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One of the most valuable attributes to El Paso, is her delightful climate the year round. At an altitude of 3762 feet, the air is dry and vigorous and the city is becoming famed as a health resort. There are many delightful features of El Paso as a health re- storing rendezvous.
Situated on the Rio Grande river, there are many beautiful drives that are rich with scenic beauties. To a person who is not fond of outdoor sports, such as hunting and fishing, there are many attractive trips into the city of Mexico. Fish and game are found in abundance. Across the border lies the Mex- ican town of Juarez, where thousands of tourists, enroute from coast to coast, visit monthly and enjoy the Bohemian atmosphere of this Mexican Pueblo.
El Paso is provided with many luxurious and com- modious hotels, with prices to suit the taste of the guests. El Paso is a great railroad center. All traffic passing from Texas and all other Southern. States enroute for the west must pass through this city.
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ABBOTT-Hill County; pop., 1,196; on M. K. & T. Ry. and Waco-Dallas Interurban, 10 miles south of Hillsboro the county seat. Bank, Guaranty State. Industry, cotton. Express.
ABERNATHY-Hale County; pop., 200; on P. & N. T. Ry., 31 miles from Plainview the county seat. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
ABILENE-Taylor County seat; pop., 10,274; on T. & P. and W. V. and A. & S. Rys., 161 miles west of Ft. Worth. Alt., 1,738 ft. Banks, Citizens' Nat'l, Farmers' and Merchants' Nat'l., Abilene State and the Central State Bank. Hotels, Commercial, Grace and Grand Central. Newspapers, Daily Reporter and Semi-weekly Reporter. Modern city with street railway, paved streets and modern public utilities. Institutions, State Epileptic Colony, Simmons Uni- versity, Abilene Christian College, McMurry College, public schools and libraries. Industries, cotton, cot- ton seed products, live stock and produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
ACME-Hardeman County; pop., 500; on the Ft. W. & D. and Q. A. & P. Rys., 5 miles northwest of Quanah, the county seat and banking point. Tel., W. U. Express.
ADDISON-Dallas County; pop., 40; on St. L. & S. W. Ry. 14 miles from Dallas, the county seat. Bank, Addison State Bank. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALAMO-Hidalgo County; pop., 300. Bank, First State.
ALBA-Wood County; pop., 1,352; on M. K. & T. Ry., 10 miles west of Quitman, the county seat. Banks, Alba Natl. and First State. Hotels, Central and Commercial. Weekly newspaper, The News. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALBANY-Shackelford County seat; pop., 1,469; on T. C. Ry., 33 miles northwest of Cisco. Alt., 1,429 feet. Banks, Albany Nat'l and First Nat'l. Hotels, City, Commercial and Sackett. Weekly newspaper, The News. Has preparatory boarding school and public school. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALEDO-Parker County; pop., 360; on T. P. Ry., 14 miles east of Weatherford, the county seat. Bank, Citizens Bank. Industry, cotton, live stock and grain. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALEXANDER-Erath County; pop., 381; on S. L. & S. W. and M .- K .- T. Rys., 13 miles south of Stephen- ville, the county seat. Bank, Alexander State, In- dustry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALICE-Jim Wells County seat; pop., 1,880; lo- cated at the junction of the T. M. and S. A. & A. P. Rys., 43 miles west of Corpus Christi. Alt., 209 feet. Banks, Alice State & Trust Co. and Security State. Hotels, Commercial. Weekly newspapers, The Echo and The News. Industries, stock-raising, dairying, cotton, corn and trucking. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALLEN-Collin County; pop., 500; on H. & T. C. Ry. and Sherman-Dallas Interurban, 8 miles south of Mckinney, the county seat. Bank, First Natl. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALMA-Ellis County; pop., 250; on H. & T. C. Ry., 17 miles east of Waxahachie, the county seat. Bank, Alma State. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALPINE-Brewster County seat; pop., 1,200; on G. H. & S. A. and K. C. M. & O. Rys. Alt., 4,482 ft. Banks, Natl. State and First Natl. Hotels, Bell,
City, Garnett and Holland. Industries, stock raising, quick silver mines. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALTA LOMA-Galveston County; pop., 400; on G. C. & S. F. Ry., 18 miles west of Galveston, the county seat. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
ALTO-Cherokee County; pop., 1,081; on St. L. S. W. Ry., 12 miles southeast of Rusk. Alt., 442 ft. Banks, Guaranty State, Continental State. Hotels, Alto and Moore. Has a weekly newspapre. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALTOGA-Collin County; pop., 150; 10 miles from Mckinney, the county seat and shipping point. Bank, Altoga State.
