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CLINT-El Paso County; pop., 250. 20 miles from El Paso, on the G. H. & S. A. and T. & P. Rys. Bank, First State. Has weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
CLYDE-Callahan County; pop., 610; alt., 1,979 ft. 6 miles from Baird, the county seat, on the T. &. P. Ry. Banks, Clyde Natl., and First Guar- anty State. Hotel, Commercial. Weekly newspa- per, The Clyde Enterprise. Tel., W. U. Express.
COAHOMA-Howard County; pop., 250. 101/2 miles northeast of Big Spring, the county seat, on the T, & P. Ry., Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
COLD SPRING-San Jacinto County seat; pop., 500; alt., 150 ft. 12 miles from Shepherd, the near- est shipping point, and 235 miles northeast of Austin, on the Trinity River. Banks, Guaranty State. Newspaper, The Times. Hotel, Greenaway. Daily stages to Shepherd, Camilla, Evergreen and Maynard.
COLEMAN-Coleman County seat; pop., 2,868; alt., 1,690 ft. 172 miles southwest of Ft. Worth, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Banks, Central State, Cole- man Natl., and First Natl. Hotels, Commercial, Cottage, Delmar, Jones, Modern. Coleman is the receiving and distributing point for a rich agricul- tural district. Has two weekly newspapers, The Democrat-Voice and The Coleman County Herald. Tel., W. U. Express.
COLLINSVILLE-Grayson County; pop., 337; alt., 750 ft. 22 miles west of Sherman, the county seat, on the T. & P. and the M .- K .- T. Rys. Bank, Security State. Hotel, Commercial. Weekly newspaper, The Times. Industries, cotton and produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
COLMESNEIL-Tyler County; pop., 600. 9 miles north. of Woodville, the county seat, on the M.
K. & T. and S. P. Rys. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
COLORADO-Mitchell County seat; pop.,1,766; alt., 2,066 ft. 69 miles west of Abilene, on the T. & P. Ry. Banks, City National, Colorado National. Hotels, Barcroft, Keathley, Majestic. Weekly news- paper, The Record. Tel., W. U. Express.
COLUMBIA-Brazoria County; pop., 400; alt., 34 ft. 13 miles west of Angleton, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Columbia State. Hotel, Phillips. Tel., W. U. Express.
COLUMBUS-Colorado County seat; pop., 2,000; alt., 201 ft. 84 miles west of Houston, on the Colo- rado River and the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Banks, Col- umbus State, First State. Hotel, Live Oak. Week- ly newspaper, The Colorado Citizen. Tel., W. U. Express.
COMANCHE-Comanche County рор., 3,524; alt., 1,434 ft. 113 miles west of Ft. Worth, on the Ft. W. & R. G. and S., N. & S. T. Rys., and on the Leon River. Banks, Comanche Nat'l, First Natl., First State, John M. Easley & Co., Bankers. Hotels, Comfort. Weekly newspaper, The Comanche Chief-Exponent. Principal products, cotton, oats, hay, live stock, peanuts and poultry. Tel., W. U. Express.
COMFORT-Kendall County; pop., 800. 20 miles north of Boerne, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Comfort State. Weekly newspaper, The Comfort News. Tel., W. U. Express.
COMMERCE-Hunt County; pop., 3,842; alt., 509 ft. 16 miles northeast of Greenville, the county seat, on the T. M. and St. L. S. W. Rys. Banks, Citizens' State, First Natl., Planters & Merchants Natl., and State Bank of Commerce. Hotel, Com- merce, Fought. Has two newspapers and is the home of the East Texas Normal College, also of the Cotton Belt Machine shops. Tel., W. U. Express.
COMO-Hopkins County; pop., 827. 9 miles south- east of Sulphur Springs, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Como State. Weekly newspaper, The Como Headlight. There are three lignite mines, near its eastern limits. Ships cotton, fruit, garden truck, cordwood and lignite coal. Tel., W. U. Express.
CONNVILLE-Sabine County; pop, 300. About 20 miles southwest of San Augustine, and five miles east of Jeans, the nearest shipping point.
