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U. S. D. M. Wilson, postmaster.
Beason Hotel, W J Reason propr. Bogy Ignatz S, genl store. Booz Petro A. dry goods.
Bowie Cotton Oil Co ( Bowie), cotton gin. Braselton Benjamin E. physician.
Bridgeport Brick Co (capital $6.000). C W Martin pres, J V Montries sec, J G Short treas, electric light plant. Bridgeport Coal Co (capital $100.000), TV H Aston pres, J E Cockrell vice - pres, W H John sec and treas.
Bridgeport Drug Co (capital $5,000), F C Funk pres, B B Poore vice-pres, A J Galey sec and treas.
Bridgeport Hotel, John T Hollingsworth propr.
Bridgeport Lumber Co (capital $10.000). 1) W Weaver pres, N A Reeves sec, H G Leonard treas.
Bridgeport Merchants' Assn, Samuel J Culwell sec.
Bridgeport Times The (weekly), Frank Wallace publi.
Brock T N. blacksmith.
Brock & Co (J H and H C Brock), gro- cers.
Brown David M, confectioner.
Brown W'm A, grocer.
Cage Hotel. Charles Bingham propr. Carpenter R L & Son (Rohert L and Stewart & Johnson, grocers. Rector L), livery and transfer.
Connely Adolphus B jr. genl store.
CONTINENTAL STATE BANK (Capital $10,000), J D) Wilkinson Pres, Harry rick Cashr.
seat, banking and shipping point. Tele- phone connection. G. H. Ritter, post- master.
Graham R R, dentist.
Gurney H J. nursery.
RITTER G H, Live Stock and Dalry. Welborn W J, hotel.
Walker L E & Co, flour mill.
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Jones Dry Goods Co (C C and L E Jones), dry goods.
Jones James A. harness. Kaker Bros (John A and Lawson H), hardware.
Kendall Isaac M, dry goods and clothing. Koons & Son (George C and George jr), drugs.
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BROADDUS,
On the Cotton Belt R. R. in San Aagus- tine county, 8 miles from San Augustine, the county svat and banking point. Exp., W. F. & Co. Telephone connection. W. Woods, postmaster.
Henry R L, telephone exchange.
Lakey J M, genl store.
Lufkin Land & Lumber Co, genl store. Townsend G W & Son, genl store. Wallson & Askew, genl store. Woods G W. physician.
Barlow J L. r r and exp ast.
SCHERTZ LOTIS, General Store. Wolverton C F. physician.
BRONCO.
Population 25. In Yoakum county, 16 miles from .Plains, the county seat and banking point and 85 from Lubbock, the nearest shipping point. Telephone con- nection. K. T. Manning, postmaster. Beal Jolin T. cattle breeder.
Cadenhead T W. cattle breeders. Fields H R. cattle breeder.
Harris & Odle, cattle breeders.
Lewis J P. cattle breeder.
Lynch S W. cattle breeder. MANNING K T, Telephone Exchange. Odell E D, cattle breeder. Rumph J M. physician.
bank and a weekly newspaper. Tel. W.
R. L. Polk & Co.
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CHICAGO, ILL.
Tockil Christopher L, grocer.
Wallace Frank, publr The Bridgeport Times.
Ward W C, poultry breeder.
Wise County Brick Co (capital $60,000), C W Martin pres, J V Montries sec, J G Short, treas.
Wise County Coal Co (capital $50,000), A J Clendening pres, J G Short sec Baptist, Christian and Methodist church- and treas, C W Martin, genl mngr. Wofford Don, restaurant.
BROGADO.
Population 150. In Reeves county, 35 miles south of Pecos. the county seat and 1% from Balmorhea, its banking and shipping point. Louis Schertz. post- master.
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Strange Claud, mngr Independent Tel Co. 14 miles from Brady, the county seat Summers Wm H. grocer and feed. Sykes Robert R, furniture.
Texas Town Co (capital $10,000), A J Clendening pres, C W Martin sec and treas, real estate.
BRIGGS.
W. F. & Co. Telephone connection. R.
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West George. restaurant. Western Naval Stores Co, Fenl store. Whitfield W V, whol grocer. Wilson James, genl store.
BRONTE.
