Hallettsville was booming in the early 1900s

With the construction of a new light system in the summer of 1900, Hallettsville started a nine-year run of development that included the construction of new buildings, the beginning of new businesses, and renovations to existing structures. The Hallettsville Herald reported the little town’s progress, as it always had. The purchase price for the light plant was $2,740. The new machinery was…