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San Antonio Joint Stock Land Bank, San Antonio Loan & Tr. Co., Standard Trust Co., State Nat'l., Texas State Bank & Tr. Co., Union Securities Co. H. P. Crosby Investment Co., Elliott & Hayes, In- vestment bankers, J. E. Jarrett & Co., Investment bonds, T. G. Leighton, stocks and bonds, D. A. Op- penheimer, bankers, D. Sullivan & Co., bankers, and the San Antonio Clearing House Association. Ho- tels, Alamo, Angelus, Arthur, Bowie. Crockett, Fair- mont, Garden, Gunter, Hutchins, Imperial, La Barre, Lanier, Losoya, Majestic, Maverick, Menger, Nueces. Randoll, St. Anthony, Savoy, Southern and Travel- ers.
San Antonio is the busiest, richest and at the same time cleanest city of its size in the Union, with no phase of modern conveniences lacking. A perfectly equipped street railway service, public buildings not surpassed in beauty or efficiency by any of the larger cities, the most perfect system of paving and draining, parks and squares that would be impossible in the rigorous climes of the North and East, social environment expressive of all that is best and most wholesome in American life tell the story of civilization and prosperity, and civic development. Institutions, Public Library, over 80 public and private schools and colleges, 72 churches and missions, Chamber of Commerce ranking among the livest in the country and the largest military post in the United States,-Fort Sam Houston, lo- cated in the suburbs of the city. 18,000 acres of
land was purchased by Congress for this post. As a health resort, San Antonio enjoys a nation-wide fame, particularly for lung and throat troubles. There are a number of large, fully equipped hos- pitals in the city besides many private hospitals and sanitariums for treatment of special cases.
To-day San Antonio is the center of a thriving set of manufacturing institutions.
No city of its size in the world has a greater acre- age of beautiful and public parks than San Antonio, which gardens are scattered throughout the city, due to the old Spanish love for fountains, rare fo- liage and flowers .- gems of landscape gardening. These are due to the native richness of the soil and the fructifying balminess of the climate and the al- most periennial Spring-time. The waters of San Antonio River and San Pedro creek flow through the city in every direction so that 2.000 bridges are required for the city traffic and which streams lend to the picturesqueness of the environs.
San Antonio is the recognized headquarters and distributing point for the cattle business of central and southwestern Texas. Yet this phase of San An- tonio's activity is surpassed in volume and values by other branches. Shipments, cotton, wool, hides, raw materials of various types and manufactured pro- ducts. Tel., Mackay, Tel. & Cable Co., Postal and W. U. Express.
SAN AUGUSTINE-San Augustine County seat; pop., 1,268; alt., 300 ft. 180 miles northeast of Houston, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, Commer- cial Guaranty State, First Nat'l. Hotel, Mars. Grist mills, cotton gins, two weekly newspapers, tele- graph. W. U. and express.
SAN BENITO-Cameron County; pop., 5,080; alt., 37 ft. 18 miles northwest of Brownsville, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Banks, Farmers State Guaranty, San Benito Bank & Tr. Co. Hotels, Central and San Benito. Cotton gins, can- ning factory, box factory, ice plant, weekly news-
paper, The Light, are factors in the industrial and civic life of the city. Is located in the famed irrigat. ed district of the Rio Grande Valley, adapted to th" growing of cotton, corn, citrous fruit, sugar cane vegetables and forage crops. Livestock and dairy- ing do well here. Tel., W. U. Express.
SANDERSON-Terrel County seat; pop., 500. alt., 2,781 ft. 72 miles southeast of Ft. Stockton. on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, Sanderson State. Ho- tels, Kerr, Terrell. Has a weekly newspaper, tele- graph, W. U. Express.
SANDIA- Jim Wells County; pop., 200. 21 miles northeast of Alice, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Banks, Sandia State, W. T. Mumme. Banker. Tel., W. U. Express.
SAN DIEGO-Duval County seat; pop., 1,971; alt. 312 ft. 108 miles east of Laredo, and 52 miles west of Corpus Christi, on the Texas-Mexican Ry. Banks San Diego State, Crof & Co. Hotels, Martinet, Mi- rets. Is surrounded by a good grazing and farming country. Weekly newspaper, La Voz de Duval. Shipments, cattle and cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
SAND LAKE-pop., 3,000. Southeast of Dallas.