Population 750. An incorporated vil- lage on the K. C. M. & O. Ry. in Coke Cooper E A, meats.
eounty, 14 miles from Robert Lee. eounty seat. Has Baptist and Methodist Cottage Hotel, J W Martin propr. churches, a bank and a newspaper, the Cromeenes Annie L, furniture. Bronte Enterprise. Stage daily to Rob- Cuney P' M, real estate. ert Lee, fare $1. Exp., Am. Telephone De Witt W B, grocer.
eonneetlon. W. L. Hayley, postmaster. Adkins F G. confectioner.
Bridges & Son, hardware and furniture. Bronte Enterprise (weekly), C W Goff publr.
Bronte Light & Power Co.
Bronte Water Works Co. Butler & McCuiston, drugs and jewelers. Caldwell W E & Co, hardware.
Caudle & Nelson, cotton gin. Chapman O W, r r and exp agt. Cumbie & Son, dry goods and milliners. Eaton Gin Co, cotton gin.
First State Bank (capital $25,000), W F Key pres, J B Reily cashr.
Goff C W, publr Bronte Enterprise. HAYLEY W L., Postmaster. Hiekman R E Co, grocers and hardware. Hudson & Cumbie, meats. Keeney T F, confectioner.
Lutterelle Wm T, blacksmith.
McCollum-Wright Co, genl store. Maxwell & Perciful. drugs.
Skipworth & Daughter. dry goods. South Texas Lumber Co, E J Schwartz mngr.
BROOKELAND.
Population 800. On the G. C. & S. F. Ry, in Sabine county, 30 miles south of San Augustine. Has a bank. Tel., W. U. Exp., W. F. & Co. Telephone connection. J. J. Williams, postmaster.
Bell LeRoy, r r and exp agt.
Bell L S, saw mill.
Brookeland State Bank (capital $10,000), J D Butler pres, W P' Smith cashr. East Texas Mercantile Co, genl store. Hamilton J T. livery. Hooks W A, drugs. Letney J H jr. restaurant. Martin & Williams, confectioners. Minyard & Son, blacksmiths. Sabine Mercantile Co, genl store. Simon P, genl store.
Stewart & Hamilton, drugs. Trotti B A, genl store. Walker W J, grocer and feed. WILLIAMS J J, Hotel and Postmaster. Willis J E & Co. genl store. Woolley G W, genl store.
BROOKESMITH.
Population 200. On the Ft. W. & R. G. R. R. in Brown county, 15 miles from Brownswood, the county seat and bank- ing point. Exp., U. S. Telephone con- neetion. Wm. E. Mayfield, postmaster. Croft J B, hotel and livery. Deas E C Mrs, genl store. Goodman S H, blacksmith. Henderson E, telephone exchange and eotton gin.
McCarty J H. r r and exp agt. MAYFIELD WIE & SON, General Store and Agricultural Implements. Shlelds W A, physician. Smith O R & Son, genl store.
BROOKHAVEN.
In Bell county, 8 miles from Killeen, Its banking and shipping point, whence mall is supplied by rural delivery.
BROOKSHIRE,
Population 1,500, On the MI. K. & T. Ry. In Waller county, 27 miles from Hempstead, the county seat. Has Bap- Ry. in Jasper county, 14 miles from Jas- tist and Methodist Episcopal South [per. the county seat and banking point. Exp., W. F. & Co. churches, 2 banks and a weekly news- paper, the Times. Tel., W U. Exp., Am. Kirby Lumber Co, lumber mnfrs and genl store. Telephone connection. L. D. Ford, post- master.
Adams E C. genl store. Adams John C. puhlr Brookshire Times. Avery J W. genl store. Bain L W, drugs. Bell James A, physician and drugs.
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Binns L C. live stock dealer.
Binns W C, secds.
Brookshire Bottling Works. Brookshire Mercantile Co, genl store. Brookshire State Bank, W F Donald pres. Brookshire Times (weekly), John C Ad- ams publi.
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bank and a weckly newspaper, the Terry County Herald. Telephone connection.
E. B. Wright, postmaster. Brownfield A D, cattle breeder. Brownfield Hardware Co.
Brownfield Mercantile Co, genl store. Brownfield M V. cattle breeder,
Brownfield State Bank (capital $25,000), M V Brownfield pres, W A Bell cashr. Bryan Jack, cattle breeder.
Cable & Walker, livery and feed. Hill J R, hotel.
Holley T T A, grorer.
