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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
GEORGETOWN.

I The county seat Of Williamson county.
is thirty miles north OF Austin and
is situated In a rich agricultural district,
where crop failures are seldom known. The
population OF Georgetown IL about 400.
An almost mountainous altitude, nne
breezes In spring and summer and ex-
ceiient drainage. furnish conditions very
favorable TO health.
Besides the usual mercantile. monetary.
professional and mechanical Iu.suts
Georgetown has three lumber yards two
gins planning mill, marble yard. a
steam laundry. an ice factory, roller
mill and a cotton seed oil mill. The city
has fine system OF water works and
electric lights. a very efficient IRE de-
partment and a local telephone exchange.
Georgetown Is the seat OF the South
western university and ladies annex.
which are under the supervision OF the
several Methodist conferences OF Texas.
In these Institutions education Of high
order. UNDER most wholesome influence
is obtained. 4 new university building Is
70 be erected this year at cost OF $780,
600
Georgetown also has large public
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03

Situated in Feyette county, about q
miles west from Houston and r,nety
miles east from San Antonio, al the Jlic
ton of the Galveston, Harrisburg and san
Antonio and San Antonio and Aransas
Pass railroads. The town Is about 400
feet above sea level in healthy locality.
No one has died from disease originating
here for many years. II contains about
1900 inhabitants; two public schools. one
for whites. the other for negroes; two
churches Baptist and Methodist II ,is 'opal
South seven dry goods and general NOR
chandlse stores. three drug stores,
two tin shops. eight family gro
Gerry stores, one millinery store,
three blacksmith and wood shops two
furniture stores, two barber shops, Two
boot and shoemakers. two bakeries, two
hotels, one tile we'll curb factory. one
music and book store, one matchmaker and
jewelry store, one 30-ton cotton seed oil
mill. two cotton gins. one planning will,
cistern factory and supply depot. The
enstand south is prairie in 4 ligh
state of cultivation. north and west timber,
po6toak. small farms and pas
lures. Cotton. corn. sorghum, milIet. oats.
rye and sweet potatoes. are the principal
crops Pears. peaches and Craps do wei;
strawberries do very well with proper care.
Vegetables Of most all kinds do we'll. Fire
brick clay, kaolin and other mineral pre-
ducts are near here awaiting some enter
prsng man with capital TO turn them 10
mans use and his profit.
r. o. FARES, Mayor.
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q colorcd children between the ages IN
and l6 years are maintained lp to The
highest grade. A certificate from tbs SIP.
| erintcndent entities the bearer 10 enter the
state University without further Exam rs :
lion, Our schools are open nine months
/ each year and no one could doubt the Gnil-
ity OF our teachers or the healthfu,ness Of
| our climate could they but sec the healthy.
happy and Intelligent faces OF our school
ohildren as they file out OF school aud
break Muks for their homes. The city has
Just completed a $4,000 public school
building for tho white children snd iusit
large addition TO the colored pull lie
school. which will insure ample room Tor
large increase OF scholars.
Orange IL not a boom town. II stands
on It's own merits for health, hall,r,ss
and good will TO all who seek n nome
among lis, The citizens are progressive
and ever ready TO give moral ana fInsicial
aid to every enterprise that tends to tiild
UP our city, whether It be rnilroa Ia. frc-
tories or deep water 10 tho gulf. Our OK
ports through the waters OF Sabine ryer
10 foreign ports We're G5.U0000o foe, ot
long leaf yellow pine lumber, England tsl
Ing i6,6SS,S06 feet and Mextco receiving
lS.2ts,1 feet ny water, aud the balance
TO other foreign countries, We hayo enc
saw mill In course OF construction ahd
five running on full time. with an annual
capacity of 100000. 900 feet, and two shingic
mills, with an annual capacity ot"Si0O0.W0
shingles. Tho city IL putting In g, stem
OF water works and the county has lust
let tho contract To build court hose.
costing SaS,50o We have a foundry and
machine shop, Electric light nnd Ice plant,
steam laundry, cotton gin. rico mill md
one OF the finest equipped printing e,nt,s
In tho State, devoted TO Job work aud
printing weekly newspaper. We kaye |
Twenty-Five new buildings In course OF |
and many other improvements |
would like TO mention, but space w,ll /
not permit To any ono seeking healthy |
place OF residence, whcre streets are erv |
and mud an unknown quantity, would
say como md SEQ us.
II. c. Millcr, Mayor.
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i TEXAS TOWNS As SEEN BY THEIR MAYORS

