Elgin Emerges as Industrial Center In Texas Region
Elgin Texas enters year with a boom in brick manufacturing cotton shipping and fruit crops. The town 2500 population sits at the rail junction of Missouri Kansas Texas and Austin branch Houston and Texas Central and leads Bastrop county in shipments. Brick factories including Tenant Smith Texas Fire Brick and Elgin Butler Brick & Tile drive growth with access to rich clay deposits. Local churches schools and merchants expand as rail policy shifts favor manufacturing and regional trade.
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Elgin
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Bastrop County
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Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Austin
Houston
Texas ‘Central
Bastrop
Travis
Williamson and
Lee
New England
Indiana
Memphis
Tenant & Smith
Texas Fire Brick Company
Elgin Butler Brick & Tile Company
Prewitt Brick Manufacturing Company
Elgin Shippoint Growth and Civic Pride Highlight Town
The Elgin township shows recent plant growth with tenseed mills and a planned canning factory. The public school, built of Elgin brick with eight rooms and a library, owes much to W. H. Rivers and is considered the town’s best for its size. Mayor Charles Gillispie and officers run a sound city government as Elgin prospers and expands as a regional shipping point. The Christian church, organized 1891, survived 1900 storm damage and remains a prominent institution with about seventy members led by Elder R. Jackson.
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W. H. Rivers
Elgin
Charles Gillispie
John Lowell
J. W. Thomas
E. R. Standifer
Christian Church
Galveston
R. Jackson
Elgin Postmaster J L Burke Rise From Clerk to Leader
J L Burke of Elgin rose from a grocery clerk earning three dollars a week to night mail driver and later postmaster in 1908. He later served as assistant postmaster from 1903 and gained popularity for efficiency and friendliness. He also wrote for several Texas papers and acted as circulation agent for The Light at Elgin.
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J. L. Burke
Elgin
Burke
Texas
the Light
Churches of Elgin Chronicle Local Growth and Faith
The Elgin churches show robust congregations and notable facilities. The Elgin Methodist Episcopal Church South formed in 1874, built a larger $10,000 structure under Rev. C. H. Brooks, with Rev. R. C. Wilson as pastor and A. H. Davis guiding Sunday school. The Baptist church organized in 1875 also contributes to town life. Mayor Charles Gillespie’s residence is highlighted as part of Elgin’s civic progress, with The Courier focusing on local events and welfare.
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Elgin
Elgin Methodist Episcopal Church South
J. S. Smith
C. H. Brooks
Elsip
R. C. Wilson
A. H. Davis
Baptist Church
Elgin Courier boasts modern printing plant and staff
The Elgin Courier operates a well equipped job printing plant beside its newspaper. Under editor J. O. Smith and city editor Pat Burns the firm has been financially and ethically successful, with a Cranston cylinder press and multiple linotype machines.
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Elgin Courier
The
Courier
Elgin
J. O O. Smith
Pat Burns
Prewitt Brothers Run General Store Near Elgin
Prewitt Brothers successors to Prewitt Stephens carry a large stock of dry goods clothing and fancy groceries and operate a general store serving a wide territory around Elgin. The firm is financially stable and enjoys strong patronage and local confidence.
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Prewitt Brothers
Prewitt-Stephens Company
Elgin
Merchants and Farmers Bank Builds Rural Strength Near Elgin
The Merchants and Farmers State Bank, organized in 1906 with home capital, is backed by farmers near Elgin. Led by President James Keeble and Cashier Carl Carlson, the bank has focused on farm support, cooperative policies, and regional agricultural upbuilding driving its progress.
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Elgin
Merchants’ & Farmers’ State Bank
James Keeble
Carl Carlson
Sellstrom Hardware Company of Elgin a Leading Local Firm
The Sellstrom Hardware Co occupies a two story building in Elgin's business district with an implement warehouse on the Houston and Texas Central tracks. It stocks hardware buggies farming implements and wagons and manufactures harness saddles and leather goods. A stock company formed by leading Elgin citizens in 1906 runs the business.
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Sellstrom Hardware Company
Elgin
Confidence in Goods Backed by Leading Wholesale Establishments
A passage notes that goods are backed by guarantees from the largest wholesale establishments in the country creating confidence in the merits of the articles they sell.