CONROE-Montgomery County seat; pop., 804; alt., 339 ft. 39 miles north of Houston, on the G. C. & S. F. and I. & G. N. Rys. Banks, Conroe State, Farmers' & Merchants' State, First State. Hotels, Capiton, Conroe, Smith. Two weekly news- papers, The Courier, The Montgomery County News. Is the home of the Conroe Normal and Industrial College, a co-educational institution for negroes. The soil of surrounding territory is highly adapted to truck growing and potatoes, tomatoes and early spring vegetables, which are extensively grown. Tel., W. U. Express.
COOKVILLE-Titus County; pop., 420. 8 miles from Mt. Pleasant, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Tel., W. U. Express.
COOLEDGE-Limestone County; pop., 880. 15 miles northeast of Groesbeck, the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry., Banks, First Natl., First State. Weekly newspaper, The Ledger-Local. Tel., W. U. Express.
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COOPER-Delta County seat; pop., 2,563; alt., 495 ft. 22 miles south of Paris, on the Texas Mid- land Ry. Banks, Delta Natl., Security State, First Natl. Hotels, Ganard, Parish, Robertson. Two week- ly newspapers, The Delta Courier, and the Cooper Review. It is in the heart of the famous black land belt. Tel., W. U. Express.
COPEVILLE-Collin County; pop., 240. 22 miles southeast of Mckinney, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, Citizens' State. Tel., W. U. Express.
COPPELL-Dallas County; pop., 200. 25 miles northwest of Dallas, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Express.
COPPERAS COVE-Coryell County; pop., 509; alt., 1,092 ft. 26 miles from Gatesville, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First State and Guaranty State. Hotels, Goodson, Middick, Simpson. Weekly newspaper, The Banner. Tel., W. U. Express.
CORPUS CHRISTI-Nueces County seat; pop., 10,522; alt., 35 ft. Is located on and overlooks from its high bluff, two magnificent bays, Corpus Christi and Nueces, and with its advantageous sur- roundings is destined to become one of the leading cities of the nation as commercial, agricultural and resort center. Four railways enter the city-the T. M., the St. L., B. & M., the S. A. & A. P. and the S. A. U. & G. Rys. Banks, City National, Corpus Christi National, State National and Texas Savings Bank & Trust Co. Hotels, Bidwell, Home, Nueces, St. James, State and Williams. Owing to its location and freight rates, Corpus Christi is the jobbing center of southwest Texas. Paved streets, municipally owned docks, splendid public utilities. Cotton, forage crops and winter vegetables are very prolific. The surrounding land is as rich as any in the United States and produces cotton, corn, milo maize, kaffir corn, sorghum and other forage crops with heavy production in truck pro- duce. This city is known throughout the country as a resort city and has 5,000 attractive rooms for housing visitors. Bathing, boating, fishing, hunt- ing are afforded at all times. The city has two weekly newspapers and an active commercial club. Tel., W. U. Express.
CORRIGAN-Polk County; pop., 1,000; alt., 32 ft. 24 miles north of Livingston, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. and the H. E. & W. T. Rys. Banks, Citizens State and Corrigan Natl. Hotel, Holoman. Tel., W. U. Express.
CORSICANA-Navarro County seat; pop., by 1920 census, 11,356; alt., 418 ft. 55 miles south of Dallas on the H. & T. C., the St. L. S. W. and the T. & B. V. Rys., and terminal of the Dallas-Corsi- cana Interurban. Banks, Corsicana Natl., First Natl., First State, State Natl., Central State, Corsi- cana Clearing House. Hotels, Beaton, Commer- cial, Main, Navarro, Wilson. Corsicana has fine opera house and public library, with first rate pub- lic utilities for its citizenship, has paved streets, elec- trical power, telephone and water systems, etc. Is important as an oil and natural gas producing center. Corsicana was the first oil center of Tex- as, oil having been found in considerable quantities long before the discovery at Spindle Top. In 1921 there was a great deal of activity in oil development, and Corsicana has become one of the leading oil
centers of Texas. The population increased several- fold and the industries of the city grew in propor- tion, and Corsicana has again come to the front as a leading oil city. Corsicana has two daily, a semi- weekly and two weekly newspapers. Prominent in- dustries, cotton seed products, cotton mills, cotton compress, cotton gins, overall factory, candy fac- tory, foundries, brick and tile works, planing mills, bottling works and lumber yards. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
COTULLA-La Salle County seat; pop., 2,000; alt., 425 ft. 87 miles southwest of San Antonio, on the I. & G. N. Ry., and the Nueces River. Banks, Farmers & Stockmens Bank, and Stockmens Natl. Hotels, La Salle, Travellers. Weekly newspaper, The Record. Tel., W. U. Express.
