The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
PORT BEND AND BRAzoRlA COUNTIES.
They Contain More Sugar Land Then All OF the Ha.
waiian Islands Combined

corn and good crop OF Irish or sweet pota
toes can be grown on the same ground !
one year. Colonel n. II. Cunningham has u
| Fort Bend county the largest sugar renncr.
and cane plantation combined In the world
/ The State has It's largest and most protfabi
| plantation In Fort Bend county. Fort Benz
| county Is capable, under existing conditions
| or supporting nm agricultural population o
| 7i.i2o In comfortable circumstances. And d
| adopting intensified farming. which Is beini
| DONE can comfortably support an agriculture
| population OF 100, 900. Deepening the Calves.
| ton harbor has caused the Hamburg Americas
Steamship company to put on Inc OF steam.
crs between Hamburg and Galveston. Ana
the North German Lloyd company TO put on
| llne between Bremen and Galveston. nna
the Hafrisons and others have put on lines
of steamers between Liverpool and Calves
ton. These companies are working for busi.
ness. They have made an immigrant rate OF
only 81 more from Hamburg and Bremen 10
Galveston than from Those ports 70 New
York When the immigrant innds 10 New
York II takes SIS u $40 To carry MIN 70 tne
Western Staten and Territories Wien no
lands In Gal, eston 81 will put him on the
rich lands OF Fort Bend county. Immigrants
are pouring into Fort Bend county from
North Texas. the indian Territory Kansas.
Missouri. Nebraska, Iowa Illinois. Louis
lana and the Trnnsmlssissipp Southern
States. Hero the tides are meeting and the
growth and development VIII certainly be
phenomenal.
Richmond Is the county scat OF Fort Bcni
county. II Ia situated IN the center OF the
county, on the west bank or the Brazos river,
thirty three miles from Houston, has pop
ulat!on Of about 1890. water works, an electric
light plant, a bank, three railroads, two OF
which are trunk lines. and there will be
more railroads built IN the near future from
Richmond, one occupying the territory be-
tween the Brazos and San Bernard rivers.
ono occupying the territory between the san
Bernard and Colorado rivers, one between the
Colorado river and the New York. Texas and
Mexican railroad, and one from Richmond to
Houston to connect the three first lines with
Houston. Richmond now has local teie-
phone exchange. and a long distance tele-
phone exchange, two cotton gins and grist
mills, good churches, schools and hotels. 1t
Is The home OF number OF very wealthy
people, Its white population generally are
cultured and hospltable The Bra2os river
'orIpeily was pagguted to Richmond. and an
appropriation has been made by congress
booking 10 again rendering u nav igahle. Rich
noud is now m excellent location for
u gar mill and refinery, paper mill, cotton
nils, cotton compress, a cotton seed oil mill
| merchant mill, marble works, u creamery.
box factory, n barrel factory, wood work
ng factory, saw mill, n packing house, q
annery, tile factory. brick yard, mat
rcss factory, an elm hoop factory, county
air association, q German Nolksfest grounds
ruck farms, orchards, canneries and dairies.
Within one and n half miles of the court
louise IA Richmond there Is II fall In tho
3razos river OF eight feet in distance OF
hrec -eighths OF mile. There Ia a twenty
DOT dam not more than Goo feet long and
ace three-eishths OF a mile long will furnish
he means FOL developing 5000 horse power OF
lectric force, Mt the lowest stages OF water.
% develop this power aud supply II to sugar
plants In the Brnzos bottom. |
nd for developing factories In Richmond II
feid full OF promise for some enterprisins |
apitalist. With the forces now at work,
richmond ia destined to be city of 10 900 TO |
1000 people 10 tho next fifteen years.
Richmond has an immigrant house, where |
ny one who has bought land In the county |
r who deposits $500 In bank as an evidence
{ their intention and ability 10 buy land, can
ave house rent FREQ Of cost for month to !
i've them time to make ready for occupancy
heir hcsne
Foremost among the citizens aud business
Institutions OF Richmond In amy matter OF |
nterprise for the good OF all the section en-
raced above are: Mr.. J. 8. Daugherty, Pear
nn Wharton, J. II. p. Davis & Co. Fort
raced above are: Mr. j. s. Dnugherty. Peaie.
END County Abstract company, c. A. Beas-
~. Ssyfeid Davidson, r. n Wessendorr.
!. A. Gomez and tho Rchvond Machine
hop. whose cards appear in this issue,