ALVARADO-Johnson County; pop., 1,284; on G. C. & S. F. and M .- K .- T. Rys., 12 miles east of Cleburne, the county seat. Alt., 442 ft. Banks, Alvarado State and First Natl. Hotel, Commercial. Weekly newspaper, The Bulletin. Industries, cotton and grain. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALVIN-Brazoria County; pop., 1,519; on G. C. & S. Fe, T. & B. V. and the Frisco Rys., 20 miles northwest of Angleton, the county seat. Alt., 49 ft. Banks, Alvin State and First Natl. Hotels, Alvin and Reynolds. Two weekly newspapers, Sun and Advocate. Industries, cotton, fruit and vegetables. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALVORD-Wise County; pop., 1,376; on Ft. W. & D. Ry., 12 miles northwest of Decatur, the county seat. Alt., 860 ft. Banks, Alvord State and Securi- ty State. Hotels, Boon, Hatchett and Sturdy. News- paper, the Alvord News. Industries, cotton, fruit and truck. Tel., W. U. Express.
AMARILLO-Potter County seat and capital of the Panhandle; pop., 15,494. Commercial and dis- tributing center for the Panhandle. On Ft. W. & D., the P. & N. T., the S. P. R. R. of Tex., and the C. R. I. & G. R. Rys., all four of which centering here, with freight terminals, roundhouses, shops, etc., make it the principal railroad point between Kansas City and the Rio Grande. 622 miles from Galveston and 1,043 miles southwest of Chicago. Alt., 3,691 ft. Banks, Amarillo Bank & Trust Co., Am- arillo Natl., First Natl., Guaranty State, Natl. Bank of Commerce and the Amarillo Clearing House Association. Hotels, Amarillo, Denver, Elk, Elm- hirst, Giles, Magnolia and Oriental. Two news- papers. A modern city with modern public utilities. Government maintains a weather station here. In- dustries, farms and ranches. Tel. W. U. Express.
AMBROSE-Grayson County; pop., 50; on M. K. & T. Ry., 18 miles from Sherman. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
AMMANNSVILLE-Fayette County; pop., 300, Bank, Ammannsville State. Weimar, P. O.
ANAHUAC-Chambers County seat; pop., 500; on Galveston Bay, 48 miles from Galveston. Bank, Chambers County State Bank. Hotels, Anahauc and Clove.
ANDERSON-Grimes County seat; pop., 600; on the Madison branch of the I. - G. N. R. R., 11 miles north of Navasota, the principal town in the county. Bank, First Natl. Industries, cotton and lumber. Tel., W. U. Express.
ANDREWS-Andrews County seat; pop., 200; 40 miles northwest of Midland, nearest shipping point.
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Bank, Andrews State. Weekly newspapers, Andrews County Times. Telephone connection.
ANGLETON-Brazoria County seat; pop., 1,043; on the St. L. B. & M. and the H. & B. V. Rys., 44 miles southwest of Houston. Banks, Angleton State and Brazoria State. Hotels, Angleton, Delaney, Phillips. Alt., 56 ft. Newspaper, The Times. Tel., W. U. Express.
ANNA-Collin County; pop., 538; on Interurban and H. & T. C. Ry., 11 miles north of Mckinney, the county seat. Bank, Collin County State. News- paper, The Advance. Industries, cotton and alfalfa. Tel., W. U. Express.
