▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁when ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Texas ▁ruled ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Mont gom ery . ▁With ▁several ▁county ▁officials ▁and ▁Will is ▁residents ▁ref using ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁results , ▁another ▁county ▁seat ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁with ▁Mont gom ery ▁winning ▁the ▁vote ▁over ▁Will is ▁ 1 3 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 2 4 3 . ▁The ▁dispute ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁towns ▁finally ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁when ▁Con roe ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁county ▁seat . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁the ▁main ▁occup ations ▁were ▁far ming , ▁sh ipping , ▁and ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁l umber ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁products . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁local ▁Will is ▁residents ▁start ▁growing ▁Cub an ▁to b acco , ▁turning ▁Will is ▁into ▁a ▁hub ▁for ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁cig ars ▁and ▁other ▁to b acco ▁products . ▁During ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁Will is ▁suffered ▁from ▁falling ▁demand ▁in ▁l umber ▁products ▁and ▁a ▁sharp ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁to b acco ▁products . ▁The ▁economy ▁began ▁to ▁recover ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁during ▁the ▁Texas ▁oil ▁bo om , ▁when ▁oil ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 4 0 s , ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 7 5 ▁along ▁with ▁the