SAN ELIARION-El Paso County; pop., 843 21 miles from El Paso, the county seat, and 3 miles fron Clint, the nearest banking and shipping point. Telephone connection.
SANGER-Denton County; pop., 1,500; alt., 664 ft. 14 miles northwest of Denton, the county seat. and 47 miles north of Ft. Worth, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l., First State, Sanger Nat'l. Hotels, Harris, White. Industry, cotton. Weekly newspaper, The Courier, telegraph, W. U., and express.
SAN JUAN-Hidalgo County; pop., 1,203. 10 miles from Edinburg, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Bank, San Juan Bank & Tr. Co. Tel., W. U. Express.
SAN MARCOS-Hays County seat; pop., 4,527. 30 miles south of Austin and 50 miles north of San Antonio, on the M. K. & T. and the I. & G. N. Rys., and on the San Marcos and Blanco Rivers, in a rich farming territory. Banks, First Nat'l., State Bank & Tr. Co. Hotels, Armstrong, Hofheinz, Williamson A number of large mercantile establishments; a large U. S. Fish Hatchery is located here. A daily The Times-Herald, and two weekly newspapers, The Times-Leader and the Record-Herald, and a Mexi- can paper, The Pierrott, and several college papers represent the press. Here is located the Southwest Texas State Normal School, as also San Marcos Baptist Academy, the Coronal Institute, Lone Star schools Business College and excellent high and ward schools. Shipments, cotton, cotton seed products. livestock, grain and farm products. Tel., W. U. Express.
SAN SABA-San Saba County seat; pop., 2,011; alt., 1,712 ft. 67 miles northwest of Temple. on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, City Nat'l., First Nat'l., San Saba Nat'l. Hotels, San Saba, Urqu- hart. Two weekly newspapers, The News and The Star. Shipments, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
SANTA ANNA-Coleman County; pop., 1,407: alt., 1,744 ft. 9 miles east of Coleman, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l .. First State. Hotel, Shields. Principal industries of this section are agricultural and stock raising. Has a weekly newspaper, The Santa Anna News, tele- graph, W. U., and express.
SANTO-Palo Pinto County; pop., 328. 15 miles
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. uth of Palo Pinto, the county seat, on the T. & P. Banks, First Nat'l., Farmers & Merchants Tel., W. U. Express.
SARATOGA-Hardin County; pop., 1,000. 2912 * from Pecos, the county seat, on the P. V. S. Bank, Saratoga State. Express.
SARTARITA-Ft. Bend County; pop., 500. 634 mi's northeast of Richmond, the county seat, and : * , miles from Sugarland, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Sank. Sartartia State.
SAVOY-Fannin County; pop., 378; alt, 671 ft. : : miles from Bonham, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, .First State. Hotel, Savoy. Has "ruspaper, The Savoy Star, telegraph and express.
SCHERTZ-Guadlaupe County; pop., 350. 2034 miles west of Seguin, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, Schertz State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SCHULENBERG-Fayette County; pop., 1,246; a.t., 270 ft. 18 miles south of La Grange, the coun- ty seat, and 10,5 miles west of Houston, on the S. P. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l., Ignaz Russek State. Hotel. Schaeffer. Industry, cotton. Two newspap- ers. The steel furnace plant and wire basket fac- 'ory ship their manufactured products to all parts of the country in addition to which large quantities of cotton, cotton seed products, farm produce, pota- :ves, onions and livestock are shipped.Tel., W. U Express.
SCHWERTNER-Williamson County; pop., 300. :0 miles from Georgetown, the county seat, on the Bartlett Western Ry. Bank, First Nat'l. Weekly newspaper, The News. Telephone connection.
SCOTLAND-Archer County; pop., 300. 10 miles from Archer City, the county seat, on the Southwestern Ry. Bank, Bank of Scotland. Express SCURRY-Kaufman County; pop., 400. 61/2 miles from . Kaufman, the county seat, on the T. M. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SEADRIFT-Calhoun County; pop., 321; alt., 190 ft. 15 miles from Port La Vaca, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry, and on the Intercoastal Caral. Bank, Seadrift State. Hotels, Bridges, La- fille. Weekly newspaper, The Seadrift Success. Tel., W. U. Express.
SEAGOVILLE-Dallas County; pop., 600. 2112 miles southeast of Dallas, the county seat, on the T. & N. O. Ry Bank, First State. Weekly news- ¡ aper, Tel., W. U. Express.