COUPLAND-Williamson County; pop., 150. 30 miles from Georgetown, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Coupland State. Weekly news- paper, The Record. Tel., W. U. Express.
COVINGTON-Hill County; pop., 500. 15 miles north of Hillsboro, the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Bank, First Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
CRANDALL-Kaufman County; pop., 750. 26. miles south of Dallas, 9 miles north of Kaufman, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Banks, Citizens' Natl., First Natl. Weekly newspaper, The Crandall Star. Tel., W. U. Express.
CRANFILL'S GAP-Bosque County; pop., 97. 18 miles southwest of Meridian, the county seat, and 19 miles from Clifton, its shipping point. Bank, First Guaranty. Telegraph and telephone connec- tions. Express.
CRAWFORD-McLennan County; pop., 573. 20 miles from Waco, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, Farmers' State Bank. Weekly news- paper, The Advance. Tel., W. U. Express.
CROCKETT-Houston County seat, pop., 3,061; alt., 350 ft. 162 miles above Houston, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Banks, Crockett State and First Natl. Hotel, Pickwick. Two newspapers. Tel., W. U. Express.
CROSBY-Harris County; pop., 300. 22 miles east of Houston, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Bank, Crosby State. Tel., W. U. Express.
CROSBYTON-Crosby County seat; pop., 697; alt., 2,912 feet. 38 miles from Lubbock, on the C. & S. P. Ry. Banks, Citizens' Natl., First Natl. Ho- tels, City and Star. Weekly newspaper, The Re- view. Express.
CROSS PLAINS-Callahan County; pop., 700. 36 miles west of De Leon, on the T. C. Ry. Banks, Farmers' Natl., First Guaranty State. Has weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
CROWELL-Foard County seat; pop., 1,175; alt., 1,456 ft. 23 miles south of Chillicothe on the K. C. M. & O. Ry. Banks, Bank of Crowell, First State. Hotels, Crowell, Orient, Rasor, Smith. Weekly newspaper, Foard County News. Industries, cotton, grain and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
CROWLEY-Tarrant County; pop., 250. 121/2 miles south of Ft. Worth, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, Continental State. Tel., W. U. Express.
CRYSTAL CITY-Zavalla County; pop., 800; alt., 1,000 ft. 25 miles southwest of Batesville, the county seat, on the S. A. U. & G. Ry. Has a bank,
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Zavalla County Bank, and a weekly newspaper. Ho- tels, Cross, Jackson. Tel., W. U. Express.
CRYSTAL FALLS-Stephens County; pop., 74. 11 miles north of Breckenridge, the county seat. Bank, Bank of Crystal Falls. 28 miles from Al- bany the usual shipping point.
CUERO-DeWitt County seat; pop., 3,671; alt., 177 ft. 135 miles west of Houston, on the S. A. & A. P., and S. P. Rys. Banks, Buchel Natl., First State Bank & Trust Co., H. Runge & Co., Bankers. Hotels, Butler, Muti. Has two sanitariums, two daily and weekly newspapers, The Record and The Star; a German weekly, Der Missionfreund, and a semi-weekly, Der Deutche Rundschau. Has one of the largest cotton mills in the South, also one of the largest cotton oil mills, and cotton compress and one of the largest electric water power plants in the South. Two of the largest turkey dressing plants in the world are here. The climate and soil are adapted to raising cotton, corn, alfalfa, onions, cab- bage and other kinds of truck which are shipped into northern markets early. Tel., W. U. Express.
CUMBY-Hopkins County; pop., 945. 14 miles west of Sulphur Springs, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Cumby State. Hotels, Graves, Mathis. Weekly newspaper, The Rustler. Tel., W. U. Express.
CUSHING-Nacogdoches County; pop., 1,500; alt., 412 ft. 20 miles northwest of Nacogdoches, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Banks, Cush- ing State, Farmers Guaranty Bank. Hotel, Wal- lace. Weekly newspaper, The Enterprise. Tel., W. U. Express.
