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RICHARDS-Grimes County; pop., 500. 111/2 miles southeast of Singleton on the T. & B. V. Ry. Bank, Richards State. Weekly newspaper. Ex- press.
RICHARDSON-Dallas County; pop., 400; alt., 632 ft. 12 miles from Dallas, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. Ry. and Texas Traction Co's. line. Bank, Citizens State. Weekly newspaper. Hotel, Driscoll. Express.
RICHLAND-Navarro County; pop., 750; alt., 377 ft. 12 miles from Corsicana, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Banks, First State and First National. Hotel, Swink. Has newspaper, telegraph (W. U.) and express.
RICHLAND SPRINGS-San Saba County; pop., 600. 15 miles from San Saba, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, First State. News- paper, express and telephone connection.
RICHMOND-Ft. Bend County seat; pop., 1,272; alt., 86 ft. 33 miles southwest of Houston, on the G. H. & S. A., the G. C. & S. F., and the N. Y. T. & M. Rys., on the Brazos River. Banks, Ft. Bend National, First National. Hotel, National. News- paper, telegraph and express.
RIDGEWAY-Hopkins County; pop., 150. Ten miles northwest of Sulphur Springs, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Ridgeway State. Tel. W. U. Express.
RIESEL-McLennan County; pop., 268. 15 miles from Waco, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Bank, First State. Hotel, Shepard. Newspaper, express and telephone.
RINGGOLD-Montague County; pop., 400. 20 miles west of Montague, the county seat, and 90
miles north of Ft. Worth, on the M. K. & T. and the C. R. I. & G. Ry. Bank, Ringgold State. Tel., W. U. Express.
RIO GRANDE-Starr County seat; pop., 3,000; alt., 3,462 ft. 24$4 miles northwest of Samfordyce, the nearest shipping point, on the Rio Grande River. Banks, First Nat'l, First State Bank & Trust C. Hotel, Phillips. Mail daily.
RIO HONDO-Cameron County; pop., 250. 25 miles from Brownsville, the county seat, and 9 miles from San Benito, where connection is made with the St. L. B. & M. Ry., on the S. B. & R. G. Ry. Bank, Farmers & Traders. The city is on the San Be- nito Land & Water Co. Irrigation system which sup- plies all the surrounding country with water. Tel. W. U., Express. Hotel, Arroyo Inn.
RIO VISTA-Johnson County pop., 750. 9 miles from Cleburne, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State Bank. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
RISING STAR-Eastland County; pop., 906; alt., 1,500 ft. 23 miles from Eastland, the county seat, on the T. C. Ry. Banks, Continental State, First Nat'l. Hotels, Commercial, Livingston. Newspa- per, express and telephone connections.
RIVERSIDE-Walker County; pop., 100. 211/2 miles northeast of Huntsville, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Riverside State Bank. Tel., W. U. Express.
RIVIERA-Kleberg County; pop., 400. 151/2 miles south of Kingsville, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. and R. B. & W. Rys. Bank, Riviera State. Has newspaper, telegraph, W. U., and ex- press.
ROANOKE-Denton County; pop., 500. 16 miles south of Denton, the county seat, and 20 miles north of Ft. Worth, on the M. K. & T. and the T. & P. Rys. Bank, Continental State. Weekly news- paper, The Enterprise. Tel., W. U. Express.
ROARING SPRINGS-Motley County; pop., 500. 81/2 miles southwest of Matador, the county seat, on the Q. A. & P. Ry. Bank, First State. News- paper, express and telephone.
ROBERT LEE-Coke County seat; pop., 582 131/2 miles west of Bronte, the nearest shipping point with which place it has daily mail-stage con- nection. Is on the Colorado River. Bank, First Guaranty State. Has weekly newspaper and tele- phone connection.
ROBSTOWN-Nueces County; pop., 2,500; alt., 36 ft. 16 miles west of Corpus Christi, the county seat, on St. L. B. & M. and T. M. Rys. Banks, First State, Guar. State, First Nat'l. Weekly newspaper, The Reporter. Hotels, Brendle, Hardesty. Robs- town is the receiving and distributing point for a rich surrounding territory and ships large quantities of cotton, corn, dairy and truck products and live- stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
ROBY-Fisher County seat; pop., 635. 41/2 miles south of North Roby, on the T. C. Ry., and 7 miles west of Longworth, on K. C. M. & O. Ry., the shipping points, and about 225 miles west of Ft. Worth. Bank, First State. Farming, fruit grow- ing and livestock raising are the leading industries. Mail daily from Longworth and from North Roby. Has a weekly newspaper. Telephone connections.
