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TALPA-Coleman County; pop., 250; alt., 1,948 ft. 25 miles southwest of Coleman, the county seat. Bank, First State. Newspaper, telegraph and ex - press.
TATUM-Rusk County; pop., 428. 20 miles southeast of Longview, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Bank, First State. Has Newspaper, express and telephone connection.
TAYLOR-Williamson County; pop., 5,965; alt., 583 ft. 174 miles south of Dallas, 116 miles east of San Antonio and 144 miles west of Palestine, and 165 miles north of Houston, at the junction of the I. & G. N. and the M. K. & T. Rys. Banks, City
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Nat'l., First Nat'l., First State Bank & Tr. Co., Tay- lor Nat'l. Hotels, Blazilmar, Grace, Hyde, Marquet- te ..
Taylor is located on a rolling prairie of very rich land; some fields have been producing for eighty years without any fertilizer and present day crops are larger than any of the past. Crops, cotton, corn oats, wheat, sorghum, garden growths. Industries, cotton oil mills, ice factories, mattress factory, broom factory, marble works, seven cotton gins, light and power plant, ice cream factory, creamery, machine shops, wholesale grocery houses, wholesale cigar and tobacco house, etc. Two newspapers, The Democrat and the Journal, daily; three weeklies, The Texan, The Journal, and the Herald (German). Has a fair association, Tel., Mackay, Postal, W. U. Express.
TEAGUE-Freestone County; pop .. 3,306; alt., 698 ft. 10 miles east of Fairfield, the county seat, 98 miles south of Dallas, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Banks, First Nat'l., First State. Hotels, Harvey, Martin, Stegall. Industry, cotton. Daily and two weekly newspapers; telegraph, W. U. Express.
TEHUACANA-Limestone County; pop., 614. 16 miles from Groesbeck, the county seat, and 6 miles from Mexia. Bank, First State. Express and telephone connections.
TELEPHONE-Fannin County; pop., 99. 20 miles northeast of Bonham, the county seat and ship- ping point. Bank, First State. Mail daily.
TELL-Childress County; pop., 50. 15 miles Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
TEMPLE-Bell County; pop., 11,033. Eight miles east of Belton, the county seat, 35 miles south of Waco, 213 miles northwest of Houston, on the G. C. & S. F. and the M. K. & T. Rys. Banks, City Natl., Farmers' State, First Natl., Temple State, Temple Trust Company.
Temple is one of the principal cities of Central Texas, in the waxy land belt, noted for its produc- tiveness. Staple crops, cotton leads, corn, oats, dairy products, live stock and produce. Splendid shipping facilities, twenty-six passenger trains daily, an im- portant point on the Santa Fe system as a dividing point of its two great lines, one extending to all northern points and the other to all points west to the Pacific coast. Santa Fe shops are here. Busi- ness college, military academy and three thoroughly equipped hospitals. One daily newspaper, The Tele- gram, one weekly, The Mirror. Is a wholesale center. Has modern business buildings and beautiful resi- dences, large opera house, all public utilities of the largest cities. Is connected with Belton by an elec- tric railway. Tel., Mackay, W. U. Express.
TENAHA-Shelby County; pop., 577. 12 miles from Center, the county seat, and 177 miles north- east of Houston, on the H. E. & W. T. and T. & G. Rys. Banks, First State, State Bank of Tenaha. Weekly newspaper, The Messenger. Tel., W. U. Express.
TERRELL-Kaufman County; pop., 8,349; alt., 530 ft. Ten miles north of Kaufman, the county seat, and 32 miles east of Dallas, on the T. M. and the T. & P. Rys. Banks, American Natl., First Natl., First State. Hotels, Artesia, Bonniville, Commer- cial. Cotton oil mill, compress, cotton gins, flour mill, ice plant, Texas Midland shops. Newspaper, The Transcript, daily and weekly. Site of the North Texas Hospital for the Insane. Tel., W. U. Express.