MAY & WRIGHT Dry Goods and Grocers. Neill George W, lawyer. Randal Drug Co. Spencer Percy, lawyer.
Stricklin A J, printer.
Terry County Herald, A J Stricklin puhlr. Terry County Mill & Elevator Co, grist mill.
Terry County Telephone Co. Treadway T L, physician.
BROWNSBORO.
Population 500. On the St. L. S. W. Ry. in Henderson county, 17 miles from Athens, the county seat. Has Baptist, Christian and Methodist churches and & bank. Stage daily to Edom, Davidson and Ben Wheeler. Tel., W. C. Exp .. W. F. & Co. Telephone connection. M. F. Venable, postmaster.
Ansley Edward, real estate.
Birdwell & Ingram (R P Birdwell. W D Ingram), saw mill.
HROWNSHORO HANK THE (Capital $25,000), John W Murchison Pres, Dan Echols Cashr, Edward Ansley Asst
Cashr.
Brownsboro Drug Co (M M Moss, John B Tindel).
Brownsboro Mercantile Co (Dan Echols), genl store.
Darden C G. genl storc.
Davis Hotel, Mrs Lena Davis propr. Ingram W D. genl storc. Moss M M. physician.
Pecples J MI. wood.
Waller County State Bank (capital $10,- 000), J B Enos pres, W D Mills cashr. Ragan O S, livery.
Wander Joseph, dry goods. Williams C, restaurant.
Wilpitz C A, cattle breeder.
Wilson H L, garage.
BROOKSTON.
Population 225. On the T. & P. Ry. in A rural postoffice on the St. L. S. W. Lamar county, 9 miles from Paris, the Ry. in Bowic county, 712 miles froni Na- county seat and banking point. Tel., W.
ples. the nearest banking point and 19 U. Exp., W. F. & Co. C. P. Jennings, southwest of New Boston, the county postmaster.
seat. Telephone
connection. H.
Brown, postmaster.
HIROWN R H, General Store.
BROWNSVILLE.
Population 12,500. The extreme south- western eity of the United States and the gateway to Mexico, via the line of least resistance. is the metropolis and Valley, "The Garden Spot of America." tural section of the United States. It is the most populous city in the Gulf Coast south of Galveston. It has good hotels. public and private schools, churches of all the leading religious denominations. several daily and weekly newspapers, 2 national banks. a hank and trust com- pany, a private bank, sewerage, electric lights, water works. street cars, paved streets and mites of cement sidewalks. also a magnificent country club with an excellent golf course.
The summers in Brownsville are de- lightful, inade so by the cooling breczes that blow from the Gulf of Mexico. A heat prostration has never been heard of and a sunstroke has never occurred. The winters are very mild. Sheet and snow are never seen and frosts are few and far between. There was but one time during the past winter when the ther- mometer registered as low as 32 de- grecs, and it remained at that point only a single hour. The average minimum temperature for winter is 46 degrees and for summer it is 73 degrees. The aver-
Population 400. In Terry county, oflage mean maximum temperature for which it is the judicial seat, 28 miles winter is 70 degrees and for summer it is fron, Tahoka, the nearest shipping point.
94 degrees. The average yearly rain- Has Baptist and Methodist churches, a fall is 26.59 inches. Sufferers from asth-
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A rural postoffice in Austin county, 6 miles from Sealy, the nearest banking and shipping point. Mail daily. Engelking Bros, broom mnfrs.
BROOME.
Population 25. On the G. C. & S. F. Ry. in Sterling county, 11 miles from Ster- ling City, the county seat and banking point. Mail daily.
Osteen T W, grocer.
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Rortic G S, rr, exp and tel agt. Bradshaw & Hogue, meats and confrs. Brookston Drug Co.
Farmers' Telephone Co. JENNINGS C P, Postmaster. Kidd W E, genl store.
Rives J M, grocer and hardware. Roche J W, genl store.
Short & Russell, grocers.
Henry & Leggett, grocer. Highrabedian A M, genl store. Hill J B, tinner.
Hotel Gladys, W J Cooper propr. Hovas S, dry goods and shoes. Johnson C E, blacksmith. Kitzman & Wilpitz, ineats. McGaughey W M, drugs.
Manasian Bros, grocers. Martin E H, grocer and confectioner. Martin & Cooper, cotton buyers. Paley W R. tailor. Rosenberg M, dry goods.
