il
yellow waXey, and rich sandy loan.
These lands are well adapted to the
growth of diversified crops such
as cora, cotton, small grain,
garden products, fruits, grape
culture, etc. The average yield per
half to three-fourths; corn thirty-five
TO fifty bushels; oats, sixty to one
hundred bushels; potatoes, sweet, $50
TO POO bushels; Irish, 100 to $50
bushels hay, one to two tons. Farm
ing and stock raising combined con-
stitute the chef industries of the peo-
pie. The general surface of the cOun-
ty is slightly undulating, affol ding
natural drainage for the whole county.
The county is watered by the three
leguas, Cedar, Nail, Rabb, Cum
mlngs, Pin Oak and Allen creeks, fur
nish'n& abundance Of water for stock.
In addition, there are a number of
mineral wells and springs in the
county that possess valuable medici-
nal properties. Wells Of good, pure
water can be had anywhere in the
vicinity Of Lexington by digging from
fifteen 10 thirty-five feet. The county
is traversed by two railroads, the
Houston and Texas Central and the
san Antonio and Arkansas Pass. The
county has total of school popula-
zion of 2612, with IA school houses,
and gives employment to 81 teachers.
The following churches are each rep
resented by church organization:
Lutheran, Christian, Presbyterian,
Methodist Northern and Southern),
CONGREGATIONAL, Baptist, Primitive
Baptist and Christadelphian.
Lexington.
The town of Lexington is located
upon q ueautiful plat of ground along
the line of the Waco and Austin divis-
ion Of the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass railway. 1t is situated on high,
rolling prairie, gently slOping north
and south, which at once solves the
problem of drainage. Lexington
Is noted for health and
its fine water supply. The
noted Sappington Springs are sit
uauad few hundred yards from the
Town site. These springs furnish an
jncXhaustible supply of pure, soft
water suitable for the use ofmachinery.
Near The city are extensive mari and
coal beds.
Lexington is about halfway between
B)akum and Waco and will, with
ont loubt, be the end of a
division as soon as the road is COM
pleted On to Waco. Lexington is CEN
traliy situated between the town of
on the north, Caldwell on the
east, Giddings on the south
and McDade on the west, and
commmds very large trade
area. The town of Lexington
is but me year old and now has
over thirty business houses, some of
which are first class brick structures,
and are occupied by dry goods and
no ,tC n pIn nj tc
dlery, furniture dealers, etc. The
town also has first class millinery
store, harbershop, livery, feed and
sale stable, two blacksmith and wood
shops, two steam gins with capacity
Of eighty bales per day, one
first class hotel and market house,
one largo lumber yard and several
churches and schools. The citizens
are 0eaceable and law-abiding, and |
welcome all good people who wish to
come and settle in their midst, as will
lppear uy the following, clipped from
}nc OF cir circulars which they are
abroad:
eve cordially invite the investor
inQ non seeker to come and take a
uOk at our town and country,
anu secure home while lands can be
had OF reasonable terms. We need ,
he producer to help develop our
country We want the merchant and
.he business man to come and cast his
o6 with is and help us take care Of
,1r present and rapidly increasing
Tade." Unimproved lands can be
bought rom So to S. per acre; improv-
I'll IS 20 30 per acre, according to To-
alton
licking ton, situated as it is, in the
midst Of such fine agricultural lands
nd by reason Of it's great railroad
aciiiJia- and accessibility to all the
ieep Wal er ports Of Texas, is bound to
become q city of great commercial i'm
,ortanca. The following is brief
ketch Of a few Of the most represen-
ative and