Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13
TOM GREEN COUNTY.


weeks. WV
The county is in the Western fed. !
eral district and Is returnable to San
antonio, where the next United States
district court will be held, beginning
on the first Tuesday in October next.
TowNs-sAN ANGELO.
Inc only town OF any size or special
Importance at this time Is San Angelo.
the county seat. 1t is beautifully 10.
Gated on rising ground on the north
bank of the North Concho river, about
one-half mile above where this stream
unites with the Middle Concho and
forms the Main Concho. Up to 1882 II
had but 800 TO 700 Inhabitants. Since
lSs2 II has grown rapidly and now has
fully 1000 Inhabitants. It's business
men do a great deal Of business
and carry large stocks. II
has several church orrani-
cations and the Methedists, Presby-
terians and Catholics have good build
ings and the Baptists and Episcopa-
lians will soon build. The schools are
good, and In short time very ex-
tensive rock school-house will be COM
pleted by the county. The new court.
house, now In the course of building.
will cost about S75. 900, and will be the
best In the Northwest. The town ia
supplied with ice manufactured at
home, a complete system of water
works will soon be constructed bv a
company organized with ample capi-
tai and gas works and street RAILWAYS
may be expected within year. The
town has no railroad connections. hut
Is on the line Of the proposed extern
sion Of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa
Re from LamDasas, and the Aus
tin 4 Northwestern from Burnet,
and the Fort Worth d Browns
vile from Fort Worth.
When once railroad reaches the town
1t will soon develop into a city of
10000 to 10000 inhabitants. Its ioca-
ton and surroundings all point to it
as the future city OF the section in
which it Is situated. 1t Is 100 miles
from San Antonio, 1870 miles from
Austin, l70 miles from Waco, oil miles
from Dallas and lSS miles from Fort
Worth. 1t is i'm latitude 3l0 and %
min. and longitude 23s and 10 min.
west of Washington, and is l,sSs feet
above sea level.
The precinct in which San Angelo
is situated voted Saturday, August .
1854, to take charge of its public
schools and voted school tax to sup.
port them, there being but one op-
posing vote cast.
There are two banks already organ
lied and third will be organized very
soon. All other branches of business
are well represented.
] will not be able in this report t
mention all of the business men. The
following, however, 1 mention par
ticularly since l know them all favora
bly, ana can recommend them as being
safe, prudent, enterprising and public
sririted:
| Week, sTERRErr d co BANKERS,
paid up capital Sl50,0O0. This firm
composed of William S. Week, Stepher
E. SIerrett and George b. Sherwood
transact a general banking business
make collections and remit promptly
and draw exchange on all the princi
pal cities of the United States and OF
Europe.
Mr.. Week lived for many years il
California prior to his settlement i,
Tom Green county. There he wa
well known In connection with servic
In the employment of the United
States army. Soon after the wa
closed he come to Fort Concho with tn,
army; later began business on his owl
account in San Angelo, first In the
saloon business and later as u genera
merchant. For several years he was
the leading merchant in the county,
carrying large stock of goods. With.
| in year past he sold out his mercan
tile business and went into banking.
He retains his saloon business, which
is under the management o.
Mr.. Charles Wilson, formerly of vii.
son Il Howard. Mr.. Week is a man OF
family, public spirited and full of ener
gy and resources, and has accumulated
a handsome property. He is fully iden
titled with the best interests of both
town and county. Mr.. Sterrett Is also
man of family and lives in San An
gelo. He came TO Tom Green county
from New Mexico about seven years
ago and has made a fortune In the cat
tie business in connection with the
| Sherwood brothers.
Mr.. Sherwood, who Is also a married
man and lives In San Angelo, came to
Texas from Philadelphia, and has been
very successful in his business pur'
suits.
All of these gentlemen made what
they now own in Tom Green county.
CoNCHo NATIONAL BANK,
paid up capital $50, 900. TINS institu-
ton was organized Aug. II, 1852, and
its doors were first opened for business
on the 18th of September following
Its officers are: President, l.. B. Har-
ris; vic' president, Phlip g. lie.
cashier, VIM. Il. Ellis. Directors: l..
b. Harris, p. 9. Lee, VIM. Il. Ellis,
NJ. /. Harris, II. Cartledge, j. n. Up
ton, WIN. Cbildress.
It's average dep lsits since II COM
nenced business have been from $751;
900 to $4,000, and II has handled,
during the calendar year 1883, 5000
600.
Mr.. l. G. Harris is one OF the old
time citizens of Texas. He was born
in the state of Georgia, but moved TO
Texas when he was "a boy, and has
lived In Atascosa and Bexar counties.
He has long been known as one OF tine
largest cattle owners in the state.
MIR. Lee came from Philadelphia to
Texas few years since. He Is one of
the firm Of Lee d Childress. cattlemen,
whose stock are valued at 5000. 900.
Mr.. Eli. IL from Eau Claire county,
Wisconsin, from which place he
moved to San Antonio, and since then
has been the active manager. OF the
Concho National bank. He Is
also the postmaster at San An
gelo, and his Office il model
for any town or city. In a short time
the termini of the postal routes to Alb
iene north and Burnet south will be at
San Angelo, when the post-ofilce now
AT Fort Concho will be closed. This