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El Paso has a state school of mines, branch of the University of Texas; a million dollar hotel and many smaller but thoroughly modern hotels.
Climate and Rainfall. Altitude of 3,767 feet; climate is equable, mild, but crisp and invigorating
winters. 329 clear days each year and almost en- tirely free from humidity. Near El Paso is Cloud- croft, altitude 9,000 feet, which is one of the most delightful resorts in the world. El Paso has an annual rainfall of 9.84 inches.
Financial Center. Within this district which we term our trade territory there are 190 banks, in- cluding El Paso, 70 national banks and 120 state banks, with a combined capital and surplus of $21,- 000,000; and combined deposits of $85,000,000. 95 per cent of these banks carry accounts in El Paso.
The yearly volume of outgoing items of banking paper between El Paso and her trade territory totals $39,000,000 while the yearly volume of incoming items of banking paper reaches a total of $110,- 000,000. The city of Denver, three times the size of El Paso, shows only twice this volume. These figures do not include the immense volume of bank- ing business done by this city with Mexico under normal conditions. The northern portion of Mexico is one of the richest sections of this continent in natural resources.
The railroads realize the special value of the city's location by granting 10 days stop over privi- lege under normal conditions.
El Paso has seven trunk line railroads; five from the East, North and West; two from Mexico; 40 passenger trains arrive and depart from El Paso daily.
The value of shipments made by manufacturers, jobbers and firms having stocks in El Paso near a total of $25,000,000 annually.
The annual tonnage represented in these ship- ments totals over 800,000,000 pounds. This is on freight shipments only. The average freight move- ment in El Paso yards is over 2,000 cars per day.
Trunk lines and feeders penetrate El Paso's trade territory in every direction, centering at this great Pass of the North. For centuries the great trails have centered here, owing to the typography of the country and the great railroad systems of today find that El Paso is the lowest pass over the Rocky Mountains and Continental Divide between the equator and the arctic snows. El Paso is the great- est trading point south of Denver, between San An- tonio and Los Angeles, a distance of 1,500 miles.
In order to give a clear conception of the trans- portation facilities, the following items are pre- sented:
El Paso is 1,250 miles from San Francisco, or a running time of 38 hours and 15 minutes; El Paso to Kansas City, 27 hours and 30 minutes; El Paso to Denver, 24 hours and 30 minutes; El Paso to St. Louis, 40 hours; El Paso to Chicago, 42 hours and 15 minutes.
In view of the foregoing figures it is readily observed that any point within the trade territory can be served with a maximum running time within 18 hours.
Industrial Survey. El Paso has 105 local firms engaged in manufacturing to some extent for the general trade. These figures do not include railroad shops, building 'trades, exclusive repair shops or special service shops. In these manufacturing es- tablishments a recent survey of labor shows 4,700 wage earners now employed in the 105 manufactur- ing plants. The maximum capacity of these plants
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is approximately 7,500. On a maximum capacity of 7,500 labor the annual output is $50,000,000 and the payroll is $5,000,000. Capital investment of $15,000,000.
Natural Resources. No. 1. The largest body of clear white pine timber in the world is near El Paso in Chihuahua, covering an area of 3,500,000 acres and affording an outlet of 1,500,000 board feet per day for 100 years; two-thirds of this product is to be manufactured in El Paso.
No. 2. Largest body of yellow pine on this con- tinent in New Mexico and Arizona, now on forest reserve.
No. 3. Metal mining is the greatest industry of the Southwest, copper being the principal product. The mines within this territory produce $70,000,000 worth a year; or more than one-fourth of the world's supply. El Paso's smelter itself produces one-twentieth of the total American copper product.
No. 4. Next to copper rank silver and lead, which are produced in immense quantities in Northern Mexico and pass through the El Paso smelter. Gold is also produced west and southwest of El Paso and is considerable value. East are the quicksilver mines with immense deposits of oil and sulphur in the same territory. Iron, zinc, manganese, platinum and tungsten.
No. 5. Salt, potash, plaster and fertilizer exist in abundance.
No. 6. Construction materials, sand, gravel, lime, cement, constituancies, tile and brick clay, fine marble and building stone.
No. 7. North of El Paso in New Mexico lie the coal fields. This state (New Mexico) has the larg- est body of coal of any state west of Illinois. Coal ranges from lignite to semi-anthracite, with high grade domestic and steam coal.
