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EAGLE PASS-Maverick County seat. Pop., 8,000; alt., 726 ft. 167 miles southwest of San An- tonio, on the Rio Grande River and the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Banks, Bonnet Banking Co., Border Natl., First Natl., State Bank & Trust Co. Hotels, Dolch, Eagle. St. Joseph's Academy caters to the Mexican education, public and parochial schools care for the American families. Weekly newspaper, The News- Guide. Tel., W. U. Express.
EAST BERNARD-Wharton County; pop., 400. 15 miles southwest of Richmond, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, Union State. Tel., W. U. Express.
EASTLAND-Eastland County seat; pop., 9,368; alt., 1,420 ft. On the T. & P. Ry., 55 miles east of Abilene and 105 miles west of Ft. Worth. Banks, Exchange National and Texas State. Hotels, Char- lotte, Connellee, Cottage, Eastland, Planters. One of the leading oil centers of Texas, with enormous output.
ECTOR-Fannin County; pop., 454. Six miles
from Bonham, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
EDDY-McLennan County; pop., 360. 20 miles from Waco, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, First Natl. Weekly newspaper, Eddy Journal. Tel., W. U. Express.
EDEN-Concho County; pop., 641. 22 miles from Paint Rock, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Weekly newspaper, The Eden Echo. Bank, Eden State. Tel., W. U. Express.
EDGEWOOD-Van Zandt County; pop., 820. 10 miles north of Canton, the county seat, 53 miles east of Dallas, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, Farmers & Merchants' State, First Natl. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
EDINBURG-Hidalgo County seat; pop., 1,406. On the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Bank, Edinburg State Bank & Trust Co. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
EDNA-Jackson County seat; pop., 2,000; alt., 974 ft. Eight miles from the Gulf of Mexico and 125 miles southwest of Houston, on the G. H. & S. A. Railway. Bank, Jackson County State. Hotel, McDowell. Weekly newspaper, The Herald. Ships cotton, corn, live stock and produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
EL CAMPO-Wharton County; pop., 1,766; alt., 60 ft. 14 miles southwest of Wharton, the county seat, and 75 miles from Houston, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Banks, Com'l State, First Natl. Hotels, Cottage and Rice. Has two weekly newspapers. Tel., W. U. Express.
EL DORADO-Schleicher County seat; pop., 850; alt., 2,500 ft. 49 miles from San Angelo, its ship- ping point. Bank, First Natl. Hotel, Holland. Weekly newspaper. Stage daily to Sonora and San Angelo. Telephone connection.
ELECTRA-Wichita County; pop., 4,740; alt., 902 ft. 26 miles west of Wichita Falls, the county seat, on the Ft. W. & D. Ry. Banks, First Natl., First State. Hotels, Electra, Jefferson, Marriott, Spar. A daily and weekly newspaper. Principal industry, production of oil and gas. Tel., W. U. Express.
ELGIN-Bastrop County; pop., 1,630; alt., 577 ft. 16 miles north of Bastrop, the county seat, 28 miles from Austin, 130 miles from Houston, at the junction of the M. K & T. and the H. & T. C. Rys. Banks, Elgin Natl., Merchants' & Farmers' State. Hotel, McClellan. Manufacture of brick is extensively car- ried on. Has weekly newspaper, The Courier. Tel., W. U. Express .
ELIASVILLE-Young County; pop., 1,000. 18 miles from Graham, the shipping point. Bank, Guar- anty State. Mail daily.
ELKHART-Anderson County; pop., 700. miles from Palestine, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Elkhart Guaranty State. Weekly newspaper. Express.
ELLINGER-Fayette County; pop., 500. 12 miles from LaGrange, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
ELMO-Kaufman County; pop., 410. 14 miles northeast of Kaufman, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, First Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
EL PASO-El Paso County seat; pop., 110,000, alt., 3,762 ft. 712 miles northwest of Austin, and across the Rio Grande River from Jaurez, an im-
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portant Mexican border city, on the E. P. & S. W., the G. H. & S. A., the National of Mexico, the R. G. & El P., the S. P. and the T. & P. Rys. Banks, American Trust & Savings Bank, Border Natl., City Natl., El Paso Bank & Trust Co., Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (branch), First Mortgage Co., First Natl., Security Bank & Trust Co., State Natl., Vol- ney B. Leonard & Co., El Paso Clearing House. Hotels, Alamo, Alberta, Angeles, Arlington, Benson, Boston, Bristol Carlyle, Carman Fisher, Grand, Green Tree, Herbert, Krahmer, Leon, Laughlin, Linden, Lockie, McCoy, Oasis, Oregon, Orndorff, Paso Del Norte, St. Charles, St. Regis, Savoy, Shel- don, Travelers. Has eight hospitals and sanitariums. The press is represented by three dailies, three weeklies, a semi-monthly and two monthly publi- cations. There are ore smelters, iron foundries, cigar factories, brick works, rock drill and machin- ery works, planing mills, large government irriga- tion works, etc. Tel. and express.
