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TROUP-Smith County; pop., 1,258; alt., 467 ft. 23 miles southeast of Tyler, the county seat, on the I. - G. N. R. R. Banks, First Nat'l, Troup State. Weekly newspaper. Three cotton gins. Tel., W. U. Express.
TROY-Bell County; pop., 219. 26 miles south- west of Waco, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Citizens Exchange Bank. Newspaper, The Troy Enterprise. Tel., W. U. Express.
TRUMBULL-Ellis County; pop., 103. 23 miles northeast of Waxahachie, the county seat, 31/2 miles from Ferris, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Bank, Farmers' State. Express and telephone connection.
TRUSCOTT-Knox County; pop., 300. 13 miles from Benjamin, the county seat, on the K. C. M. & O. Ry. Bank, First Bank of Truscott. Tel., W. U. Express.
TULIA-Swisher County seat; pop., 1,189. 51 miles southwest of Amarillo, on the Sweetwater
branch of the A. T. & S. F. Ry. Alt., 3,200 ft. Banks, First Nat'l, Tulia Bank & Trust Co. Hotels, Jackson, Tulia, White. Two weekly newspapers, The Herald and The Enterprise. Has an opera house. Ships cattle, hogs, forage stuffs, poultry and pro- duce. Tel., W. U. Express.
TURKEY-Hall County; pop., 100; 35 miles from Estelline, the nearest shipping point. Banks, First National. Telephone connection.
TURNERSVILLE-Coryell County; pop., 162, 61/2 miles from Gatesville, the county seat and shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connections.
TUSCOLA-Taylor County; pop., 300. 18 miles from Abilene, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. and the A. & S. Rys. Bank, First State. News- paper. Telegraph. Express.
TYLER-Smith County seat; pop., 12,085; alt., 521 ft. 128 miles southwest of Texarkana, 100 miles southeast of Dallas, on the St. L. S. W. and I. - G. N. Rys. Banks, Citizens National, People's Guaranty State and Tyler Guaranty State. Hotels, Tyler and Blackstone. It is an important railway center of East Texas and also center of the great fruit and truck belt of the state. It has the largest freight tonnage of any city its size in Texas. General of- fices and machine shops of the St. L. S. W. Ry. are here and employ more than 1,000 men. Has ex- cellent public and private schools, churches and homes. Twelve wholesale and jobbing houses here. Carnegie Library, a Federal Court building, a Union Depot. One daily and two weekly newspapers. Can- ning factories, ice plant, large compress, gins, cotton seed oil mill, fruit package factory, iron foundry and machine shops, overall and shirt factories, mat- tress factory, brick plant, bottling works, cigar fac- tory, etc., and all modern public utilities. Ship- ments, strawberries, peaches, truck garden, produce and cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
UTLEY-Bastrop County; pop., 500. Nine miles from Bastrop, the county seat, banking and ship- ping point. Mail daily.
UTOPIA-Uvalde County; pop., 250. 40 miles from Uvalde, the county seat and 22 miles from Sabinal, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connections.
UVALDE-County seat of Uvalde County; pop., 3,885; alt., 910 ft. 92 miles west of San Antonio, 80 miles north of the Rio Grande River, on the S. P. and S. A. U. & G. Rys. Banks, Commercial Nat'l, First State. Hotels, Roundtree, Schwartz, Steven- son, Wilson. Has a library, a weekly newspaper, The Leader-News. Shipments, cotton, mohair, honey, pecans and grain. Tel., W. U. Express.
VALERA-Coleman County; pop., 300. 12 miles from Coleman, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
VALLEY MILLS-Bosque County; pop., 885; alt., 712 ft. 22 miles south of Meridian, the county seat, and 110 miles from Dallas, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, Citizens State. First Nat'l. Cotton gins, cotton oil mills, weekly newspaper, The Tribune. Hotel, Crow. Tel., W. U. Express.
VALLEY VIEW-Cooke County; pop., 600; alt., 712 ft. Ten miles south of Gainesville, the county seat, and 55 miles north of Ft. Worth, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First Guaranty State, First Nat'l. Hotel, Lowe. Weekly newspaper, The Sun. Tel., W. U. Express.
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VAN ALSTYNE-Grayson County; pop., 1,588; alt., 803 ft. 15 miles south of Sherman, the county seat, and 47 miles north of Dallas, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Banks, Continental State, First Nat'l. Roller mills, cotton oil mill, electric lights, weekly news- paper, The Leader. Tel., W. U. Express.
