“The cars are coming—now is the time for profitable investments!” So said a classified ad placed by F. W. Flato, Agent, for town lots in Flatonia. The ad appeared in the January 6, 1874, edition of the Fayette County Record.The Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway (GH&SA) had arrived in Schulenburg in December 1873. By then, James Converse, chief engineer for the GH&SA, had…
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