USA > Texas > The encyclopedia of Texas, V.1 > Part 25
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105 | Part 106 | Part 107 | Part 108 | Part 109 | Part 110 | Part 111 | Part 112 | Part 113 | Part 114 | Part 115
Nine railroads entering Dallas give outlet in twenty-three different directions and five electric interurban railways radiate in seven different direc- tions. Within the territory reached from Dallas on a lower freight rate than from St. Louis are 6,630,065 people, 4,082,620 of whom can be reached from Dallas on a lower rate than from Gulf points. 262 telegraph circuits lead out from Dallas and she has sixth rank in volume of telegraph business in the United States. Dallas has the largest per capita development of telephones of any city in the Union.
Dallas leads the Southwest in population, whole- sale business, factory output, freight business, postal receipts and new buildings. 172 churches, 112 schools and colleges, two annual grand opera seasons provide for the moral, educational and cultural de- velopment. Tel., Mackay, Postal and W. U. Ex- press.
DARROUGETT-Lipscomb County; Post Office, Lourwood. Bank, Frass State Bank.
DAWSON-Navarro County; pop., 950. 21 miles southwest of Corsicana, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Banks, First Natl., Liberty Natl. Weekly newspaper, The Herald. Industries, cotton and grain. Tel., W. U. Express.
DAYTON-Liberty County; pop., 787; alt., 89 ft. Six miles west of Liberty, the county seat, and 36 miles east of Houston, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Banks, Dayton State, People's Guaranty State. Hotels, Hunnicut and Wright. Weekly newspaper, The Day- tonite Local. Tel., W. U. Express.
DEANVILLE-Burleson County; pop., 25. Eight miles from Caldwell, the shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
DECATUR-Wise County seat; pop., 2,205; alt., 1,087 ft. 40 miles north of Ft. Worth on the Ft. W. & D. C. R. R. Banks, City Natl., First Natl., Se- curity State. Hotels, City and Dill. Has two weekly newspapers and a college, Decatur Baptist College. Tel., W. U. Express.
DeKALB-Bowie County; pop., 655; alt., 407 ft. 1112 miles northwest of Boston, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Banks, DeKalb Exchange, First State. Hotels, Allen, Whittle. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
DeLEON-Comanche County; pop., 3,302; alt., 1,300 ft. 20 miles north of Comanche, the county seat, on the T. C. Ry. Banks, Farmers and Mer- chants Natl, First State, Guaranty State. Hotels, City, Lambert, Travelers. Tel., W. U. Express.
DEL RIO-Valverde County seat; pop., 10,589; alt., 952 ft. 169 miles west of San Antonio and 3 miles north of the Rio Grande River, on the G. II. & S. A. Ry. Banks, Del Rio Bank and Trust Co., Del Rio Natl., First Natl. Hotels, Frank's, Graf, Gray, St. Charles, Val Verde. Two weekly news- papers. Tel. W. U. Express.
131
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS
DENISON-Grayson County; pop., 17,065; alt., 724 ft. Three miles from the Red River which sep- arates it from Oklahoma and as it is at the entrance to the state, it is known as "Gate City;" 10 miles from Sherman, the county seat, 95 miles north of Dallas, on the M. K. & T., the T. & P., the M. O. & G., the H. & T. C. and the Frisco lines, and is a terminal of the Dallas-Denison interurban. Each of these roads, with the exception of the Frisco lines, maintains division terminals, locomotive and car shops and have a monthly pay roll exceeding $300,000; 47 passenger trains daily leave the Union Station, one of the finest in the Southwest. Banks, Denison Bank & Trust Co., Natl Bank of Denison, Security State, State Natl. Hotels, Bruckers, Pal- ace, Park. Two daily newspapers, a semi-weekly and two weekly publications. Has two beautiful parks, a $150,000 government building, a municipal hospital, commission form of government, modern public utilities. Has the largest coffee roasting plant in the Southwest, the second largest creosoting plant in the world, the largest cotton factory in Texas, the largest peanut factory in the South, the largest handle factory in the state, with other large manufacturing concerns. Institutions, St. Xavier Academy, a business college, public library, churches of the leading denominations. Industries, corn, cot- ton, alfalfa, fruits, truck. Tel. W. U. Express.