ANNONA -- Red River County; pop., 500. Alt., 370 ft. On T. & P. Ry., 53 miles northwest of Tex- arkana. Banks, First Natl., First State and Russell Exchange. Hotel, Gaines. Weekly newspaper, The Annona News. Tel., W. U. Express.
ANSON-Jones County seat; pop., 1,425. Alt., 1,500 ft. On W. V. and the A. & S. Rys., 14 miles south of Stamford. Banks, Anson State and First Natl. Hotels, Culver, Sanders and Vietch. News- paper, The Western Enterprise. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
ANTELOPE-Jack County; pop., 500; 24 miles from Jacksboro, the county seat, and 16 from Jer- myn, the nearest banking and shipping point. Stage daily to Jacksboro.
APPLEBY-Nacogdoches County; pop., 500; on the H. E. and W. T. Ry., 6 miles northeast of Nacogdoches. Bank, Appleby State. Tel., W. U. Express.
APPLE SPRINGS-Trinity County; pop., 150; on G. L. & N. Ry., 15 miles from Groveton, the county seat. Bank, First State. Express.
AQUILLA-Hill County; pop., 500. Alt., 635 ft. On T. C. Ry., 22 miles north of Waco. Bank, Aquilla State. Weekly newspaper, The Times. Hotel, Aquilla .. Express.
ARANSAS PASS-San Patricio County; pop., 1,569. Alt., 20 ft. On S. A. & A. P. Ry., and on the gulf coast, 22 miles east of Corpus Christi. Banks, First Natl. and First State. Hotels, Com- mercial, Minter, Royal, Starbuck. Industries, cotton and shipping, a deep water port for all ocean-going vessels, an important distributing point.
ARCHER CITY-Archer County seat; pop., 689; on W. F. & S. Ry., 25 miles south of Wichita Falls. Banks, Power State, Power Bkg. Co., Peoples Ex. Weekly newspaper. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
ARGYLE-Denton County; pop., 300; on T. & P. and M. K. & T. Rys., 7 miles south of Denton. Bank Argyle State. Industries, cotton and grain. Tel., W. U. Express.
ARLINGTON-Tarrant County; pop., 3,031. Alt., 607 ft. On T. & P. and N. T. T. Co. Rys., and the Dallas-Ft. Worth concrete pike, 141/2 miles east of Fort Worth, the county seat. Banks, Farmers Natl., First State. Hotels, Arlington, Hutcheson. Institutions, Old Mason's Home, Grubb's Vocational College and fine high school and public school sys- tem. Newspaper, Arlington Journal. Tel., W. U. Express.
ARP-Smith County; pop., 200; on I. & G. N. Ry., 18 miles from Tyler, the county seat. Bank, Arp Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
ASHERTON-Dimmit County; pop., 1,000. Alt., 368 ft. On A. & G. R. R., 10 miles from Carrizo Springs, the county seat. Bank, Asherton State Bank. Newspaper. Hotel, Cactus. Express.
ASHLAND-Upshur County; pop., 175; on M. & E. T. Ry., 16 miles from Gilmer, the County seat. Tel., W. U. Express.
ASPERMONT-Stonewall County seat; pop., 436; on W. V. Ry., 35 miles west of Stamford. Bank, First Natl. Weekly newspaper, The Star. Industry, cotton. Tel. Express.
ATHENS-Henderson County seat; pop., 3,276. Alt., 502 ft. On St. L. S. W. and T. & N. O. Rys., 76 miles south of Dallas. Banks, Athens Natl., First Natl. and Guaranty State. Hotels, Athens, Dean. Daily newspaper, The Daily Review; two weeklies, The Review and Henderson County Journal. Indus- tries, brick, tile and crockery manufacturing, cotton and grain. Tel. Express.
ATLANTA-Cass County; pop., 1,469. Alt., 257 ft. On T. & P. Ry., 24 miles from Texarkana. Banks, Atlanta Nalt., Farmers' State and First Natl. Hotels, Hughes, Matthews, Meridith. Weekly newspaper, Citizens Journal. Tel., W. U. Express.