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ROCHELLE-McCulloch County; pop., 700. 10 miles from Brady, the county seat, on the Ft. W. & R. G. Ry. Banks, Bank of Rochelle, and Rochelle State Bank. Newspaper, telegraph, W. U., and ex- press.
ROCKDALE-Milam County; pop., 2,323; alt., 460 ft. 15 miles southwest of Cameron, the county seat, at the junction of the I. & G. N. and the S. A. & A. P. Rys. Banks, Citizens' State, First Nat'l, Rockdale State. Is center of the great lignite dis- tricts of Texas. A number of companies are suc- cessfully operating here, and over 7,000 cars of lignite are shipped from this city annually. The city is the center of a rich agricultural district; cotton is the principal crop. General farming and stock raising are carried on. Weekly newspaper, The Reporter. Hotel, Wolf. Tel., W. U. Express.
ROCK ISLAND-Colorado County; pop., 500. 14 miles from Columbus, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Rock Island State. Express and telephone connection.
ROCKPORT-Aransas County seat; pop., 1,545; alt., 6 ft. 31 miles east of Corpus Christi, on the shore of Aransas Bay and the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, First National Bank of Rockport. Hotel, Craig. Is picturesquely located, and is a popular summer resort; has an extensive fishing interest and a good port for small boats. Trucking is largely carried on, its produce reaching the farthest nor- thern markets. Tel., W. U. Express.
ROCKSPRINGS-Edwards County; pop., 600 75 miles west of Kerrville, the usual shipping point. Rocksprings is the judicial seat of its county; banks, First Nat'l, First State. Has a newspaper, The Rustler-Standard. Stage daily to Kerrville; telephone connection.
ROCKWALL-Rockwall County seat; pop., 1,388; alt., 545 ft. 2 miles from Trinity River and 25 miles northeast of Dallas, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, Farmers Nat'l, Guaranty State. Hotels, Cottage, Stephenson. Two weekly newspapers, The Success and The Tribune. Tel., W. U. Express.
ROCKWOOD-Coleman County; pop., 200. 20 miles from Santa Anna, 28 miles from Coleman, the county seat; stage daily to Santa Anna. Bank, Rockwood State. Telephone connection.
ROGERS-Bell County; pop., 1,256; alt., 539 ft. 25 miles southeast of Belton, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Rogers State. Hotel, Ater. Weekly newspaper, The En- terprise. Tel., W. U. Express.
ROMA-Starr County; pop., 1,000. 15 miles west of Rio Grande, the county seat and nearest banking point, and 41 miles from Samfordyce, the nearest rail approach, on the Rio Grande River. Telephone connection.
ROSCOE-Nolan County; pop., 1,079; alt., 2,600 ft. 9 miles southwest of Sweetwater, the county seat, on the T. & P. and R. S. & P. Rys. Bank, Roscoe State, Farmers State. Hotel, Rex. News- paper, telegraph, W. U., and express.
ROSEBUD-Falls County; pop., 1,516; alt., 391 ft. 22 miles southwest of Marlin, the county seat, and 37 miles south of Waco, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Planters Nat'l, Rosebud State. Weekly. Newspaper, The News. Hotels, Clark, Waze. Is the center of a fine farmers' country; cotton and
corn are the principal crops but livestock and poul- try raising, dairying, fruit and truck farming are carried on to a considerable extent. Tel., W. U. Express.
ROSENBERG-Ft. Bend County; pop., 1,279; alt., 108 ft. 3 miles southwest of Richmond, the county seat, and 30 miles southwest of Houston, on the G. H. & S. A. and the G. C. & S. F. Rys., 1/2 mile from the Brazos River. Banks, Rosenberg State, Farmers State. Hotels, Benson and Plaza. Week- ly newspaper, The News-Herald, telegraph, W. U., and express.
ROSEWOOD-Upshur County; pop., 225. 9 miles from Gilmer, the county seat of the M. & E. T. Ry. Bank, First State. Telegraph, W. U. Express.