DENTON-Denton County seat; pop., 7,626; alt., 620 ft. 35 miles northwest of Dallas, on the T. & P. and M. K. & T. Rys. Banks, Denton County Natl., Exchange Natl., First Guaranty State, First Natl. Hotels, City and Cottage. Has two state colleges, The College of Industrial Arts for Girls and the North Texas State Normal College, a co-educational institution having the largest enrollment of any normal school in the state. Has a daily and two weekly newspapers, with all the facilities of a hustling commercial center. Industries, flour mill- ing, brick, ice, bottling works, cotton seed products, broom factory, mattress factory, monument works, etc. Tel., W. U. Express.
DEPORT-Lamar County; pop., 821; alt., 540 ft. 16 miles from Paris, the county seat, on the P. & Mt. P. Ry., and on Mustang Creek. Banks, First Natl., First State. Hotel, Commercial. Weekly newspaper, The Times. Express.
DESDEMONA-Eastland County; pop., 3,008; 22 miles southcast of Eastland, the county seat, 10 miles from Gormon, the nearest railroad point. Banks, Desdemona State Bank and Trust Co., First Guaranty State, First Natl. One of the leading centers in the recent west Texas oil fields.
DESSAU-Travis County; pop., 1,200 about 20 miles northcast of Austin, on the M. K. & T. Ry.
DETROIT-Red River County; pop., 1,200; alt., 482 ft. 13 miles west of Clarksville, the county seat, and 117 miles from Dallas, on the T. & P. Ry. Weekly newspaper, The Herald. Banks, Detroit State, First Natl. Hotel, Duncan. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
DEVINE-Medina County; pop., 995; alt., 653 ft. 15 miles southeast of Hondo, the county seat, 32 miles southwest of San Antonio, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Adams Natl. Hotel, Rosc. Two weekly newspapers, The News and The Reporter. Ships cotton, corn, sugar cane and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
DEWEYVILLE-Newton County; pop., 1,000. 48 miles south of Newton, the county seat, 35 miles
from Beaumont, the nearest banking point, on the K. C. S. Ry. Ship via Ruliff. Telephone connection.
DEXTER-Cook County; pop., 350. 15 miles north of Whitesboro, the nearest shipping point, and 24 miles from Gainesville, the county seat. Bank, First Guaranty State. Telephone connection.
D'HANIS-Medina County; pop., 400. Nine miles west of Hondo, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, D'Hanis State. Tel., W. U. Express.
DIALVILLE-Cherokee County; pop., 200. Seven miles south of Rusk, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Dialville State. Weekly news- paper, The News. Tel., W. U. Express.
DIBOLL-Angelina County; pop., 500. Eleven miles southeast of Lufkin, the county seat and bank- ing point, on the H. E. & W. T. Ry. Tel., W. U. Express.
DICKINSON-Galveston County; pop., 1,000. 20 miles northwest of Galveston, the county seat, on the I. & G. N., the M. K. & T. and the G. H. & H. Rys. Banks, Dickinson State. Tel., W. U. Express.
DILLEY-Frio County; pop., 600; alt., 569 ft. 16 miles southwest of Pearsall, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Dilley State. Hotel, Run- field. Has a weekly newspaper. Express and telephone connections.
DIME BOX-Lee County; pop., 500. 16 miles northeast of Giddings, the county seat, and 8 miles from Lincoln, the shipping point. Bank, First State.
DIMMITT-Castro County seat; pop., 500. 22 miles from Hereford, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State. Has newspaper, The Plainsman. Stage daily to Hereford. Telephone connection.
DOBBIN-Montgomery County; pop., 200. 22 miles northwest of Conroe, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
DODD CITY-Fannin County; pop., 495. Six miles from Bonham, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Banks, First Natl., First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
DODGE-Walker County; pop., 500. Nine miles from Huntsville, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express. DODSONVILLE-Collingsworth County; pop., 700. 17 miles from Wellington, the county seat, on the W. & N. W. Ry. Bank, First State. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
DONIE-Freestone County; pop., 19. 18 miles from Fairfield, the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
DONNA-Hidalgo County; pop., 1,072. 12 miles from Edinburgh, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Banks, First State, Farmers' State. Tel., W. U. Express.
DORCHESTER-Grayson County; pop., 100. 12 miles southwest of Sherman, the county seat, on the St. L. & S. F. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
DOUGLASSVILLE-Cass County; pop., 170. 12 miles from Linden, the county seat, and 14 miles from Atlanta, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State. Stage daily to Atlanta.