AUBREY-Denton County; pop., 800; on T. & P. and M. K. & T. Rys., 11 miles north of Denton, the county seat. Banks, State and Security State. Weekly newspaper, The Herald. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
AUSTIN-The capital of Texas and county seat of Travis County; pop., 34,876. Alt., 650 ft. On H. & T. C., I. & G. N. and the M. K. & T. Rys. and the Colorado River. Banks, Amer. Natl., Austin Natl., Citizens State, State Natl., Texas Trust Co., Brown Bros. Bankers and Brokers and Austin Clear- ing House Association. Hotels, Austin, Avenue, Driskill, Hancock, Keystone, Kirby and Sutor. News- papers two dailies, ten weeklies and a number of monthly and quarterly publications. Institutions, University of Texas, St. Edward's College, St. Mary's College, Texas Wesleyan College, Kenilworth School, Austin College, Texas School for the Deaf, Texas School for Defective and Sanitarium for Mental Diseases, Whitis School, Swedish College, Presbyterian Theological Seminary, State Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institutes, Tillotson Institute, Sam Houston College for Colored Children, St. John Industrial Institute and Orphanage, State Confed- erate Home and Texas State Lunatic Asylum. Has paved streets, electric railway and modern public utilities. Industries, manufacturing and retail cen- ter, farming. Tel., W. U. Express.
AUSTWELL-Refugio County; pop., 100; on St. L. B. & M. Ry., 35 miles northeast of Refugio, the county seat. Mail daily. Bank, Austwell State.
AVALON-Ellis County; post office, Italy, pop., 300. Bank, First State.
AVERY-Red River County; pop., 300; on T. P. Ry., 16 miles from Clarksville, the county seat. Banks, Avery State Bank and First National Bank. Newspaper, The Avery News. Tel., W. U. Express.
AVINGER-Cass County; pop., 505; on M. K. & T. Ry., 151/2 miles southeast of Daingerfield. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
AVOCA-Jones County; pop., 150; on T. C. R. R., 18 miles northeast of Anson, the county seat. Week- ly newspaper, The Avoca Telegram. Tel., W. U. Express.
BAGWELL-Red River County; pop., 250; on T.
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& P. Ry., 7 miles from Clarksville, the county seat. Bank, First Natl. Tel., W. U. Express.
BAILEY-Fannin County; pop., 350; on St. L. & S. W., 12 miles from Bonham the county seat. Bank, Continental State. Newspaper, The Bailey Tele- gram. Tel., W. U. Express.
BAIRD-Callahan County seat; pop., 1,902. Alt., 1,707 ft. On Rio Grande division of the T. & P. Ry., 140 miles west of Ft. Worth. Banks, First Natl. 1st Guaranty State. Hotels, American, Mae. Week- ly newspaper, The Star. Tel., W. U. Express.
BALLINGER-Runnels County seat; pop., 2,767. Alt., 1,637 ft. On G. C. & S. F. and A. & S. Rys. and the Colorado River, 225 miles west of Ft. Worth. Banks, Ballinger State, Farmers' & Merchants' State and First Natl. Hotel, Central. Daily news- paper, The Ledger; two weeklies, The Banner-Led- ger and the Runnels County Democrat. Industries, cotton, cotton seed products, bottling works. Tel., W. U. Express.
BALMORHEA-Reeves County; pop., 50; on P. V. & S. R. R. R., 36 miles from Pecos, the county seat. Bank, Toyah Valley State. Weekly news- paper, The Toyah Valley Herald. Express.
BANDERA-Bandera County seat; pop., 700; 20 miles from Center Point, the nearest railroad con- nection. Banks, First State, First National and W. J. Davenport, banker. A newspaper, The Bandera Enterprise. Stage daily to Boerne and Tapley and semi-weekly to Medina. Telephone connection.
BANGS-Brown County; pop., 709; on G. C. & S. F. Ry., 10 miles from Brownwood, the county seat. Bank, First State. Weekly newspaper, The Bangs Enterprise. Telephone connection. Express.