TEXARKANA-Bowie County; pop., 19,737; alt 295 ft. 365 miles northeast of Austin, 490 mil. . southwest of St. Louis, Mo., situated on both side. of the boundary line between Texas and Arkansa Bowie County, Texas, and Miller County, Arkans: located on the K. C. S., the L. & A., the St. L. I. :: & S., the St. L. S. W., the T. & Ft. S., and the T. & P. Rys. Banks, Guaranty State, Texarkana Nat. Hotels, Benefield, Burkdale, Cosmopolitan, Holman Hutchins, Marion. Has four sanitariums. Two dar . newspapers. The more prominent industries inclu : saw, shingle and planing mills, cotton oil mills, co. ton compress, foundry and machine shops, boiler works, clay products works, oil and fertilizer work .. cooperage, cotton gins, screen manufactory, mattre. factory, sheet metal product factory, casket factor ;. electric light and gas plants, brick works, ice factor;, sewer pipe works, tile and window glass works an : silo factory. Pine and white oak timber abound i :. the vicinity. Shipments, cotton, lumber, hides, cot- ton seed oil and the products of the various fac- tories. Tel., Mackay, Postal, W. U. Express.
TEXAS CITY-Galveston County; pop., 2,506; alt., 12 ft. - Eight miles by water and 16 miles by rail northwest of Galveston, the county seat, on the Texas City Terminal Co. Ry., which connects a: Texas City Junction with the S. P., I. & G. N., M. K. & T., G. H. & H., G. C. & S. F., T. B. V. and the G. H. E. Co. (interurban). Is located on Galveston Bay. Banks, First Natl., Texas City Natl. Hotels, Livingstone, Travelers, Southern. This city is pri- marily a port. Principal exports to foreign markets include cotton, lumber, logs, oil, iron, steel, packing house products, grain, flour, cooperage, cotton seed and its by-products. Leading commodities received, coffee, Mexican hats, rice, sugar, sisal and glycerin. Coastwise business covers an extensive range. Finest system of ocean terminals from standpoint of construction and arrangement south of New York. Served by steamship lines to American and foreign ports. Is recognized as a distributing point for products manufactured in the East. All public utili- ties are privately owned. Daily newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express.
TEXLINE-Dallam County; pop., 762. 37 miles from Dalhart, the county seat, on the C. S. and the . Ft. W. & D. C. Rys. Banks, Dallam County, First State. Newspaper, Texline Enterprise. Tel., W. U. Express.
THE GROVE-Coryell County; pop., 105. 20 miles from Gatesville, the county seat, 8 miles from Leon Junction, the nearest shipping point, and 14 miles from Moody. Bank, Planters' State. Tele- phone connection.
THORNDALE-Milam County; pop., 1,100; alt., 400 ft. 30 miles southwest of Cameron, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Banks, First Natl .. Thorndale State. Hotels, Commercial, Exchange. Weekly newspaper, The Thorn. Ships cotton, live stock and produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
THRALL-Williamson County; pop., 272. 2: miles from Georgetown, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Bank, Farmers' State. Express and tele- phone connections.
THORNTON-Limestone County; pop., 773; alt , 499 ft. Eight miles south of Groesbeck, the count; seat, 96 miles south of Dallas, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Banks, First Natl., Guaranty State. Hotel, Com. mercial. Weekly newspaper, The Hustler. Tel., W. U. Express.
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THREE RIVERS-Live Oak County; pop., 500; . : . 220 ft. Bank, Live Oak County State Bank.
THEROCKMORTON-Throckmorton County seat; :. p., 636. 38 miles north of Albany, the nearest ,A.pping point. Bank, First Natl. Weekly news- ;sfer, The Times. Telephone connection.
THURBER-Erath County; pop., 4,000. 212 miles !ยก um Mingus, the nearest banking point, on a spur .! the T. & P. Ry. Coal is mined and shipped. Ex- ; " >< and telephone connections.
TIMPSON-Shelby County; pop., 1,526; alt., 392 15 miles northwest of Center, the county seat, on the HI. E. & W. T., the H. G. and the T. & H. Rys. Panks, Cotton Belt State, Guaranty State. Hotel, Anight. Daily newspaper. Tel., W. U. Express. TIOGA-Grayson County; pop., 777. 32 miles southwest of Sherman, the county seat, on the T. & P. and the M. K. & T. Rys. Bank, First Guaranty Mtate. Weekly newspaper, The Herald, and a monthly publication, Youth's Guardian Friend. Toga has several mineral wells famed for the medi- omal virtues. Tel., W. U. Express.
TIVOLI-Refugio County; pop., 350. About 20 miles northeast of Refugio, the county seat, or 150 mules southwest of Houston, on the St. L. B. & M. By. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
TOLAR-Hood County; pop., 416; alt., 1,013 ft. Eight miles southwest of Granbury, the county seat, and 51 miles from Ft. Worth, on the Ft. W. & R. G. ity. Bank, Continental State. Hotel, Landers. Weekly newspaper, The Standard. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
TOM BALL-Harris County; pop., 300. 32 miles from Houston, the county seat, on the T. & B. V. Ry. Bank, First State. Express and telephone.