ROTAN-Fisher County; pop., 2,000; alt., 1,950 ft. 235 miles west of Ft. Worth, 12 miles north of Roby, the county seat, and is the terminal of the T. C. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Rotan State. Week- ly newspaper, The Advance. Cotton and cattle are the principal shipments. Hotels, Hamilton, Liming. Tel., W. U. Express.
ROUND ROCK-Williamson County; pop., 900; alt., 720 ft. 10 miles south of Georgetown, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry., at the junction of the main line and the Georgetown branch. Bank Farmers State. Newspaper, The Round Rock Leader. Cotton gins, broom factory and extensive lime works are the leading industries. Is the seat of Trinity College. Hotels, Euhl, Harrell. Tel., W. U. Express.
ROUND TOP-Fayette County; pop., 150. 161/2 miles from La Grange, the county seat, and 61/2 miles from Carmine, the nearest shipping point. Bank, Round Top State. Telephone connection.
ROWENA-Runnels County; pop., 400. 8 miles from Ballinger, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, First National. Weekly newspaper, The Review. Tel., W. U. Express.
ROWLETT-Dallas County; pop., 108. 21 miles from Dallas, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
ROXTON-Lamar County; pop., 1,600; alt., 499 ft. 14 miles south of Paris, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, Roxton State, First Nat'l. Hotels, Roxton, Tugwell. Has weekly news- paper, telegraph, W. U., and express. Industry, cotton.
ROYSE CITY-Rockwall County; pop., 1,289; alt., 547 ft. 10 miles northeast of Rockwall, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First State. Ho- tel. Industry, cotton and grain. Has two news- papers, telegraph, W. U. Express.
RULE-Haskell County; pop., 890; alt., 1,806 ft. 10 miles west of Haskell, the county seat, and 61 miles northwest of Sweetwater, on the K. C. M. & O. Ry. Banks, Farmers' State, First Nat'l. Ho- tels, Earnest, Rock, Willingham. Weekly newspa- per, telegraph, W. U., and express.
RUNGE-Karnes County; pop., 1,070; alt., 308 ft. 18 miles east of Karnes City, the county seat, 166 miles southwest of Houston, and 71 miles southeast of San Antonio, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Banks, First State, Runge Nat'l. Hotels, Bailey, Lyons. Weekly newspaper, The Karnes County News. Shipment, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
RUSK-Cherokee County seat; pop., 2,000; alt., 494. 15 miles southeast of Jacksonville, 223 miles
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northeast of Austin, on the Lufkin branch of the St. L. S. W. Ry., and the Rusk branch of the T. & N. O. Ry. and on the Texas State Ry. Banks, Citi- zens' Guaranty State, Farmers & Merchants' Bank & Trust Co. Hotel, Claiborne. 2 foundries, ma- chine shops, iron furnace, box factory and several saw and gin mills comprise the industrial institu- tions. A Baptist Academy and the East Texas State Prison are located here. Iron ore is mined in the vicinity. Tel., W. U. Express.
SABINAL-Uvalde County; pop., 1,500; alt., 964 ft. 21 miles east of Uvalde, the county seat, on the S. P. Ry. Banks, First State, Sabinal Nat'l. Hotel, Mitchell. Weekly newspaper, The Sentinel. Sabinal Christian College is located here. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
SACUL-Nacogdoches County; pop., 250. 25 miles from Nacogdoches, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Bank, Sacul Guaranty State. Ex- press and telephone connections.
SADLER-Grayson County; pop., 400; 18 miles from Sherman, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, First Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
SAGERTON-Haskell County; pop., 300. 16
miles southwest of Haskell, the county seat, on the K. C. M. & O. and the S. & N. W. Rys. Bank, Con- tinental State Bank. Tel., W. U. Express.
SAINT JO-Montague County; pop., 985; alt., 1,146 ft. 13 miles northeast of Montague, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, Citizens' Nat'l, First Nat'l, Hotel Clonts. Has newspaper, Tel., W. U. and Express.
SALADO-Bell County; pop., 471; 9 miles from Belton, the county seat and nearest shipping point. Bank, First State. Mail daily.
SALTILLO-Hopkins County; pop., 250. 16 miles from Sulphur Springs, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, First State. Newspaper, tele- graph, W. U. and Express.
