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is only question Of some very
short time when such an enter.
pris viii be- launched somewhere
~ this section, on the San An
gpio branch Of the Santa Fe. and
San Angelo must not. under any
consideration, miss this great OPP
pOrtunity. True, we may have
to ship III some Of the raw mate
rial for the operation Of the
plant, but We shall have that vast
advantage offered by no other
point--an immediate home
market for every product of the
mill but the oil Let this item
be put at the top Of the calendar,
and let's have no delay" which,
as Mr.. Metcalfe warned, will
kill anything"
Another matter which the Club
would do well to take up is the
proposition suggested by Chas. a.
DALEY, the land agent, owner
and stockman. Mr.. Daley is one
of our longtime residents, u pros
porous and successful man in
everything he undertakes, whose
words may well be hearkened to.
He favors the establishment Of u
Touring mill and calls attention
to the fact that a majority of the
Touring mills of Texas buy the
greater portion of their wheat out
side Of the territory in which they
are operated. Mr.. Daley was ut
first inclined to disfavor the cot
ton mill project, deeming the
proposition good one but a
little premature. But he adj.
mitted it was all right on the
ground that some other point in
this section might anticipate us.
AS to schools, Press man was
informed by Superintendent j. s.
Abbott that, since January LIST,
80 new scholars had been en-
rolled, and that while the 5chol-
astic census showed 1865 children
in this district within the statu-
tory age, there were but 165 en-
rolled, showing that, in spite OF
the overcrowded condition of our
public schools, there were still
800 children in this district with
in the scholastic age not attend
ing school. This is almost an
alarming state Of affairs, and
what follows is also worthy of
serious consideration. Referring
to the matter Of establishing II
college or boarding school here,
Prof. Abbott thought it would be
Il serious error to do so before the
public schools We're put on IL
basis OF hest possible efficiency.
He cited number of points
which had such boarding schools,
and whose public schools were
miserably poor, and finances
short, and at one place teachers
salaries full year behind The
boarding schools being once
established, their patrons would
lose further interest in the pub
lie schools, which would then. of
course, suffer.
These are all important ques-
tons and worthy of the interest
and most serious consideration of
all citizens.
CASE IN POINT.
The following letter, received
only n few days ago by President
Geo. f. Webb, of the First
National Bank, again demon
strates the necessity of a Business
Mems Club:
Franklin, Ky, Jan. 3, 1903,
Mr.. Geo. f Webb.
San Angelo, Texas.
Dear Sir:-I have failed en-
tirely to obtain a reply from
secretary Of Commercial Club or
city editors. am very anxious
to have folder of your city and
surrounding country, giving pop
ulation, schools, churches,
wealth, climate, etc If there is
nothing of this kind in pub!ica-
ton, would greatly appreciate u
few copies of the leading paper,
ANY favors rendered would be
gratefully received by X, of p,
| will leave here for some point
in Western Texas, January %.
Anr,. rn.Innl Enl l..