No. 8. Cotton in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico producing one-fourth of the world's supply of this staple.
No. 9. Leather, hides, wool, mohair, fertilizer from 20,000,000 head of cattle, sheep, goats, horses, mules and hogs worth $240,000,000.
No. 10. Furs and pelts from countless wild ani- mals.
No. 11. Various fibers in unlimited quantities.
No. 12. Rubber and gum plants.
No. 13. Cereals for milling.
No. 14. Vegetables and fruits for canning.
No. 15. Broom corn, sugar cane and sugar beets.
No. 16. Mineral springs of all kinds.
Mexican Trade Relations. Due to the demoral- ized conditions in Northern Mexico, proper trade relations are difficult, however, a substantial busi- ness being done in all lines as emphasized by report on exports and imports.
Amount exported, 1918, for fiscal year ending June 1st, 1918, $5,715,442.
Imports from Mexico through El Paso amounted to $2,034,366 for the same period, while the Arizona districts show $20,077,045. This difference is readily expanded by the operations of the Villistas on the railroad lines south of ElPaso. The Chamber of Commerce maintains especial department for Mexi-
can trade and handles all letters and bulletins for this territory in Spanish.
Agricultural Development and Irrigation. The total value of agricultural products in El Paso ter- ritory is over $16,000,000 with one-fourth of this produced in the Rio Grande valley project or $1,- 237,000.
The Eelephant Butte Dam project cost over $10,- 000,000 and is the largest storage of irrigation waters in the world, storing fifty per cent more than Assonan Dam in Egypt. The reservoir will contain 862,200,000 gallons of water.
El Paso has had an interesting and romantic history. The name "El Paso" is a Spanish word meaning "The Pass." The city is the county seat of the county by the same name. The county was created from Bexar County in 1850 and was not organized until twenty-one years later. By an act of the legislature, Culberson County was created from a portion of El Paso and more recently Huds- peth County was created from a portion of the re- mainder, leaving the area of El Paso County but a small fraction of its former size.
The surface of the county is generally mountain- ous, broken up and traversed by many canyons and valleys. A good portion of the county is given to grazing. Many thousands of acres along the Rio Grande where irrigation is possible is devoted to intense cultivation and is extremely productive. The Elephant Butte Dam was built by the Government. irrigating an area of fifty thousand acres North of El Paso. In the irrigated districts, much of the land is devoted to raising fruit. Some of the finest grapes in the United States are raised here. Large orchards of peaches, pears, plums and apricots are cultivated. The dairy industry of El Paso has also made rapid strides.
The mountains in the near vicinity of El Paso are rich with mineral deposits. There are rich quarries of marble and granite. Copper and silver are mined in the Quitman Mountains. Lead and zinc are also mined in paying quantities. There is also some gold mined in this district and there are deposits of iron and coal in unlimited quantities.
One of the most valuable attributes to El Paso, is her delightful climate the year round. At an altitude of 3762 feet, the air is dry and vigorous and the city is becoming famed as a health resort. There are many delightful features of El Paso as a health re- storing rendezvous.
. Situated on the Rio Grande river, there are many beautiful drives that are rich with scenic beauties. To a person who is not fond of outdoor sports, such as hunting and fishing, there are many attractive trips into the city of Mexico. Fishing game is found in abundance. Across the border lies the Mexican town of Juarez, where thousands of tourists, enroute from coast to coast, visit monthly and enjoy the Bohemian atmosphere of this Mexican Pueblo.
El Paso is provided with many luxurious and com- modious hotels, with prices to suit the taste of the guests. El Paso is a great railroad center. All traffic passing from Texas and all other Southern States enroute for the west must pass through this city.
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ABBOTT-Hill County; pop., 1,196; on M. K. & T. Ry. and Waco-Dallas Interurban, 10 miles south of Hillsboro the county seat. Bank, Guaranty State. Industry, cotton. Express.
ABERNATHY-Hale County; pop., 200; on P. & N. T. Ry., 31 miles from Plainview the county seat. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
ABILENE-Taylor County seat; pop., 10,274; on T. & P. and W. V. and A. & S. Rys., 161 miles west Ft. Worth. Alt., 1,738 ft. , Banks, Citizen's Nat'l Farmers' and Merchants' Natl., First State and the Guaranty State Bank. Hotels, Commercial, Grace and Grand Central. Newspapers, Daily Reporter and! Semi-weekly Reporter. Modern city with street railway, paved streets and modern public utilities. Institutions, State Epileptic Colony, Simmons Col- ge, Abilene Christian College, Cooper's School for Boys, public schools and libraries. Industries, cotton, cottonseed products, live stock and produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
ACME-Hardeman County; pop., 500; on the Ft. w. & D. and Q. A. & P. Rys., 5 miles northwest of Quanah, the county seat and banking point. Tel., W. U. Express.
