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

situated I'm the midst OF the BRACES
rouutrv famed for IT'S production OF cot
TON ls Navaeoto. tho principal town Of
Grimes county. II is on tho matn line OF
tho Houston and T'cNns Central railway
and on the MONTGOMERY branch OF tho
(ulf colorado and santa Fe. seventy -one
miles north of lIouston NavAsota has
a pouilaiion Of about 1904 md rs sn inn
portnnt trading and shipping point for a
large urea of the most fertile nRvicuttutnl
country In the state It's foundation dntca
back as far as 1859, when az n mere nam
let. It became for q short time the ter
n,tn,,s of ,he uouaton aud ,rcY,a g,ptral
"','"' W 49," ~"
railway, IT was thcn that the present
town waa laid out ON what was known
~, The raprond survey. trcytous ia tbat
- 800 wv
''"N 'l' Het"eu''"'' 'ul'''' ""b ul ~"
struggling houses, WAC known MS 1olieu-
dnlc. but II war tbnn changed ia Nnya.
sofa, From the lnliun name N"Nasot,
which WAS applied TO the river that tlows
nenr tho town
-
IN 100 eh"il"' 'h'Po'"S N"h sNeh 'hN
growth Of the town by the building OF
,yhnt is now known MS the MONTGOMERY
~ ,,r 49,, A.,,,,a
Fc railway. HhiN road tapped mo Soc
tinn of country and madr II tributary to
=,
the commercial interests OF NaV"Soia' $50
town uf it's Size I'm the State rs moro nd
.vnntnroously located than Navnsota In
IL ,.,...''....,,
t"' n'H'' oi WHY ''' ''' ""' l'''ui'''i"u
country, surrounded by wen cultivated
farms nn1 ON IN, uuca Of TN, important
'"'"ayS' III" Town II uc7un'' 70 "e'"iS
n more important position among the In
land towns OF tho Statc
nH u shipping point and of tho fertility of
the country can be obtained from tho
rna, 49,, -, -, .,,, .,,,,,,
ioct 'hht NaNaF"'h receives an" hlips
annually 10000 lnloa OF cotton.
Grimes county, OF which NayasotD IL
the chief town mas an area OF IN square
miles, and il IN whnt In generally known
az Central Tcxas though, as u matter
Of fact, II belongs TO the coast region.
Inc aol ~ varied ana ranges from II
sandy loan 10 II black waay. with roll
ing surface. The river and creek bottoms
are heavily iinborrd aud when IN cuitlva-
ton ara wonderfully productive. Tho
county ia w,ti wAtcrrd by u number ~
streams, including the iitazos aud Nnvn-
sofa rivers, besides Hollands. Walker'e.
Beasnn's. Cedar aud Gibbons creeks. ine
chiefa products of tha county are ccIn
and cotton, although tho soil is wen
adapted TO the growth Of oats, millct
sugar cane, traits and vegetables.
Peaches, p,uins, pears, ngs. stiaMberrios
and grapes grow TO great perfection here
aud Whore proper attention has been given
l4t kipNiHE pi tlRfHi IpF lllf markets
81 tine East and West, yield satisfactory
returnR The raising OF wntcrmclons FOR
tho markets. OF the country has grown 10
large proportions IN this county and more
than 1890 acreA arc annually planted IN
melons.
Farming lands in this county vary IN
price from ST. to tl5 per acre. while mn
proved lands can bc purchased from a.
to N, according TO location. This county
offers exception. Inducements 10 the
hOmcaccker and investor and N already
attracting considerable attention from
abroad
with this brief description Of the coun.
try tributary to NavnRuta, It's commercial
Importance ana bright prospects for the
future are readily rccognl1td ana aunt
ted.
Navasotu IS n substantially bnilt town,
with commodlDus business houses ana
many handsome residences, IT he the boast
OF the town that nlrnost every family
owns It's own home and while examples of
extreme wealth and rare. extreme pow
crtv among IT, citizpns ~ himort unknown.
The moral ana relgi1ns sentiment Of the
town is ia healthy condition and d fos-
tered by churches of almost an the re-.
ligious denominations. as wen ms by nm
excellent system OF pubic schools
a handsome brick ncipool building wns