DAINGERFIELD-Morris County seat; pop., 1,250; alt., 250 ft. 33 miles northwest of Jeffer- son, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, Citizen's Natl., Natl. Bank of Daingerfield. Hotel, Smith. Has weekly newspaper, cotton gin, cotton seed oil mill, saw and grist mills, etc. Tel., W. U. Express.
DALHART-Dallam County seat; pop., 5,676; alt., 3,998 ft. 82 miles north of Amarillo, 530 miles southwest from Kansas City, at the junction of the main lines of the C. R. I. & G. and the Ft. W. & D. Rys. Banks, Citizens' State, First Natl., Midway Bank. Hotels, DeSoto, Grand. Weekly newspaper, The Texan. Dalhart is the center for the growing of cattle, horses, hogs, kaffir corn, milo maize and other forage crops. From here heavy shipments are made of cattle and hogs, kaffir corn and milo maize, produce and dairy products. Tel., W. U. Express.
DALLAS-Dallas County seat; pop., 250,000; alt., 426 ft. Dallas is located in north central Texas on the Trinity River in what is known as the black waxey belt of Texas. The first settlement was made by John Neely Bryan in 1841; the county was or- ganized in 1846 and was named after George M. Dallas, vice president of the United States. In 1872 two steam railways reached the village of 5,000 and by 1880 the population was doubled and by 1890 it was trebled. Within a circle the radius of which extends 100 miles from the city of Dallas, more than 25 per cent of the people of Texas live, there are over 17,000 rated business concerns, 686 national and state banks with a combined capital of over $38,000,000; in the same territory are 156,373 farms or 16.6 per cent of the total number of farms of all Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana combined, yielding 1734 per cent of America's cotton crop and
over 1,200 prosperous towns and villages. Banks, American Exchange National, Central National, City National, Mercantile Natl., Dallas Natl., Dallas Trust and Savings, Federal Reserve for the 11th District, Republic National, Liberty State, National Bank of Commerce, Oak Cliff State Bank and Trust Company, North Texas National; Financial Corpora- tions, Bankers and Brokers are: Bankers' Trust Co., Dallas Joint Stock Land Bank, Dallas Securi- ties Co., Dallas Title & Guaranty Co., Dallas Trust Co., Dallas Union Trust Co., Texas Finance Corpo- ration, U. S. Bond and Mortgage Co., Breg, Garrett & Co., Brown Crummer Co., Jas. Schwartz Co., J. P. Scranton & Co., R. T. Stewart & Co., Thomas Mort- gage Co., Dallas Clearing House Association. Hotels, Adolphus, Cadillac, Campbell, Galloupe, Huntley, Jefferson, Baker, Park, Hilton, St. George, South- land, Texan and Waldorf.
Dallas is the distributing center of the southwest, as its location and transportation facilities make it the jobbing and wholesale center for a territory larger than the New England and the Middle At- lantic states combined. There are 570 wholesalers and manufacturers here, 256 of which are of national importance. Dallas leads the world in the manufac- ture and distribution of leather goods, cotton gin machinery, and ships more galvanized corrugated tanks to the oil fields than any other city in the nation and is the geographical center for the oil territory of the Southwest. Dallas is the largest film distributing center of the world and is one of the three largest depots for farm implements in America. 3,000 traveling salesmen make Dallas their headquarters.
Nine railroads entering Dallas give outlet in twenty-three different directions and five electric interurban railways radiate in seven different direc- tions. Within the territory reached from Dallas on a lower freight rate than from St. Louis are 6,630,065 people, 4,082,620 of whom can be reached from Dallas on a lower rate than from Gulf points. 262 telegraph circuits lead out from Dallas and she has sixth rank in volume of telegraph business in the United States. Dallas has the largest per capita development of telephones of any city in the Union.
Dallas leads the Southwest in population, whole- sale business, factory output, freight business, postal receipts and new buildings. 172 churches, 112 schools and colleges, two annual grand opera seasons provide for the moral, educational and cultural de- velopment. Tel., Mackay, Postal and W. U. Ex- press.
DARROUGETT-Lipscomb County; Post Office, Lourwood. Bank, First National Bank.
DAWSON-Navarro County; pop., 950. 21 miles southwest of Corsicana, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Banks, First Natl., Liberty Natl. Weekly newspaper, The Herald. Industries, cotton and grain. Tel., W. U. Express.
