Question

use the excerpt to answer the question.
\lott, texas . . . came into existence with the coming of the san antonio and aransas pass railroad in 1892 . . crude as were the first days of the town, it is natural that being a railroad town this brought people from the surrounding communities because of the advantages the railroad had to offer in those days. in they came from the communities which the railroad had passed by.\
—george w. storey, works progress administration interview, 1941

what benefit from modifying the surrounding environment for building a railroad did george w. storey specifically describe in this interview? (1 point)

○ his hometown gained access to electricity.

○ his hometown became a major center for taking cattle to market.

○ his hometown’s population grew.

○ his hometown was the first community in texas to have access to a railroad.

Explanation:

1. Analyze each option:

• Option 1: The excerpt has no mention of electricity, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: There is no information about cattle markets in the excerpt, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: The excerpt says "this brought people from the surrounding communities", which means the population of the hometown (Lott, Texas) grew. This matches the description.
• Option 4: The excerpt doesn't state it was the first community in Texas to have a railroad, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. His hometown’s population grew.