SAN ANGELO-Tom Green County; population, 9,392; alt., 1,847 ft. 243 miles southwest of Ft. Worth, 451 miles northeast of El Paso, near the con- fluence of the North, South, and Middle Concho Rivers on the K. C. M. & O. of T. and the G. C. & S. F. Rys. The city was founded in 1882, when it succeeded the town of Ben Flicken as county seat of Tom Green County. Banks, Central Nat'l, First Nat'l, Guaranty State, San Angelo Nat'l, Concho Valley Loan and Trust Co. Hotels, Central, Good- win, Herrman, Hickman, London, Model, Myers, Newton Nimitz, St. Angelus, Sealy. San Angelo is the natural metropolis of southwest Texas. In 1868, the Federal Government established Ft. Con- cho near the forks of the Concho Rivers, which site is now near the heart of the present day city. The city is the center of a vast sheep and cattle pro- ducing country. Raising of Angora goats is de- veloping. San Angelo is one of the largest wool centers in the United States. This section of the state is a health resort to those afflicted with tu- bercular, asthmatic or catarrhal troubles. The at- mosphere is dry and invigorating. Has newspaper, The Standard (daily and weekly), wholesale gro- ceries, dry goods, two ice plants, two steam laundries planing mills, foundry and machine shop, grain ele- vators, cotton gins, bottling works, two sanitariums, cotton seed oil mill, cotton compress, paved streets,
and modern public utilities. Here are located the Fair Grounds for Southwest Texas. Established automobile passenger and mail lines operate between this city and towns far removed from railroads. Tel., W. U. Express.
SAN ANTONIO-Bexar County seat; pop., 250,000; alt., 654 ft. 79 miles southwest of Aus- tin on the G. H. & S. A., the I. & G. N., the M. K. & T., the S. A. & A. P. and the S. A. U. & G. Rys. This is a place of great historic interest, being the location of the famed Alamo where Travis, Crockett and Bowie and a handful of men withstood the as- sault of 3,000 Mexicans, leaving nearly a thousand- of the enemy dead and dying before they perished in the cause of Texas Freedom. Shortly afterwards, the battle of San Jacinto, with the Texas Battle cry of "Remember the Alamo," won independence for Texas. The Alamo chapel has been purchased by the State as has also the barracks in which much of the fighting occurred. Banks, State Nat'l, Ala- mo Nat'l, American Savings Bank, Army Bank of Ft. Sam Houston, Central Trust Company, City Nat'l, Commercial Loan & Tr. Co., Commercial Nat'l, Commonwealth Bank & Trust Co., First State Bank, Frost Nat'l, Groos Nat'l, Guaranty State, International Bank & Tr. Co., Lockwood Nat'l, Mer- chants and Mechanics', National Bank of Commerce, San Antonio Joint Stock Land Bank, San Antonio Loan & Tr. Co., Standard Trust Co., S. A. Nat'l, Texas State Bank & Tr. Co., Union Securities Co., H. P. Crosby Investment Co., Elliott & Hayes, In- vestment bankers, J. E. Jarrett & Co., Investment bonds, T. G. Leighton, stocks and bonds, D. A. Op- penheimer, bankers, D. Sullivan & Co., bankers, and the San Antonio Clearing House Association. Ho- tels, Alamo, Angelus, Arthur, Bowie, Crockett, Fair- mont, Garden, Gunter, Hutchins, Imperial, La Barre, Lanier, Losoya, Majestic, Maverick, Menger, Nueces, Randoll, St. Anthony, Savoy, Southern and Travel- ers.
San Antonio is the busiest, richest and at the same time cleanest city of its size in the Union, with no phase of modern conveniences lacking. A perfectly equipped street railway service, public buildings not surpassed in beauty or efficiency by any of the larger cities, the most perfect system of paving and draining, parks and squares that would be impossible in the rigorous climes of the North and East, social environment expressive of all that is best and most wholesome in American life tell the story of civilization and prosperity, and civic development. Institutions, Public Library, over 80 public and private schools and colleges, 72 churches and missions, Chamber of Commerce ranking among the livest in the country and the largest military post in the United States .- Fort Sam Houston, lo- cated in the suburbs of the city. 18,000 acres of land was purchased by Congress for this post. As a health resort, San Antonio enjoys a nation-wide fame, particularly for lung and throat troubles. There are a number of large, fully equipped hos- pitals in the city besides many private hospitals and sanitariums for treatment of special cases.