VAN HORN-Culberson County seat; pop., 129; alt., 7,572 ft. 110 miles southeast of El Paso, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, Van Horn State. Two news- papers. Hotels, Central, Clarke, Commercial. Tele- phone connection.
VEGA-Oldham County; pop., 200. 28 miles from Tascosa, the county seat. Bank, First State. Week- ly newspaper, The Vega Sentinel. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
VELASCO-Brazoria County; pop., 600. 16 miles south of Angleton, the county seat, and 60 miles southwest of Houston, on the H. & B. V. Ry., and on the Brazos River. Bank, Velasco State. Shipments, sulphur, cotton, cotton seed products, fish and oys- ters, cattle, sugar cane, syrup. Has cotton gin, fish and oyster plant, mercantile establishments. Weekly newspaper, The World. Express and tele- phone connection.
VENUS-Johnson County; pop., 842. 20 miles east of Cleburne, the county seat, 33 miles southwest of Dallas, on the G. C. & S. F. and the I. & G. N. Rys. Banks, Farmers & Merchants National. Two weekly newspapers. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
VERA-Knox County; pop., 100; 141/2 miles from Benjamin, the county seat, 19 miles from Seymour, its shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
VERNON-Wilbarger County seat; pop., 5,142; alt., 1,205 ft. 49 miles west of Wichita Falls, on the Ft. W. & D. C. and the St. L. & S. F. Rys. Banks, Farmers' State, First Guaranty State, Her- ring National and Waggoner National. Hotels Bailey, Vernon. Shipments, cotton, grain and live stock. Has cotton gins, a compress, a theatre, two weekly newspapers, The Call and The Record. Tel., W. U. Express.
VICTORIA-Victoria County seat; pop., 5,957; alt., 187 ft. 115 miles southeast of San Antonio, 127 west of Houston, on the Guadalupe River and the G. H. & S. A. and Gulf Coast Rys. Banks, Victoria Bk. & Tr. Co., People's Nat'l, Victoria Nat'l. Hotels, Delaware, Denver. It is the market place, shipping and trading center for one of the most productive sections of the state. Has safe factory, large cotton oil mill, ice factory, electric light plant, cotton compress, cotton gins, planing mills, broom factory, two cigar factories, three bottling works, laundry, creameries, jobbing houses, etc. A large denominational school, private school and unsur- passed public school. Two parks. Some of the finest homes in South Texas. Daily newspaper, The Ad- vocate; four weekly newspapers, The Advocate, The Fact, The Deutsche Zeitung (German) and The Guard (colored). Shipments, corn, cotton, manu- factured products, merchandise to surrounding points for which it is a distributing center. Tel., W. U. Express.
VOTH-Jefferson County; pop., 500. Nine miles from Beaumont, the county seat and banking point, on the T. & N. O. and the G. C. & S. F. Ry., and on the Pine Island Bayou. Tel., W. U. Express.
WACO-McLennan County seat; pop., 55,000; alt., 424 ft. Waco is the geographical center of Texas, as well as the center of population, on the M. K. & T., the I. & G. N., the H. & T. C., the St. L. & S. W., the G. C. & S. Fe, the S. A. & A. P., and the T. C. Rys, and also an interurban line between Waco and Dallas, on the Brazos River. Banks, Central Nat'l, Citizens Nat'l, Farmers Improvement Bank, First Nat'l, First State Bank & Trust Co., Liberty Nat'l, Nat'l City Bank, Provident Nat'l, Waco Sav- ings, Waco State, National Exchange Insurance & Trust Co., Robert O. Silvers & Co. (investment and securities), and the Waco Clearing House Associa- tion. Hotels, Brazos, Densmore, Exchange, Katy, Metropole, Natatorium, Raleigh, St. Charles, Savoy, State, Terminal, Tietz, Waco, Waverly.