ADDISON-Dallas County; pop., 40; on St. L. & S. W. Ry., 14 miles from Dallas, the county seat. Bank, Addison State Bank. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALAMO-Hidalgo County; pop., 300. Bank, First State.
ALBA-Wood County; pop., 1,352; on M. K. & T. Ry., 10 miles west of Quitman, the county seat. Banks, Alba Natl. and First State. Hotels, Central and Commercial. Weekly newspaper, The News. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALBANY-Shackelford County seat; pop., 1,469; .on T. C. Ry., 33 miles northwest of Cisco. Alt., 1,429 feet. Banks, Albany Natl. and First Natl. Hotels, City, Commercial and Sackett. Weekly newspaper, The News. Has preparatory boarding school and public school. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express
ALEDO-Parker County; pop., 360; on T. P. Ry., 11 miles east of Weatherford, the county seat. Bank, Citizens Bank. Industry, cotton, live stock and grain. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALEXANDER-Erath County; pop., 381; on S. N. & S. T. and T. C. Rys., 13 miles south of Stephen- ville, the county seat. Bank, Alexander State. In- dustry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALICE-Jim Wells County seat; pop., 1,880; lo- cated at the junction of the T. M. & S. A. and A. i'. Rys., 43 miles west of Corpus Christi. Alt., 209 !.. t. Banks, Alice State & Trust Co. and Citizens State. Hotels, Commercial. Weekly newspapers, The Echo and The News. Industries, stock raising, latrying, cotton, corn and trucking. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALLEN-Collin County; pop., 500; on H. & T. C. fy. and Sherman-Dallas Interurban, 8 miles south ! McKinney, the county seat. Bank, First Nat'l. T.l., W. U. Express.
ALMA-Ellis County; pop., 250; on H. & T. C. %y. 17 miles east of Waxahachie, the county seat. Hank, Alma State. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALPINE-Brewster County seat; pop., 1,200; on . H. & S. A. and E. C. M. & O. Rys. Alt. 1,482 ft. Hanks, Alpine State and First Nat'l. Hotels, Bell, ' ty, Garnett and Holland Industries, stock raising,
quick silver mines. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALTA LOMA-Galveston County; pop., 400; on G. C. & S. F. Ry., 18 miles west of Galveston, the county seat. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
ALTO-Cherokee County; pop., 1,081; on St. L. S. W. Ry., 12 miles southeast of Rusk. Alt., 442 ft. Banks, Alto State, Continental State. Hotels, Alto and Moore. Has a weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALTOGA-Collin County; pop., 150; 10 miles from Mckinney, the county seat and shipping point. Bank, Altoga State.
ALVARADO-Johnson County; pop., 1,284; on G. C. & S. F. and M. K. & T. Rys., 12 miles east of Cleburne, the county seat. Alt., 442 ft. Banks, Alvarado State and First Natl. Hotel, Commercial. Weekly newspaper, The Bulletin. Industries, cotton and grain. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALVIN-Brazoria County; pop., 1,519; on G. C. & S. Fe, T. & B. V. and the Frisco Rys., 20 miles northeast of Angleton, the county seat. Alt., 49 ft. Banks, Alvin State and Farmers State. Hotels, Alvin and Reynolds. Two weekly newspapers, Sun and Advocate. Industries, cotton, fruit and vege- tables. Tel., W. U. Express.
ALVORD-Wise County; pop., 1,376; on Ft. W. & D. Ry., 12 miles northwest of Decatur, the county seat. Alt., 860 ft. Bank, Alvord State. Hotels, Boon, Hatchett and Sturdy. Newspaper, the Alvord News. Industries, cotton, fruit and truck. Tel., W. U. Express.