BARDWELL-Ellis County; pop., 358. Alt., 580 ft. On T. & B. V. Ry., 12 miles from Waxahachie, the county seat. Bank, First Natl. Hotel, Bardwell. Weekly newspaper, The Herald. Express.
BARKSDALE-Edwards County; pop., 200; 50 miles from Uvalde, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First Natl. of Barksdale. Telephone connec- tion.
BARNHART-Irion County; pop., 150. Alt., 1,849 ft. On K. C. M. & O. R. R., 31 miles from Sher- wood, the county seat. Bank, -First State. Hotel, Joslin. Tel., W. U. Express.
BARRETVILLE-No P. O. Bank, Barretville Bank & Trust Co.
BARRY-Navarro County; pop., 350; on St. L. S. W. Ry., 12 miles from Corsicana, the county seat. Bank, First State. Weekly newspaper, The News. Tel., W. U. Express.
BARSTOW-Ward County seat; pop., 490; on T. & P. Ry., 214 miles east of El Paso. Bank, Citizens State. Opera house and weekly newspaper, The West Texas Journal. Industries, cotton, grain, al- falfa, seed and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
BARTLETT-Bell and Williamson Counties; pop., 1,731; alt., 611 ft. On M. K. & T. Ry., 51 miles north of Austin, 24 miles south of Temple. Is eastern terminal of the Bartlett Western Ry. Has electric lights, water works and sewerage. Banks, Bartlett National, Bartlett State and First Natl. Hotels, Clark, Commercial. A weekly newspaper, The Tri- bune. Tel., W. U. Express.
BASTROP-Bastrop County seat; pop., 1,828; alt., 377 ft. On M. K. & T. Ry and Colorado River, 35 miles southeast of Austin. Banks, Citizens State
and First Natl. Hotel, Bastrop. Has public library and weekly newspaper, The Advertiser. Tel., W. U. Express.
BATSON-Hardin County; pop., 700; 20 miles west of Kountze, the county seat, 6 miles from Sara- toga and 8 miles from Hull, both of which latter places afford shipping facilities. Stages twice daily to Saratoga and Hull. Bank, R. S. Sterling & Co.,
BAY CITY-Matagorda County seat; pop., 2,454; alt., 55 ft. On G. H. & S. A., G. C. & S. F. and the St. L. B. & M. Rys., 90 miles southwest of Houston. Banks, Bay City Bank & Trust Co., First Natl. and First State. Hotels, Baker, Bay City, Commercial, Nuckles, Progressive and Rice. Daily newspaper, The Tribune, and two weeklies, the Matagorda County News and Mid-Coast Farmer, and the Mata- gorda County Tribune. Shipments, cotton, rice, rice products, corn, potatoes, live stock and produce, brick, tile and marble works. Tel., W. U. Express.
BEASLEY-Fort Bend County; pop., 350; on G. H. & S. A. Ry., 11 miles from Richmond, the county seat. Bank, Beasley State. Tel., W. U. Express.
BEAUMONT-Jefferson County seat; pop., 40,422; alt., 27 ft. On Neches River, 50 miles from the Gulf, and on the Gulf Coast Lines, the G. C. & St. Fe, the K. C. S. and the T. & N. O. Rys., 84 miles east of Houston and 278 miles west of New Orleans. Banks, American Natl., First Natl., City National Bank, Security State Bank and Trust Company, Texas National Bank, Davidson Securities Co. and Beaumont Clearing House Association. Hotels, Clairmont, Crosby, Gowling, Heising, Ogden, Phoenix, Plaza and Woodrow. Largest vessels ply- ing the Gulf come direct to Beaumont wharves. In- dustries, rice, lumber, oil, jobbing trade and retail trade, each of which runs into the millions of dollars annually. Beaumont is located in the heart of the "rain belt" where farming is a practical certainty, while through its railroads it is the center of the empire of East Texas, the seat of the lumber indus- try. Is a great summer and winter resort. Has three of the largest rice mills in the world; is the location of the famous Spindle Top oil fields. Is said to have more fine homes, paved streets and public improvements than any city of same size in the South. Two daily newspapers. Tel., W. U. Express.
