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EXAMINER PUBLICATIONS Waco Daily Examiner, (Official Journal of the City.) Examiner and Patron AN EIGHT-PAGE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER I THE MOO DAILY EXAMINER. Cheapest anl best for the Household Farm. and Weekly Estray Journal, A good general newspaper, devoted t© the Live Stock Interest. Established through Subordinate Granges of Texas as a common medium for advertising Strayed or Stolen Stock. Also gives weekly list of the estrayed stock in the State, enabling owners to recover their property. Pronoun-ceil the best Stock Journal ever published. TERMS—CASH : ' The Waco Daily Examiner, 1 year,... .$8.00 Examiner and Patron (Weekly) I year..$2.00 Estray Journal, (Weekly) 1 year......... $1.00 Or both papers, two Excellent Weeklies for $3.00 a Year, copies furnishe 1 on application Counting' Room on Sampl at the Examine Street. VOLUME V. WACO, TEXAS,. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1877. NUMBER 103 Bgw^uasaasgg LYONS, LINDENTHAL&G0. lUaJH — AT • THEIR MAGNIFIC1RNT IRON FRONT BUILDING, AUSTIN AVENUE, Annual Beview. Tradeef thepist Year! Every variety of Job Printing executed at Lowest Cash Rvles. 3rd neatly sepldtf norms of subscription: i Strictly in Advance.) i"c.r Annum............................. $ 8 00 0 months........................... 4 50 “3 mouths........................... 2 50 v KKKLY, tier Annum........................ 2 00 ESTRAY JOURNAL, (Weekly,)......... $1 00 A copy free to every club of Five. W. DOWNS, Waco, Texas. j. J. Physicians and Surgeons. WALTER COCK, M. D., WACO, TEXAS. Residence: No. 21, North Sixth Street, Office: T. J. Womack Drug Store. aug19J3m . V^K. A. A. B&VILLE, SURGEON DENTIST, Office over Peterson & Hoelin on Austin Street, WACO, TEXAS. Performs all Operations pertaining to the Profession, either Surgical, Operative or Mechanical. Teeth extracted without paiu. Diseases of the mouth a Specialty. iulySdtf The Fifth Anniversary of iaoo’s Railroad Life Willi AN ENTIRE NEW STOCK OK Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, NOTIONS, &€., DON'T wmw F©a©ET IT. augliid&wtf and what comes of it. Waco Receives 40,000 Bales of Cotton. EIKEL & BREUSTEDT, HAVE removed their stock of Hardware and Agricultural Implements! .No. 63, Austin Avenue—Wiuship’s old stand, where they are rapidly making room for the largest stock of Hardware and Agricultural Imple-ments ever carried by any one house in Central Texas. We have a variety of Roods slightly .damaged by water, hut for u-e as good as nevv, which will be sol < very and now is the time to buy CHEAT We are Agents for the low to make room for A Till WARE. New Roods— T. 1). MANNING, M. D., OCULIST AND AURIST Austin, Texas. Office of SWEARENGEN & MANNING. Office over Tobin’s Drug Store, Office hours from ID to 12 A. m., and 3 10 j r. ju jne3di&wl2m \r- M. JOSEPHTHAL, OCCULIST. Dfiice with Dr.-Sears, West Square, Waco, Texas. O lice hours—from 10 to 12 a. m, 1 will give my professional services free from 12 to to one. o’clock to any one who may be af-flie. U-d and unable to pay. j22d&wly H HriHHING. J. M. ANDERSON. D. A. KBLUET. EKHINU, ANDERSON & KELLEY, ‘John Deere’ Moline Plow. GILPiN SULKY PLOW, fill Iron and Steel, E L L W AGO NS, BARB FENCE WIRE MIT C H GLIODEN-An Astounding Showing Notwithstanding an Annual Loss of Territory here-tofore drawn upon for Trade. Wonderful General Increase in Receipts of PRODUCE. (Japaued and Galvanized.) Goods favorably know by all farmers and of which we keep constantly a full supply on hand. All those in need of anything in our line are re-spectfully invited to examine our goods and prices. Waco, August 14, 1377. KIKEL & BREUSTEDT. augl4d&wtf •*u<vf.Nsors to Coke, Herring <fe Anderson J Attorneys at Law, Waco, Texas. Oihcc in Odd Fellows’ Building. _ 6e5 D2m Wlv 'W* H. M. I>. 6. 13. HAteufiTi', M. l>. w ILtCES & HAMLETT, I nygieians and Surgeons, Waco, Texas. on, e in Womack & Kellett’s Drug 3!«re. Dr. Wilkes’ residence, next i.oor to the Cumberland Presbyterian Dhureh, on Washington street, between fblrd and Fourth. Dr. Harriett’s residence, opposite Fe-sale College, on Olay street, between Second and Third. iulv24d&w3in FOUNTAIN JONES, M. D„ Surgeon and Homeopathic Physician, Waco, Texas, Penders his professional services to tbs citizens of Waoo and vicinity, •it>ccial attention paid to Obstetrics Aid Chronic Diseases. Office, up stairs, next door to Fetor- .mi & Bluffer, Austin Avenue. Residence Austin Avenue, between 8th tnd 10th streets. F. BUCK, M. D., Waco, Texas. ■ Office at Grave’s Drug Store.—Residence North6th Street, opposite Catholic Church, ju lyTdOai The Great Strike is Over! Tin: WO R. OF riiOFKJfFY mi\] uah m RAILROAD 4 T; TM MENCTKIir Farmers and Sloekmen Trsul< They hny Hardware, &<• rcparing for the Saddlery, from Fall t.Iielr Showing Large LIVE STOCK Shipments. Experiments in Fruit Shipments prove Successful. Showing Rapid Growth in Material welfare in OY)®y. illreeisouft. - - Attorneys at Law, Laud Agents, &c. M SURATT. O URATT & TA I LOR, J. W. TAYt.OR. 8 LAWYERS & ;LAND AGENTS, W ACO, TEXAS. Office in 2d Story Masonic Temple. tgjfSpecial attention given to the m-vesngation of Laud Titles and Collection of Claims. REFERENCES. Hon O M. Robeits, Chief Justice Supreme Court, Tyler, icxis; Hon. IV. W. Lang, Worthy Master Texas Stale Grange, Mar-lin, Tt-xas; Hon. RleharcLCoke, U. S. Sena-tor, Waco, Texas 'Leon &> H. Blum, Gal vfston, Texas; Col. Wm. A. Fort,, President. Waco National Bank. Waco, Texas. aug22dvv&ej8:ii «. H. R&ISfICK -t* A.CAh’SI'DAY A uornev at Law , (Surveyor. I^ENK’K A CASSEDAY, ISuoohssci-s to Iteniek & Frazier.) L ;i nd Ageti is , Waco, Tkxab. Prompt attention given to paying taxes, redemption of land sold for taxes, and subdividing and selling iauds in Central Texas. Refer to Flint & Chamberlin, Bankers, Waco. Our Mr. Casseday. an experienced surveyor, will give bin entire time to looking after lands, and protect ipg Ihom from trespassers. N. li.~Wo have no sub-agents fo wiioBu iU'-ti vf> aro resiH)?jsibio ox-t -MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN-HARNESS, SADDLES AND BOLLARS. Bridles, Whips, Combs. Brushes, , c., South Side Public Squar* WACO, TEXAS. REPAIRING DONE NEATLY AND (HEAP, WOIl Iv WA RRANTE3), ALL ®W~ UNCLE SAM’- HARNESS OIL july26d.3m ALWAYS ON HAND. JOHN FFI.hllAKK. -AIH3. PFEIFFER GEO. CLARK. JOHN L. DYER. Q LARK & DYF.lt, Attorneys at Law. Waco, Texas. Practice regularly iu the Courts of Me- Lennan, Coryelle Bosque, Hill and Falls, and iu the Supreme and Federal Courts. OtfifiOE—Over Waco State Bank, Sturgis block. tlAwtf B. W. BLACK, M. D., ■ SB VMCJA N, SURGEON AND OB- ^TETRlflAN Oiler# hi« professional services lo the tineas of &?ctannuiu county. PfST Residence and office near Flat-rock *rosAiui»', on Worth Bosque, 10 miles north-a cat of Waco. nvol6w’y \yH I„ J. GOK&K, DENTIST, !