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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1902
Page
3
The Bryan newspaper notes J S Mooring is authorized to seek re election to the mayoralty at the upcoming April election. The notice appears in the Tuesday February 18 1902 issue with standard mail matter and weekly rate details.
A booklet advertising Old Brazos is to be printed by Monroe Edge of Bryan. The notice outlines the object of the publication and who will handle printing duties.
The document extols Bryan as the capital of Brazos County Texas highlighting rail connections the college town institutions and booming commerce. It notes Brazos County demographics finances roads iron bridges forests and fertile land while praising schools fruit farming and climate as reasons for future growth and a strong regional economy.
The article extols Brazos County Texas as a fertile, prosperous region with diverse crops including sweet potatoes Irish potatoes onions beets beans peas cucumbers squash tomatoes and watermelons weighing up to 100 pounds. It notes shipments from Bryan totaling 40 000 bales of cotton yearly at about 35 per bale worth 1 400 000 with total crop value around 3 750 000 while land taxable value is about 1 000 000. It highlights stock farms breeding cattle horses and swine and claims many settlers own homes within five years, with little debt.
Surveyors for the Houston and Texas Central plan a new line from Nava Sota via Anderson Roan's Prairie Bedias to Madisonville to open timber and farming country. Anderson is expected to back the project. The Kaliph of Bagdad Mustapha Ben Salem visits Dallas April 22 to 24 for a grand civic parade grand night parade and ball with up to a quarter million attendees. Railroad rates will be one cent per mile.
If you want good bread support a first class home institution The Texas Bakery. Otto Bothme 61 proprietor once...
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