The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1903-08-26
A GREATER SAN ANGELO
Items of Interest 20 Those Interested
in the Building Up OF Our City
A Letter From Georgia.

Columbus, Ga., Aug. 10, lJOo.
DR.. S. G. Parsons,
San Angelo, Tex.
Dear Sir:-Please pardon me
for troubling you, but | was very
much Interested in letter writ
ten by you July %, concerning
your section. am i'll the truck
business,oue mile out of town,
but if / could sell out ! would do
80 and look at your country.
What railroad facilities have
you? Population of town and
county," Prices of farms and
lands? Growth of trees, etc?
Fruits and vegetables? How do
onions do? How regarding
schools, churches and labor?
am 80 but have eight chill
dren and might change if | could
do better. Kindly answer.
Respectfully,
G. w. munro.
For some time DR.. Parsons has
been contributing articles to the
Columbus, Gu, Ledger concern
ing this part Of Texas. The above
letter is prompted by the writer
having read one of the doctors
communications.
TO Mr.. Munro the Press desires
to say that his business, that of
truck farming, has been, and is,
n paying proposition here. The
finest, best Favored celery in the
world is raised here. Canta-
loupes, onions, potatoes, toma-
toes and many other vegetables
are successfully raised.
In answer to his direct ques-
tions is the following:
The Santa Re branch from
Temple terminates at San Angelo.
Trains on this road connect with
the Frisco at Brentwood, the
Katy and the main line of the
Santa Fe at Tempe, while we
have through sIeepers to Fort
Worth and Dallas.
The city of San Angelo has
5000 inhabitants. Tom Green
county land sells at from SO. 50
and $500 ali acre to $15. Almost
anything in the form of vegeta-
ton does well. Grapes, peaches.
apples. plums and many other
fruits are grown. Our city
schools are the best i'm West
Texas. All grades are taught.
Besides there are here the school
of the immaculate Conception,
the San Angelo Training School
for boys and girls, San Angelo
Music School and a number of
private academies. Almost ev-
cry denomination has house of
worship, there being nine good |
church buildings here. The cost
of labor is no more than in other
places of like Importance. Skilled
labor gets good pay, while the
man who has no trade gets fair
wages. On the whole the great
COncho Country is a fine place to
locate. The country IS gradually
filling up and the price of real
estate advancing.
We extend to Mr.. Munro the
glad hand of welcome. We in
vite him to become one of our
citizens. If we can afford him
furtherinfOrmation as to details
he has only to command us.
THE L. SCHWARTZ & 60. BUILDING.
The handsome new business
home of the j.. Schwartz & Co., is
nearing completion and it will be
but short time till this enter
prising firm can welcome their
customers and friends to one of
the most extensive, complete and
attractive mercantile buildings in
West Texas. The structure is a
magnificent example of the build
ers art and combines both COM
fort and convenience, with APP
pearance and prominence. Large,
with splendid light and good VEN
tilation, it ls especially adapted
for dry goods store, and will
enable the firm to make an excel
lent display of the large stock
they expect to carry. San Angelo
has every reason to be proud of
this acquisition to the recent
improvements.
The second floor, with the ex-
ception of two rooms, will be
occupied by the San Angelo Club