•!living local otl in Waoo, oilers his proles-sional services to the citizens of Waco and surrounding country. Office over State Central Bank. fbl5d3m. FELDHAKE & PFEITFER, Practical Tinnera DEALERS IN The Great ‘Western Stoves," — MAM O? it CTURERS Off-- Fill, Copper and Sheet Iron Work, Kitchen Utensils, AND Household Furniture. Particular attention paid to Cornice Work, Hoofing and Oatferfsgj -All kinds of Jobs promptly attended to. Bids from abroad solicited. Country merchants furnished with all goods in our line at the lowest wholesale price. No. 66, Austin Avenue, Waco, Texas. vnrSdwIyz «F. dts A.. E3. DAR.ROW. • No. 65 AUSTIN ' AVENUE No. 65 DEALERS IN Fruits, Produce, Choice Virginia Tobaccos. — AND — GROGE RIBS. G ’ VK Us A (JaI.1. BEFORE 1U KCI1.N SING Ei.SFJWHItKK. k. J. F.VAN8, ?Vs NS .V DAVIS. J. V, DAVIS. I Attorneys & Counselors at Law, a vo, he pit mrtnii R Attorney Waoo, Texas, u uonneotion, again resumed etioe of the law in ail its de-us. anlSu&wtf W. DAVIS, at Law and Public. Notary Office with Rentals & Casseday, first room over First National Bank, Waco, Texas. J22dly, mrSdly. J. & A* E. BARROW. J3iT.I‘0.“p5fg. zSs Cc„>= if, .Manufacturers ot tiie Celebrated; JOHN BILLUPS COTTON SIN. Mr. John Billups, of the above firm, made Gins .and Mills for a number of years* al Mound Prairie in Anderson County, The Gin has been extensively ini roduccd in most of the Cotton Growing Counties of the State, and its well-known ^Reputation obvi-ates the necessity of more than this: They are made under the immediate supervision of Mr. Jotm Billups. Corn and Wheat Mills Made to Order, and :speclal attention given to Repairing, Our Prices Moderate to suit the times. Cont.rs.cl a may he made with our Traveling or Local Agents, Shops at Nceterryillo, on the I. * Q. R. H., An-deraoa Co., Texas. ine5d&wtf Increase in Receipt of Wool, Hides, Pecans and CATTLE. Large and unexpected Gains in many other A r tides. sale of town lots in 1849, the growth of Waco had gone steadily forward, hut it was noted particularly as a safe and reliable crossing on the Brazos river, and for being the home of a lew hardy and adventurous persons, whose daring intrepidity, honorable and manly bearing, unirn-peachable integrity and acknowled-ged intelligence, whom, subsequent-ly became the nucleus around which the traditional Waco village had an existence, and which village in 1854, gave way lor the more imposing name of town and which town in turn, in the year 1872, threw oft'all rural restraints,'on the advent of the iron horse, and now it is a city of ten thousand inhabitants. From (lie early settlement of the city, it has been justly celebrated for its mora', religious and educational advantages, the enterprise of its people, and its s lid and substantial growth. Waco is now in easy com-muuication with the commercial world outside, though if lias at pres-ont buta single railroad, yot,through certain complications connected with said railroad, and its efforts to draw trade and traffic from sections where other competing railroad lines permeate, Waco, so long as this is the complexion of the carrying trade will be largely benefited. To illustrate the enterprise and pluck ot our people we will cite the fact, that, during the war when it was found that material out of which to manufacture clothing was growing uncomfortably scarce,[and that some steps should be taken to clothe our folks at home, and our boys iu the field, then it was that Col. Geo. E. Burney, James Thomason and Bay-liss Earle got their heads together and concluded to erect a cotton and wool mill suitable for fabricating cloths on a large scale. These gen-tlemeu, and others whose names have escaped us, though having but little money to begin the enterprise, had large property rights iu their own names and largo influence, and these utilized in the direction of accumulating cotton which they had arranged to have hauled, on ox wagons, to the Rio Grange river, Jive hundred miles away, they were enabled after several months patient hut untiring labor to place several hundred hales of cotton, overland, and over the sea, and in the city of Manchester,England,where, the cot-ton was exchanged tor machinery ; and the machinery and experienced operatives' transferred in time to the town of Waco, going and coming havieg traveled a distance of about nine thousand miles, and where they were placed in a splendid brick structure and where they were worked successfully to the close of the war. Another evidence of the spir-it of our people, when they conclude that an enterprises indispensable, may be found in the difficulties that environed the builders of our pres-ent beautiful Wire suspension Bridge. Three-fourths of said bridge is made of iron material, and this had to ho manufactured in the North, and afterwards transported hither by rail, by sea, and overland again, for a distance of ninety miles, on ox wagons into this city. Many other instances of extraordinary import might be cited were it neces'- eary, but we think those cited will convey intelligently to the average man of business the fact, that, Waco whatever her rivals may say of her they cannot sal’ that shots slowto niitrro BfiTC 1A eft ; i reW Tiv LUgiSH the >»gp5rianc«yof which are appar- A-ntBT' WaTTd we think is favorably loca-ted for the inauguration of a sue-selves above poverty, and it is a re markable fact that there are tewer idle people iu Waco than are to ho found in any other railroad city in the State. So say travelers of ex-perience, and therefore, we deem it unnecessary to speak of chari fa-bio institutions in other than general terms of the spirit of genuine phi-lanthropy, which inspires the citi zens of our highly favored city. We have referred briefly to the fa-cilities of transportation aud their importance tor the development and promotion of the interests of the city. As before stated, we have hut one railroad, upon which all the irade and traffic of this section do-pends. At preteent this road is oper-ating its business in such manner that it gives us quite ail the ad van-tages of competing lines; just lmw this is brought about it is imueces-sary to detail. The season lust an-proaebiug and upon which vve to-day enter for another race in the struggle for commercial supremacy, bids fair to eclipse in magnitude of its business any that have preceded it, by large odds. By ext raordinary discrimination in favor ot Waco, as a point at which to ship the pro-ducts of the upper and western tier of counties, as