Russell W K, r r. exp and tel agt. Seidel Hugo. livery. Smith Joseph, Iumher. Solomon Bros. dry goods. Sterm Gus, blacksmith. Trettin F A, cotton gin.
Gadson J W, genl store.
Galamore H, physician.
Garrett C C, furniture and undertaker. Gasner Bros, cotton gin.
Goldstein J, grocer. Gra Will, lumber.
Donald W F. genl store. Donigan A C, fruits. Donigan P MI, physician and drugs.
Downey C M Ars, grocer. Dozier Ed, livery.
Enos J B. genl store.
FORD LEE D, Postmaster.
Hammerling P, grocer and milliner. Harrison George, genl store. Hartis H C, pianos.
Ratliff J M. r r, exp and tel agt. Stuart W J, genl store.
Tindel John B, lumber. Venahle M F, postmaster.
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to be undertaken in the very near fu- Cantu Juan C, confr 5th and San Fran- ture. It will be one of the most impor- cisco.
tant harbors in the United States and. Cardenas Cipriano, grocer 15th and Jack- obviously, one of the most strategienl. son.
Through it will pass the commerce of Carr & Summers (C R Carr. H E Sum- the richest agricultural section of the
mers), blacksmiths 11th and Levee. United States and the richest and most Casino Theatre, A F Dittmann propr. 1115 Elizabeth. populous sections of eastern, central and northern Mexico. A plan for the utiliza- Castenado J Antonio, publr El Constitu- cionalista Market Square. tion of the present water facilities at Brazos Santiago, where there is now a depth of nine feet of water on the bar, is under consideration and rail connec- Ceballos Benigno, tailor. tion between Brownsville and that point is practically assured.
Celaya Augustine, lawyer 305 Mer Natl Bank bldg. Celaya Jose. whol grocer 1222 Elizabeth. Champion George, county tax collector court house.
Champion Grain Co (Louis Champion).
1108 Market Square. Cipres El. grocer 13th and Madison. Ciuto Jose, grocer 13th and Van Buren. Clay T J, haker 6th and Elizabeth. Clay W H, harness 1111 Elizabeth.
Cloetta C L. hardware 1108 Elizabeth. Cole A B, mayor.
Cole B L, physician Vivier bldg.
Cole W F. physician 1013 Elizabeth.
Agriculture is the chief industry of Iter.
Aguilar Pedro, jeweler.
Alcedo J .J. mdse broker 212 Mer Natl Bank bldg.
Allen Thomas C, jeweler 1107 Elizabeth. Alonso Manuel, genl store 516 St Charles. Amaya Esther, milliner 1203 Washington. Amthor A W. confr and county surveyor 1117 Elizabeth.
Angell J Il, dyer.
Armour & Co. K S Williams mingr, whol meats Stegman bldg.
ASHHEIM A, Active Vice-Pres The First National Bank.
Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. G C Green agt. Ayala Joe jr. blacksmith.
Baldez & Lopez Co. bakers City Market. Barjau & Ames (A Barjau, W E Ames), dentists Vivier bldg.
Barreda Antonio, gent store 17th and Jefferson.
Barreda M & Co, cattle breeders. Barron P M, grocer 11th and Adams. Bartlett John, lawyer, 306 Mer Natl Bank bldg.
Dear W H. dentist 1013 Elizabeth.
De Brun J C, civil engr Mer Natl Bank bldg.
DENNETT J. Asst Cashr The First Na- tional Bank.
Julia Bollack), dry goods and clothing| Diario De La Frontera (daily), Damasco 1211 Elizabeth.
Lerma publr, Jefferson bet 11th and 12th.
Dodier Santiago, notions Doard walk.
Theatre. .11 K Sheppard Dreamland
on the Laguna Madre. Directly across Brownsville Bank & Trust Co icapital $100,000), J L Landrum pres. J 1: Scott propr, 11th and Washington. and E A MeGary vice-prests, Saunders Dreyer M H. agt W F & Co Express.
Gregg cashr. 12th and Elizabeth.
Dubose H G. U & immigration inspr.
Dundee Woolen Mills, A E Pollard inngr. tailors 1215 Elizabeth.
DWORMAN S L, Pres The First National Bank.
Earle & Co, grocers 1234 Elizabeth.