AMARILLO-Potter County seat and capital of the Pan Handle; pop., 15,494. Commercial and dis- tributing center for the Pan Handle. On Ft. W. & D., the P. & N. T., the S. P. R. R. of Tex., and the C. R. I. & G. R. Rys., all four of which centering here, with freight terminals, roundhouses, shops, etc., make it the principal railroad point between Kansas City and Rio Grande. 622 miles from Gal- veston and 1,043 miles southwest of Chicago. Alt., 3,691 ft. Banks, Amarillo Bank & Trust Co., Am. Natl., City Natl., First Natl., Guaranty State, Natl. Bank of Commerce and the Amarillo Clearing House Association. Hotels, Amarillo, Denver, Elk, Elm- hirst, Giles, Magnolia and Oriental. Two news- papers. A modern city with modern public utilities. Government maintains a weather station here. In- dustries. farms and ranches. Tel. W. U. Express.
AMBROSE-Grayson County; pop., 50; on M. K. & T. Ry., 18 miles from Sherman. Bank, Farmers' Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
AMMANNSVILLE-Fayette County; pop., 300, Bank, Ammannsville State. Weimar, P. O.
ANAHUAC-Chambers County seat; pop., 500; on Galveston Bay, 48 miles from Galveston. Bank, Chambers County State Bank. Hotels, Anahuac and Clove.
ANDERSON-Grimes County Seat; pop., 600; on the Madison branch of the I. & G. N. Ry., 11 miles north of Navasota, the principal town in the county. Banks, First Natl. and Guaranty State. Industries, cotton and lumber. Tel., W. U. Express.
ANDREWS -- Andrews County Seat; pop., 200; 40 miles northwest of Midland, nearest shipping point. Bank, Andrews State. Weekly newspaper, Andrews County Times. Telephone connection.
Vote-Populations from 1920 Census.
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ANGLETON-Brazoria County seat; pop., 1,043; on the St. L. B. & M. and the H. & B. V. Rys., 44 miles southwest of Houston. Banks, Angleton State and Brazoria State. Hotels, Angleton, Delaney, Phillips. Alt., 56 ft. Newspaper, The Times. Tel. W. U. Express.
ANNA-Collin County; pop., 538; on interurban and H. & T. C. Ry., 11 miles north of Mckinney, the county seat. Bank, Collin County State. News- paper, The Advance. Industries, cotton and alfalfa. .Tel., W. U. Express.
ANNONA-Red River County; pop., 500. Alt., 370 ft. On T. & P. Ry., 53 miles northwest of Tex- arkana. Banks, First Natl., First State and Russell Exchange. Hotel, Gaines. Weekly newspaper, The Annona News. Tel., W. U. Express.
ANSON-Jones County seat; pop., 1,425. Alt., 1,500 ft. On W. V. and the A. & S. Rys., 14 miles south of Stamford. Banks, Anson State and First Natl. Hotels, Culver, Sanders and Vietch. News- paper, The Western Enterprise. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
ANTELOPE-Jack County; pop., 500; 24 miles from Jacksboro, the county seat, and 16 from Jer- myn, the nearest banking and shipping point. Stage daily to Jacksboro.
APPLEBY-Nacogdoches County; pop., 500; on the H. E. and W. T. Ry., 6 miles northeast of Nacogdoches. Bank, Appleby State. Tel., W. U. Express.
APPLE SPRINGS-Trinity County; pop., 150; on G. L. & N. Ry., 15 miles from Groveton, the county seat. Bank, First State. Express.
AQUILLA-Hill County; pop., 500. Alt., 635 ft. On T. C. Ry, 22 miles north of Waco. Bank, Aquilla State. Weekly newspaper, The Times. Hotel, Aquilla. Express.
ARANSAS PASS-San Patricio County; pop., 1,569. Alt., 20 ft. On S. A. & A. P. Ry., and on the gulf coast, 22 miles east of Corpus Christi. Banks, First Natl. and First State. Hotels, Com- merial, Minter, Royal, Starbuck. Industries, cotton and shipping, a deep water port for all ocean-going vessels, an important distributing point.
ARCHER CITY-Archer County seat; pop., 689; on W. F. & S. and the S. W. Rys., 25 miles south of Wichita Falls. Bank, Power State. Weekly newspaper.Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
ARGYLE-Denton County; pop., 300; on T. & P. and M. K. & T. Rys., 7 miles south of Denton. Bank, Argyle State. Industries, cotton and grain. Tel., W. U. Express.