compared with Dal-las, Fort Worth, Rockdale and Aus-tin, the managers of the Central railroad will be enabled to concen-trate at the depot in this city a very large per centage ot the business that has for several seasons been at-tracted to the railroad points named above. This will he damaging to them in no inconsiderable measure to be sure, but it will bo a large gain for Waco, and so long as the central railroad is satisfied with it Waco will certainly be happy, for it is a well known tact, that,’ the town or city that lias the “wagon trade” reaps richly of the very essence ot local traffic. In addition to these advantages for business and the ac-quirement of wealth, the import-ance of CLIMATE AND HEALTH should not he overlooked. The cli-mate is above the average in cverr respect, not representing the ex-tremes in any particular. As to health, did our space permit, we could establish incontestably hv the official mortuary report that \Vaco Is beyond comparison, in the lead of all the cities of the country in this respect. In fact, it is not a desirable place for the sexton, the undertaker and the physician, though the latter is here largely represented, both as respects numbers and intelligence. Demonstrating the incon-trovertihle tact that Waco is the Huh of Texas! INTRODUCTORY. To-day tor the first time in the commercial life of our city we pre-sent to our patrons and the public generally an Annual Review of the trade, commerco and general im-provement of the city of Waco. The Examiner in inaugurating this new feature of business enterprise—so far as it concerns Waco—has but one object and purpose to subserve, and tbatis, to keep tip with the city’s steady and eubstantial growth, which, to say the least has been most remarkable and in some aspects of the case wonderful. Wehave always believed that Waco presented many advantages for the labor of enter-prising merchants and manufactures, and it there is reason why it has not been made more apparent is because Waco men have been unwilling to lift the bushel measure that has cov-ered their light. Now, that the city is about entering upon a new era ot business thrift we shall indulge the hope that our retail dealers and real estate operators will use the oppor-tunities at hand to extend and en-large their operations. It will he observed that we have called this the “First Annual Re-view” of the trade and commerce of the city. We do this in this instance simply because of universal custom. This statement however is intended to he more comprehensive in Its get up and is designed to reach outfurth-er than ordinary annual statements do after facts and figures appertain-iug to the material interest of this section ot Texas ; aud thus it hap-pens that we have paid our respects to every feature of business enter-prise known to our city, and we have even gone beyond the city limits in order that this our first forma! in-troduction to the commercial world, might inform our new acquaintan-ces “what we are” as well as “who we are.” And believing that in this connection a brief description of Waco and its surroundings would lend additional interest to this our first annual statement the writer gives it from memory and without no!C3 as follows : . Waco is the county seat of Me- Lennan County, Texas, aud was laid out iu 1849. The original plat comprised but 640 acres, since it has been added to until the area cover-cd by improvements now embraces four times the size ot the original plat. The city takes it name from the tribe of Texas Indians that had their village and abiding place here on the banks of the Brazos river that flows centrally through the entire limits of the city. The county was named in honor of Neil McLennan, Sr., the pioneer settler, who had while living, his homo on the Bos-quo river, eight miles northwest of the present city of Waco. After the eessfnl system Of manufactures, liav-ing an abundance of splendid timber and water. Here rushing out in large volume from the banks of the Brazos river, are several largo springs of water, affording we think waterpower that ought to he aud will some day be made to do duty on a large and magnificent scale. In addition to these advantages there are immense coal fields only twenty fto-4tfk^y miles away -which will not mumSjinger remain unworked. The cost oi such fuel as we now have is very insignificant and it is here in large 'quantity. While our city is destined to become a manufacturing centre from the peculiar advantages surrounding it, yet, in her near fu-ture her commercial importance will be rapidly developed and must take rank among the first in Texas, from the fact that she possesses many ad-vantages that are unknown to rival localities. There is a vast territory now open to enterprising merchants and manufactures for which there is no rival but Galveston. But pru-dent people do not content them-selves with these facts alone. They desire educational, moral and relig-ious ad van tages, which Waco posses-ses in an eminent degree. In anoth er part of this paper will he found a history of Public Free education in Waco and its progress made, and other interesting matter in connec-tion with tiie educational facilities of the city, which places it at the head of the most favored cities in this respect to be foundiu tiie South. In addition to our Public Schools, the people of the city take great pride in pointing to the Waco Fe-male College, and to the Waco Uni-versity, which affords ail the facili-ties for a thorough classical cduca-tion that are to be found in the most favored institutions. Nor is Waco deficient in the provision made for the moral amd religious instruction of her citizens. There are in the city sixteen churches, as follows: Baptist, two white and two colored; Methodist, one white and two color-ed ; St. Paid Episcopal; one German Methodist; one Catholic ; one Cum-berland Presbyterian, one Old Sciioo! Presbyterian ; one Christian or Campbelito ; one Union Church, in East Waco ; one colored Cumber-land Psesbyteriau. Besides these instructors in moral and religious teachings, there are several Lodges of Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and Temperance organiza-tions, which it they do not teach theo-ratical christlanity'are an important factor in disseminating among the people a high moral standard, which is a component part ot true chris-tiauity, and serves to establish a high moral tone in the community. The public buildings compare favor-ably with those of other cities of the State, and in some respects are much finer and more imposing structures, if not better. Noticabie among these is our new Court House just completed at a cost of about $50,000. Also our Union Market