Everson Motor Car Co ('' Everson), au- tomobiles and garage 1220 Lever.
Fairbanks G D, acting asst Marine Hosp surgeon.
Brownsville Hardware Co (capital $15,- 000), De Kyle D Smith Pres. C H Moore Farias P & Bros ( Policarpo, Casimio and Eloy), dry goods Washington bet 11th sec and treas 1102 Elizabeth. and 12th.
Col Fernandez Juan If, genl store Market Square.
Fernandez M & Bros (M. G C and Albert). whol grocers, produce and cotton 11th and Adams.
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Fernandez & Laiseca (Jose and Joaquin Fernandez, Domingo Laiseca), gril store 12th and Market Square.
Fidelity Securities Co (capital $25.000). F W Kibbs. A Wayne Woml. James Browne incorporatons, investments
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DEPOSIF (0 OF MARYLAND. Elgar L Hicks and Joyce IL Wood Arts.
Field H M Commerced Co Grafutal $50 .- 000), J F Valls pres, 6 L, Che tta Vier- pres and see, hardware, prorers amt implements,
Finnigan John & Co (Houston). 4; R Murphy mingr. woot not hides 11th att Van Buren.
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the Brownsville country where "Every month is sceding time and every month a harvest." Truck growing is conducted on an extensive scale. 2.300 carloads, consisting of cabbage. spinach. lettuce. beans, turnips, potatoes; tomatoes, wa- termelons, cantaloupe. cauliflower and Bermuda onions having been shipped during the present season. Strawber- ries, grapes, figs and citrus fruits are successfully grown throughout the Brownsville country. There is a large acreage planted to sugar cane and the valley is often referred to as "The Sugar Bowl of America." Cotton, corn, sor- ghum and alfalfa are staple crops.
1n 1905 there were 3.500 acres of land under irrigation in the lower Rio Grande Valley. There are today 20 canal com- panies, representing a total investment of $15,000,000, owning 238 miles of main. canals and approximately 593 miles of laterals with a present capacity for ir- rigating 500.000 acres.
Heroic Matamoros, the quaint, pictur- Benavides D & Sons (D, A A and S I), dry goods and clothing 1105 Elizabeth. esque and historic border town of Mex- Ico, lies across the Rio Grande from Brownsville and may be reached either Besteiro M, whol grocer and grist mill. by ferry or by the international bridge Bishop's Print Shop (Sherwood Bishop). which spans the river and connects the 12th and Washington. St. L. B. & M. Ry. with the National Lines Bollack Store The (Mrs M. Joseph and of Mexico.
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MeDavitt pres, S C Tucker vice pres. B G Stegman treas, D & O'Brien Sec. FIDELITY Mer Nath Bank bldg.
Burks Co (San Antonio), F E Morris ningr. undertakers 111] Levee. Caballero Amado, baker $9 Jackson.
Caffarelli Bros (San Antonio, W C Craig inngr, whol procers 1011 Lever.
Camero Victorio, gunsmith. Canab's J T. lawyer 1st Natl Bank bhlg. tical that this improvement is certain Canto F. confr $21 12th.
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ma, catarrh and rheumatism find speedy and permanent relief. There is an abundance of tropical plants, while figs, pomegranite, banana of the great commercial and manufac- trees and grape vines furnish shade for turing cities of the country. Tel .. W. U. the endless variety of beautiful flowers Exp .. W. F. & Co. Telephone connec- which bloom throughout the year.
tions. Mrs. Jessie O. Wheeler, postmas-
Connor George, grocer 14th and Madi- son.
Constitucionalista El (daily), J Ontonio Castaneda publr, Market Square.
Consumers' Ice & Cold Storage Co feap- ital $50.000), G P Durham pres, N E Rendall ses and mingr.
Copeland C W. restaurant 516 12th.
Covacevich George A, electricjan 1119 Elizabeth.
Creager R B. lawyer 1st Natl Bank bldg. Cross J S & M H Lumber Co (capital $25 .- 000), M H Cross pres. Arnuefo Correa sec. Monroe and 11th.
Cruz A U, grocer loth and San Francis. Cuellar k, cattle breeder.
Cueto Andres, genl store 13th and Mad- ison
Cueto Fernando, grocer 10th and Madi- son.