ELYSIAN FIELDS-Harrison County; pop., 250. 18 miles from Marshall, on the M. & E. T. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
EMHOUSE-Navarro County; pop., 347. 10 miles from Corsicana, the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Bank, First State. Weekly newspaper, The News. Tel., W. U. Express.
EMORY-Rains County seat; pop., 800; alt., 464 ft. 30 miles southeast of Greenville, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, First Nalt., Guar. State. Weekly newspaper, The Rains County Leader. Hotels, Gill- mour, Rodes. Tel., W. U. Express.
ENCINAL-LaSalle County; pop., 600. 28 miles from Cotulla, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Cotulla is the nearest banking point. Tel., W. U. Express.
ENLOE-Delta County; pop., 398. Five miles from Cooper, the county seat, on the T. M. R. R. Bank, Guaranty State. Telephone, telegraph and express facilities.
ENNIS-Ellis County; pop., 7,224; alt., 584 ft. 15 miles east of Waxahachie, the county seat, and 33 miles south of Dallas, on the T. M. and H. & T. C. Rys. Banks, Citizens' Natl., First Natl., Farmers State, Ennis Clearing House Association. Hotels, Central, King. Two newspapers, The Ennis Daily News and the Weekly Local. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
ERA-Cooke County; pop., 300. 15 miles from Gainesville, the county seat, and 7 miles from Valley View, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First Guar- anty State. Telephone connection.
ESTELLINE-Hall County; pop., 394. 14 miles southeast of Memphis, the county seat, on the Ft. W. & D. Ry. Bank, Estelline State. Weekly news- paper, The News. Express.
EUSTACE-Henderson County; pop., 400. 12 miles northwest of Athens, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Bank, First State.
EVANT-Coryell County; pop., 500. 25 miles from Gatesville, the county seat, 19 miles south of Hamilton, the nearest shipping point. Bank, Evant State. Mail daily.
EVERMAN-Tarrant County; pop., 500. 10 miles north of Ft. Worth, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. R. R. and the Ft. Worth and Cleburne Inter- urban. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
FABENS-El Paso County; pop., 100. 22 miles
from El Paso, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, First Natl. Telephone and express connection.
FAIRFIELD-Freestone County seat; pop., 629; alt., 390 ft. 12 miles from Teague, the nearest ship- ping point. Bank, Fairfield State Bank. Hotel, Commercial. Weekly newspaper, The Recorder. Stage daily to Teague. Telephone connection.
FAIRLIE-Hunt County; pop., 248. 22 miles northeast of Greenville, the county seat, and 7 miles from Wolfe City. Bank, Citizens' Bank. Tel., W. U. Express.
FALFURRIAS-Brooks County seat; pop., 2,500; alt., 500 ft. 299 miles south west of Houston and. 185 miles south of San Antonio, at the terminus of the Falfurrias branch of the S. A. & A. P. Railway. Bank, First National Bank. Hotels, Palace, Park. Falfurrias is noted for having prob- ably the largest dairy in the world, milking 1,400 cows and producing 1,000 pounds of butter daily. Produces citrous fruits, cotton, corn, truck farming, live stock and dairy products. Tel., W. U. Express.
FALLS CITY-Karnes County; pop., 500. 12 miles northwest of Karnes City, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Falls City Natl. Has a weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
FARMERS BRANCH-Dallas County; pop., 300. 12 miles north of Dallas, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Riddle Banking Co. Cotton and grain are the chief shipments. Tel., W. U. Express.