House which is also just completed. Last year we could boast of the fin-est Opera .House in the State. Un-fortunately it became the victim of conflagration and as yet remains a thing of the past. And our, CHURCH BUILDINGS will not fail to attract the attention of those who look to comfortable places ot worship as a prime desid-eratum in their choice for a home. Almost every phase of the Christian religion is fairly represented, and hut few of those inclined to a wor-ship of a Supreme Creator will find themselves at a ioss in choice. In the matter of charitable institutions for the amelioration of the affile-tions of tiie unfortunate and poor, our city has made as yet hut little progress. Charities here are dis-pensed liberally in a private way, and by sucli public institutions as have been named elsewhere. The truth is, there are no really poor peo-pie in Texas, and Waco is singularly exempt from these. Every man, woman and child here who has a sound spinal column consider them- POPULATION. Wehave alreadj referred to the population as to numbers, and can only refer to its character. There are but few communities of the country iu which there is any higher moral tone than iu Waco.’ Toler-ant to the last degree in all respects, yet all the requirements of a hiarh moral culture can be found on every hand, which has elicited the warm-est commendation of strangers who have been “found within our gates.” In numbers, the population ot Waco is rapidly increasing, notwithstaud-ing heretofore untoward surround-ings, Dotli material and political; and now we are promised large ad-ditious from the West, North and East, that will swell oiir already fiat-tcring proportions until the reckless and senseless provisions of our co ------ » I I stacles to impede our onward course in all the higher, nobler ana more prosperous pursuits of life. RENTS AND TAXATION arc matters that those seekiug in-vestment cannot overlook. Thanks to tlio prudent management of the City Government, the expenses have been kept within a reasonable limit, until to-day the entire indebtedness of tiie city is less than twenty thou-sand dollars, which, if wise councils prevail, will with the outgoing of the present year lie reduced to at least five thousand dollars. While many of the municipalities of tne State have found it necessary to levy a tax of from $1 50 to $3 00 on the $100—for municipal purposes, Waco can boast that her taxes are below those of any city ot equal population in the country. This is an advan-tage the capitalists cannot overlook. The result of this low taxation, ena-bles the owners of residences and property to offer reasonable rents to those who may desire to settle among us. Wc feel safe in asserting that no city in the country can offer lower rates of rents, while at the same time no city of equal size has displayed on its front doors less pla-cards announcing “For Rent’’ than Waco. In truth, the capitalists and business mtn are in a condition to take advantage of reviving trade. And right here, we have the fullest authority for saying, as regards the business status of our BUSINESS MEN that they, as a class, stand higher in the estimation ot the largo dealers and manufacturers iu the North and East than any similar class, of any city or town on the continent. Waco has more credit aud lower failures than any city ot equal population in the world. And there is not a sin-gle business house in this city held as a homestead. In addition to the low municipal taxation, which prevails in this city, we understand there is a movement on foot among'.he largest property holders and taxpayers to offer, as an inducement to those who desire to locate here and engage in mauufae-tnres, to remit the tax upon the cap-ital employed for one, two or three years, thus enabling the proprietors to bridge over the strain of the first years of new enterprises. This mat-ter will he brought before the City Council, probably at its next meet-iug. This is a movement in tiie right direction, calculated to induce capitalists to come among us to en-gage iu business. The Council should carefully consider the subject and they will no doubt learn that within a few years they will have increased the resources lor carrying on the Municipal Government. Our people are OUT OF DEBT, comparatively speaking; tho city has prudently and judiciously managed their business, and the records of the Courts of Bankruptcy will show that but few towns have so success-fully escaped this last resort of tho conscientious merchant aud manu-facturer. During seasons of great business depression that have ot late caused such fumbling and toppling over of business bourses, of the very best standing, the hanks of thiu city were able to carry their customers through the financial pressure which has prevailed, showing most conclu-sively the good standing of our bus-iness men and merchants, as well as the prudent and careful management of these banking institutions. This was accomplished on an aggregate capital of less than a quarter of a million dollars and without suspen-sion of a single hour. We speak of this matter with some pride, since it is an evidence that Waco business men have exercised a wise precau-tion iu conducting their affairs, while many in surrounding towns and cities have gone to wreck. This is largely due to the character of moil who have watched over and conduct-ed our material interest. PEOPLE AND SOCIETY. The country might bo ransacked from end to end, and we defy com-parison in the character of our peo-pie and the elevated tone of society. Sociable in a remarkable degree, yet in no sense is there any laxness that might be required to secure the highest virtue and morality among the people. Security from disastrous fires has not yet been obtained, nor will it he until our people shall have cou-eluded that water works are hides-pcnsable in order to secure such im-muuity. At present we have a well organized and equipped Fire De-p.: rtment,at least j ust as well equipp-ed as the city is able to afford, con-sidering the difficulties in the way of levying a special lax for Are pur-poses. The comm n council of tlio city has responded always as Jiberaly as they were authorized to by law aud have manifested the most scru-pulous regard as to their duty in af-fording property holders the great-cat security fom disaster by fire, but had they ever so much money at hand.for iire purposes, there would slid he no security against confla-grations so long as water, the only extinguisher, is the desideratum. We allude particularly to this mat-ter, because it is the only important home institution to which our poo-pie give but a passivo concern. The establishment of a system