ARLINGTON-Tarrant County; pop., 3,031. Alt., 607 ft. On T. & P. and N. T. T. Co. Rys., and the Dallas-Ft. Worth concrete pike, 14% miles east of Ft. Worth, the county seat. Banks, Arlington State, First State. Hotels, Arlington, Hutcheson. Institutions, Old Mason's Home, Grub's Vocational College and fine high school and public school sys- tem. Newspaper, Arlington Journal. Tel., W. U. Express.
ARP-Smith County; pop., 200; on I. & G. N. Ry., 18 miles from Tyler, the county seat. Bank, Arp Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express. .
ASHIERTON -- Dimmit County; pop., 1,000. Alt., 368 ft. On A. & G. R. R., 10 miles from Carrizo Springs, the county seat. Bank, Asherton State Bank. Newspaper. Hotel, Cactus. Express.
ASHLAND-Upshur County; pop., 175; on M. & E. T. Ry., 16 miles from Gilmer, the County seat.
Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
ASPERMONT-Stonewall County seat; pop., 436; on W. V. Ry., 35 miles west of Stamford. Bank. First Natl. Weekly newspaper, The Star. Industry, cotton. Tel. Express.
ATHENS-Henderson County seat; pop., 3,276. Alt., 502 ft. On St. L. S. W. and T. & N. O. Rys., 76 miles south of Dallas. Banks, Athens Natl., First Natl. and Guaranty State. Hotels, Athens, Deen. Daily newspaper, The Daily Review; two weeklies, The Review and Henderson County Journal. Indus- tries, brick, tile and crockery manufacturing, cotton and grain. Tel. Express.
ATLANTA-Cass County; pop., 1,469. Alt., 257 ft. On T. & P. and T. A. & L. Rys., 24 miles from Texarkana. Banks, Atlanta Natl., Farmers' State and First Natl. Hotels, Hughes, Matthews, Meridith. Weekly newspaper, Citizens Journal. Tel., W. U. Express.
AUBREY-Denton County; pop., 800; on T. & P. and M. K. & T. Rys., 11 miles north of Denton, the county seat. Banks, Farmers' and Merchants' State and First Guaranty State. Weekly newspaper, The Herald. Tel., W. U. Express.
AUSTIN-The capital of Texas and county seat of Travis County; pop., 34,876. Alt., 650 ft. On H. & T. C., I. & G. N. and the M. K. & T. Rys. and the Colorado River. Banks, Amer. Nat'l., Austin Natl., Citizens State, State Natl., Texas Trust Co., Brown Bros. Bankers and Brokers and Austin Clear- ing House Association. Hotels, Austin, Avenue, Driskill, Hancock, Keystone, Kirby and Sutor. News- papers, two dailies, ten weeklies and a number of monthly and quarterly publications. Institutions, University of Texas, St. Edward's College, St. Mary's College, Texas Wesleyan College, Kenilworth School, Austin College, Texas School for the Deaf, Texas School for Defective and Sanitarium for Mental Diseases, Whitis School, Swedish College, Presbyterian Theological Seminary, State Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institutes, Tillotson Institute, Sam Houston College for Colored Children, St. John Industrial Institute and Orphanage, State Confed- erate Home, Confederate Home and Texas State Lunatic Asylum. Has paved streets, electric rail- way and modern public utilities. Industries, man ufacturing and retail center, farming. Tel., W. U. Express.
AUSTWELL-Refugio County; pop., 100; on St. L. B. & M. Ry., 35 miles northeast of Refugio, the county seat. Mail daily. Bank, Austwell State.
AVALON-Ellis County; post office, Italy; pop., 300. Bank, First State.
AVERY-Red River County; pop., 300; on T. P. Ry., 16 miles from Clarksville, the county seat. Banks, Avery State Bank and First State Bank. Newspaper, The Avery News. Tel., W. U. Express.
AVINGER-Cass County; pop., 505; on M. K. & T. Ry., 1516 miles southeast of Daingerfield. Bank. First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
AVOCA-Jones County; pop., 150; on T. C. R. R., 18 miles northeast of Anson, the county seat. Bank. Guaranty State. Weekly newspaper, The Avoca Telegranı. Tel., W. U. Express.
BAGWELL-Red River County; pop., 250; on T. & P. Ry., 7 miles from Clarksville, the county sent. Bank, First Natl. Tel., W. U. Express.
BAILEY-Fannin County; pop., 350; on St. L. & S. W., 12 miles from Bonham, the county seat. Bank.
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continental State. Newspaper, The Bailey Tele- gram. Tel., W. U. Express.
