The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-29
spoUs VICTORIA.
80, ARE MANY AND
COSTLY
,,,r,ns Into the Coast
/" ,,rrc NUMBERS ana
,,,,y Prosperins'

-. April 26.--The coast
' 'asr, Texas is experiencing
.,,v that is almost unprere-
has been one continual
and settlers from North
o,ber States. who have
i j, advantage of cheap and de-
4. II this section lies Vic
'.,,,ul "clty of Roses" whose
..n, to know no bound
!. oresent time not less 'hah
Mr. towns situated on the
~. river tcuero. Con
I'D ..S lockharD, Victoria is
sa NV Victoria is I'M
FmasltbIest town in Texas OF
M 'I +, IA at this lovely place
l L.; y = Of this section have
ssa.,'Ih homes. where they can
is' Vi, y =, the association OF the
Y w. ,,i refined people who are
N victoria home; % ,,o
=. =, sIav ID detail a few OF the
w. ~ which will give the reader
81, : , 'ar prosperous condition;
y r.s,,, M hotel has been re
. s,,a sy Professor Mundt; has
.,,IS he old buildings when
\ INV, " nc, &c, removed. a new fence FEM,
!. ~ !. wv converted into a com
4, :, ,,.Il.,rranged school building.
i, , rtiti il erecting a coinmodlous
Il, ust Of $4,000. ~.
Mr. a two-story l. to his al
1, Nfience. ,,. oo,,
I,tIli residence is nearly com
|ssa little beauty. a new iron
sss placed around the grounds
M, dwelling is going up rap
I'll be a two-story. elght-room
/. lander cottage is ready for
| IN |, building a six-room cot
mis3o.
/ nibrey Is building six room
| i 4. northern part of the city.
Il, has a neat two-story dwell
II mrzct.
ma,s has closed a contract for
u.srD residence.
As Clark is adding p two-stoTv
Whence and making other i'm
nm he amount Of about $1,000.
IN i ready to contract for a neat
n l,slng TO be erected on upper
r@
y, / Welder's $4,000 mansion Is
r,sfnishing touches OF the olas-
nile iloon are being mi down.
h IN days MIR. II, Waddell of
vi begin to place the furniture.
d, This Is probably the finest
h n Southwest Texas. a
s!rin |, constructing a twostorv
s1 building with pressed brick
h trcci. a splendid building,
lltn has bis brick store completed
|tnt 1oor.
(siy has let a contract for a 25xG5
ksn building on his lot ON Main
y slbley Is ready to contract for
fSbHA store building to be occu-
he Victoria Furniture company.
numund and H. C. Gramann will
Y lliek store buildings.
A'Es,nts' and Farmers gin build
q " hands Of the contractor and
vi through as rapidly as possible
70 be ready for the fall cotton
HAkr Ii ready 10 contract for a
N dwelling 3
paS lot q new brick three-storv
: oS ',s'@ were shown me. and
ttsa vii 700 be let, 1t will be a
i'lals ind Is a great necessity TO
Ecrinr town.
N lunafous other improvements
M w y eOliemplaiion. of which |
|aos 70 obtain PARTICULARS at present.
~ na,ad will certainly be built
Nv, W.. non Brenham or some point
!, s .ss1 Kansas and Texas OF
r.; T. ''aln the next wear.
u .ue asIghbor, Port Lavaca. is also
fs XIV rapidly. and a graded road
\ s., ron that place to Victoria.
4 w.. aao'edlv the most prosperous
i, ~ ana Il is most pleasing tc
an. erection from Victoria fol-
~, I % see hundreds of new farm
4. ~ ~. NE been but recently erected
N, nv, ,., q other localities who hav,
M y. SANG living. | would sue
n ~ "me down here into Cod,
sa., 49, 10. Tue flowers bloom in al
Nj sl II ,eaF. where You can have :
/ ,s.,s ' a, vegetables the veal
\ , r',s there is good cheer on me-
i'm. \. |, nrosperlty that is bount