SEAGRAVES-Gaines County; Blythe is the Post · ffice; pop., 500. Bank, First State.
SEALY -- Austin County; pop., 2,000; alt., 201 !1. 13 miles south of Belleville, the county seat, and 40 miles west of Houston, on the G. C. & S. F. and the M. K. & T. Rys. Banks, Citizens' State, Farm- ers Nat'l., Sealy Nat'l. Hotels, Exchange, Fairfield. Has a weekly newspaper, The News. Industry, cot- wmn. Mercantile establishments. Shipments, cotton. worn, truck, dairying produce and livestock. Tel., W. Express.
SEGUIN-Guadalupe County seat; pop., 3,632; 4 .:. 553 ft. 33 miles east of San Antonio, on the + P. Ry. and the Guadalupe River which furnishes an abundant water power. Banks, Citizens State, Farmers' State, First Nat'l., Guaranty Loan & Tr. " ... Seguin State Bank & Tr. Co., E Nolte & Sons. H .els, Aumont, Mission, Park. The Seguin Lu- ".ran College and the Guadalupe College, for the colored race, are located here. Industries, cotton K.ns, large flour mill, cotton oil mill, cotton com-
press, brick plant, creamery, ice factory and laundry, electric light and power house. Ships cotton seed products, farm produce, melons, pecans, brick and livestock. Tel., W. U. Express.
SEMINOLE-Gaines County seat; pop., 300. 42 miles west of Lamesa, the nearest shipping point, and 72 miles above Midland. Bank, First State. Weekly newspaper, The Sentinel. Telephone con- nection.
SEYMOUR-Baylor County seat; pop., 2,121; alt., 940 ft. 100 miles north of Abilene, on the W. V. and the G. T. & W. Rys. Banks, Farmers Nat'l., First Guaranty State, First Nat'l. Hotels, McClain, Washington. Has electric lights, flour mill, cotton oil mill, cotton compress, cotton gins, ice plant, a weekly newspaper, The Baylor County Banner. Tel. W. U. Epress.
SHAMROCK-Wheeler County; pop., 1,227; alt., 2,416 ft. 18 miles south of Wheeler, the county seat, on the C. R. I. & G. Ry. Banks, Farmers & Merchants' State, First Nat'l. Hotels, Johnson, Shamrock. Newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
SHEPARD-San Jacinto County; pop., 350. 11 miles southeast of Cold Springs, the county seat. and 55 miles north of Houston, on the H. E. & W. T. Ry. Bank, Shepard State. Has cotton and grist mills, telegraph, W. U. Express.
SHERMAN-Grayson County seat; pop., 15,031; alt., 728 ft. 68 miles north of Dallas, 13 miles south of the Red River which separates Texas and Oklahoma, on the H. & T. C., the M. K. & T., the M. O. & G., the St. L. S. W., the T. & P. Rys. and the Frisco Lines. Banks, American Bank & Tr. Co., Central State, Commercial Nat'l., Guaranty Tr. Co., Merchants & Planters' Bank, and the Sherman Clear- ing House Association. Hotels, Arcade, Brinkley. Smith, Wheat, Williams.
Sherman is also connected with Denison, 10 miles distant and Dallas, by an interurban electric line. This city leads those of its size in matters of public convenience. Institutions, North Texas Fe- male College, Austin College, Carr-Burdette College, St. Joseph's Academy, and the Business College; also 15 modern church edifices, a Y. M. C. A. building costing $75,000 and a sanitarium costing $25,000. Has a daily newspaper, two weeklies, and a month- ly. Has two wholesale grocery houses, a wholesale hardware house, a wholesale mill supply house, two candy factories, an overall factory, cotton seed oil mill, two cotton seed oil refineries, a cotton duck factory, four flour mills, etc.
The principal crops of the surrounding territory are cotton, alfalfa, oats, corn, wheat, fruits and vegetables. Over 40,000 bales of cotton are com- pressed in Sherman for shipment during a normal cotton season. Tel., W. U. Express.
SHERWOOD-Irion County seat; pop., 100. 212 miles northeast of Mertzon, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State Bank of Sherwood. Tele- phone connection.
