The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-27
BRENNAN.

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Central in ono Of the most fertile re-
eions of Texas, IN Washington county. of
which 1t is the county seat and at the
/ junction of the Gulf. Colorado and Santa
l'r and the Houston and Texas Central
railways. is the location Of the Interior
city OF BRENNAN, with population Of
$500
This is one Of tho oil settled and
wealthy cities Of the state and oniovs
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''ise ',"ie WIN ,'le sorioun''nE 'oni',
w. Wu''H Il eAcee"ihBlH productive ana
healthful.
Bronham is scvcnty-two miles from
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nv, w." 'nl ninety Two rom 'ne STATE
midst OF tho finest lnland cotton s,ro,v-
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''s '""'''F i" '"' "oiN' A''HH'm IS
cotton market OF considerable Import
nncc IT'S receipts footing un annually
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prodnces about 1000 bales of cotton all
Of which finds its WAY to Rrcihan Hrnp-
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Tor ilNe stock ana this place handles an
uually rot less than 49, 600 head of cat,lr
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Ihe assessed V".nauon OF the city is
81 on tbr slim
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brennan offers exceptional advantages
for the establishment of such mamfaot-
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, r''e e,'','''Se' as VIVA consume lhe raw
h"''I'di' "H'eh IS close at hand. Fuel
Is abundant and cheap and the SUNNY
of water IA abundant t,on5tttors W.,
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''' eSpccial'y favorable to the establish
ment of cotton mill ana furniture
,.rioi,,,., 80, 80 S'"i Fl''o''
i9rntcd her, 'ihplei"eht factory has been
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t ,'r,, Pern"pS, tne very finest hardwood
So ,iti51, :" "m i', iho varieties are
DV1'uuWo9u ein, pecan. hickory, ASH,
~ ~" uuN. "utr paN, p3sioaN. Wlla cherry,
~ ~ 1t'lo' g. 'oua' 11u various olner Kinds
o. olr,. itSS Nglue, rms timber exists in
NMu' Tor manufacturing purposes.
me country Tor hundreds of miles
,bpi5'n b,eii.aiil is e,l.ea ny class OF
tiuaI'y consume large quantities OF staples
IN S1tluu goods afilcu'ihral implements
eni iurniture. so that there already exists
u E9od nome market Tor the class OF
sTo.s rm ,., ..,.
bi imam already mas a number Of man
uiaeturihS enlelprises IN successful OPP
GRAFTON ana among Item may be enumcr-
atad i"o big congresses, cotton seed
on mn, an Ice" factory cigar factories
electric light nlant, broom factory. iron
.
die and harness factory. I'm all about
twenty-five enterprises OF this character
Bfehhdm mas TWO strong banks with
ample capital for the commercial needs
Of the city,
The city has an excellent system OF
public schools besides several private
schools, all of which are in "A nourishlns
condition. The Blinn Memorial college
under the management of the German
Methodist church is located here.
Tho social and religious tone OF this
city IS lilgh ana no CITY in the state is
possessed Of more intelligent. law abiding
class Of citizens than Brcnham All the
leading religious denominations have
their own houses of worship here and
their membership is large and Influential
Bronham IS a substantially built city.
the business houses being generally con-
strucicd of brick and there are many
handsome residences OF modern nrchf.
lecture. II has all Of tho modern con-
Vcniencos of cities twice It's size It's
streets are lighted with electricity and "A
good system Of watcrworks supplies tho
town With pure water and affords pro-
lection against fire
1t perhaps may he well to state that a.
the lands In Washington county are In a
highly improved state Of cultivation they
are apparently higher In value than IN
any other section OF COAST country Lands
In this county command from 500 to siD
pcr acre hui when their fertility and
noarness to several good markets. are
taken into congiQera ton. they arc not