DUBLIN-Erath County; pop., 3,229; alt., 1,466. 14 miles southwest of Stephenville, the county seat, and 90 miles southwest of Ft. Worth, on the Ft. W. & R. G. and T. C. Rys. Banks, Citizens' Natl., Dublin Natl., Guaranty State. flotels, Commercial, Evans. Two weekly newspapers, The Telephone and
132
-
-
CITIES AND TOWNS
The Progress. Industries, cotton and live stock. Tel. W. U. Express.
DUFFAU-Erath County; pop., 250; alt., 780 ft. Eight miles from Hico, its shipping point. Bank, Farmers & Merchants State. Mail daily. Hotel, Southland.
DUMAS-Moore County seat; pop., 200. 30 miles northeast of Channing, the usual shipping point. Has a bank, First State, and a newspaper. Stage daily to Channing. Telephone connection.
DUNCANVILLE-Dallas County; pop., 300. 14 miles southwest of Dallas, the county seat, on the C. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, Farmers'. Tel., W. U. Express.
DUNDEE-Archer County; pop., 200. 21 miles from Archer City, the county seat, on the W. V. R. R. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
DURANGO-Falls County; pop., 2,000. About 20 miles southwest of Marlin, the county seat and 5 miles from Lott, the nearest shipping point and banking center.
EAGLE LAKE-Colorado County; pop., 2,017; alt., 173 ft. At the junction of the S. P., G. C. & S. F. and S. A. & A. P. Rys., 60 miles west of Houston, and 16 miles east of Columbus, the county seat. Banks, Eagle Lake State Bank, First Natl. Hotels, Dallas, Drummers', Eagle Lake. Weekly newspaper, The Headlight. Is situated on a beautiful lake bearing its name, 1 mile in width to 31% miles in length, giving beautiful surroundings, fish products, and water for rice irrigation. Is on the edge of the famous "cane belt" and much sugar cane is grown and manufactured into sugar here. Principal products, cotton and corn; important products, figs, truck products, live stock, dairying and produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
EAGLE PASS-Maverick County seat. Pop., 8,000; alt., 726 ft. 167 miles southwest of San An- tonio, on the Rio Grande River and the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Banks, Bonnet Banking Co., Border Natl., First Natl., State Bank & Trust Co. Hotels, Dolch, Eagle. St. Joseph's Academy caters to the Mexican education public and parochial schools care for the American families. Weekly newspaper, The News- Guide. Tel., W. U. Express.
EAST BERNARD-Wharton County; pop., 400. 15 miles southwest of Richmond, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, Union State. Tel., W. U. Express.
EASTLAND-Eastland County seat; pop., 9,368; alt., 1,420 ft. On the T. & P. Ry., 55 miles east of Abilene and 105 miles west of Ft. Worth. Banks, American Natl., City Natl., First State, Guaranty State, Citizens' Natl. Hotels, Charlotte, Connelles, Cottage, Eastland, Planters. One of the leading oil centers of Texas, with enormous output.
ECTOR-Fannin County; pop., 454. Six miles from Bonham, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
EDDY-McLennan County; pop., 360. 20 miles from Waco, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, First Natl. Weekly newspaper, Eddy Journal. Tel., W. U. Express.
EDEN-Concho County; pop., 641. 22 miles from Paint Rock, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Weekly newspaper, The Eden Echo. Bank, Eden State. Tel., W. U. Express.
EDGEWOOD-Van Zandt County; pop., 820. 10 miles north of Canton, the county seat, 53 miles east of Dallas, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, Farmers
& Merchants' State, First Natl. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
EDINBURG-Hidalgo County seat; pop., 1,406. On the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Banks, Edinburg State Bank & Trust Co., First Natl. Weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
EDNA-Jackson County seat; pop., 2,000; alt., 974 ft. Eight miles from the Gulf of Mexico and 125 miles southwest of Houston, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Banks, Allen Natl., Jackson County State. Hotel, McDowell. Weekly newspaper, The Herald. Ships cotton, corn, live stock and produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
EL CAMPO-Wharton County; pop., 1,766; alt., 60 ft. 14 miles southwest of Wharton, the county seat, and 75 miles from Houston, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Banks, Citizens' State, First Natl. Hotels, Cottage and Rice. Has two weekly newspapers. Tel., W. U. Express.
EL DORADO-Schleicher County seat; pop., 850; alt., 2,500 ft. 49 miles from San Angelo, its ship- ping point. Bank, First Natl. Hotel, Holland. Weekly newspaper. Stage daily to Sonora and San Angelo. Telephone connection.
