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

With population then of about 100 souis
We now about discount this more than four
.h4eS over. Thtn our business houses mum.
ber.d about six who made any orctensicns
N commercial way. Now we have two
general stores, three dry goods stores. four
grocery stores, four fruit and confection-
ely stores, one ftult, news and confection-
cry stcrc one furniture store, four drug
s,oies, Two iewelry stores, two millinery
yer shops. one cigar factory. two llmber
YARDS, TWO brick yards, and one good rri-
Nate bank. All secm TO be doing a pros
rorous and thriving business, notw,th-
pl1ining of duh and stringent conditions
anu why should they otY Win a monthly
disbursement OF the Missouri Kansas ana
Texas Railway company TO its employees
cf about SIS 100. md the trade for mnpy
rifles flcm the rich valley of the co,"rado.
we possess every element that gees to
make prosperous and contented cont
munlty
The character OF our recent improve.
inenis attest the solldity and permanence
OF our improvements, our stores. many
OF them two stories. are constructed OF
brick with handsome red pressed prick
fronts would be IA credit to any city roia-
bly, the handsome building lust being com
pleted by Mir. Al. L. Nancy, who has
been connected here as the efficient agent
OF the Missouri. Kansas ana Texas rail-
way company since It's construction TO
this point In lSSI. This building has II
very. handsome iron and glass front. and
the lower story is occupied by two stores
house, AMI when completed will he a gem
IN Its line The stage is quite large enough
theatrical troupe and scenery for same
provided hy thc celebrated scenic artists
Cox x Bro. OF New Orleans. Four hundred
modern orchestra chairs provide comfort
able seats for the audience. the roof has
a truss support, 50 that a clear and unoh-
struetod View Of the stage is had by the
spectators.
II is quite amusing to the cltigens of
SmtthN II e to sec tie agony OF Taylor rem
PIE aud Waco in attempting 20 create "A
boom IT, their professions TO the possibility
Of one Of these towns securing change
IN the present division and shop arrange
mont of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railway, II seems to us that suggestion
OF such AN idea rs serious rejection unpn
TIE ability and business management Of
the officials OF the road. ls IL is a well
known fact that these officers plnu 'hrsr
movements upon the Saiuo principle that
a skillful general maps ont hts PAN OF
battle, selecting his position utter c"roiul
study Of al points. Of vantage .and thorr
erecting his fortiicatluns, hultS, II a".
curelN for the protection OF hia lncs ANA
territory Smithviuc potsess,s all these
essentials and hence feels no uneasncss
as tu her future growth and prosveri's,
y rti,ularly as We are now quite AS urt q OF
becoming the northern terminal ~. the
great Aransas liarb'r and Northorn ratl-
way and also the extension of the Lock
hart branch to san AutuulO. This gives
To us the division benefits of four TRUNK
limos pnd our Distributing faculties, ro1t
health. MufailNng SuNuly Ut ~ rLcnt water.
the loeltion of our .jty being immcdintciN
ON a bluff upon the colorado river, cheap
and abundant tGel, why Should we not h"
great manufaclutiuA ''ni"rH our On
teiprisiug citizens have organized a water
and Hight company, uuu m TINS hp-to-dhlo
addition 80 our already proSnHiuus t9W'
we must forge ahead. SWilhViilo has 1aa
mo- boom nor have her ,ittHcns attempted io
inaugurate one, our town lots are cheap
ANA investors Who overlook Nhc hIN"'i'tNNA
now presented to them of Investing mere
at bod rock uricce Win soon nrrlN" ~ IN"