TOM BEAN -- Grayson County; pop., 367. 1112 miles southwest of Sherman, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. and the G. C. & S. Fe Rys. Bank, First Natl. Tel., W. U. Express.
TOYAH-Reeves County; pop., 947; alt., 2,911 ft. P. Ry. Bank, Citizens' State. Hotel, Youngblood. 18 miles west of Pecos, the county seat, on the T. & Division point on the T. & P. Ry. Weekly news- paper, The Enterprise. Shipments, grain and live- stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
TRAVIS-Falls County; pop., 300. 18 miles from Marlin, the county seat, on the S. A. & A. P. Ry. Bank, Travis State. Tel., W. U. Express.
TRENT-Taylor County; pop., 500. 22 miles from Abilene, the county seat, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
TRENTON-Fannin County; pop., 616. 13 miles southwest of Bonham, the county seat, and 27 miles southwest of Denison, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Banks, First Natl., Guaranty State. Shipments, cotton, grain and live stock. Two weekly newspapers, The Trenton News, and The Trenton Tribune. Tel., W. C. Express.
TRINIDAD-Henderson County; pop., 100. 15 miles from Athens, the county seat, and 9 miles from Malakoff, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Guar- anty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
TRINITY-Trinity County; pop., 1,363. 19 miles southwest of Groveton, the county seat, on the I. & G. N., the M. K. & T. and the B. & G. N. Rys. Banks, First State, Trinity Natl. Hotel, Gibson. Weekly newspapers. Industry, cotton, farming and lumber. Tel., W. U. Express.
TROUP-Smith County; pop., 1,258; alt., 467 ft. 23 miles southeast of Tyler, the county seat, on the
I. & G. N. Ry. Banks, First Natl., Guaranty State. Weekly newspaper. Three cotton gins. Tel., W. U. Express.
TROY-Bell County; pop., 219. 26 miles south- west of Waco, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Citizens Exchange Bank. Newspaper, The Troy Enterprise. Tel., W. U. Express.
TRUMBULL-Ellis County; pop., 103. 23 miles northeast of Waxahachie, the county seat, 312 miles from Ferris, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Bank, Farmers' State. Express and telephone connection.
TRUSCOTT-Knox County; pop., 300. 13 miles from Benjamin, the county seat, on the K. C. M. & O. Ry. Bank, First Bank of Truscott. Tel., W. U. Express.
TULIA-Swisher County seat ;pop., 1,189. 51 miles southwest of Amarillo, on the Sweetwater branch of the A. T. & S. F. Ry. Alt., 3,200 ft. Banks, First Natl., Tulia Bank & Trust Co. Hotels, Jackson, Tulia, White. Two weekly newspapers, The Herald and The Enterprise. Has an opera house. Ships cattle, hogs, forage stuffs, poultry and pro- duce. Tel., W .U. Express.
TURKEY-Hall County; pop., 100; 35 miles from Estelline, the nearest shipping point. Banks, First Natl., Turkey State. Telephone connection.
TURNERSVILLE -- Coryell County; pop., 162, 612 miles from Gatesville, the county seat and ship- ping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connec- tions.
TUSCOLA-Taylor County; pop., 300. 18 miles from Abilene, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. F. and the A. & S. Rys. Bank, First State. News- paper. Telegraph. Express.
TYLER-Smith County seat; pop., 12,085; alt., 521 ft. 128 miles southwest of Texarkana, 100 miles southwest of Dallas and 245 miles northeast of Austin, on the St. L. S. W. and I. & G. N. Rys. Banks, Citizens Natl., People's Guaranty State. Hotel, Tyler. It is an important railway center of East Texas and also center of the great fruit and truck belt of the state. It has the largest freight tonnage of any city its size in Texas. General of- fices and machine shops of the St. L. S. W. Ry are here and employ more than 1,000 men. Has ex- cellent public and private schools, churches and homes. Twelve wholesale and jobbing houses here. Carnegie Library, a Federal Court building, a Union Depot. One daily and two weekly newspapers. Can- ning factories, ice plant, large compress, gins, cotton seed oil mill, fruit package factory, iron foundry and machine shops, overall and shirt factories, mat- tress factory, brick plant, bottling works, cigar fac- tory, etc., and all modern public utilities. Ship- ments, strawberries, peaches, truck garden, produce and cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
UTLEY-Bastrop County; pop, 500. Nine miles from Bastrop, the county seat, banking and ship- ping point. Mail daily.