FARMERSVILLE-Collin County; pop., 2,167; alt., 636 ft. 16 miles east of Mckinney, the county seat, and 38 miles from Dallas, on the M. K. & T. and the G. C. & S. Fe Rys. Banks, Farmers' & Merchants' National and First National. Hotel, St. George. Weekly newspaper, The Times. Tel., W. U. Express.
FARWELL-Parmer County seat; pop., 600. 90 miles southwest of Amarillo, on the P. V. and N. E. Ry. Its railroad station, express and telegraph of- fices are at Texico, N. M., one-half mile distant. Bank, Guaranty State. Has a weekly newspaper.
FATE-Rockwall County; pop., 299. 41/2 miles northeast of Rockwall, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
FAYETTEVILLE-Fayette County; pop., 390; alt., 415 ft. 14 miles from LaGrange, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, Farmers' Natl., Fayetteville State. Hotel, Johnson. Has a news- paper. Tel., W. U. Express.
FENTRESS - Caldwell County. Twelve miles southwest of Lockhart, the county seat, and ten miles from Luling, the nearest shipping point. Bank, Fentress State. Telephone connection.
FERRIS-Ellis County; pop., 1,586; alt., 471 ft. 18 miles south of Dallas, 16 miles northeast of Waxahachie, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Banks, Farmers & Merchants State, Ferris Natl. Has six brick plants, a broom factory, three cotton gins, a weekly newspaper, The Ferris Wheel. Tel., W. U. Express.
FLATONIA-Fayette County; pop., 995; alt., 465 ft. 24 miles south of LaGrange, the county seat, 120 miles west of Houston, on the S. P. and the S. A. & A. P. Rys. Bank, Flatonia State. Hotel, Sullivan. A weekly newspaper, The Argus. Tel., W. U. Express.
FLORENCE-Williamson County; pop., 650. 18 miles from Georgetown, the county seat, on the
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B. W. Ry. and the Salado River. Banks, Farmers' State, Florence State. Has a weekly newspaper. Telephone connection.
FLORESVILLE-Wilson County seat; pop., 1,518; alt., 363 ft. Banks, City Natl., First Natl., Hotel, Miller. Weekly newspaper, The Chronicle-Journal. Shipments, cotton and farm produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
FLOYD-Hunt County; pop., 300. Eight miles from Greenville, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Peoples State. Tel., W. U. Express.
FLOYDADA-Floyd County seat; pop., 1,384; alt., 3,500 ft. 26 miles southeast of Plainview, 110 miles southeast of Amarillo, on the Plainview branch of the A. T. & S. Fe Ry. Banks, First Natl., First State. Hotel, Commercial. Ships broom corn, wheat, cotton, oats, kaffir, cattle, hogs, dairy products. Tel., W. U. Express.
FLUVANNA-Scurry County; pop., 375. 191/4 miles northwest of Snyder, the county seat, on the R. S. & P. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
FLYNN-Leon County; pop., 300. 13 miles south- west of Centerville, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. and the T. & B. V. Rys. Bank, Guaranty State. Telephone connection. Express.
FOCH-Scurry County; pop., 600. Bank, First State.
FOLLETT-Lipscomb County; pop., 500. Banks, Farmers' National and Follett National.
FOREST-Cherokee County; pop., 100. 22 miles from Rusk, the county seat, and 5 miles from Wells, on the St. L. S. W. Bank, Farmers & Merchants State. Tel., W. U. Express.
FORESTBURG-Montague County; pop., 372. 14 miles from Montague, the county seat, and 14 miles from St. Jo, the usual shipping point. Bank, First State. Stage daily to St. Jo. Telephone connection.
FORNEY-Kaufman County; pop., 1,345; alt., 465 ft. 20 miles northwest of Kaufman, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry., and 21 miles east of Dallas. Banks, City Natl., Farmers' Natl., Citizens' Natl., Forney State. Hotels, Ball, Forney. Weekly news- paper, The Messenger. Tel., W. U. Express.
FORRESTON-Ellis County; pop., 233. Nine miles from Waxahachie, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Forreston State. Tel., W. U. Express.
FORT DAVIS-Jeff Davis County Seat; pop., 1,060; alt., 4,500 ft. 22 miles northeast of Marfa, the nearest shipping point. Has a bank, Fort Davis State, and a weekly newspaper. Stage daily to Marfa. Hotel, Limpea.