As Waco is the center of population for the state of Texas, she can reach more people at a lower freight rate than any other city in the state as a jobbing point. The environment is famed as one of the most productively agricultural sections in the world; cotton is the chief product. Waco is the center for wholesale dealers of all kinds. The city is noted for its many ward parks maintained by the city; one of the leading universities in the South, known as Baylor University, is located here, as are also St. Basil's College for Boys, Academy of the Sacred Heart, Hill's Practical College, Toby's Prac- tical Business College as well as a score of smaller private schools. Here the two colleges for negroes, Paul Quinn College, supported by the Methodists, and Central Texas College, supported by the Bap- tists. Has a public library, Y. M. C. A. Manufac- turers are extensive and numerous, including cotton seed oil, sash and doors, bank and store fixtures, mattresses, clothing, welding machinery, structural iron, boilers, brick, cement, stone, wood and metal preserver, iceless refrigerators, gas lighting plants. Waco is in the forefront in municipal activities. Tel., Mackay, Postal, W. U. Express.
WAELDER-Gonzales County; pop., 894; alt., 372 ft. 17 miles north of Gonzales, the county seat, and 78 miles east of San Antonio, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, Farmers' State. Hotels, Commer- cial, Waelder. Weekly newspaper, The New Era. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
WALBURG-Williamson County; pop., 200. 11 miles from Georgetown, the county seat, and ship- ping point. Bank, Walburg State. Telephone con- nections.
WALLER-Waller County; pop., 450. Nine miles southeast of Hempstead, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
WALLIS-Austin County; pop., 675. 45 miles west of Houston, at the junction of the S. A. & A. P. and the G. C. & S. F. Rys. Banks, Guaranty State, Wallis State. Is center of a rich farming section. Shipments, live stock, cotton and produce. "Tel., W. U. Express.
WALNUT SPRINGS-Bosque County; pop., 1,449; alt., 790 ft. 68 miles south of Ft. Worth and 92 miles southwest of Dallas, 18 miles northwest of Meridian, the county seat, on the T. C. Ry. Banks, First Guaranty State. Hotels, Aycock, Commercial. Texas Central Ry. shops are located here. Tel., W. U. Express.
WASKOM-Harrison County; pop., 204. 20 miles from Marshall, the county seat, on the T. & P. and
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the M. K. & T. Rys. Bank, Guaranty State. Ex- press and telephone connections.
WAXAHACHIE-Ellis County seat; pop., 7,958; alt., 515 ft. 31 miles south of Dallas, 41 miles south- east of Ft. Worth, on the H. & T. C., M. K. & T., and the T. & B. V. Rys., and on the Southern Trac- tion Co.'s Interurban. Banks, Citizens Nat'l, Guar- anty State Bank & Trust Co., Waxahachie Nat'l, Texas Title & Loan Co. Hotel, Rogers. Trinity University is located here. Has a Carnegie Library. Cotton oil mills, cotton gins, cotton compress, cotton mill, flour mill, creamery, etc. Two daily news- papers, The Light and The Enterprise, and two week- lies, The Enterprise and The Herald. Tel., W. U. Express.
WAYLAND-Stephens County; pop., 250. 13 miles from Breckenridge, the county seat, and 18 miles from Eastland, the usual shipping point. Banks, First Guaranty State. First Nat'l. Tele- phone connections.
WEATHERFORD-Judicial seat of Parker Coun- ty; pop., 6,203; alt., 864 ft. 31 miles west of Ft. Worth on the T. & P., the G. C. & S. F., the G. T. & W. and the W. M. W. & N. W. Rys. Banks, Citi- zens' Nat'l, First Nat'l, First State, Merchants' & Farmers' State.
WEIMAR-Colorado County; pop., 1,171; alt., 413 ft. 16 miles west of Columbus, the county seat, and 95 miles from Houston on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. (S. P. System). Banks, First State, T. A. Hill State. Hotel, New Jackson. Industries, cotton and dairy products. Weekly newspaper, The Mercury. Tel., W. U. Express.
WEINERT-Haskell County; pop., 472. 15 miles from Haskell, the county seat, on the W. V. Ry. Bank, Weinert State. Tel., W. U. Express.
WEIR-Williamson County; pop., 300. 51/2 miles northeast of Georgetown, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Weir State. Tel., W. U. Express.
WELCOME-Austin County; pop., 200; 18 miles northwest of Bellville, the county seat, and 14 miles from New Ulm, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
WELDON-Houston County; pop., 200. 24 miles from Crockett, the county seat. Bank, First Guar- anty State. Express and telephone connections.