ELECTRA-Wichita County; pop., 4,740; alt., 902 ft. 26 miles west of Wichita Falls, the county seat, on the Ft. W. & D. Ry. Banks, First Natl., First State. Hotels, Electra, Jefferson, Marriott, Spar. A daily and weekly newspaper. Principal industry, production of oil and gas. Tel., W. U. Express.
ELGIN-Bastrop County; pop., 1,630; alt., 577 ft. 16 miles north of Bastrop, the county seat, 28 miles from Austin, 130 miles from Houston, at the junction of the M. K. & T. and the H. & T. C. Rys. Banks, Elgin Natl., Merchants' & Farmers' State. Hotel, McClellan. Manufacture of brick is extensively car- ried on. Has weekly newspaper, The Courier. Tel., W. U. Express.
ELIASVILLE-Young County; pop., 1,000. 18 miles from Graham, the shipping point. Bank, First State. Mail daily.
ELKHART-Anderson County; pop., 700. 12
miles from Palestine, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Banks, Elkhart Guaranty State, Farmers' & Merchants' Bank. Weekly newspaper. Express.
ELLINGER-Fayette County; pop., 500. 12 miles from La Grange, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
ELMO-Kaufman County; pop., 410. 14 miles northeast of Kaufman, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, First Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
EL PASO-El Paso County seat; pop., 77,543, alt., 3,762 ft. 712 miles northwest of Austin, and across the Rio Grande River from Juarez, an important Mexican border city, on the E. P. & S. W., the G. H. & S. A., the National of Mexico, the R. G. & El P., the S. P. and the T. & P. Rys. Banks, American Trust & Savings Bank, Border Natl., City Natl., El Paso Bank & Trust Co., Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (branch), First Mortgage Co., First Natl., Security Bank & Trust Co., State Natl., Volney B. Leonard & Co., El Paso Clearing House. Hotels, Alamo, Alberta, Angeles, Arlington, Benson, Boston, Bristol Carlyle, Carman Fisher, Grand, Green Tree, Herbert, Krahmer, Leon, Laughlin, Linden, Lockie. McCoy, Oasis, Oregon, Orndorff, Paso Del norte, St. Charles, St. Regis, Savoy, Sheldon, Travelers. Has eight hospitals and sanitariuns. The press is
133
L
.
.
.
-
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TEXAS
represented by three dailies, three weeklies, a semi- monthly and two monthly publications. There are ore smelters, iron foundries, cigar factories, brick works, rock drill and machinery works, planing mills, large government irrigation works, etc. Tel. and express.
ELYSIAN FIELDS-Harrison County; pop., 250. 18 miles from Marshall, on the M. & E. T. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
EMHOUSE-Navarro County; pop., 347. 10 miles from Corsicana, the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Banks, First State, First Natl. Weekly news- paper, The News. Tel., W. U. Express.
EMORY-Rains County seat; pop., 800; alt., 464 ft. 30 miles southeast of Greenville, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, First Natl., First State. Weekly newspaper, The Rains County Leader. Hotels, Gill- mour, Rodes. Tel., W. U. Express.
ENCINAL-LaSalle County; pop., 600. 28 miles from Cotulla, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Cotulla is the nearest banking point. Tel., W. U. Express.
ENLOE-Delta County; pop., 398. Five miles from Cooper, the county seat, on the T. M. R. R. Banks, First Natl., Guaranty State. Telephone, tele- graph and express facilities.
ENNIS-Ellis County; pop., 7,224; alt., 584 ft. 15 miles east of Waxahachie, the county seat, and 33 miles south of Dallas, on the T. M. and H. & T. C. Rys. Banks, Citizens' Natl., Ennis Natl., People's State, Ennis Clearing House Association. Hotels, Central, King. Two newspapers, The Ennis Daily News and the Weekly Local. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
ERA-Cooke County; pop., 300. 15 miles from Gainsville, the county seat, and 7 miles from Valley View, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First Guar- anty State. Telephone connection.
ESTELLINE-Hall County; pop., 394. 14 miles southeast of Memphis, the county seat, on the Ft. W. & D. Ry. Bank, Estelline State. Weekly news- paper, The News. Express.
EUSTACE-Henderson County; pop., 400. 12 miles northwest of Athens, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry. Bank, First State.
EVANT-Coryell County; pop., 500. 25 miles from Gatesville, the county seat, 19 miles south of Hamilton, the nearest shipping point. Bank, Evant State. Mail daily.