DAILY SENTINEL, THE, Sentinel Puh- lishing Co Publrs, 13th and Washington Dandurant J E. confectioner Board walk. Dandurant Viano, milliner Board walk. Davenport Harbert, lawyer Mer Natl Bank bldg. .
Point Isabel, 22 miles northeast of Brownsville, with which it is connected
Bouis Charles, grocer Sth and Madison. by a narrow-gauge railroad, is situated Bouis John, grocer 9th and Adams.
BROWNSVILLE CHAMBER OP COM- MERCE. J I: Scott Pres, S C Tucker 1st Vice-Pres. A A Browne 1d Vice- l'res, E A McGary Treas, D A O'Brien Sec.
Brownsville Grocery Co The (capital $5 .- 000), C W Colgin pres and mngr, 1109 Elizabeth.
is Padre Island and within sight the beautiful pass of Brazos Santiago, where the placid waters of the Laguna meet and mingle with those of the Gulf of Mexico. It is known as the fisherman's mecca. Tarpon are plentiful during the summer months. Point Isabel is an ideal summer resort. The bathing is excellent and the hotel accommodations are first- class. The country between Brownsville and Point Isahel abounds in game of every description, and ducks, geese. snipe. plover, quail, doves and pigeons are plentiful in season. In 1823 Lieuten- ant W. H. Chatfield. C. S. Army, wrote: "The town of Point Isabel has a bright! future before it. There is not a finer place on the east coast of the United States for the establishment of a fa- mous winter resort."
Brownsville Herald (daily and weekly). Brownsville Ilerald Publishing publrs.
Brownsville Herald Publishing Co (cap- ital $37.000), Martin J Slattery pres and mngr, Mrs Jessie O Wheeler sec amit treas, publrs Brownsville Herald.
(capital $75,000), J B Scott pres. F .A MeGary sec, 204 Mer Natl Bank bldg. Brownsville Mercantile Co (M ) Harris. M Edelstein), furniture and clothing.
Section and that the ever increasing volume of business to and from valley points and territory contiguous thereto is such as to warrant the expenditurel necessary to establish a deep water port at Brazos Santiago. United States gov- ernment engineers have already recom- mended the project as entirely feasible and a study of existing conditions should be sufficient to convince the most skep-
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK THE (Capital Lopez I, live stock 1215 Elizabeth. $100,000; Surplus $123,000). S L Dwor-[Lubbock W R, meats City Market.
man Pres, A Ashheim Active Vice- Pres. E C Forto Vice-P'res, A Wayne Wood MeCaughan Investment Co ( J S. A
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Fresnos Land & Irrigation Co (capital $75,000), J B Scott pres. R B Rentfroe sec, 204 Mer Natl Bank bldg.
Frick Bros (E. J and W A), restaurant 1222 Elizabeth.
Frontler Lumber Co (capital $50.000).
Charles R Brenton pres, L K Morris vice-pres and mngr, 221 10th.
Galbert C, curios Board walk.
Garabay Lorenzo, clothing and dry goods 12th and Elizabeth.
Garcia Alfredo V, grocer Board walk. Garcia Carlos, grocer.
Garcia Enrique, grocer 9th and Madison. Garcia E D Mrs, genl store 10th and!
Jackson.
Garcia Jose C, grocer.
Garcia J I, restaurant Market Square. Garcia M J, whol grocer 12th and Jef- ferson.
Garcia Ovidio, meats City Market. Garza A & Bro, genl store 13th and Mad- ison.
Garza P C. grocer 7th and Jackson. Gomez K & Co, grocers 7th and Jackson. Miller Hotel, John Mcclintock propr, 13th
Goodrich E H, county judge Court House. Goy R M, lawyer Ist Natl Bank bidy. Gracia Guadalupe, grocer Sthi and Jeffer- son.
Graham Jones, West & Dancy (James A Graham, W R Jones, W D West, Oscar C Dancy), lawyers 302-5 Mer Natl Bank bldg.
Grant Lumber Co (Galveston), R \ Ruth- erford mngr.
Gulf Coast Brick & Tile Co (capital $50 .- 000), A A Browne pres, R MI Dalzell Nelson W'm E, architect.
sec and treas, 1118 Elizabeth.
Gulf Refining Co, Frank Slavitchek mngr, oils.
Guterrez Angil, restr Market Square. Gutierrez F, grocer 11th and Monroe. Gutierrez Louis, tailor.
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