Rivers Brothers Mercantile Co A Prominent Elgin Enterprise
Rivers Brothers Mercantile Co successors to W W H Rivers and W H Carter & Co is a major Elgin firm owned and run by four young men. The stores span over half a block with about 20 000 feet of floor space and stock a wide range of goods including country produce hardware and farm necessities.
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Elgin
Rivers Brothers’ Mercantile Co
W.W. H. Rivers
W. H. Carter & Co
Apue Concern
Sandahl Bergman Stores Sell Broad General Merchandise
The Sandahl & Bergman firm offers a vast stock from ostrich plumes to salt sacks under C. A. Sandahl. Each department forms a multi-store establishment, with a complete range rivaling specialty shops. Their inventory spans items common to large urban retailers.
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Sandahl & Bergman
C. A. Sandahl
Sandahl & Bergman's
Cain Drug Store Through The Years
A Busy in a Busy Little Established several years ago by 8, Cain. The Cain drug store now en.
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Cain’s Drug Store
Cain
Local store offers wide patronage and modern fixtures
The shop sells drugs toilet articles books and magazines along with soft drinks and cigars. It emphasizes prescriptions and is housed in modern inviting fixtures. The proprietor, raised in Fl yin, is known to nearly every resident of the town.
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Flyin
Advertising Ties to Sales Growth for Exclusive Goods
Handling largely advertised goods with exclusive sale rights has driven business growth by boosting consumer exposure and demand. The strategy emphasizes prominent promotion and consistent availability to capture market share and build brand loyalty.
Elgin furniture firm grows from start with $3000 stock
J. C. Miller Furniture Company of Elgin Texas has tripled its sales in seven years. The business began when it took over stock valued around $3000. J. C. Miller, a contractor and builder, heads the firm which supplies furniture, crockery, china, glassware and undertaker services. Miller is a prominent local figure as school board president, church steward and Mason.
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Elgin
Honesty the Basis of Sanders and King Trade Rise
Sanders and King, general merchants, have built a large modern firm from a small start by adopting the policy honesty is the best. They focus on selling a dollar’s worth for a dollar, stressing quality and customer satisfaction over high volume. The firm is now recognized as progressive in the county under W. R. Sanders and J. H. King.
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McCullough Bros
Sanders & King
W. R. Sanders
J. H. King
Elgin National Bank a Pillar of Local Business and Stability
The Elgin National Bank anchors Elgin and Bastrop counties with a $50,000 capital and same surplus. Its burglar-proof vaults secure funds from across the county. Mrs. W. H. Rivers presides, Howard Rivers serves as cashier, and the bank follows a conservative policy aiding local development.
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Elgin
Elgin National Bank
Texas
W. H. Rivers
Howard Rivers
Bastrop
McCullough Bros Furnishings Store Proves Indispensable in Elgin
The McCullough Bros gents' furnishings house in Elgin has operated about a year and established itself as indispensable to the male population, reflecting strong local demand and steady business growth.
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McCullough Bros
Elgin
Puckett's Garage Eyes Another Expansion
John M. Puckett runs a highly equipped auto shop serving the region. He started the business five years ago and has twice enlarged his building due to rising trade. He now considers another addition to the current garage, offering all the latest models and specializing in Overland.
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Puckett
John M. Puckett
Overland
Elgin Architect J S Hardwick Noted for Local Creations
J S Hardwick a long time Elgin architect and builder designed and constructed key structures including the public school building the Presbyterian church and the Farmers and Merchants State Bank. He also writes stories for the Courier with his Uncle Amos tales widely admired in the area.
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J. S. Hardwick
Elgin
Hardwick
Presbyterian Church
Farmers
Merchants State Bank
the Courier
Amos
The Christian Saloon on Front Street
The Christian Saloon run by A. B. Christian sits on Front Street and attracts strangers. Christian, a pioneer born twenty years before the town was located, moved from farming to running the saloon about twenty years ago and is well liked in Elgin.
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Christian
Front Street
Elgin
No Medicine for Her Modern Doctor Writings Stir Laughter
A physician's prescription in coded shorthand caused confusion and a patient’s outburst. The tale, from Tit Bits, mocks medical abbreviations as the patient refused Syrup of Rhamnus Catha reading the doctor’s script as Ram Cats.
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Doane
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