count o. the nature Of the svrro,,,l,nr
country, being as much adapted ~ s,ans
interest as agriculture.
l.s elevation OF 400 feet is also attract.
ing considerable attention as a bea,,h -.
SUIT and the fact that ID has Tor Kcy,rsl
sears had two infirmaries. with 4 ,uii
Y Tuo.a q patients from all parts q, the
.ia,on' and the smallest death rate az INV
claims on that line. " az rs
anese, In connection with its educational
lnoerests and tho adjacent large ,tona
quarries, in fun operation. insure for 6,ers
net a sure and permanent growih, moi a.
me me booming nature, but what will Al No
distant day make 1t one OF the suhstantial
towns of the West. ~ '"'
Gus Grove. Mayor.
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ILLElMAR.
Situated on high, rolling prairie.
ncrbane the hiphfgt hrfween Hmm !

wv Situated on high, rolling prairie,
perhaps tho highest between Houn-
ton and Converse on tho line OF the Gall
weston. Harrisburg and San Antonio rail-
way. in Colorado county, with popula-
ton OF about 1900, active. energetic and
thrifty. is the city OF Weimar. born In
1873. With good system of water works.
n well equipped fire department. electric
Hight plant, city telephone plant and telc-
graphic and telephone communication with
the balance OF the world, with country
tributary 10 IL unsurpassed in fertility. u
ships 1900 bales Of cotton yearly and all
kinds of country produce In proportion and
abundance. The stock interest Is somc-l
what reduced In numbers, but not in quail
Ity and value. Cattle are being daily Inn
proved and @ ready market at good prices
is easily found for all grades. A large
cotton seed oil mill IL operated, and II r.
big thing for this or any country in many
ways. Forty or more stores here, carry
Ing everything from tootbpick up. Tho
majority OF its merchants buy cotton and
all other kinds OF produce, while foreign
buyers visit hero ye:trly. rs good health
here IN anywhere on the globe, and doctors
aro all poor. Churches and schools are
and there is no reason any one
should kick unreasonably. 4
J. c. Kindred, Mayor.
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CALDW ELL

4 ~ 'aiuwell has been tho county site al
Burieson county ever since Its or.
ganization over fifty years ago. II strue.
gled along in its early days as a modest
| niue village nntil the arrival OF the Gulf
| Colorado and Santa Fe railway within lis
| borders. After the advent of the road the
CITY continued steadily to grow and Inn
prove IN every respect, holding fast to its
gains and reaching out for others The few
oid log and frame business houses gave
race 10 substantial and commodions brick
puliuinSs, tina scattering unpretendine
dwellings We're displaced by more COM
lortahle and artistic structures and new
territory, on all sides Of the old, was
CONTINUOUSLY being occupied by new resi-.
dences and other improvements
In 1892 our city was incorporated under
the general charter laws OF the State and
mas so remained TO the present time.
me original town pat contained an area
vi only 200 acres Of land. The present city
map embraces an area of over 1900 ac;es
o,hce It's incorporation the taxable values
OF the city have steadily increased each
year. Inc assessment in 1897 was 100000
IN excess Of that OF 1893. the first.
our city has established and owns a sys-
tenn OF water works with an ample supply
Oh good artesian water, obtained at a depth
Vi leSs IMAM 800 feet. A company of our
citizens own a cotton seed oil mill. An
other company owns cotton gin of large
capacity. Both do a coed business during
tEe cotton season. Tho city collects an an
nual al vaiorem tax of half of per cent
Tor the support OF the city schools. which
supplemented by the State fund, runs our
scnoois ten months in the year.
!ne BAPTIST, Methodist. Christian, Pres
pyterian and Catholic denominations have
each neat and commodious church build
lngs. The 'eolored people have three.
we have about fifty business houses OF !
an KINDS and, considering the present con-
a.'ioh OIL trade, are doing fairly good |
business. The spirit is now moving orr !
people TO the Improvement of our streets |
sewers, etc. May it continue to move them |
until the end is accomplished.
John Alexander, Mayor.
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AMP 2. 2.A,,SAS,
: After having experienced 4 boom AMI

