The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-04-18
SAN SABA. TEXAS, APRIL Is, 1870.

greatest benefit be derived by residence here especially dur
ing the winter months
Sources recreation abundant Our rivers full of
specimens of the nny tribe aordng sport for the angler Our
landscapes for beauty aordng Oppou
mites for the exercise of the taste and skill the artist whe
amatuer professional.
We have Eastern and Southern borders of the
most attractive scenery Texas description of which will be
given below Invads may find pleasant suitable and profta
BILE employment if not entirely disabled before their arrival If
they have capitol they may find safe profitable investments
Employment upon stock farms can be readily o5te
by those who have capital to invest who prefer to get
insight into new business before investing money it.
SAN SABA,
The county seat and principal of the county, was
abished 1853 has successfully passed through
stages infancy and youth and has its recognized stand
ing the business world Its population estimated at 1000
inhabitants and compromises much of intelligence morality
and business capacity usually found of its size
has something than twenty regularly established bust
houses and addition thereto the usual quote of profess
ona such lawyers physicians ministers and others
who devote their time and attention literary pursuits In
the entire history of the covering period of more than
thirty years. there has been only failures
tile business circles the surrounding country having kept pace
growth with the and the majority of the people being
perfectly reliable meeting their pecuniay obligations The
business houses chiefly of stone nearly all being
height and their occupants well known
and highly rated the commercial world whose credit is
well established and upon whom the people of the surrounding
county rely with implicit confidence for integrity of char
acter and honesty dealing They principally who
have been long business of them having been
born and raised here and they but justly proud the char
acters which they sustain among our people.
At the of San Saba is large spring aording
500 cubic feet of water per minute and less than 100 yards
from its fall of Is feet where its majestic
power harnessed fine roller MILL a capacity some
barrels of -four per day. and the fine grown the
county here manufactured good sample of flour
be purchased the best mills of Missouri Kansas
mill and cotton gin also operated by the power This
stream only about mile in length but such the rapid
iy of its that other dams could be
fully built water thus be again and again before
reaches the lovely Saba river less than half mile
line from The day may be far in the future
when this cheap reliable power will be called
into use for manufacturing purposes
There private bank the town of San Saba Messrs
Ward Murray being the and their capital beng rep
resenedby the commercial reports 100000 They
have ample facilities convenences for accommodating
those who wish to paronize banking institution any
varied and useful branches.
college building is situated in the western part of the
town. and school is kept operation about months in the
year. while there four church buildings three fthem
being commodious structures regularly occupied
by ministers representing different denominations Other
churches having no building their own occasionally occupy
the houses existing and thus all the different denominations
christians are represented The long noted
its love morality and the enterprise CT its people in edu
catonal and religious attainmens
The public buildings consisting of courthouse
ng amply capacous the the necessities of the
ty for may years There yet small debt on the
Jail building but it being paid off by insaments each year.
and few years the county will be entirely free from
debt No other debt any character exists this time and
the county scrip has been par for several years The county
officers nearly all have residences the county seat
and are of solid character and reliability,
Property in the town held reasonable prices and bust
from abroad desiring find location among pros
perOus enerprsng and law-abdng people will find hearty
welcome though they may divide trade with local
merchants they will with treatment fair compe
tition and gentlemen in the true of the word
further information be desired the following gentlemen
who may be addressed at San
Saba j. H. Martin, s. w. Yoe Leigh Burleson Guany d
W.