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

Liberty, the county seat Of Liosu ~
~. is twenty-one miles east q ns1l
ON the Southern Pacific raivu. "
at the head of navigation on " iHss
river and is one OF the oldsi w. Z
the state. In fact the chGfd y u
town or municipality was griA y ~
queen of Spain when the SpsiaM .
claim to all of this domain ~ w
this old town stood still, but WYNN
last three years there has been -
flow of immigration TO the county ~
town has taken on new LIE ala 49,
Liberty county was created Is 49,
in 1886. and is one of the most p'""a
of the coast counties. The county ~
area of ll72 square miles and the ssun
surface of the country Is nea'9 w
About one-half of the county > H'
and the other timber lands
The soil is a rich loan on W
courses and the balance a cara ''
but both soils are very proaue'"ss 49,,
The county is drained BY tho 49,
river, which runs through Us esn'e.
by East san Jacinto and on i''''a =
Turtle, Willow and Cedar pa'oss .rs,s
county has ample Transportation ias'u.
being penetrated by the Southern MI. n
ltouston East ana West Texas ~ -
Texas, Louisiana and Eastern ~ ,rsSy'
Taxes in THIS county are IT,, nv n
low, the state and county pA"
ing 92i2 cents on the WV. :. r.op,. III
The chef industries 81 wv ~ ~ - n
farming and stock raising. .,n n ccaI
admirably adapted to the grow n y
cotton rice and sugar cane. v; N
hgs, plums, strawpeTJleS' ~, uati n
peaches also flourish here. pu' I'm NJ
Gently very little ATTENTION ~ ~ trscts Il
TO their culture. Severa! iaIss ~ MI
land. however. have recenty . u NJ
tiuted Tor with view OF coa's'A
Rice culture has within ING y, ~
wears developed into an linpV even Ntf|
try in this county and dW ~ Inc sft|
there has never been Ianu. ,raIs M gik
The yield Is from " TO Y " sh,ut q ~
which brings Il reyenue'oi
acre. ~ a., this county =.
u.S; aIn1nst every farmer 10 tn srn 81
Will ",,,io acre Of two for his oss q
llahtS nu az TO- never been propTa 2
, ,nd ileduS a. # has in some o. .as rs1
i ION fba EMMY cninty adapted to susa AVID d
and all that is requlreo 10
see the opportunity. , "a an imp@
The sweet potato crop ~ ~ no,,ntfy, y
factor in the products q ,n.s md 49,
i, furnishes food for bo,h , IN, rtpfa !.
The soil yields wohnlSing ali the ~
potatoes, the harvest yis'' rer acre. Il.
from $50 to 500 busnen n,,rpchased 70 " y.
Prairie lands can e "a nsr acre sna =
county at from " 10 "a 10 s.. -
XSiih GOOD schools and rauio md MID FL
w ~ $50 conntv, a healthy anI INT III
OUT the &c r.s,ilroad Facilities, sp asrs 2
mat, "inp' ne STATE that olieis 'sraf
6Vuacy ~, IN the actual seIuess d VI
~ eav Inc wonderful resoulI ,s trecegajx
cc,,nty have only become 10 y, lev $50
even In Texas, within the 20 70 even "
Irntil about seven year., aid not v VA N
people of the county itse', veil sdaplsss. n
that their lands were a .he nest rice y
the growth OF rice as u" =. NJ
of Louisiana. .,rc,nal tram. n
Liberty is the rina,,rty and ~ NJ
snlP S Elm Iut to share In the ss toEt !!
n rev Of the county. Aast ysii n
erowning RAPIDLY 4ysc anS Of Of 'galis a, I
Of new buildings Of a.. bushes. NJ
o 90 There are filter, ,s Two sirs
h orn saw mill, grist mi'i'' -
two blacksmith shops, ZION are allas.3l|
About 1000 bales OF coz An the i Ms~r,1
shipped from this stalio have casr u
rc,ihgious denomiiiationssc eilent syss;s n
here and there is an rs haze ~, n
nuhl,c schools. c5ntraas. Which WA
for high school BE eq laSn. Ts p'p n
az az I oini is estimated a. AZ, "a an sf
OF TIL hipeI !, iherty Vindicsi%S here. NJ
c9 anlong p' he enterpr;sihass ansrca s VA
A Al ciiigens are found: lard ..a
y yh nG make a specialiy; o. Hear z snse
MN wmp Ghambers counties, arf, .. T5w la|l
d nm and county Glands; ",
deaisr in g general q he r .sIs 81 "a
RiSlere' E,lis. dealer, Y Iio r,naudisasss1a 8
81 0saddlss and an s1s naiisrnsy-
S eSan1g attorney-a'-'N'