ot water works would encourage investors, because ihey. would have the best security that human contrivance could effect, while it would lesson tiie expense of insurance, possibly’ do away with it altogether. Water works and a paid tiro department would aflord all tlio security that could be had. FINALLY. Wo have thus endeavored iu a hasty and rather desultory manner to refer to the many* advantages Waco possesses as a place of busi-ness, of superior advantages in mor-al, religious and educational affairs, and we are conscious that in no res-pcet have we exaggerated the facts at command, but feel that we have fallen short in our appreciation ot the many, very many advantages which our beautiful city possesses. We invite the strangers to visit us with a full consciousness that the half has not been told, and that they will give us credit for modesty ratli-er than bold assumption. the miller, referred to above, if lie had ever seen the Nicarauguan wheat aud he said not, whereupon we described it to him and he gave it as his opinion that it would prove just the article for patent flour. We learn that this heretofore neglected wheat is peculiarly adapted to our climate and soil, in fact, that there is no trouble iu growing good crops of it almost any year, etc. If this is the fact, then our farmers should begin at once to raise Nicaraugua wheat, both for home consumption and for shipment away. The hard wheat of Minnesota, spoken of above, commands fifteen to forty cents per bushel more than other varieties of wheat raised anywhere We do hope our farmers will look further into this matter ot hard wheat and patent flour, aud give the Nicaraugua wheat a full iuvestiga-tion aud trial. fruit and vegetable culture IN WACO AND M’LENNAN COUNTY. It \vas but a tew years ago that the present writer ventured the as-sertion that, within the coming ten years McLennan county would take a prominent place among the fruit producing sections of the South. Our prediction was then treated with levity, many’ of those who were best acquainted with the county’ being utterly incredulous. But time has more than made good our words. There are to-day’ in McLennan coun-ty, according to the latest statistics: Apple trees, 11,000; peach, 30,000; pear, 5,000; plum, 10,000; cherry, 1,000; nectarine, 1,000; making a grand total of 58,000. Ten years ago the total was loss than 1,000. Ot vines, grape and the berries, there arc many thousands, but we have no exact statistics. The cultivation of the peach and plum are among the most not eworthy fe if tire of progress in fruit growing iu McLennan county. More has been done in this icgat-d during the last three years than all the titae UeL>*e. dChn—venture of oue uf in June last, whither lie went w*T several car loads of fruit and vege-tables, though only partially success-ful as regards the pecuniary return it made, has served beyond doubt to demonstrate the entire feasibility of the shipments of early fruit to tho North. The party referred to says when lie reached Chicago, on the 24th June, Irish potatoes were worth $2 per bushel, and with the exception of a very indifferent arti-cle of Bermuda potatoes Texas held the field alone, having sent the first and best potatoes of the season that were grown in the United States. The shipment of our friend were principally potatoes and peaches. The latter brought $6 per bushel, aud were the very first that had been received in Chicago. This venture caused very considerable mention all throughout the North, and at once directed the attention of fruit growers towards Texas. This Me- Lennan county’ experiment will doubtless give the proper impetus to fruit and vegetable culture iu our midst, and another year these will cut no small figure in our reports of home products. Smaller fruits, such as grapes and berries, grow to perfection in this section and would doubtless be extensively’ cultivated but for the one great drawback to the general prosperity, i. e., the ah-sence of competitive railroad facil-ities for transporting our surplus products to market. WHEAT. The receipts ot wheat iuto Waco for the year 1877, were 175,000 hush-els, against in 1872, 35,000 bushels. This is a very fair showing of grain, but not near so good as would have been the case had the past two seasons been up to the average. The year 1875 was the last good season for wheat growing that this imme-diate section has known. That year tiiere was a wonderful yield all over, but ill some places in McLennan county the yield was immense. We remember among many others the crop of J. L. Sears, of Searsville, on tho Bosque riycr. His crop return-ed him forty-five bushels to the meas-uredacreof ground. The seed used in planting was of the White Bow-den variety, a most excellent article of white wheat but extremely diffi-cult to grow m auy other season than what might he called a good one. Wheat growing in this section is gradually increasing from year to year, and when our farmers shall have obtained a quality or kind of wheat that is entirely adapted to the peculiarities of our rich prairie soil, tiff then no one can guess close-ly at what might be considered the yield per acre for this county. The writer, while m Wisconsin and Illinois this summer, heard a great deal said about what is now called, iu that region, “Patent Flour.” And with a view of loarn-ing just exactly what constituted patent flour, as distinguished from auy other flour, we called on a iner-chant miller, in the city of Chicago, at the Oriental M ills, west side. The very gentlemanly miller, (his name we have forgotten) informed us that patent fli ur was made from an ex-tremcly hard variety of wheat, oh-tainsd principally from the State of Minnesota, and first raised aud in-traduced into that State by the early Norwegian settlers. It appears to be the fact, that our ordinary soft variety of wheat will not admit oi that degree of separation of the hull or husk (we mean the outer coating of the grain of wheat, usu-ally called bran when separated from the wheat dough,) that harder varie-ties will. In other words, the bran can he driven entirely from hard wheat when ground, and from sof-ter varieties of wheat it calmot. This discovery by the inventor gave origin to the renowned patent flour. When we had the modus explained as above, but more intelligibly than we give it to the reader, it occurred to us that we had a variety ot wheat in this country, a very hard wheat called the “Nicaraugua” variety that is considered here almost worth-less, because of its hard and flinty composition, that would prove just the thing out of which to manuiac-tnre patent flour, and so we asked CORN AND OATS. The receipt of these articles of