BECKVILLE-Panola County; pop., 606; on T. & G. R. R. and on the Sabine River, 10 miles from Carthage, the county seat. Bank, Continental State Bank. Weekly newspaper, The Times. Tel., W. U. Express.
BEDIAS-Grimes County; pop., 500; on I. & G. N. Ry., 21 miles from Anderson the county seat. Banks, Citizens Bank and First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
BEEVILLE-Bee County seat; pop., 3,063; alt., 214 ft. On S. A. & A. P. Ry. and terminus of a branch of the S. P. Ry., 93 miles southeast of San Antonio. Banks, Beeville Bank and Trust Co., Com- mercial Natl., and First Natl. Hotels, McAllen, Queen. Two weekly newspapers, The Bee and The Picayune. Shipments, sotton, cotton seed products, farm products, brooms, broom corn, honey. Tel., W. U. Express.
BELCHERVILLE-Montague County; pop., 200; on M. K. & T. Ry. 13 miles from Montague, the county seat, and 7 miles from the nearest banking
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center, Nocona. Railway name is Belcher. Tel., W. U. Express.
BELLEVUE-Clay County; pop., 782; alt., 975 ft. On the Ft. W. & D. C. Ry., 16 miles south of Hen- rietta, the county seat, 80 miles north of Ft. Worth. Banks, First Guaranty and First Natl. Hotel, Bass. Weekly newspaper, The Bellevue News. Tel., W. U. Express.
BELLS-Grayson County; pop., 585; alt., 732 ft. On T. & P. and M. K. & T. Rys., 14 miles from Sherman, the county seat. Bank, First Natl. Hotel, Commercial. Has a newspaper. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
BELLVILLE-Austin County seat; pop., 2,000; alt., 263 ft. On A. T. & S. Fe Ry., 108 miles north- west of Galveston. Banks, Austin County State and First Natl. Hotels, Burns, Steck. Weekly news- paper, The Times. Bellville is the receiving and distributing center for great farming district; ship- ments, cotton, truck farming, live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
BELTON-Bell County seat; pop., 5,098; alt., 811 ft. On G. C. & S. Fe., 8 miles west of Temple. Banks, Belton Natl., First State and People's Natl. Hotels, Belton, Central. Modern public utilities. Is seat of Baylor College for Women. A daily news- paper, The Evening News and two weeklies, The Journal and The Messenger. Shipments, cotton, grain and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
BENARNOLD-Milam County; pop., 250; on S. A. & A. P. Ry., 8 miles from Cameron, the county seat. Bank, BenArnold State. Tel., W. U. Express.
BENAVIDES-Duval County; pop., 500; on T. M. Ry., 18 miles southwest of San Diego, the county seat. Bank, Merchants Exchange. Tel., W. U. Express.
BEN FRANKLIN-Delta County; pop., 300; on G. C. & S. Fe Ry., 121/2 miles from Cooper, the county seat. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
BENJAMIN-Knox County seat; pop., 500; on the K. C. M. & O. Ry., 32 miles west of Seymour. Bank, First Natl. Two hotels and weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
BEN WHEELER-Van Zandt County; pop., 400; 13 miles southeast of Canton, the county seat, and 14 miles from Brownsboro, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State. Stage daily to Browns- boro; telephone connection.
BERCLAIR-Goliad County; pop., 300; on S. P. R. R., 17 miles from Goliad, the county seat. Bank, Berclair State. Express.
BERTRAM-Burnet County; pop., 420; on H. & T. C. Ry., 10 miles southeast of Burnet, the county seat. Banks, Farmers' State, First Natl., and D. C. Reed & Son, Bankers. Tel., W. U. Express.
BESSMAY-Jasper County; pop., 1,000; on G. C. & S. Fe and Frisco lines, 35 miles from Jasper, the county seat, and 15 miles from Kirbyville, the near- est banking point. Tel., W. U. Express.