FORT STOCKTON-Pecos County seat; pop., 1,297; alt., 3,050 ft. 55 miles southeast of Pecos, on the K. C. M. & O. Ry. Bank, First National. Hotels, Rooney, Stockton. Two weekly newspapers, The Pioneer and The Journal. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
FORT WORTH-Tarrant County seat; pop., 106,482; alt., 670 ft. Fort Worth is the gateway to the great Southwest and has more trunk lines of railways than has any other city in Texas, the C. R. I. & G., Ft. W. & D. C., the Frisco Lines, the G. C. & S. Fe, the H. & T. C., the I. & G. N., the M. K. & T., the St. L. S. W., the T. & P. and the T. & B. V. Rys. Ft. Worth is the greatest railway center in the Southwest and is the interchange point of 80 per cent of the traffic moving to and from the state.
Banks, Continental Natl., American Bank & Trust Co., Farmers' & Mechanics' Natl., First Natl., Ft. Worth Natl., Ft. Worth State, Stockyards Natl., Texas National Bank; banking companies are the Bankers' Loan & Securities Co., Cattlemen's Trust Co., Commerce Trust Co., North Texas Trust Co., United Trust Co., Ward-Harrison Mortgage Co., Broad & Bomar, W. R. Edrington & Co., and the Ft. Worth Clearing House Association. Hotels, The Texas, Boston, Chandler, Court, Majestic, Melba, Metropolitan, Sandegard, Seibold, Terminal, Trinity, Westbrook, Yorkley.
Ft. Worth is the second live stock and packing center in the United States. Swift & Co. and Armour & Co., two of the big parent packing plants of the country, have extensive branches here. The stockyards of Ft. Worth can handle in a single day 25,000 cattle, 10,000 calves, 15,000 hogs and 7,000 horses and mules. Each of the railroads centering at Ft. Worth run directly to the yards and 600 em- ployees are kept busy in the yards caring for the stock. The National Feeders' and Breeders' Show holds its annual exposition at Ft. Worth. The vol- ume of grain handled by Ft. Worth mills and ele- vators is second only to that handled by Kansas City, the leading grain market in the territory of the Southwest. Two big flour mills-the largest in this section of the United States-have a capacity of 1,000,000 bushels. In addition to its leadership in the flour mill industry, Ft. Worth is rapidly be- coming the chief corn products milling point of this section of the United States. In the way of public organizations, Ft. Worth has the greatest number of any city in the Southwest. Tel., Mackay, Postal, W. U. Express.
FRANCITAS-Jackson County; pop., 300. 23 miles southeast of Edna, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Bank, First State. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
FRANKELL-Eastland County; P. O. Ranger. Bank, First Natl.
FRANKLIN-Robertson County seat; pop., 1,131; alt., 340 ft. 103 miles northeast of Austin on the I. & G. N. Ry. Banks, First Natl., First State, Mitchell Bros. Bank. Hotel, National. Weekly newspaper, The Central Texan. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
FRANKSTON-Anderson County; pop., 818; alt., 530. 24 miles southeast of Athens on the T. & N. O. Ry. Bank, Frankston State. Hotel, White House. Weekly newspaper. Express.
FREDERICKSBURG-Gillespie County seat; pop., 2,500; alt., 1,742 ft. 70 miles north of San Antonio, on the S. A. F. & N. Ry. Banks, Bank of Fred- ericksburg, Citizens' Bank. Hotel, Ostrow. Two weekly newspapers. The noted Bear Mountain Red Granite quarries are four miles north of the city. Tel., W. U. Express.
FREEPORT-Brazoria County; pop., 1,789; alt., 64 ft. 16 miles southwest of Angleton, the county seat, 50 miles from Galveston, 60 miles from Hous- ton, on the H. & B. V. and on the Brazos River. Bank, Freeport Natl. Hotel, Tarpon. It is the location of the largest sulphur mines in the world, of the largest storage tanks of the Freeport Mexi- can Oil Co., and headquarters and terminal of the
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HI. & B. V. Ry. Has a weekly newspaper, The Freeport Facts. Tel., W. U. Express.