DAYTON-Liberty County; pop., 787; alt., 89 ft. Six miles west of Liberty, the county seat, and 36 miles east of Houston, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Bank, Dayton State. Hotels, Hunnicut and Wright. Week- ly newspaper, The Daytonite Local. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
DEANVILLE-Burleson County; pop., 25. Eight miles from Caldwell, the shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
DECATUR-Wise County seat; pop., 2,205; alt.,
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1,087 ft. 40 miles north of Ft. Worth on the Ft. W. & D. C. R. R. Banks, City National, First Na- tional. Hotels, City and Dill. Has two weekly news- papers and a college, Decatur Baptist College. Tel., W. U. Express.
DeKALB-Bowie County; pop., 655; alt., 407 ft. 1112 miles northwest of Boston, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Banks, DeKalb Exchange, First National. Hotels, Allen, Whittle. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
DeLEON-Comanche County; pop., 3,302; alt., 1,300 ft. 20 miles north of Comanche, the county seat, on the T. C. Ry. Banks, Farmers and Mer- chants National, Guaranty State. Hotels, City, Lambert, Travelers. Tel., W. U. Express.
DEL RIO-Valverde County seat; pop., 10,589; alt., 952 ft. 169 miles west of San Antonio and 3 miles north of the Rio Grande River, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Banks, Del Rio Bank and Trust Co., Del Rio Natl., First Natl. Hotels, Frank's, Graf, Gray, St. Charles, Val Verde. Two weekly news- papers. Tel., W. U. Express.
DENISON-Grayson County; pop., 17,065; alt., 724 ft. Three miles from the Red River which sep- arates it from Oklahoma and as it is at the entrance to the state, it is known as "Gate City"; 10 miles from Sherman, the county seat, 95 miles north of Dallas, on the M. K. & T., the T. & P., the M. O. & G., the H. & T. C. and the Frisco lines, and is a terminal of the Dallas-Denison interurban. Each of these roads, with the exception of the Frisco lines, maintains division terminals, locomotive and car shops and have a monthly pay roll exceeding $300,000; 47 passenger trains daily leave the Union Station, one of the finest in the Southwest. Banks, Citizens State Bank, National Bank of Denison, Security State, State Natl. Hotels, Bruckers, Pal- ace, Park.
DENTON-Denton County seat; pop., 7,626; alt., 620 ft. 35 miles northwest of Dallas, on the T. & P. and M. K. & T. Rys. Banks, Denton County Natl., Exchange Nat'l, First Guaranty State, First Nat'l. Hotels, City and Cottage. Has two state colleges, The College of Industrial Arts for Girls and the North Texas State Normal College, a co-educational institution having the largest enrollment of any normal school in the state. Has a daily and two weekly newspapers, with all the facilities of a hustling commercial center. Industries, flour mill- ing, brick, ice, bottling works, cotton seed products, broom factory, mattress factory, monument works, etc. Tel., W. U. Express.
DEPORT-Lamar County; pop., 821; alt., 540 ft. 16 miles from Paris, the county seat, on the P. & Mt. P. Ry., and on Mustang Creek. Banks, First Natl., First State. Hotel, Commercial. Weekly news- paper, The Times. Express.
DESDEMONA-Eastland County; pop., 3,008; 22 miles southeast of Eastland, the county seat, 10 miles from Gorman, on the Wichita Falls, Ranger & Ft. Worth Railroad. One of the leading centers in the recent West Texas oil fields.
DESSAU-Travis County; pop., 1,200, about 20 miles northeast of Austin, on the M .- K .- T. Ry.
DETROIT-Red River County; pop., 1,200; alt., 482 ft. 13 miles west of Clarksville, the county seat, and 117 miles from Dallas, on the T. & P. Ry. Weekly newspaper, The Herald. Banks, Guaranty
State, First Natl. Hotel, Duncan. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
DEVINE-Medina County; pop., 995; alt., 653 ft. 15 miles southeast of Hondo, the county seat, 32 miles southwest of San Antonio, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Adams Natl. Hotel, Rose. Two weekly newspapers, The News and The Reporter. Ships cotton, corn, sugar cane and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
DEWEYVILLE-Newton County; pop., 1,000. 48 miles south of Newton, the county seat, 35 miles from Beaumont, the nearest banking point, on the K. C. S. Ry. Ship via Ruliff. Telephone connection.