grain for the year have simply been enormous, anil in the absence of a market at home for the crop, and the high rates of transportation prcclud-ing the shipment abroad of our im-mense surplus, no account has been kept by which we can m ike a report showing actual receipts for the year just past. We will say, however, in this con-nection, that there is no land under the suii that can possibly return a more flattering yield per acre, of both corn and oats than can McLcn-nan county lands. Corn never fails, neither does the oat crops. The farmer will yield on an average, thirty bushels to tho acre, through-out the entire breadth of the coun-ty. Aud oats will average, all over, seventy-five bushels to the acre. In the idiomatic vernacular of the old Texan, these crops are “cor-tain, sure.” BARLEY. We regret to report that our far-iners have of late years given but little attention to the growing of barley. Were it generally known, and it is a fact beyond successful contra-diction, that the best grain of this variety is grown in Texas, we feel convinced that our farmers would give more of their attention to tho cultivation and growth of it. Sam-pies of barley grown in this county, on Mr. Fogarty’s farm, were exhib-ited at tho Board of Trade in Chi-cago this summer, and were pro-nounced by the very best judges, Chicago and Milwaukee brewers, to be tho champion barley grown iu the United Slates. Texas barley commands a higher price in tiie wes-tern cities than any other by 50 cents per bushel. HOG PRODUCTS. This is a subject that we shall take a special pleasure in referring to iu this our first annual statement; be-cause of the very gratifying fact that we now raise almost quite enough of hogs to supply tho bacon, lard, etc , which rniy two years ago had we have compiled a statement such as this one, we should have had to chronicle the fact that our sup-plies m that direction came from Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago. Another year and McLennan counly farmers will have a large surplus that-if sold at'all will have to Tie sent hence for a market. In of limited resources, hut arc indue-trious workers, and bring with them to this country a thorough practical training in all that apper-tains to successful farm work. They are from no one section of the Uni-ted States to Texas, hut come from “all over,” and are truly a cosmo* politan people. They rent and lease lands the first years after coming, which enables them the second or third year to make purchases of land for their own account, b’ir.t class prairie lands, unimproved, are worth here from $2 50 to $10 per acre. What are denominated poor lands in McLennan county are lor the most part better than what are usually called poor lauds elsewhere, but the truth is, this county has no unpro-ductivc dirt in it, though there are lands here that can be had cheaper than the figures indicated above. STATE AND COUNTY TAX. Taxable property, 1872 $3,735,259 00 No polls............. 2,866 Rate, taxation.......... “ $2.17£ on $100 Taxable property, 1877 5,600,000 00 No polls..................... “ 4,500 Rato taxation.......... “ $1.25 on $100 No school tax levied. Elsewhere in these columns, we have made mention ot the municipal rate of taxation, and now wo give the foregoing table furnished by F. O.Rogers, Esq., Tax Collector,which shows very satisfactorily as regards tho rapid growth of McLennan coun-ty, both in wealth and population, and which goes to corroborate in part the tabulated statements given heretofore. It will be seen from the above that our population has nearly doubled itself in the short space of five years, and that the rate ot taxa-tion has been reduced nearly one-half, and that the taxable property of the county lias increased until it is non nearly double what it was in 1872. We give these important facts to our readers without panic-ular comment, preferring to leave these with the average man of Intel-lect as food for reflection, rather than insult his intelligence by trying to prove their weight as argument in favor of a home in our comity. BRICK MAKING. Among the number of industries successfully established in our City we know of none that deserve more extended notice than does brick making. The whole business por-tion of tiie city is built of brick, and of late most of the dwelling houses ; and of a consequence the demand for brick lias been very considerable. There are two very extensive yards here that have turned out for sale an average of about six millions brick, per annum, for the last five years. MCLENNAN COUNTY pins crops of corn an3F 'oats, would it not-prove a good field for invest-ment to place these in swine? This is the way they do it up in tho North-west. COTTON. The receipts of cotton for the cal-endar year, 1877, amount to 40,000 bales, against 14,000hales for thecal-endar year 1872. It will he obaery-ed, that, in the receipts of the great staple as in the receipts ot every-thing else, both from our own fields and pastures, aud the fields aud workshops far away, there is a heal-thy and steady annual increase, pointing unerringly to Waco as a commercial centre, and that she has a future that may be anticipated by the shrewd aud calculating capital-ist, as well as the prudent farmer and husbandman. Although there-ceipts for the present year afford much cause for gratulation, and en-couragement, the limit is far away in the future. Tiie incoming season will result m the handling, in this city, of at least 75,000 bales cotton. And we now predict, that in twenty mouths from this writing, Waco will handle one hundred thousand bales of cotton. But, of course, Waco will not do this work it she suninely and senselessly reclines oil a Galveston bed of natural advan-tages; but, she will most certainly fulfill our prediction, if she but make the proper exertion. And what constitutes “proper exertion,” you may ask? Why, work ! work ! work ! toil! toil! toil! The planter must plant. The farmer must sow, and the merchant and tradesmen must advertise. As Dallas tnd St. Louis have done, so must Waco do, aud that has been to advertise. Not in the newspapers alone, but send out your business emissaries until not a village, hamlet or town can say that “Waco is unknown here.” Let these emissaries he composed of in-telligent, local business men. Select them for their peculiar fitness for “drumming” up trade, and scatter broad cast printed dodgers; and hu-mail dodgers who in their artful practices may escape the scalping knife of the red man aud ascend to the highest peaks of the mountain ranges, where with brush aud a free fist they may blazon forth to Hie semi-savage in letters as big as the man in the moon, “Tom Badgitt’s