 1878 can be considered as the zenith of the lignite mining and lime burning industries, with 36 pits and 20 kilns in Köllsdorf alone.In 1882 the spa was acquired by the town, and textile merchant Johann Gottfried Becker established his business in the town centre.Construction of the "Bügerschule" (civic school) for 900 pupils started in 1886, and in 1887 the Leipzig–Geithain railway via Lausick opened.