WELLINGTON-Collingsworth County seat; pop., 1,968; 57 miles north of Altus on the W. F. & N. W. Ry. Banks, City Nat'l, First Nat'l, Wellington State. Newspaper, The Wellington Leader. Tel., W. U. Express.
WELLS-Cherokee County; pop., 500. 28 miles from Rusk, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Express and telephone con- nections.
WESLACO-Hidalgo County; pop., 2,500; on St. L. B. & M. Ry. Banks, Guaranty State, First Nat'l.
WEST-McLennan County; pop., 1,629; alt., 645 ft. 18 miles north of Waco, the county seat, on the M .- K .- T. Ry. Banks, First State, National Bank of West, West State. Hotel, West Hotel. Industry cotton. Two weekly newspapers. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
WEST COLUMBIA-Brazoria County; pop., 1,000. Two miles from Columbia, the shipping point, 12 miles from Angleton, the county seat. Banks, First Capitol State. Mail daily.
WESTHOFF-Dewitt County; pop., 500. 14 miles from Cuero, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Newspaper, express and telephone connections.
WESTMINSTER-Collin County; pop., 631. 20 miles northeast of Mckinney, the county seat, 6 miles from Anna, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
WESTON-Collin County; pop., 316. 14 miles north of Mckinney, the county seat, and shipping point. Bank, Weston Guaranty State. Industry, cotton. Telephone connection.
WESTOVER-Baylor County; pop., 300. 18 miles from Seymour, the county seat, and 7 miles from Megargle, on the G. T. & W. Ry. Bank, Westover State. Tel., W. U. Express.
WHARTON-Judicial seat of Wharton County; pop., 2,346; alt., 60 ft. 62 miles southwest of Hous- ton, on the G. H. & S. A., the G. C. & S. F. Rys. Banks, Security Bank & Trust Co., Wharton Bank & Trust Co. Hotels, Nation, Plaza, Wharton. Is in the center of Caney Valley, which is about ten miles wide and fifty miles long, with soil exceptionally adapted to growing of alfalfa, corn, sugar cane, etc. Industry, cotton, sugar and syrup manufacturing, feedstuff, hogs. Has a hospital and weekly news- paper, The Spectator. Tel, and express.
WHEELER-Judicial seat of Wheeler County; pop., 200. 18 miles north of Shamrock, the nearest shipping point. Banks, Citizens' State, First Nat'l. Newspaper. Telephone connections.
WHITE DEER-Carson County; pop., 200. 14 miles from Panhandle, the county seat, on the A. T. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First State. Ex- press and telephone connections.
WHITEHOUSE-Smith County; pop., 150. Ten miles from Tyler, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
WHITESBORO-Grayson County; pop., 1,810; alt., 784 ft. 18 miles west of Sherman, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. and the T. & P. Rys. Banks, City Nat'l, Guaranty State, First Nat'l. Hotels, Commercial, El Paso, Imperial, White, Warmack. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
WHITEWRIGHT-Grayson County; pop., 1,666; alt., 651 ft. 21 miles southwest of Denison and 17 miles from Sherman, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. and St. L. S. W. Rys. Banks, First Nat'l, Planters' Nat'l. Hotels, Brickleade, Payne. Ship- ments, grain, cotton, live stock and cotton seed products. Tel., W. U. Express.
WHITNEY-Hill County; pop., 1,011; alt., 630 ft. 12 miles southwest of Hillsboro, the county seat, on the T. C. Ry. Banks, Citizens Nat'l, First Nat'l. Hotels, Faulkner, Walker. Newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
WHITT-Parker County; pop., 350. 20 miles from Weatherford, the county seat, and 8 miles from Perrin, its shipping point. Bank, Whitt State. Tel- ephone connection.
WICHITA FALLS-Judicial seat of Wichita County; pop., 40,079; alt., 946 ft. 114 miles north- west of Ft. Worth and 158 miles southwest of Okla- homa City, on the main line of the Ft. W. & D. C., the W. V., the W. F. & N. W., the W. F. & S., the W. F. & O. and the M .- K .- T. Rys. Banks, City Nat'l, Empire Mortgage Co., First National, Security
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Nat'l, State Trust Co., Wichita State Bank & Trust Co. Hotels, American, Argonne, Eldora, Hearn, Kemp, Marion, St. James, Westland, William Mary, Wood.