BAIRD-Callahan County seat; pop., 1,902. Alt., :. 707 ft. On Rio Grande division of the T. & P. Ry., 2 10 miles west of Ft. Worth. Banks, First Natl. Home Natl. Hotels, American, Mae. Weekly news- paper, The Star. Tel., W. U. Express.
BALLINGER-Runnels County seat; pop., 2,767. Alt., 1,637 ft. On G. C. & S. F. and A. & S. Rys. and the Colorado River, 225 miles west of Ft. Worth. Banks, Ballinger State, Farmers' & Merchants' State and First Natl. Hotel, Central. Daily newspaper, The Ledger; two weeklies, The Banner-Ledger and the Runnels County Democrat. Industries, cotton, cotton seed products, bottling works. Tel., W. U. Express.
BALMORHEA-Reeves County; pop., 50; on P. V. & S. R. R. R., 36 miles from Pecos, the county wat. Bank, Toyah Valley State. Weekly news- paper, The Toyah Valley Herald. Express.
BANDERA-Bandera County seat; pop., 700; 20 miles from Center Point, the nearest railroad con- nection. Banks, First State, Bandera Natl. and W. J. Davenport, banker. A newspaper, The Bandera Enterprise. Stage daily to Boerne and Tapley and *+mi-weekly to Medina. Telephone connection.
BANGS-Brown County; pop., 709; on G. C. & S. F. Ry., 10 miles from Brownwood, the county seat. Bank, First State. Weekly newspaper, The Bangs Enterprise. Telephone connection. Express.
BARDWELL-Ellis County; pop., 358. Alt., 580 ft. On T. & B. V. Ry., 12 miles from Waxahachie, the county seat. Bank, First Natl. Hotel, Bardwell. Weekly newspaper, The Herald. Express.
BARKSDALE-Edwards County; pop., 200; 50 miles from Uvalde, the nearest shipping point. Bank, State Bank of Barksdale. Telephone connec- tion.
BARNHART-Irion County; pop., 150. Alt., 1,849 ft. On K. C. M. & O. R. R., 31 miles from Sher- wood, the county seat. Bank, First State. Hotel, Joslin. Tel., W. U. Express.
BARRETVILLE-No P. O.
Bank, Barretville Bank & Trust Co.
BARRY-Navarro County; pop., 350; on St. L. S. 3. Ry., 12 miles from Corsicana, the county seat. Bank, First State. Weekly newspaper, The News. Tel., W. U. Express.
BARSTOW-Ward County seat; pop., 490; on T. & P. Ry., 214 miles east of El Paso. Bank, Citizens Wate. Opera house and weekly newspaper, The West Texas Journal. Industries, cotton, grain, al- falfa, seed and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
BARTLETT-Bell and Williamson Counties; pop., :,:31; alt., 611 ft. On M. K. & T. Ry., 51 miles north ! Austin, 24 miles south of Temple. Is eastern :rminal of the Bartlett & Eastern Ry. Has electric ghts, water works and sewerage. Banks, Bartlett "ational, Bartlett State and First Natl. Hotels, Clark, Commercial. A weekly newspaper, The Tri- "ane. Tel., W. U. Express.
BASTROP-Bastrop County seat; pop., 1,828; alt., 7 ft. On M. K. & T. Ry and Colorado River, 35 miles southeast of Austin. Banks, Citizens State I First Natl. Hotel, Bastrop. Has public library I weekly newspaper, The Advertiser. Tel., W. U. Ipress.
BATSON-Hardin County; pop., - 700; 20 miles west of Kountze, the county seat, 6 miles from Sara-
toga and 8 miles from Hull, both of which latter places afford shipping facilities. Stages twice daily to Saratoga and Hull. Bank, R. S. Sterling & Co ..
BAY CITY-Matagorda County seat; pop., 2,454; alt., 55 ft. On G. H. & S. A., G. C. & S. F. and the St. L. B. & M. Rys., 90 miles southwest of Houston. Banks, Bay City Bank & Trust Co., First Natl. and First State. Hotels, Baker, Bay City, Commercial, Nuckles, Progressive and Rice. Daily newspaper, The Tribune, and two weeklies, the Matagorda County News and Mid-Coast Farmer, and the Mata- gorda County Tribune Shipments, cotton, rice, rice products, corn, potatoes, live stock and produce, brick, tile and marble works. Tel., W. U. Express.
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