greatest Saddlery house on Earth,” or, something like this: “Waco shipped seventy-five thousand bales ot cotton last year, and now stands without a rival as an inland cotton mart and shipping point.” Of course, deal in facts, but deal largely and widely. Spread them all over the back country thick, fast and un-tiringlv. Do this and you will have done your duty to yourselves and your county. lias an area of about 611,000 acres about hall' of which is covered with timber, and the other half beautiful rolling prairie aud very fertile. G oe-graphically it isat ornearthe center of tho State, and is about 700 feet above the level of the Gulf ot Mexi-co. This elevation coupled with the free and ample drainage incident to its tmdulatiEg surface, secures to us an atmosphere pure, clear and free from malarial poison—as much so at least as any county in tho State. The Brazos river divides the coun-ty into twoparts, nearly equal. Into this stream, from each sideasprima-ry and secondary tributaries, flow numerous streams, as the Teliuaca* na, Williams, Tradinghouse, White- Rock, Aquilla, Childers, North Bos-quo,. Soutli Bosque, Middle Bosque, Hog, Harris, Waco, Cottonwood, Flat, Castleman, Bull Hide and Cow Bayou-creeks, The Brazos l iver, a3 well as tlio creeks, has its bottom lands which are remarkably rich and productive, but are little more so than the sandy loam of tlio wood-lauds or the black soils of the prai-rie which tie back from the river and creeks. In a word, wo may say that this county embraces almost every variety ot soil ia Texas. More than a bale ot cotton to the acre is often a m up made on the l-ivcr and creek bottoms Oil the ‘ ------ from 30 to 50 bushels of barleytfr oats are the usual products of an ANNUAL CONSUMPTION OF MEATS IN WACO. Of fresh beet......................... Of fresh pork......................... Of fresh mutton................... FRESH HEAD. 6,000 5.000 3.000 Total.................................... 14,000 In this connection wo will mention that two ot our largest butchers packed 10,000 head of hogs during the past season. The approaching packing season will witness a much larger business in this line, as a reg-ular pork packery is one of the en-terprisosnow mooted in livestock circles here. Another year and other packing of meats will also be among the items ot interest here-abou t. FARMS OPENED. From such sources of information as we deem entirely reliable, we have learned that no less than sixty thousand acres of land have been opened up to cultivation within the past twelve months in McLennan county; and that ail these new acres of farming lands are making abun-dant yield of the different or diver-silied crops that obtain iiere among our thrifty farmers. The size of these farms range from fifty to two hundred acres each, and are for the most part prairie. The persons opening and improving these lands are principally of the poorer classes, acre in this county, aud these yields could no doubt he very much in-creased by the adoption of a more thorough system of cultivation. Water is readily obtained any where in the county by digging wells from 15 to 50 feet deep, and when found is generally good. Our cli-mate is delightful, never extremely hot or cold. We have never known a case of coup de soliel, or sunstroke to happen in the State, on the other hand we have known good skating on tiie Brazos river at Waco. About one half of tho lands in the county are covered with a good quality ot biliidi >g timber, such as pecan, ce-dar, ash, cottonwood, hackberry, pin-oak, Spanish oak, walnut, elm, burr-oak aud live oak. The various species of oak, the walnut and the pecan furnish an abundance ot mast upon which thousands of hogs fatten annually. The pecan trees are most abundant of any and are a source of profit for the nuts they hear which are gather-ed in large quantity here and ship-ped to all parts of the civilized world for sale. With a soil and climate unsurpas-sed in their adaptation to t he growth of cotton, wheat, barley, oats, rye, peas, beans,Irish and sweet jiotatoes, and every variety of horticultural products, as well as all the common frails, such as peaches, figs, plumbs, pears, quinces, etc., where can the immigrant look for a more desirable location or home ? Of the 614,000 acres of land in our county it is estimated that there are this year 100,000 acres in corn ; 50,- 000 in wheat; 40,000 in cotton ; and at least 30,000 iu miscellaneous grains, orchards, pastures &c., &c., making an aggregate of 220,000 acres in cultivation aud other equally pro- Stable employment, leaving baliance of nearly 400,000 acres unimproved. Stock requirts no feeding here dur-ing the Winter except it be such as is worked; We know nothing of laboring through .the summer to gather torage with which to feed our stock through the winter, and yet a good horse, a fine cow or a tine mule will command as good a price and as ready a sale here as iu Ohio or Missouri, even though the absolute cost of raising them is lit-tie more than tho cost of raising a chicken. Grape culture has been commenced in this county with a fine prospect of success. It is asser-ted by persons who have been cu-gaged in the vineyards of Califor-nia, but who are now engaged in the cultivation of the grape in this coun-try, that our soil and climate have advantages over that of California, lor the successful raising of the grape. Large quantities ot wine are made every year by our citizens fiom our native grape, aud that too of excellent quality. TIIE WACO COTTON COMPRESS "COM-PAN Y Is another one of the many new agencies our city has recently called into requisition, which will this the first season of its existence give ad-ditional impetus to tho development of our city as a cotton centre. The storing capacity of this establish-ment wc should think would afford accommodat ion for 20,000 bales, cov-ering as it does an entire block of ground. Its substantial brick con-structioi), combined with an inner yard extensive in its dimensions,and alj modern pracautions against fire, ought to secure very low insurance rates tor all cotton stored here. The particular advantages to he desired from this compress enterprise are among other things a considerable lessening of the expense attending the shipments of cotton through our principle gull port, Galveston. The cotton after being compressed is dumped on the railroad car at the door of the compress warehouses, and goes hence without further hand-liug until it reaches shipboard, thus obviating many little commissions such as our shippers have been long acquainted with. Another advan-tage to Waco is that foreign cotton buyers will now come here in num- [Continued on next page.]
