The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-28
Waco and New Orleans Railway

w dCO duu NOW OTloduS 1tdllWdy.
This is the name to be given to the
new railroad, pre- ected with view of
opening up central and southeastern
Texas and placing them in direct
communication with the only real y
deepwatcr port on the northern coast
of the Cult of Mexico. We need not
debate on the great advantages to be
derived from such an enterprise by
Waco None know the immense
benefits such pr, ct Gf carried to
complexion will coufer, better than
those gentlemen who have inaugu-
rated the enterprise. We know such
men as Me.srs Sturgis, Parrott, Rotan,
McLendon, Ssyden, Higgins, and
other prominent men of the city,
would not encourage it if they did not
see in it something grand for the
future of Waco. Let us examine
these matters and see what this rail
rosd means.
1t will traverse seven counties, six
of which are among the finest lum Der
producir counties in the state.
WE HAVE AS FOLLOWS:
Limestone county, population
O93D 81 ,6iS; corn produced, 485, $50
bushels cotton, 1892; bales; values
of products, exclusive Of garden,
which is large, 81, 554 10
Leon county, population Is 81;
coru, l99,6S0 bushels; cotton, 1866
bales; products exclusive Of garden,
$692,Sl0.
Ho ,ston county, population $500;
corn, 30i 0Sl bushels, cotton, Il 704
bales; value exclusive of garden,
1892 22O.
Trinity county, population, ,,G4S,
corn, o4,5ll bushels, cotton, 34l1
bales; value exclusive Of garden,
32l0,l65.
Angelina, population 1905. corn;
ll2, 49, bushels; cotton, 2,926 bales;
value, exclusive of gardens, S229, 200.
Jasper, population $500 corn
$50 bushels: cotton, 6,,65 bales,
value exclusive of gardens, 00,657.
Newson, population, 1850; corn,
81, bushels; cotton, | 3 Is bales;
value exclusive Of gardens, SIG, 173.
There is in addition to tho above a
large production Of hay, barley, rye,
an garden products and fruit, max.
lng the total products as near as pos
siole 81 500, 00O-wi,h a total popula
ton Of 1919, the greater part Of
which are enterely without railroad
ia cilties, or any means of transport
except, the usual slave of man, the
horse or mule,
In each of the following counties
there is 40 abundance of undeveloped
tim Der land, containing in unllmlted
quantities the finest oak, ash, walnut,
cypress, blackjack, etc 1t is stated
there are sixty different kinds Of mer-
charitable timber in thi, tract. The
pine produc's are among the finest in
the world, the broad leaf pine found
in the southeastern coun'ies OF tn S
state and southwest Of Louisiana is
one of the finest found in the world,
and yet, it is practically Kept out of
the market from want of means Of
trans porta,iou. Western Texas is
in need of these timber pro
ducts Of the eastern part of the state.
The demand is large and growing,
and railroad opened up from this
region into Waco will be one Of not
the principal one) of the oau'es of one
part of Texas he ping to advance the
o,ter. No one knows better than the
promoters of this enterprise, Messrs.
Sturgis, R tan, McLendon, Slayden
Higgins, Moore, Parrot and others
the immense benefits that will accrue
not only to Waco but to Texas in
general
Think of carrying this amount OF