| L. After having experienced q boom AND
Tho usual reaction about 1--WE years
ago We settled down TO business on our
own capital and resources. our first stop
Was TO erect magnificent public school
building To accommodate 500 pupils aud
furnish II With all modern convenicnces.
we employ the best faculty that WI can
set Tho erection Of n better class OF resi-
denccs by progressive citizens naturally
followed.
Among other public improvements may
be noted well graded streets, an electris
light plant. telephone system with long
INSTANCE connections, system OF water
works with eight miles OF Pipe and q
natural supply of water that can not DO
eNceiled either IN quantity or quality, We
nave SIX churches that would be crcaitabie
10 a much larger city, Our present pop
uiation is about $500 and is steadily III
creasing with the natural development OF
tue country at the rate OF one or two
hundred annually. Our business interests
aro supported by diversified agricultural
and stock country and owing to the ad-
vance III the latter we arc fairly pros
porous, Our wool clip is large aud COM
mands Rouut 20 per cent btit5r pgtyes
than tho average of the State, our largest
crop is cotton. OF which We ship about
l2,ouo bales. We also grow surplus OF
Aorn. wheat and oats. Our uplands, form
etiy considered valuable for grazing only.
arc being plowed and produce many crons
equal 10 our valleys. which Thrall, In his
History OF Texas, describes as tho richest
IN tho world Our pecan crop amounts to
about thirty cars annually.
j. W. Townson, Mayor.
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90 te request OF The Post the MAYORS Tentveirt Texas
Cles Have Given a Brief Summary Of the Growth and
Progress Of the Towns represented by Them

Q graded school. with an attendance OF coo
or more pupils. The public school building.
erected in 1895, cost S25 600,
short distance from the city Is the
San GABRIEL stock farm, on which are il
number OF the most valuable blooded
horses ever brought 10 Texas. Within 81
near me limits OF Georgetown are fiye
mineral wells, the waters Of which have
~ Ssen snoMn by analysis aud actual ttsts
critics of great value
itohibition is IN force in the justices
preelnct which includes Georgetown. and
the people. "
w, Y. Pom, Mayor.
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TALVER7,
Centrally loca,

A Centrally located in one of the richest
| agricultural sections OF Texas, almost
midway between Houston and Dallas. on
| the Houston and Texas Central railroad.
| and the metropolis of Robertson county .
! calvert is fiourishing and enterpricjng
| community, with a population OF 1000 sous
| ihe many immense cotton plantations in
the beautiful and fertile Brazos valley re-
| gion tributary employ thousands of re-
groes, who, together with the planters
Inc themselves do thsE trading at Calvert.
me large traffic Enjoyed from ths hun
dreds of thrifty farmers in the uplinds and
the country people from adjoining toun-
ties who come to this commercial center
10 DISPOSE of their farm products and in
return purchase their supplies, is great
and lucrative volume of business. F,r the
accommodation and handling of this ys.u-
able and heavy traffic. Calvert merchants
carry the largest and most complete stocks
of merchandise Of any point between
Houston and Corsicana. Calvert is noted
for the energy and stability of her ner-
chants and business is rendered easy and
pleasurabe by reason of her SUPERB bank
ing facilities, which are perhaps ,nex-
celled by any town of this size.
Upwards Of 10000 bales of cotto have
been handled this season at Calvert by
buyers and the compress company.
Calvert has a splendidly equipped cotton
compress, two of the largest modern en-
neries in the South and cotton oil a:ill
and refinery.
From the feed stuff emanatlng from the
cotton oil mill thousands OF cattle are
shipped TO this place to fetten before for.
warding them to the Eastern market. The
development of the coal mines close 10 the
Brazos river, four miles west of this CITY.
and operated by the Houston and feXas
Central Railway company, is a very I'M
portant item of industry for Calvert he
highest testimonial OF the quality OF the
fuel from the Calvert coal mines Is the
fact that the Central road uses II in rhoir
shops and enGnes. Chief also amo1g the
of this city may be mentioned !
tho Calvert Iron Works, the Ice factory |
and bottlUg works
The city tax rate is 81 10; the valuation |
being about rs per cent The assessed val
uation slightly exceeds one million dollars. |
The bonded indebtedness is now s2S,oc0.
For this bonded Indebtedness the city has
a flourishipg system Of public free schools
and has now under course OF construction
A $4,000 city hall aud fire station--to be
finished about June J.
The water works system OF this city,
which gives so much satisfaction has been
IN operation for the past eleven years
he source Of supply Is from artesian wells
The electric light plant IL we'll managed
md has large and liberal patronage from
,ur psople; the service Is good
In the list OF convenirnces afforded cur
,eople In the last few years Is the local
telephone system
With her natural resources, her salu-
,rious surroundings. peopled with clever.
oclable. broad guaged and enlightened
,ody Of citizens. solid In every particular.
/ is not difficult to predict her grand
can doubt the bright future
n store for her.
C. s. Meredith, Mayor.
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DASTROP.
our old town Of pastrop, formerly