FRIONA-Parmer County; pop., 200. 26 miles from Farwell, the county seat, on the P. & N. T. Ry. Bank, Friona State. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
FRISCO-Collin County; pop., 733. 16 miles from Mckinney, the county seat, on the St. L. S. F. & T. Ry. Banks, First Natl., Frisco Guaranty State. Weekly newspaper, The Journal. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
FROST-Navarro County; pop., 913. 21 miles west of Corsicana, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Banks, Citizens' State, First Natl. Two weekly newspapers, The Star and The News. Ship- ment, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
FULBRIGHT-Red River County; pop., 300. 15 miles from Clarksville, the county seat, 41/2 miles from Deport, the nearest shipping point. Bank, Guaranty State. Telephone connection.
GAIL-Borden County; pop., 126. 22 miles south- west of Fluvanna, the nearest shipping point, on the Colorado River. Bank, Gail Bank. Stage daily to Big Springs. Weekly newspaper, The Borden Citizen.
GAINESVILLE Judicial seat of Cooke County; pop., 8,648; alt., 738 ft. Six miles from Red River on the G. C. & S Fe and the M. K. & T. Rys., 700 miles southwest of St. Louis. Banks, First Natl., First State and Lindsay Natl. Hotels, Lindsay, Turner. Chief products, cotton, wheat, corn, hay, every known fruit and vegetable. Is known as the "Banner County" from the fact that she has won first prize at the Texas State Fair and the Inter- national Fair at San Antonio in every contest entered with her agricultural products and horses. Is a leader in manufacture. Is noted for her at- tractiveness and sanitary condition. Has public library. Tel., W. U. Express.
GALLATIN-Cherokee County; pop., 300. Eight miles from Rusk, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Bank, Farmers & Merchants State. Ex- press.
GALVESTON-Judicial seat of Galveston Coun- ty; pop., 44,255; alt., six feet. Located on the east end of Galveston Island, about two miles from the mainland of the Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico, the chief seaport of Texas and of the United States on the Gulf of Mexico. Is the greatest cotton ex- porting port in the world and ranks second among American ports in the total of its foreign com- merce, being exceeded by New York City alone. Banks, City Nal., First Natl., People's Bank, Security Trust Co., South Texas Natl. Bank, U. S. Natl., Gal- veston Trust & Safe Deposit Co., Hutchings, Sealy & Co., C. P. Mann & Co., Ed. McCarthy & Co., W. L. Moody & Co., and the Galveston Clear- ing House Association. Hotels, Atlanta, Atlantic, Bashos, Beach, Beacon, Boulevard, Galvez, Grand, Highland, Loves, Oriental, Panama, Plaza, Ridge- way, Royall, Salt Air, Seaside, Snug Harbor, South- ern, Terminal, Tremont and Vinson. Fifty-six lines of steamers ply regularly between Galveston and foreign ports while five lines ply regularly between Galveston and other United States ports. Four daily newspapers and several weeklies. Medical Department of the State University is located here. The climate is exceptionally even; the salt atmos-
phere eradicates all malarial influences, and on account of the low altitude, Galveston is a mecca for those suffering from nervous trouble, catarrh or hay fever.
The dock frontage provides berthing space for more than 100 ocean-going steamers at one time. Custom houses, bonded warehouses, appraisers stores, immigration buildings and quarantine sta- tions are maintained by the Federal Government as well as the Federal courts and officers. The island is connected to the mainland by a concrete causeway about two miles in length, carrying tracks for both steam and electric railways, and a roadway for vehicles and pedestrians. Since the storm of . 1900 which resulted in large loss of life and prop- erty, Galveston has a concrete seawall 17 feet high and five miles in length, along the entire gulf side of the city. Twenty million cubic yards of sand fillings was deposited back of the seawall, raising the grade of the city from the old level to that of the seawall.
Galveston is enjoying an unprecedented era of prosperity. Principal lines of business, cotton com- press, several of which are among the largest in the world, grain elevators of enormous capacity, cotton seed cake mills, sacking mills, rice mills, flour mills, marine ways, ship yards, machine shops, cotton concentration plants, cigar manufacturing, broom factories, fish and oyster plants. Surf bath- ing, fishing and hunting are exceptionally good and attractive and bring many thousands of visitors to the city every year. Tel., Mackay, Postal, W. U. Mexican and Marconi Wireless. Express.
GANADO Jackson County; pop., 716; alt., 86 ft. Ten miles east of Edna, the county seat, and 93 miles southwest of Houston, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Banks, Citizens' State, Farmers' State. Hotels, Mitchell, Southside. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
GARDEN CITY-Glasscock County seat; pop., 100. 331/2 miles south of Big Springs, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State.