WILDORADO-Oldham County; pop., 75. 25 miles from Tascosa, the county seat, on the C. R. I. & G. Ry. Bank, Wildorado State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
WILLARD-Trinity County; pop., 700. About & miles east of Groveton, on the M. K. & T. Ry.
WILLIS-Montgomery County; pop., 900. Eight miles from Conroe, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Two cotton gins. planing mill and a newspaper. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
WILLS POINT-Van Zandt County; pop., 1,811; alt., 524 ft. 46 miles east of Dallas, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First State, Van Zandt County Nat'l. Hotels, Peace, Wills Point. Industry, cotton. Newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
WILMER-Dallas County; pop., 250. 15 miles southeast of Dallas, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Bank, White Banking Co. Tel., W. U. Express.
WILSON-Lynn County; pop., 20. Ten miles from Tahoka, the county seat, on the P. & N. T. Ry. Bank, Wilson State. Telephone connection.
WINCHESTER-Fayette County; pop., 300. 18 miles from La Grange, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Winchester State. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
WINDOM-Fannin County; pop., 312. 11 miles from Bonham, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
WINDTHORST-Archer County; pop., 600. 12 miles from Archer City, the county seat, and 7 miles from Scotland, the nearest banking and shipping point. Mail daily.
WINFIELD-Titus County; pop., 629. Nine miles west of Mt. Pleasant, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, First Nat'l. Industry, cotton. Has pottery and brick works and a weekly news- paper. Tel., W. U. Express.
WINGATE-Runnels County; pop., 150. 12 miles from Winters, the nearest shipping point. Bank, Security Bank. Mail daily.
WINNIE-Chambers County; pop., 200. 20 miles from Anahuac, the county seat. Bank, Farmers' & Merchants' State. Newspaper. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
WINNSBORO-Wood County; pop., 2,184; alt., 420 ft. 15 miles northeast of Quitman, the county seat and 108 miles east of Dallas, on the M. K. & T. and the M. & E. T. Rys. Banks, First Nat'l, Mer- chants' & Planters' State. Hotels, Moore, Palmer, Shock. Has free library, ice plant, three potteries, brick works, cotton gins and oil mill, planing mill, canning factory and two weekly newspapers, The Free Press and The News. Tel., W. U. Express.
WINONA-Smith County; pop., 400; alt., 321 ft. 14 miles from Tyler, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Winona State. Hotel, Allen. News- paper. Tel., W. U. Express.
WINTERS-Runnels County; pop., 1,509; alt., 1,600 ft. 15 miles north of Ballinger, the county seat, on the Abilene and Southern Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, Winters State. Industry, cotton and live
stock. Weekly newspaper, The Enterprise. Ship- ments, cotton, grain and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
WOLFE CITY-Hunt County; pop., 1,850. 18 miles north of Greenville, the county seat and 60 miles northeast of Dallas, on the G. C. & S. F. and the St. L. S. W. Rys. Banks, First State, Wolfe City Nat'l. Hotels, Davis, Sellers. Weekly news- paper, The Wolfe City Sun. Shipments, cotton, grain, cotton oil products. Tel., W. U. Express.
WOODSBORO-Refugio County; pop., 250. Six miles from Refugio, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Bank, First Nat'l. Newspaper, The News. Tel., W. U. Express.
WOODSON-Throckmorton County; pop., 150. 15 miles from Throckmorton, the county seat, and 30 miles from Albany, the nearest shipping point. Bank, Woodson State. Weekly newspaper, The Record. Express and telephone connections.
WOODVILLE-Judicial seat of Tyler County; pop., 785. 55 miles from Beaumont, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Banks, Guaranty State, Citizens State. Has newspaper. Industry, lumber and cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
WORTHAM-Freestone County; pop., 4,000; alt., 482 ft. 20 miles west of Fairfield, the county seat, and 89 miles south of Dallas, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First State. Industry, oil and cotton. Weekly newspaper, The Wortham Journal.
WYLIE-Collin County; pop., 945; alt., 422 ft. 15 miles south of Mckinney, the county seat, and 25, miles northeast of Dallas, on the G. C. & S. F. and the St. L. & S. W. Rys. Banks, Wylie Nat'l, First State. Hotels, Christensen, Neilay. Industry, cot- ton. Weekly newspaper, The Rustler. Tel., W. U. Express.
YANTIS-Wood County; pop., 400. 12 miles from Quitman, the county seat. Bank, Yantis State. Telephone connection.