Today San Antonio is the center of a thriving set of manufacturing institutions.
No city of its size in the world has a greater acre- age of beautiful and public parks than San Antonio,
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which gardens are scattered throughout the city, due to the old Spanish love for fountains, rare fo- liage and flowers,-gems of landscape gardening. These are due to the native richness of the soil and the fructifying balminess of the climate and the al- most perennial Spring-time. The waters of San Antonio River and San Pedro creek flow through the city in every direction so that 2,000 bridges are required for the city traffic and which streams lend to the picturesqueness of the environs.
San Antonio is the recognized headquarters and distributing point for the cattle business of central and southwestern Texas. Yet this phase of San An- tonio's activity is surpassed in volume and values by other branches. Shipments, cotton, wool, hides, raw materials of various types and manufactured pro- ducts. Tel., Mackay, Tel. & Cable Co., Postal and W. U. Express.
SAN AUGUSTINE-San Augustine County seat; pop., 1,268; alt., 300 ft. 180 miles northeast of Houston, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, Commer- cial Guaranty State, First Nat'l. Hotel, Mars. Grist mills, cotton gins, two weekly newspapers, tele- graph, W. U. and express.
SAN BENITO-Cameron County; pop., 5,080; alt., 37 ft. 18 miles northwest of Brownsville, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Banks, Farmers State Guaranty, San Benito Bank & Tr. Co. Hotels, Central and San Benito. Cotton gins, can- ning factory, box factory, ice plant, weekly news- paper, The Light, are factors in the industrial and civic life of the city. Is located in the famed irrigat- ed district of the Rio Grande Valley, adapted to the growing of cotton, corn, citrous fruit, sugar cane, vegetables and forage crops. Live stock and dairy- ing do well here. Tel., W. U. Express.
SANDERSON-Terrell County seat; pop., 500; alt., 2,781 ft. 72 miles southeast of Ft. Stockton, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, Sanderson State. Ho- tels, Kerr, Terrell. Has a weekly newspaper, tele- graph, W. U. Express.
SANDIA-Jim Wells County; pop., 200. 21 miles northeast of Alice, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Banks, Sandia State, W. T. Mumme, Banker. Tel., W. U. Express.
SAN DIEGO-Duval County seat; pop., 1,971; alt., 312 ft. 108 miles east of Laredo, and 52 miles west of Corpus Christi, on the Texas-Mexican Ry. Banks San Diego State, Croft & Co. Hotels, Martinet, Mi- rets. Is surrounded by a good grazing and farming country. Weekly newspaper, La Voz de Duval. Shipments, cattle and cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
SAND LAKE-pop., 3,000. Southeast of Dallas.
SAN ELIARION- El Paso County; pop., 843. 21 miles from El Paso, the county seat, and 3 miles from Clint, the nearest banking and shipping point. Telephone connection.
SANGER-Denton County; pop., 1,500; alt., 664 ft. 14 miles northwest of Denton, the county seat, and 47 miles north of Ft. Worth, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First Guar. State, Sanger Nat'l. Hotels, Harris, White. Industry, cotton. Weekly newspaper, The Courier, telegraph, W. U., and express.
SAN JUAN-Hidalgo County; pop., 1,203. 10 miles from Edinburg, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SAN MARCOS-Hays County seat; pop., 4,527. 30 miles south of Austin and 50 miles north of San Antonio, on the M. K. & T. and the I. & G. N. Rys., and on the San Marcos and Blanco Rivers, in a rich farming territory. Banks, First Nat'l, State Bank & Tr. Co. Hotels, Armstrong, Hofheinz, Williamson A number of large mercantile establishments; a large U. S. Fish Hatchery is located here. A daily The Times-Herald, and two weekly newspapers, The Times-Leader and the Record-Herald, and a Mexi- can paper, The Pierrott, and several college papers represent the press. Here is located the Southwest Texas State Normal School, as also San Marcos Baptist Academy, the Coronal Institute, Lone Star Schools Business College and excellent high and ward schools. Shipments, cotton, cotton seed products, livestock, grain and farm products. Tel., W. U. Express.