UTOPIA-Uvalde County; pop., 250. 40 miles from Uvalde, the county seat and 22 miles from Sabinal, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connections.
UVALDE-County seat of Uvalde County; pop., 3,885; alt., 910 ft. 92 miles west of San Antonio, 80 miles north of the Rio Grande River, on the S. P. and S. A. U. & G. Rys. Banks, Commercial Natl., First State. Hotels, Roundtree, Schwartz, Steven- son, Wilson. Has a library, a weekly newspaper
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The Leader-News. Shipments, cotton, mohair, honey, pecans and grain. Tel., W. U. Express.
VALERA-Coleman County; pop., 300. 12 miles from Coleman, the county seat, on the G. C. & S. Fe Ry. Bank, First State. Tel., W. U. Express.
VALLEY MILLS-Bosque County; pop., 885; alt., 712 ft. 22 miles south of Meridian, the county seat, and 110 miles from Dallas, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, Citizens State. First Natl. Cotton gins, cotton oil mills, weekly newspaper, The Tribune. Hotel, Crow. Tel., W. U. Express.
VALLEY VIEW-Cooke County; pop., 600; alt., 712 ft. Ten miles south of Gainesville, the county seat and 55 miles north of Ft. Worth, on the G. C. & S. F. Ry. Banks, First Guaranty State, First Natl. Hotel, Lowe. Weekly newspaper, The Sun. Tel., W. U. Express.
VAN ALSTYNE-Grayson County; pop., 1,588; alt., 803 ft. 15 miles south of Sherman, the county seat, and 47 miles north of Dallas, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Banks, Continental State, First Natl. Roller mills, cotton. oil mill, electric lights, weekly news- paper, The Leader. Tel., W. U. Express.
VAN HORN-Culberson County seat; pop., 129; alt., 7,572 ft. 110 miles southeast of El Paso, on the T. & P. Ry. Bank, Van Horn State. Two news- papers. Hotels, Central, Clarke, Commercial. Tele- phone connection.
VEGA-Oldham County; pop., 200. 28 miles from Tascoca, the county seat. Bank, First State. Week- ly newspaper, The Vega Sentinel. Tel., W. U. Ex- press.
VELASCO-Brazoria County; pop., 600. 16 miles south of Angleton, the county seat and 60 miles southwest of Houston, on the H. & B. V. Ry., and on the Brazos River. Bank, Velasco State. Shipments, sulphur, cotton, cotton seed products, fish and oysters, cattle, sugar cane, syrup. Has cotton gin, fish and oyster plant, mercantile establishments. Weekly newspaper, The World. Express and tele- phone connection.
VENUS-Johnson County; pop., 842. 20 miles east of Cleburne, the county seat, 33 miles southwest of Dallas, on the G. C. & S. F. and the I. & G. N. Rys. Banks, Farmers & Merchants Natl., First Natl. Two weekly newspapers. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
VERA-Knox County; pop., 100; 141% miles from Benjamin, the county seat, 19 miles from Seymour, its shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
VERNON-Wilbarger County seat; pop., 5,142; alt., 1,205 ft. 49 miles west of Wichita Falls, on the Ft. W. & D. C. and the St. L. & S. F. Rys. Banks, Farmers' State, First Guaranty State, Her- ring Natl., Waggoner Natl., Vernon Natl. Hotels, Bailey, Vernon. Shipments, cotton, grain and live stock. Has cotton gins, a compress, a theatre, two weekly newspapers, The Call and The Record. Tel., W. U. Express.
VICTORIA-Victoria County seat; pop., 5,957; alt., 187 ft. 115 miles southeast of San Antonio, 127 west of Houston, on the Guadelupe River and the G. H. & S. A. and St. L. & S. F. Rys. Banks, Levi Bank & Trust Co., People's Natl., Victoria Natl. Hotels, Delaware, Denver. It is the market place, shipping and trading center for one of the most pro- ductive sections of the state. Has safe factory, large cotton oil mill, ice factory, electric light plant, cotton compress, cotton gins, planing mills, broom
factory, two cigar factories, three bottling works. laundry, creameries, jobbing houses, etc. A large denominational school, private school and unsur- passed public school. Two parks. Some of the finest homes in South Texas. Daily newspaper, The Ad- vocate, four weekly newspapers, The Advocate, The Fact, The Deutsche Zeitung (German) and The Guard (colored) ). Shipments, corn, cotton, manu- factured products, merchandise to surrounding points for which it is a distributing center. Tel., W. U. Express.