DEXTER-Cook County; pop., 350. 15 miles north of Whitesboro, the nearest shipping point, and 24 miles from Gainesville, the county seat. Bank, First Guaranty State. Telephone connection.
D'HANIS-Medina County; pop., 400. Nine miles west of Hondo, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, D'Hanis State. Tel., W. U. Express.
DIALVILLE-Cherokee County; pop., 200. Seven miles south of Rusk, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Dialville State. Weekly news- paper, The News. Tel., W. U. Express.
DIBOLL-Angelina County; pop., 500. Eleven miles southeast of Lufkin, the county seat and bank- ing point, on the H. E. & W. T. Ry. Tel., W. U. Express.
DICKINSON-Galveston County; pop., 1,000. 20 miles northwest of Galveston, the county seat, on the I. & G. N., the M. K. & T. and the G. H. & H. Rys. Bank, Dickinson State. Tel., W. U. Express.
DILLEY-Frio County; pop., 600; alt., 569 ft. 16 miles southwest of Pearsall, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Dilley State. Hotel, Run- field. Has a weekly newspaper. Express and tel- ephone connections.
DIME BOX-Lee County; pop., 500. 16 miles northeast of Giddings, the county seat, and 8 miles from Lincoln, the shipping point. Bank, First State.
DIMMITT-Castro County seat; pop., 500. 22 miles from Hereford, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State. Has newspaper, The Plainsman. Stage daily to Hereford. Telephone connections.
DOBBIN-Montgomery County; pop., 200. 22 miles northwest of Conroe, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
DODD CITY-Fannin County; pop., 495. Six miles from Bonham, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l., First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
DODGE-Walker County; pop., 500. Nine miles from Huntsville, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
DODSONVILLE-Collingsworth County; pop., 700. 17 miles from Wellington, the county seat, on the W. & N. W. Ry. Bank, First State. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
DONIE-Freestone County; pop., 19. 18 miles from Fairfield, the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
DONNA-Hidalgo County; pop., 1,072. 12 miles from Edinburg, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
DORCHESTER-Grayson County; pop., 100. 12 miles southwest of Sherman, the county seat, on the
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DOUGLASSVILLE-Cass County; pop., 170. 12 miles from Linden, the county seat, and 14 miles from Atlanta, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State. Stage daily to Atlanta.
DUBLIN-Erath County; pop., 3,229; alt., 1,466. 14 miles southwest of Stephenville, the county seat, and 90 miles southwest of Ft. Worth, on the Ft. W. & R. G. and T. C. Rys. Banks, Citizens' Natl., Dublin Natl., Guaranty State. Hotels, Commercial, Evans. Two weekly newspapers, The Telephone and The Progress. Industries, cotton and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
DUFFAU-Erath County; pop., 250; alt., 780 ft. Eight miles from Hico, its shipping point. Bank, Farmers & Merchants State. Mail daily. Hotel, Southland.
. DUMAS-Moore County seat; pop., 200. 30 miles northeast of Channing, the usual shipping point. Has a bank, First State, and a newspaper. Stage daily to Channing. Telephone connection.
DUNCANVILLE-Dallas County; pop., 300. 14 miles southwest of Dallas, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, Farmers'. Tel., W. U. Express.
DUNDEE-Archer County; pop., 200. 21 miles from Archer City, the county seat, on the W. V. R. R. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
DURANGO-Falls County; pop., 200. About 20 mile southwest of Marlin, the county seat, and 5 miles from Lott, the nearest shipping point and banking center.
EAGLE LAKE-Colorado County; pop., 2,017; alt., 173 ft. At the junction of the S. P., G. C. & S. F. and S. A. & A. P. Rys., 60 miles west of Houston, and 16 miles east of Columbus, the county seat. Banks, Eagle Lake State Bank, First Natl. Hotels, Dallas, Drummers', Eagle Lake. Weekly newspaper, The Headlight. Is situated on a beautiful lake bearing its name, 1 mile in width to 31/2 miles in length, giving beautiful surroundings, fish products, and water for rice irrigation. Is on the edge of the famous "cane belt" and much sugar cane is grown and manufactured into sugar here. Principal products, cotton and corn; important products, figs, truck products, live stock, dairying and produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
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