SHINER-Lavaca County; pop., 1,300; alt., 353 ft. 18 miles west of Halletsville, the county seat. 120 miles west of Houston, and 130 miles southeast of San Antonio, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry., at the junction of the Lockhart branch. Banks, First Nat'l. Walters Bros. Bank. Hotels, City, Commercial. Two weekly newspapers, The Gazette and The Enter- prise. Industry, cotton. Has a hospital. Is the center of a rich farming country. Cotton, livestock, produce, are the chief shipments. Tel., W.U. Express.
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SHIRO-Grimes County; pop., 500. 20 miles northeast of Anderson, the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Bank, Farmers' State. Weekly newspa- per, telegraph and express.
SIERRA BLANCA-Hudspeth County; pop., 150. 95 miles southeast of El Paso, on the G. H. & S. A. and the T. & P. Rys. Bank, Sierra Blanca State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SILSBEE-Hardin County; pop., 3,500. 8 miles from Kountze, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, Silsbee State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SILVERTON-Brisco County seat; pop., 416. 30 miles east of Tulia, the nearest railroad approach. Banks, Brisco County State, First Nat'l. Has a newspaper. Telephone connection.
SINTON-San Patricio County seat; pop., 1,058; alt., 53 ft. 26 miles northwest of Corpus Christi, and 124 miles southeast of San Antonio, and 12 miles from the Gulf Coast, on the S. A. & A. P. and the St. L. B. & M. Rys. Banks, Bank of Com- merce and Sinton State. Hotels, Commercial, Kin- namer, Sinton. Has cotton compress, cotton gin, ice and electric plant, handsome courthouse, artesian water, weekly newspaper. Produces cotton, citrus fruits and truck. Tel., W. U. Express.
SIPE SPRINGS-Comanche County; pop., 400. 22 miles from Comanche, the county seat. Banks, First Nat'l., Guaranty State. Newspaper, telephone and express connections.
SKIDMORE-Bee County; pop., 600; alt., 163 ft. 11 miles from Beeville, the county seat, 105 miles south of San Antonio, and 45 miles north of Corpus Christi, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, First State. Weekly Newspaper, the Signal. Staple crop, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express. Hotel, Com- mercial.
SLATON-Lubbock County; pop .. 1,525; alt., 280 ft. 1512 miles southeast of Lubbock, the county seat, on the P. & N. T. Ry. Bank, Slaton State. Hotels, Commercial, Singleton, Trammell. Newspa- per, telegraph, W. U., and express.
SLIDELL-Wise County; pop., 300. 16 miles from Decatur, the county seat and shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
SMILEY-Gonzales County; pop., 600; alt., 290 ft. 5512 miles southeast of San Antonio, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, Smiley State. Hotels, Marie, Smiley, Williams. Newspaper, telegraph, and ex- press.
SMITHFIELD-Tarrant County; pop., 137. 12 miles from Ft. Worth, the county seat, and 6 miles from Keller, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Smith- field State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SMITHVILLE-Bastrop County; pop., 3,204; alt., 324 ft. 15 miles east of Bastrop, the county seat, on the Colorado River and the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks First Nat'l. First State. Hotels, City, McIntosh. It is the division headquarters for the M. K. & T. Ry. and has machine shops and round house. Modern public utilities. Weekly newspaper, The Times Ships cotton, corn, farm produce, truck, sand and gravel. Tel., W. U. Express.
SNYDER-Scurry County seat' and principal town; pop., 2,179; alt., 2,000 ft. On the A. T. & S. F. and R. S. & P. Rys., about 70 miles northwest of Abilene, and about 100 miles southeast of Wichita Falls. Banks, First Nat'l., First State Bank & Tr. Co., Snyder Nat'l. Hotels, Manhattan, Maxwell, Woodward. Two weekly newspapers, The Signal, and Free Press. Has modern .conveniences, cotton
seed oil mill, cotton gins, and is well located in beautiful prairie country. Industry, livestock, p ::- ticular attention to hogs; cotton is chief of agricult . ral crops. Tel., W. U. Express.
SOCORRO-EI Paso County; pop., 1,147. 1- miles southeast of El Paso, the county seat, on th. G. H. & S. A. Ry. Ship, via Belan.
SOMERVILLE-Burleson County; pop., 1,873 alt., 251 ft. 16 miles southeast of Caldwell, th .. county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, Bar . of Somerville; two newspapers; hotels, Commercia Santa Fe, Somerville. Tel., W. U. Express.