Our Oiu tVWh OF Bastrop, formerly
known az Nina, ID situated in the vol
tirnbered. we'll watered Colorado river val.
ley, about thirty miles below Austin. Thus
surrounded by some of the best lands In
the stata. and perhaps in the world, she
takes rank with other towns OF like size
ard situation In business and health All
sure growth Is slow. In the past fourteen
years our historic little city has not given
forth any boom. but she has taken TO her
self the modern advantages OF railroad IA
o,lities, Suspension bridge across The
Colorado river, the First National bank OF
Hastrop, fine now JAIL. new school
buildings for white and black, an oil MILL
an electric light plant and watci works.
resides, in the matters of society, schools
and churches here methods have been
consistent and her progress steady. Her
society Is universally admitted 10 be as
fine as is found anywhere. Her public
schools are measuring up we'll with those
of other towns and cities. Three new
churches have been built--Christan, Cath
Ollie and German Methodlst-so that On
sabbath mornings bells chime forth from
the following steeples: Baptist, Methodist
Episcopal. Christian and Catholic. Her
population is estimated as about 2500
As to her future, We hope and con
fidently expect her to continue in her ma
iestic march onward. outward and upward.
lrdeed. we have an abiding faith that old
pastrop will furnish to Texas her next
governor In tho person OF Honest Joe
Sayers." u L. Grlesenbeck,
Mayor.
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TOLUM BUS.