Object Description
ID | tx-waco-nwp-wde_1877-09-02 |
Title | The Waco Daily Examiner (Waco, Texas) Vol. 5 No. 103, Sunday, September 2, 1877 |
Date | 1877-09-02 |
Volume | 5 |
Issue | 103 |
Number of Pages | 4 |
Publisher | J.W. Downs |
Language | English |
Rights | http://www.baylor.edu/lib/digitization/digitalrights |
Resource Type | Text |
Format | Newspaper, 4 pages |
Collection Name | Baylor University - The Texas Collection - Historic Waco Newspapers |
Uniform Title | The Waco Daily Examiner (Waco, Texas) |
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Title | tx-waco-nwp-wde_1877-09-02_01 |
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EXAMINER PUBLICATIONS
Waco Daily Examiner,
(Official Journal of the City.)
Examiner and Patron
AN EIGHT-PAGE
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER I
THE MOO DAILY EXAMINER.
Cheapest anl best for the Household
Farm.
and
Weekly Estray Journal,
A good general newspaper, devoted t©
the Live Stock Interest. Established
through Subordinate Granges of Texas as a
common medium for advertising Strayed
or Stolen Stock. Also gives weekly list of
the estrayed stock in the State, enabling
owners to recover their property. Pronoun-ceil
the best Stock Journal ever published.
TERMS—CASH : '
The Waco Daily Examiner, 1 year,... .$8.00
Examiner and Patron (Weekly) I year..$2.00
Estray Journal, (Weekly) 1 year......... $1.00
Or both papers, two Excellent Weeklies
for $3.00 a Year,
copies furnishe 1 on application
Counting' Room on
Sampl
at the Examine
Street.
VOLUME V. WACO, TEXAS,. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1877. NUMBER 103
Bgw^uasaasgg
LYONS, LINDENTHAL&G0.
lUaJH
— AT • THEIR
MAGNIFIC1RNT IRON FRONT BUILDING,
AUSTIN AVENUE,
Annual Beview.
Tradeef thepist Year!
Every variety of Job Printing
executed at Lowest Cash Rvles.
3rd
neatly
sepldtf
norms of subscription:
i Strictly in Advance.)
i"c.r Annum............................. $ 8 00
0 months........................... 4 50
“3 mouths........................... 2 50
v KKKLY, tier Annum........................ 2 00
ESTRAY JOURNAL, (Weekly,)......... $1 00
A copy free to every club of Five.
W. DOWNS,
Waco, Texas.
j.
J.
Physicians and Surgeons.
WALTER COCK, M. D.,
WACO, TEXAS.
Residence: No. 21, North Sixth Street,
Office: T. J. Womack Drug Store.
aug19J3m
. V^K. A. A. B&VILLE,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Office over Peterson & Hoelin on Austin
Street, WACO, TEXAS.
Performs all Operations pertaining to the
Profession, either Surgical, Operative or
Mechanical.
Teeth extracted without paiu.
Diseases of the mouth a Specialty.
iulySdtf
The Fifth Anniversary of
iaoo’s Railroad Life
Willi AN ENTIRE NEW STOCK OK
Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes,
NOTIONS, &€.,
DON'T wmw F©a©ET IT.
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and what comes
of it.
Waco Receives 40,000
Bales of Cotton.
EIKEL & BREUSTEDT,
HAVE removed their stock of Hardware and Agricultural Implements!
.No. 63, Austin Avenue—Wiuship’s old stand, where they are rapidly
making room for the largest stock of Hardware and Agricultural Imple-ments
ever carried by any one house in Central Texas.
We have a variety of Roods slightly .damaged by water, hut for u-e as
good as nevv, which will be sol < very
and now is the time to buy CHEAT
We are Agents for the
low to make room for
A Till WARE.
New Roods—
T. 1). MANNING, M. D.,
OCULIST AND AURIST
Austin, Texas.
Office of SWEARENGEN & MANNING.
Office over Tobin’s Drug Store,
Office hours from ID to 12 A. m., and 3 10
j r. ju jne3di&wl2m \r- M. JOSEPHTHAL,
OCCULIST.
Dfiice with Dr.-Sears, West Square, Waco,
Texas.
O lice hours—from 10 to 12 a. m, 1 will
give my professional services free from 12 to
to one. o’clock to any one who may be af-flie.
U-d and unable to pay. j22d&wly
H
HriHHING. J. M. ANDERSON.
D. A. KBLUET.
EKHINU, ANDERSON & KELLEY,
‘John Deere’ Moline Plow.
GILPiN SULKY PLOW, fill Iron and Steel,
E L L W AGO NS,
BARB FENCE WIRE
MIT C H
GLIODEN-An
Astounding Showing
Notwithstanding an
Annual Loss of
Territory here-tofore
drawn
upon for
Trade.
Wonderful
General
Increase in
Receipts of
PRODUCE.
(Japaued and Galvanized.)
Goods favorably know by all farmers and of which we keep constantly
a full supply on hand. All those in need of anything in our line are re-spectfully
invited to examine our goods and prices.
Waco, August 14, 1377. KIKEL & BREUSTEDT.
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