SONORA-Judicial seat of Sutton County; por 1,109; lat., 1,851 ft. 75 miles south of San An- gelo, its nearest shipping point. Bank, First Nat'! Hotel, Commercial. Two newspapers; daily stage to San Angelo: telephone connection.
SOUR LAKE-Hardin County; pop., 3,032; alt .. 51 ft. 26 miles from Kountze, the county seat, o: the B. S. L. & W. and the T. & N. O. Rys. Bank- Citizens' Nat'l., Sour Lake State. Hotels, Gregory. Lake, Plaza. Has a newspaper, telegraph, and ex- press.
SOUTH GROVETON-Pop., 614.
SOUTHLAND-Garza County; pop., 200. 1; miles from Post, the County seat, and 7 miles from Slayton, on the P. & N. T. Ry. Bank, Southland.
SOUTHMAYD-Grayson County; pop., 132. 14 miles west of Sherman, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, First Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SPEARMAN-Hansford County. About 70 miles east of Dalham. Banks, First Nat'l., Guaran- ty State.
SPRING-Harris County; pop., 600. 23 miles above Houston, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Spring State. Tel., W. U. Express.
SPRINGTOWN-Parker County; pop., 900; 18 miles from Weatherford, the county seat and ship- ping point. Banks, First State Bank of Springtown. Guaranty State. Telephone connection.
SPUR-Dickens County; pop., 1,100; alt., 1,900 ft. 12 miles south of Dickens, the county seat. on the W. V. Ry. Banks, City Nat'l., Spur Nat'l., Ho- tels, Spur, Western. Newspaper, telegraph, and ex- press.
SPURGER-Tyler County; pop., 500. 17 miles from Texas, the county seat, and 17 miles from Woodville, the usual banking and shipping point.
STAMFORD-Jones County; pop., 3,074; alt .. 1,603 ft. 14 miles north of Aanson, the county seat, on the T. C., the W. V. and the S. & N. W. Rys. Banks, First Nat'l., First State, Guaranty State. Hotels, Bettis, Brown, Cooper, Stamford. Stami- ford College is located here. Two weekly news- papers. Stamford is a leader in paved streets and side walks for its age. It is the jobbing center of west Texas, and has more wholesale and jobbing houses for its population than has any city in the state. Cotton gin, oil mill, flour mill, ice plant. cotton compress, broom factory, round house and repair shops, etc. Industry, livestock and farm- ing. Tel., W. U. Express.
STANTON-Martin County seat; pop., 600; alt .. 889 ft. 127 miles west of Abilene, on the T. & l'. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l., Home Nat'l. Hotels, City. Stanton. Our Lady of Academy Convent is located here. Newspaper, The Reporter. Shipments, gran. and livestock. Tel., W. U. Express.
STAR-Mills County; pop., 300. 18 miles from
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STEPHENVILLE-Erath County seat; pop., :. 891; alt., 1,283 ft. 76 miles southwest of Ft. Worth, on the Ft. W. & R. G., and the S. N. & S. T. Rys. Banks, Farmers' Nat'l., First Nat'l., First State, Cage & Crow, Bankers. Hotels, Cum- berland, Hall, Nother Shed. Has cotton oil mill, four cotton gins, two weekly newspapers, The Em- pire and The Tribune. Tel., W. U. Express.
STERLING CITY-Sterling County seat; pop., .333. 43 miles northwest of San Angelo, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l., First State. Has a newspaper, telegraph and express.
STOCKDALE-Wilson County; pop., 1,000. 17 miles northeast of Floresville, the county seat, and 38 miles southeast of San Antonio, on the S. P. Ry. Bank, First State. Industry, cotton. Weekly news- paper, The Times. Shipments, cotton and cotton seed products. Tel., W. U. Express.
STRATFORD-Sherman County seat; pop., 520; alt .. 3,920 ft. 31 miles northeast of Dalhart, 500 miles southwest of Kansas City, Mo., and 500 miles northeast of El Paso, on the C. R. I. & G. Ry. Banks, First State, Sherman County Nat'l. Hotel, Powell. Weekly newspaper, The Star. Is the cen- :er of an extensive cattle raising country. Wheat is extensively grown, also oats, kaffir corn and maize; dairying is successful. Ships cattle, hogs, wheat, kaffir corn and maize and produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
STRAWN-Palo Pinto County; pop., 2,457; alt, 991 feet. 26 miles northeast of Palo Pinto, the county seat, and 80 miles west of Ft. Worth, on the T. & P. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l., First State, Citi- zens Nat'l. Hotels, Commercial, Harvey. Weekly newspaper. Coal is extensively mined and ship- ped. Oil is the great industry of the surrounding territory. Tel., W. U. Express.