YOAKUM-Dewitt and Lavaca Counties; pop., 6,184; alt., 322 ft. On the S. A. & A. P. Ry., about 70 miles east of San Antonio, in an agricultural ter- ritory unsurpassed anywhere in the state of Texas. Banks, Farmers & Merchants State, Yoakum Nat'l, Yoakum State. Hotel, St. Regis. Crops, cotton, corn, sorghum, milo maize, kaffir corn. Dairying is a leading industry. Has the largest turkey slaughtering plant in the state, and is considered the largest turkey market in the South. S. A. & A. P. Ry. shops are here. Is a trading and manufactur- ing center in the southwestern part of the state, for a large territory. Is the home of the South Texas Annual Fair; has two daily and one weekly newspapers, The Times and The Herald. Tel., W. U. Express.
YORKTOWN-Dewitt County; pop., 1,723; alt., 270 ft. 15 miles west of Cuero, the county seat, 151 miles southwest of Houston, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l, First State. Hotels, Cooper, Two Sisters. Weekly newspaper, The News. City conveniences. Is in a rich farming country. Shipment, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
ZAVALLA-Angelina County; pop., 150. 22 miles southeast of Lufkin, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Bank, Zavalla State. Telephone connection.
ZEPHYR-Brown County; pop., 600; alt., 1,501 ft. 14 miles from Brownwood, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, First State. Hotel, City. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
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ANDERSON COUNTY-Palestine, county seat; area, 1,060 square miles; pop., 34,318; situated south- east of Dallas in east Texas, between the Trinity and Nueces Rivers; created in 1846. Surface, hilly and rolling; soil, sandy and light loam. Industries, principally agricultural; still some lumber. Prod- ucts: Cotton, corn, small grains, tobacco, peaches, plums, summer grapes and all kinds of small fruits and vegetables. Transportation, three railways, I. & G. N., T. & N. O. and the Texas State. Mineral resources: Large deposits of iron ore, lignite, salt, fire and brick clay, limestone and building stones. Public highways being rapidly improved. Principal towns, Elkhart, Frankston, Neches, Salt City and Herring.
ANDREWS COUNTY-Andrews, county seat; area, 1,591 square miles; pop., 350; situated at the foot of the Staked Plains and borders New Mexico on the west; created 1876. Surface, rolling prairies, broken occasionally by draws and canyons; soil, rich and highly productive of luxuriant grasses. Industries, principally live stock, but some farming. No railroad at present, but one under survey. Near- est railroad stations are Midland, Midland County, and Lamesa, Dawson County.
ANGELINA COUNTY-Lufkin, county seat; area, 880 square miles; pop., 22,287; situated in the east Texas timber belt, on the Neches River which bounds it on the west; created in 1846. Products, cotton and corn, ribbon cane, sweet potatoes, pea- nuts, Irish potatoes, all kinds of vegetables and many varieties of fruits. Excellent transportation provided by the Houston East & West Texas, St. Louis Southwestern, Groveton, Lufkin and Northern, Eastern Texas, T. & N. O., Texas Southeastern, Angelina & Neches Rivers and Shreveport, Hous- ton and Gulf Rys. Natural resources, brick clay, oil. Principal towns, Huntington, Burke, Zavalla, Diboll and Pollak.
ARANSAS COUNTY-Rockport, county seat; area, 295 square miles; pop., 2,064; a gulf coast county, lying midway between Galveston and Brownsville; created in 1871 from Refugio County. Surfaces, generally level; soil, very productive for general farming, truck and fruit growing. Indus- tries, fish and oyster business, dairying and live stock growing, trucking. Products, early truck, fish and oysters, dairy products. Transportation, the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Principal towns, Aransas City, prominent as a deep water port.
ARCHER COUNTY-Archer City, county seat; area, 960 square miles; pop., 5,254; situated north- west of Ft. Worth, one county removed from the Red River; created in 1858 from Clay County and organized in 1880. Products, cotton, corn, wheat, all kinds of feedstuffs, fruits, including apples, grapes, peaches, plums and berries, vegetables of every variety, live stock. Transportation, South- western, Wichita Valley, Wichita Falls and South- ern and Gulf, Texas & Western Rys. Mineral re- sources, copper nuggets and copperized clay, and brick clay. Principal towns, Mergargel, Dundee, Hol- liday, Scotland and Windthorst.
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