BETTIE-Upshur County; pop., 284; on St. L. S. W. Ry., 6 miles from Gilmer, the county seat. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
BIG LAKE-Reagan County seat; pop., 30; on K. C. M. & O. R. R., 17 miles from Stiles, the county seat. Banks, First State. Stage daily to Stiles. Tel., W. U. Express.
BIG SANDY-Upshur County; pop., 658; alt.,
329 ft. On T. & P. and St. L. S. F. Rys., 12 miles from Gilmer, the county seat. Banks, Continental State and Farmers' State. Hotel, Fox. Tel., W. U. Express.
BIG SPRING-Howard County seat; pop., 4,273; alt., 2,397 ft. On T. & P. Ry., 107 miles west of Abilene. Banks, First Natl., State Natl., West Texas Nat'l. Hotels, Cole, Johnson, Stewart. Two weekly newspapers The Enterprise and The Herald. Tel., W. U. Express.
BIGWELLS-Dimmit County; pop., 750; on S. A. U. & G. Ry., 17 miles from Carrizo Springs, the county seat. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
BISHOP-Nueces County; pop., 1,300; alt., 400 ft .; On St. L. B. & M. Ry., 31 miles southwest of Corpus Christi, the county seat. Banks, First National and First State. Hotel, Bishop. Industries, cotton, citrus fruits, winter vegetables, live stock, poultry, dairying. Tel., W. U. Express.
BLACKWELL-Nolan County; pop., 500; alt., 1,880 ft. On K. C. M. & O. Ry., 31 miles southeast of Sweetwater, the county seat. Bank, First State. Hotel, Star. Tel., W. U. Express.
BLANCO-Blanco County; pop., 600; alt., 1,300 ft. 15 miles south of Johnson City, the county seat, and 38 miles from San Marcos, its shipping point. Bank, Blanco Natl. Hotels, Comparet and Kellam. Weekly newspaper, Blanco Courier. Stages daily to San Marcos and tri-weekly to Johnson City. Tele- phone connection.
BLANKET-Brown County; pop., 472; on Ft. W. & R. G. Ry., 16 miles from Brownwood, the county seat. Bank, Blanket State Bank. Weekly news- paper, Blanket Signal. Tel., W. U. Express.
BLESSING-Matagorda County; pop., 500; alt., 43 ft. On St. L. B. & M. and the G. H. & S. A. Rys., 20 miles west of Bay City, the county seat. Banks, Blessing State Bank. Hotel, Blessing. Tel., W. U. Express.
BLOOMBURG-Cass County; pop., 436; on K.C.S. and T. A. & L. Rys., 25 miles east of Linden, the county seat and 201/2 miles south of Texarkana. Bank, Bloomburg State. Tel., W. U. Express.
BLOOMING GROVE-Navarro county; pop., 898; alt., 420 ft. On St. L. S. W. Ry., 16 miles west of Cor- sicana, the county seat. Banks, Blooming Grove State and Citizens Natl. Hotel, Alamo. Shipments, cotton and grain. Weekly newspaper, The Rustler. Tel., W. U. Express.
BLOOMINGTON-Victoria County; pop., 600; on St. L. B. & M. Ry., 14 miles southeast of Victoria, the county seat. Bank, First State; newspaper, The Bloomington Breeze. Tel., W. U. Express.
BLOSSOM-Lamar County; pop., 969; alt., 530 ft. On T. & P. Ry., 10 miles west of Paris, the county seat. Banks, Farmers State and First Natl. Ho- tels, Blossom, Burke, Sharp. Weekly newspaper, The Blossom Bee. Is famed for its mineral wells. Tel., W. U. Express.
BLUE RIDGE-Collin County; pop., 450; alt., 640 ft. 20 miles northwest of Mckinney, the county seat, and 11 miles from Melissa, its shipping point. Bank, Security State. Hotel, Terry. Stage daily to Me- lissa. Telephone connection.
BLUFFDALE-Erath County; pop., 457; on Ft. W. & R. G. Ry., 16 miles northwest of Stephenville,
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the county seat. Bank, Bluffdale State. Weekly newspaper, The Sun. Tel., W. U. Express.
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