VOTH-Jefferson County; pop., 500. Nine miles front Beaumont, the county seat and banking point, on the T. & N. O. and the G. C. & S. F. Ry., and on the Pine Island Bayou. Tel., W. U. Express.
WACO-McLennan County seat; pop., 38,500; alt .. 424 ft. Waco is the geographical center of Texas, as well as the center of population, on the M. K. & T., the I. & G. N., the H. & T. C., the St. L. & S. W., the G. C. & S. Fe, the S. A. & A. P., and the T. C. Rys., and also an interurban line between Waco and Dallas, on the Brazos River. Banks, Central Natl., Citizens Natl., Farmers Improvement Bank. First Natl., First State Bank & Trust Co., Liberty Natl., Natl City Bank, Provident Natl., Waco Sav- ings, Waco State, National Exchange Insurance & Trust Co., Robert O. Silvers & Co (investment and securities), and the Waco Clearing House Associa- tion. Hotels, Brazos, Densmore, Exchange, Katy, Metropole, Natatorium, Raleigh, St. Charles, Savoy, State, Terminal, Tietz, Waco, Waverly.
As Waco is the center of population for the state of Texas, she can reach more people at a lower freight rate than any other city in the state as a jobbing point. The environment is famed as one of the most productively agricultural section in the world, cotton is the chief product. Waco is the center for wholesale dealers of all kinds. The city is noted for its many ward parks maintained by the city; one of the leading universities in the South, known as Baylor University, is located here, as are also St. Basil's College for Boys, Academy of the Sacred Heart, Hill's Practical College, Toby's Prac- tical Business College as well as a score of smaller private schools. Here are two colleges for negroes, Paul Quinn College, supported by the Methodists, and Central Texas College, supported by the Bap- tists. Has a public library, Y. M. C. A. Manufac- turers are extensive and numerous, including cotton seed oil, sash and doors, bank and store fixtures, mattresses, clothing, welding machinery, structural iron, boilers, brick, cement, stone, wood and metal preserver, iceless refrigerators, gas lighting plants. Waco is in the forefront in municipal activities. Tel., Mackay, Postal, W. U. Express.
WAELDER-Gonzales County; pop., 894; alt., 372 ft. 17 miles north of Gonzales, the county seat, and 78 miles east of San Antonio, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Bank, Farmers' State. Hotels, Commer- cial, Waelder. Weekly newspaper, The New Era. Industry, cotton. Tel., W. U. Express.
WALBURG-Willianison County; pop., 200. 11 miles from Georgetown, the county seat, and ship- . ping point. Bank, Walburg State. Telephone con- nections.
WALLER-Waller County; pop., 450. Nine miiles southeast of Hempstead, the county seat, on the H. & T. C. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Tel., W. U. Express.
WALLIS-Austin County; pop., 675. 45 miles .
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west of Houston, at the junction of the S. A. & A. P. and the D. C. & S. F. Rys. Bank, Guaranty State. 1, center of a rich farming section. Shipments, live swk, cotton and produce. Tel., W. U. Express.
WALNUT SPRINGS-Bosque County; pop., 1.119; alt., 790 ft. 68 miles west of Ft. Worth and :' miles southwest of Dallas, 18 miles northwest of Meridian, the county seat, on the T. C. Ry. Banks, Farmers & Merchants State, First Guaranty State. Hotels, Aycock, Commercial. Texas Central Ry shops are located here. Tel., W. U. Express.
WASKOM-Harrison County; pop., 204. 20 miles from Marshall, the county seat, on the T. & P. and the M. K. & T. Rys. Bank, Guaranty State. Ex- press and telephone connections.
WAXAHACHIE-Ellis County seat; pop., 7,958; alt., 515 ft. 31 miles south of Dallas, 41 miles south- east of Ft. Worth, on the H. & T. C., M. K. & T., and the T. & B. V. Rys., and on the Southern Trac- tion Co.'s Interurban. Banks, Citizens Natl., Guar- anty State Bank & Trust Co., Waxahachie Natl., Texas Title & Loan Co. Hotel, Rogers. Trinity University is located here. Has a Carnegie Library. Cotton oil mills, cotton gins, cotton compress, cotton mill, flour mill, creamery, etc. Two daily news- papers, The Life and The Enterprise, and two week- lies, The Enterprise and The Herald. Tel., W. U. Express.