EVERMAN-Tarrant County; pop., 500. Ten miles north of Ft. Worth, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. R. R. and the Ft. Worth and Cleburne Interurban. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
FABENS-El Paso County; pop., 100. 22 miles from El Paso, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, First Natl. Telephone and express connection.
FAIRFIELD-Freestone County seat; pop., 629; alt., 390 ft .. 12 miles from Teague, the nearest ship- ping point. Bank, Fairfield State Bank. Hotel, Commercial. Weekly newspaper, The Recorder. Stage daily to Teague. Telephone connection.
FAIRLIE-Hunt County; pop., 218. 22 miles northeast of Greenville, the county seat, and 7 miles. from Wolfe City. Bank, Citizens' Bank. Tel., W. U. Express.
FALFURRIAS-Brooks County seat; pop., 2,500; alt., 5,000 ft. 209 miles southwest of Houston and 185 miles south of San Antonio, at the terminus of the Falfurrias branch of the S. A. & A. P. Ry.
Banks, Falfurrias State and First Natl. Hotels, Palace, Park. Falfurrias is noted for having prob- ably the largest dairy in the world, milking 1,400 cows and producing 1,000 pounds of butter daily. Produces citrous fruits, cotton, corn, truck farming, live stock and dairy products. Tel., W. U. Express.
FALLS CITY-Karnes County; pop., 500. 12 miles northwest of Karnes City, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Falls City Natl. Has a weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
FARMERS BRANCH-Dallas County; pop., 300. 12 miles north of Dallas, the County Seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Riddle Banking Co. Cotton and grain are the chief shipments. Tel., W. U. Express.
FARMERSVILLE-Collin County; pop., 2,167; alt., 636 ft. 16 miles east of Mckinney, the county seat, and 38 miles from Dallas, on the M. K. & T. and the G. C. & S. Fe Rys. Banks, Farmers' & Merchants' Natl., First Natl., First State. Hotel, St. George. Weekly newspaper, The Times. Tel., W. U. Express.
FARWELL-Parmer County seat; pop., 600. 90 miles southwest of Amarillo, on the P. V. and N. E. Ry. Its railroad station, express and telegraph of- fices are at Texico, N. M., one-half mile distant. Bank, Texas State. Has a weekly newspaper.
FATE-Rockwall County; pop., 299. 412 miles northeast of Rockwall, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express
FAYETTEVILLE-Fayette County; pop., 390; alt., 415 ft. 14 miles from La Grange, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, Farmers' Natl. Fayetteville State. Hotel, Johnson. Has a news- paper. Tel., W. U. Express.
FENTRESS-Caldwell County; pop., .. ...
.. 12 miles southwest of Lockhart, the county seat and 10 miles from Luling, the nearest shipping point. Bank, Fentress State. Telephone connection.
FERRIS-Ellis County; pop., 1,586; alt., 471 ft. 18 miles south of Dallas, 16 miles northeast of Waxahachie, the county seat, on the II & T. C. Ry. Banks, Farmers & Merchants State, Ferris Natl. Has six brick plants, a broom factory, three cotton gins, a weekly newspaper, The Ferris Wheel. Tel., W. U. Express.
FLATONIA-Fayette County; pop., 995; alt., 465 ft. 24 miles south of La Grange, the county seat, 120 miles west of Houston, on the S. P. and the S. A. & A. P. Rys. Bank, Flatonia State. Hotel, Sullivan. A weekly newspaper, The Argus. Tel., W. U. Express.
FLORENCE-Williamson County; pop., 650. 18 miles from Georgetown, the county seat, on the B. W. Ry. and the Salado River. Banks, Farmers' State, Florence State. Has a weekly newspaper. Telephone connection.
FLORESVILLE-Wilson County seat; pop., 1,518: alt., 363 ft. Banks, City Natl., First Natl. Hotel, Miller. Weekly newspaper, The Chronicle-Journal. Shipments, cotton and farm produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
FLOYD-Hunt County; pop., 300. Eight miles from Greenville, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Tel., W. U. Express.
FLOYDADA-Floyd County seat; pop., 1,384; alt., 3,500 ft. 26 miles southeast of Plainview, 110 miles southeast of Amarillo, on the Plainview branch of the A. T. & S. Fe Ry. Banks, First Natl., First State. Hotel, Commercial. Ships broom corn, wheat,
134
1
CITIES AND TOWNS
ton, oats, kaffir, cattle, hogs, dairy products. Tel., A U. Express.