STREETMAN-Freestone County; pop., 478. 16 miles from Fairfield, the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Bank, First State. Newspaper, express and telephone.
SUGARLAND-Ft. Bend County; pop., 1,000. 812 miles northeast of Richmond, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. and the Sugar Land Rys. Bank, Imperial Bank & Tr Co. Has sugar, mattress and paper manufactories. Tel., W. U. Express.
SULPHUR BLUFF-Hopkins County; pop., 300. 2: miles from Sulphur Springs, the county seat and shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
SULPHUR SPRINGS-Judicial seat of Hopkins County; pop., 5,558; alt., 503 ft. 86 miles north- rast of Dallas, on the M. K. & T. and the St. L. S. W. Rys. Banks, City Nat'l., First Nat'l., First State Guaranty State Bank & Tr. Co. Hotels, Garrison, " Climans, Woodall. Two weekly newspapers, one daily. Cotton gins, cotton compresses, cotton oil mills, and ice plant are leading industrial institu- :. ons. Tel., W. U. Express.
SUNSET-Montague County; pop., 900; alt., 982 :: 18 miles south of Montague, the county seat, ar .! 59 miles from Ft. Worth. on the Ft. W. & D. ". Ry. Banks, Guaranty State, Sunset State. Hotel Sanset. Newspapers, telegraph and express.
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS-Wilson County; pop., 4 0. 12 miles from Floresville, the county seat, the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel, R. U. Express.
SWEARINGEN-Cottle County; pop., 200. 14 miles from Paducah, the county seat, on the G. A. & P. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Express and telephone connection.
SWEENY-Brazoria County; pop., 500. 201/2 miles south of Angleton, the county seat, on the St. L. B. & M. Ry. Bank, First State. Express and telephone connections.
SWEET HOME-Lavaca County; pop., 300. 12 miles southwest of Halletsville, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Valenta Brothers Bank. Tel., W. U. Express.
SWEETWATER-Nolan County seat; pop., 4,307; alt., 2,164 ft. 202 miles west of Ft. Worth, and 413 miles northeast of El Paso, on the T. & P., K. C. M. & O., C. & S. F. Rys. Banks, City Nat'l., Texas Bank & Tr. Co. Hotels, Alamo, Commercial, Mart, Pullman, Revel, Santa Fe, Wright. Here are the Santa Fe machine shops and round house for this district, and is an important railway center. Cotton compress, oil mill, gins, ice factory, electric lights water works, sewer systems, an abundant sup- ply of good water, paved streets, steam laundry, four wholesale houses. Is also a health resort, with an ideal climate, and being the location of the cele- brated Grogan Mineral Wells and Boone Institute of Scientific Message, where hundreds from all over the country are successfully treated for all manner of diseases. Two weekly newspapers, The Record and The Reporter. Industries, farming and stock raising. Shipments, livestock, cotton, cotton seed products and farm products. As a stock raising country it is second to none. Tel., W. U. Express.
SWENSON-Stonewall County; pop., 250. 7 miles from Aspermont, the county seat, on the S. & N. W. Ry. Bank, First Bank of Swenson. Tele- phone connection.
SYLVESTER-Fisher County; pop., 200. 8 miles from Roby, the county seat, on the K. C. M. & O. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
TAFT-San Patricio County; pop., 500. 8 miles southeast of Sinton, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Taft Bank, Tel., W. U. Express.
TAHOKA-Lynn County seat; pop., 500; alt., 2, 864 ft. 150 miles southwest of Amarillo, on the Lamesa branch of the A. T. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l., Guaranty State. Hotels, Larkin, Leedy St. Clair. Level country surrounding with good water supply at depth of eighty feet; livestock is the chief industry but diversified farming and fruit growing are increasing. Crops, kaffir corn, milo maize, wheat, oats, sorghum, and alfalfa. Weekly newspaper, The News. Tel., W. U. Express.
TALCO-Titus County; pop., 300. 17 miles front Mt. Pleasant, the county seat, on the P. & Mt. P. Ry. Bank, Talco State. Express and telephone connec- tion.
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