GARLAND-Dallas County; pop., 1,421; alt., 536 ft. 16 miles northeast of Dallas, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe, and M .- K .- T. Rys. Banks, First Natl. and State Natl. Weekly newspaper, The Garland News. Tel., W. U. Express.
GARRISON-Nacogdoches County; pop., 603; alt., 378 ft. 19 miles from Nacogdoches, the county seat, on the H. E. & W. T. Ry., 150 miles from Houston and 72 miles southwest of Shreveport, La. Bank, First State. Hotels, City, Wiley. Is in the timbered area of Texas; principal industries, large saw mills, planing mills, cotton gins and brick mak- ing plant with capacity of 50,000 bricks daily. Ship- ments, cotton, corn, sugar cane, peanuts, fruits of all kinds. Here are the noted mineral springs, "Weatherly Wells", are annually visited by large numbers of people for stomach and kidney healings. Newspaper, The Garrison Weekly Newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
GARWOOD-Colorado County; pop., 400. 21 miles from Columbus, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, Garwood State. Weekly news- paper, The Garwood Express. Tel., W. U. Express.
GARY-Panola County; pop., 350. Ten miles from Carthage, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
GARZA-Denton County; pop., 300. Ten miles
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from Denton, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Garza Bank. Express and telephone con- nections.
GATESVILLE-Coryell County seat; pop., 2,499; alt., 795 feet. 125 miles north of Austin, 47 miles west of Waco on the St. L. S. W. and S. N. & S. T. Rys. Banks, First Natl., Gatesville Natl., Guaranty State Bank & Trust Co. Hotels, Bennet, Elliott, Moar, Sloan. Weekly newspaper, The Gates- ville Messenger. Tel., W. U. Express.
GAUSE-Milam County; pop., 750; alt., 376 ft. 20 miles southeast of Cameron, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Hotel, Wright. Weekly newspaper, The Gause Guide. Tel., W. U. Express.
GEORGETOWN-Judicial seat of Williamson County; pop., 2,871; alt., 442 ft. 25 miles north of Austin, on the M. K. & T. and the I. & G. N. Rys. Banks, Farmers' State, First Natl., Guaranty State. Hotels, Commercial, Makemson, Swenson. Has all civic improvements of a modern city, is the seat of the Southwestern University; has two weekly news- papers, The Williamson County Sun and The Com- mercial. Industries, cotton seed oil mills, cotton gins, steam laundry, planing mills, ships cotton, grain, live stock and produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
GEORGE WEST-Live Oak County; pop., 500. Bank, First State.
GERONIMO-Guadalupe County; pop., 150. Six miles from Seguin, the county seat and shipping point. Bank, Geronimo State.
GIDDINGS-Lee County seat; pop., 1,650; alt., 510 ft. 60 miles east of Austin, 107 miles west of Houston, on the H. & T. C. and the S. A. & A. P. Rys. Banks, Citizens' State, First Natl. Hotels, Perkins, Robinson. Two weekly newspapers. Im- portant industries, cotton, corn, dairying, live stock and pressed brick. Tel., W. U. Express.
GILMER-Upshur County seat; pop., 2,268; alt., 378 ft. " 100 miles east of Dallas on the St. L. S. W. and M. & E. T. Rys. Banks, Farmers & Merchants Natl., First Natl., Gilmer State. Hotels, Bell, Com- mercial. Two newspapers, ice plant, cotton gin, shingle and saw mills, grist mills, cotton seed oil mills, crate and basket factories. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
GIRARD-Kent County; pop., 60. 20 miles from Clairemont, the county seat, and 11 miles from Jay- ton, on the W. V. Ry. Bank, Girard Bank. Express.
GLADEWATER-Gregg County; pop., 560; alt., 334 ft. 15 miles west of Longview, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Banks, The Riddle Exchange, and The Everett Banking Co. Hotel, Bray. Weekly newspaper, The Gladewater Gazette. Tel., W. U. Express.
GLAZIER-Hemphill County; pop., 140. 14 miles northeast of Canadian, the county seat, on the S. K. Ry. Bank, Glazier State. Newspaper, Tel., W. U. Express.
GLEN FLORA-Wharton County; pop., 700. 6 miles northwest of Wharton, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, Glen Flora State. Tel. W. U. Express.
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