~ Situated on the Colorado river eighty.
1 four miles from Houston by the Gal
weston. Harrisburg and San Antonio rail.
| way line, is the county seat of Colorad,
county Columbus has population Of
ABOUT goo, something less, perhaps. than
! u was fourteen Years ago. At that time
| u was the railway division of the above
nanied road, the removal OF which wac all
verse TO the prosperity OF the place. Not
withstanding this fact, capital and enter
prise nave largely controlled conditions,
ana Improvement steadily but slowly con-
tinues.
large number of we'll built and com
ihoulous business houses of brick and stone
nave within few years past replaced the
old time wooden structures. A new court
house and jail. modern in architecture,
substantial and roomy, are among the late
additions TO the city. More recently new
aud beautiful residences have been erected
and our natural advantage OF location,
drainage. broad spreading liveoaks, luAu-
rlant floral growths, saubrious atmos-
phero, pure water and health, render the
place desirable as home
The water works and electric plant OPP
Grated by private capital, supply irrigation
and light. and the soil produces, OF fruits
and vegetation, all that can be desired.
The Colorado bottoms and extensive farm
lands in every direction are highly pro-
ductive and the agricultural classes, not
withstanding the low prices of products
are constantly improving their condition.
Our public school building, modern
structure, In appearance Is an ornament to
the city. Four churches maintain pastors,
having comfortable houses OF worship,
each claiming respectable percentage
OF the population az commandments
The colored people are large class,
many of whom are well to do and intelli-
gent, lawabiding and progressive. Their
school facilities are ample. under good
of trained teachers. ami sup
ported entirely by the public fund. The
fire department is we'll equipped for SER
vice. and property owners have greater as
surance of protection than in the past.
T. r. Elrod Mayor
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two-story Brick b6sInS1 u
now unuer cotfvu ~ tonSfI
thrce story BRICK and Z 1870
/ story business hous8 e ~ I'll
incro arc III cOnttmpssti00 in6&t
two that Will be otnrted befos6 Il 4
print and one that - likely " ~
not many days later. SupscyfDtf z "a
being circulated now for the bull liz 4 n
! Two churches. the stnaileat Of WHEY ~
| cost $1,000. Fine residences h&vS n'
going up In every quarter Of the city n \
the last five years with renlarllab1o f161l
ity, and the disposition to build nice No.
! seems to have led even the ambitious
have brick stores and elegant busfne1
fronts Ono residence alone cost $75,O0o
eTS-t and furnish. In the fall OF 1898
third bank was opened Last season !,
iorty-ton oil mill was put up and Is 10,
IN active operation. \ stock company II
costing $4,000 was built last season, ~
new dry goods stores have opened With
the last two months aud number Of xrn
Gerry stores, including Wholesale one ~
opened within the last two years, Is Wi
as many other enterprises started. Y
Tho Guadalupe Valley HALLWAY conipan
was organized here about three month
since By Colonel Uriah Lott and J. r.. Noi
son aud twenty-eight citizens OF victori
are stockholders. 1t is proposed to bull
lines TO o'Connor port tAlligator Hcad), o,
the coast TO Alvin, to Refugio and IN,
west as we'll MS to the north. 1t Is thl
greatest railroad project now under con
sideration that San aware of Ia III
United States, and Victoria e Its head
quarters. o'Connorport Is Just fifty-twl
miles distant and one-thEd OF this line 4
already graded and work being rapidly
pushed.
Progress here Is not alone confined 4
the city. There have come to the countJ
during the past two seasons fully 500 fami]
lies OF thrifty farmers, mostly from Ellis
Bell Williamson and Falls counties. TneJ
have brought with theiA @ghod teams and
use the best implements to cultivate tn
soil, The county Is able TO welcome II
least 5000 more such families. victoriad
future Is bright. She is destined to be
grcat railroad center and consequently thd
point for q large territory set,
led by thrifty people. who will Diversity
heir crops and have something to give Id
exchange for merchandise. This veal
o far about 500 acres OF flax ara already
own and the crop may reach 1000 acres Id
his county,The agitation 10 grow cana|
n the Guadalupe valley came late last
ear. but Will likely end in tho planting d
hat staple IN large quantities next season,
i sugar mill for Victoria Is talked OF.
II. T.. Williams, Mayor.
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VI MIN
This town Is sltuatcd lis miles north

OF Houston, ia miles south OF Shreve-
port and has population of 1000 inhabit-
tants. 1t Us one of the best business points
in East Texas. being the division point Of
and the terminal Of the Tyler Southeast
efn, branch Of the Cotton Belt railroad.
Tho city council is at present figuring
with contractors for artesian wells ana
water works. which VIII be in operation
by the LIST of August. The town IL not on
n boom, but It's growth IL permanent and
gradual There have just been completed
five new business houses, including an ele-
giant brick building, which Is owned and
occupied by the Citizens bank. Lufkin
bids fair 10 become IN n very short while
the largest and most progressive town on
the Houston East aud West Texas railroad.
II. c. Mantooth. Mayor.
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KERRVILLE.

am glad to speak for KerrgiIle. This
town Is III miles northwest from
San Antonio. at the terminus OF tho van
Antonio and Arkansas Pass railroad We
are about 1900 feet above the Ben We
have a population Of 1000. six churches or
the various denominations and public and
private schools. We are In the GraiAlule
valley, In one OF Natures quiet Lea, ~
spots. hedged IN and walled about b. the
Blue vapor mountains. Many inyni.is.
mostly ccnsumptiyes. come here from an
parts OF the civilized world Ye reporter
was ono Of the aforesaid and the same
but am we'll again Thousands Of these
who have gone away from our mds. with
recovered health can testify As 70 our And