WAYLAND-Stephens County; pop., 250. 13 miles from Breckenridge, the county seat, and 18 miles from Eastland, the usual shipping point. Banks, First Guaranty State. First Natl. Tele- phone connections.
WEATHERFORD-Judicial seat of Parker Coun- ty; pop., 6,203; alt., 864 ft. 31 miles west of Ft. Worth on the T. & P., the G. C. & S. F., the G. T. & W. and the W. M. W. &N. W. Rys. Banks, Citi- zens' Natl., First Natl., First State, Merchants' & Farmers' State. Hotels, Burchard, Columbia, Eu- banks, Montfront, Parker, Terminal. Weatherford is the trading center of all Parker County and parts of Jack, Wise, Hood and Palo Pinto counties. Has a business college, a sanitarium, a daily and two weekly newspapers and a number of wholesale houses. Is the location of Fairmount Seminary for Girls and the K. of P. Widows' & Orphans' Home. Industries, cotton, manufacturing and live stock. Tel., W. U. Express.
WEIMAR-Colorado County; pop., 1,171; alt., 413 ft. 16 miles west of Columbus, the county seat and 25 miles from Houston on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. (S. P. System). Banks, First State, T. A. Hill State. Ilotel, New Jackson. Industries, cotton and dairy products. Weekly newspaper, The Mercury. Tel., W. U. Express.
WEINERT-Haskell County; pop., 472. 15 miles from Haskell, the county seat, on the W. V. Ry. Bank, Weinert State. Tel., W. U. Express.
WEIR-Williamson County; pop., 300. 51 miles northeast of Georgetown, the county seat, on the M. K. & T. Ry. Bank, Weir State. Tel., W. U. Express.
WELCOME-Austin County; pop., 200; 18 miles northwest of Belville, the county seat, and 14 miles from New Ulm, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
WELDON-Houston County; pop., 200. 21 miles from Crockett, the county seat. Bank, First Guar- anty State. Express and telephone connections.
WELLINGTON-Collingsworth County seat; pop.,
1,968; 57 miles north of Altus on the W. F. & N. W. Ry. Banks, City State, First Natl., Wellington State. Newspaper, The Wellington Leader. Tel., W. U. Express.
WELLS-Cherokee County; pop., 500. 28 miles from Rusk, the county seat, on the St. L. S. W. Ry. Bank, Guaranty State. Express and telephone con- nections.
WESLASCO-Hidalgo County. Bank, Guaranty State. No. P. O.
WEST-McLennan County; pop., 1,629; alt., 645 ft. 18 miles north of Waco, the county seat, on the I. & G. N. Ry. Banks, First State, National Bank of West, West Bank. Hotel, West Hotel. Industry, cotton. Two weekly newspapers. Tel., W. U. Express.
WEST COLUMBIA-Brazoria County; pop., 1,000. Two miles from Columbia, the shipping point, 12 miles from Angleton, the county seat. Banks, First Natl., Guaranty State. Mail daily.
WESTHOFF-Dewitt County; pop., 500. 14 miles from Cuero, the county seat, on the G. H. & S. A. Ry. Newspaper, express and telephone connections.
WESTMINSTER-Collin County; pop., 631. 20 miles northeast of Mckinney, the county seat, 6 miles from Anna, the nearest shipping point. Bank, First State. Telephone connection.
WESTON-Collin County; pop., 316. 14 miles north of Mckinney, the county seat and shipping point. Bank, Weston Guaranty State. Industry, cotton. Telephone connection.
WESTOVER-Baylor County; pop., 300. 18 miles from Seymour, the county seat and 7 miles from Megargle, on the G. T. & W. Ry. Bank, Westover State. Tel., W. U. Express.
WHARTON-Judicial seat of Wharton County; pop., 2,346; alt., 60 ft. 62 miles southwest of Hous- ton, on the G. H. & S. A., the G. C. & S. F. Rys. Banks, Security Bank & Trust Co., Wharton Bank & Trust Co. Hotels, Nation, Plaza, Wharton. Is in the center of Caney Valley, which is about ten miles and fifty miles long, with soil exceptionally adapted to growing of alfalfa, corn, sugar cane, etc. In- dustry, cotton, sugar and syrup manufacturing, feed- stuff, hogs. Has a hospital and weekly newspaper, The Spectator. Tel. and express.
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