FLUVANNA-Scurry County; pop., 375. 1914 ", northwest of Snyder, the county seat, on the
S. & P. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Yspress.
?LYNN-Leon County; pop., 300. 13 miles south- west of Centerville, the county seat, on the H. & : c. and the T. & B. V. Rys. Bank, Guaranty State. "A phone connection. Express.
FOCH-Scurry County; pop., 600. Bank, First FOLLETT-Lipscomb County; pop., 500. Banks, farmers' Natl., First State.
FOREST-Cherokee County; pop., 100. 22 miles !! mRusk, the county seat, and 5 miles from Wells on the St. L. S. W. Bank, Farmers & Merchants state. Tel., W. U. Express.
FORESTBURG-Montague County; pop., 372. 14 miles from Montague, the county seat, and 14 miles !: om St. Jo, the usual shipping point. Bank, First State. Stage daily to St. Jo. Telephone connection.
FORNEY-Kaufman County; pop., 1,345; alt., 465 ::. 20 miles northwest of Kaufman, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry, and 21 miles east of Dallas. Hanks, City Natl., Farmers' Natl., Citizens' Natl., Forney State. Hotels, Ball, Forney. Weekly news- paper, The Messenger. Tel., W. U. Express.
FORRESTON-Ellis County; pop., 233. Nine miles from Waxahachie, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Forreston State. Tel., W. U. Express.
FORT DAVIS-Jeff Davis County seat; pop., 1,060; alt., 4,500 ft. 22 miles northeast of Marfa, the nearest shipping point. Has a bank, Fort Davis State, and a weekly a newspaper. Stage daily to Marfa. Hotel, Limpea.
FORT STOCKTON-Pecos County seat; pop., :27; alt., 3,050 ft. 55 miles southeast of Pecos, on the K. C. M. & O. Ry. Banks, First Natl., First State. Hotels, Rooney, Stockton. Two weekly newspapers, The Pioneer and The Journal. Tel., W. U. . Express.
FORT WORTH-Tarrant County seat; pop., 10;,482; alt., 670 ft. Fort Worth is the Gateway to the great Southwest and has more trunk lines of .always than has any other city in Texas, the C. R. [ & G., Ft. W. & D. C., the Frisco Lines, the G. C. & S. Fe, the H. & G. C., the I. & G. N., the M. K. & T., the St. L. S. W., the T. & P. and the T. & B. V. Rys. Ft. Worth is the greatest railway center in the Southwest and is the interchange point of 80 per cent of the traffic moving to and from the state. Banks, Commercial State, Continental Bank & Trust Co., Exchange State, Farmers' & Mechanics' Natl., First Natl., Ft. Worth Natl., Ft. Worth State, Guar- anty State, National Bank of Commerce, Numis- matic Bank of Texas, Security State, Stockyards Vatl., Texas State; banking companies are the Bankers' Loan & Securities Co., Cattlemen's Trust . to., Commerce Trust Co., North Texas Trust Co., I'nited Trust Co., Ward-Harrison Mortgage Co., Broad & Bomar, W. R. Edrington & Co., and the Ft. Worth Clearing House Association. Hotels, The Texas, Boston, Chandler, Court, Majestic, Melba, Metropolitan, Sandegard, Seibold, Terminal, Trinity, Westbrook, Yorkley.
Ft. Worth has the commission form of govern- ment, a tax rate of $1.93 on the hundred, over 150 miles of streets, over 60 miles of paved streets, 80
miles of electric street railway, 68 miles of inter- urban railway; is the home of Polytechnic College, Texas Christian University, St. Ignatius Academy, Our Lady of Victory, Southwestern Baptist Theo- logical Seminary, St. Andrews' School, Arlington Heights College and a number of business colleges. The city has 31 public parks and playgrounds with an area of 550 acres, an abundant natural gas supply from inexhaustible fields at a low rate for the con- sumer, a $6,000,000 water plant, the largest and most modern power plant in the Southwest, the only steel rolling mill in the Southwest, 5 modern and fully equipped hospitals, over 100 churches, 21 news- papers and publications, some of the largest oil re- fineries in the state, and a larger payroll, a larger average wage, a larger number of laboring men and less trouble with labor than any other city in the state. A larger percentage of the people of Ft. Worth own their homes than in any other city in the South.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.