SAN SABA-San Saba County seat; pop., 2,011; alt., 1,712 ft. 67 miles northwest of Temple, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, City Nat'l, First Nat'l, San Saba Nat'l. Hotels, San Saba, Urqu- hart. Two weekly newspapers, The News and The Star. Shipments, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
SANTA ANNA-Coleman County; pop., 1,407; alt., 1,744 ft. 9 miles east of Coleman, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First State. Hotel, Shields. Principal industries of this section are agricultural and stock raising. Has a weekly newspaper, The Santa Anna News, tele- graph, W. U., and express.
SANTO-Palo Pinto County; pop., 328. 15 miles south of Palo Pinto, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Santo State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SARATOGA-Hardin County; pop., 1,000. 191/2 miles from Kountze, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, Saratoga State. Express.
SARTARTIA-Ft. Bend County; pop., 500. 634 miles northeast of Richmond, the county seat, and 134 miles from Sugarland, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, Sartartia State.
SAVOY-Fannin County; pop., 378; alt., 671 ft. 12 miles from Bonham, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, First State. Hotel, Savoy. Has newspaper, The Savoy Star, telegraph and express.
SCHERTZ-Guadalupe County; pop., 350. 2034 miles west of Seguin, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, Schertz State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SCHULENBERG-Fayette County; pop., 1,246; alt., 270 ft. 18 miles south of La Grange, the coun- ty seat, on the S. P. Ry. Banks, First National, Ignaz Russek State, Farmer State. Hotel, Schaef- fer. Industry, cotton. Two newspapers. The steel furnace plant and wire basket factory ship their manfactured products to all parts of the country in addtion to which large quantities of cotton, cot- ton seed products, farm products, potatoes, onions and livestock are shipped. Tel., W. U. Express.
SCHWERTNER-Williamson County; pop., 300. 20 miles from Georgetown, the county seat, on the Bartlett Western Ry. Bank, First Nat'l. Weekly newspaper, The News. Telephone connection.
SCOTLAND-Archer County; pop., 300. 10
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miles from Archer City, the county seat, on the Southwestern Ry. Bank, Bank of Scotland. Express.
SCURRY-Kaufman County; pop., 400. 61/2 miles from Kaufman, the county seat, on the T. M. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SEADRIFT-Calhoun County; pop., 321; alt., 19 ft. 15 miles from Port Lavaca, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry., and on the Intercoastal Canal. Bank, Seadrift State. Hotels, Bridges, La- fille. Weekly newspaper, The Seadrift Success. Tel., W. U. Express.
SEAGOVILLE-Dallas County; pop., 600. 211/2 miles southeast of Dallas, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Bank, First State. Weekly news- paper, Tel., W. U. Express.
SEAGRAVES-Gaines County; Blythe is the Post office; pop., 500. Bank, First State.
SEALY-Austin County; pop., 2,000; alt., 201 ft. 13 miles south of Bellville, the county seat, and 50 miles west of Houston, on the G. C. & S. F. and the M .- K .- T. Rys. Banks, Citizens' State and Sealy National. Hotels, Exchange and Fairfield. Has a weekly newspaper, The News. Industry, cot- ton. Mercantile establishments. Shipments, cotton, corn, truck, dairying produce and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
SEGUIN-Guadalupe County seat; pop., 3,632; alt., 553 ft. 33 miles east of San Antonio, on the S. P. Ry. and the Guadalupe River which furnishes an abundant water power. Banks, Citizens State, Farmers' State, First Nat'l, Guaranty Loan & Tr. Co., Seguin State Bank & Tr. Co., E. Nolte & Sons. Hotels, Aumont, Mission, Park. The Seguin Lu- theran College and the Guadalupe College, for the colored race, are located here. Industries, cotton gins, large flour mill, cotton oil mill, cotton com- press, brick plant, creamery, ice factory and laundry, electric light and power house. Ships cotton seed products, farm produce, melons, pecans, brick and livestock. Tel., W. U. Express.
SEMINOLE-Gaines County seat; pop., 300. 42 miles west of Lamesa, the nearest shipping point, and 72 miles above Midland. Bank, First State. Weekly newspaper, The Sentinel. Telephone con- nection.
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