The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-03-03
A FRISCO WRITE-UP.
One of Our Recent Visitors Writes OF
San Angelo and the Great
Southwest.

oOuth"S
The Editor-correspondent Of
the Newton (Ill., } Press, who ac-
companied the recent party of
Frisco immigrationists, writing
his paper from Houston, among
other things says:
At sunrise Wednesday morning
when we awoke, our cars were on
the side track at San Angelo, the
wholesale and retail market for
the "staked plains" from which
it IS distant $50 miles--the south
western metropolis of the ele-
waited plateau, located at the
terminus of the Gulf, Colorado q
Santa Fe railway, Temple branch,
and containing a population of
1000, with wide and well kept
street. public and private build.
ings constructed on lines of mod
ern material and architecture,
first-class systems of waterworks
and electric lights, telephone and
telegraph service and all the con-
veniences and essentials to COM
fort, education and pleasant asso-
citation in a community of
patriotic American citizens.
San Angelo is in the center Of
the Southwestern Texas pastures,
and is the largest live stock, wool
and pecan mart i'll the state. 1t
is situated on the Concho, a trib-
utary to the Colorado river, 1900
feet above sea level, and is quite
resort for invallds who are af-
ilicted with pulmonary ailments.
The altitude insures a pure and
rarefed atmosphere, and the lati-
tude is sure guaranty against
the extremes of heat and cold.
COnveyances were in readiness,
and at S:8O the entire party were
taken to a large hall, where a
substantial breakfast of barbe-
cued calf, lamb and pig, with the
Accomplishments of bread, chill,
tamales, tea, milk, coffee and
other edibles too numerous to
mention had been prepared for us
by the ladies'; and while to the
onlookers our department in
pushing and jamming each other
from and through the entrance
was more in keeping with a mob
of half-starved hoOdlums, we as
sure our hosts that as a general
proposition it was not 50 much
hunger that moved us to such I'M
seemly action as an inclination
to stir the blood and get the ben
eft of the healthful air and exer-
cises-a sort of a relaxation from
the conventionalities of polite
society, and an adoption of the
customs of travellers everywhere
at meal time, especially when a
seat at the table means something
to eat from 30 to 60 minutes
ahead of your friend, who is less
inclined to strenuosity.
Tally-hos, carrv-alls and other
vehicles were provided for a trip
to the country, where we had an
opportunity to observe the pro-
cess of irrigation, simple enough,
and complicated only to those
who have never seen it. A pump,
operated by the current in a
stream, wind-mills or mule and
steam power draws the water from
the bed of the river, pours it intc
long troughs, and they in turn
convey it to bitches from which
the fields are flushed. By the aid
of this system of moisture the
productiveness of the soil is quad.
rupled, and almost anything in
fruit and vegetation raised.
In the suburbs are the ruins OF
Fit. San Angelo, IN which at al
early day were stationed regl.
ment of Texas Rangers, who pro.
tected the settlements from the
ravages of the Indians. The bar.
racks were of stone and adobe,
and are in fair state of preser.
ton, although they have long been
abandoned, and are now used as
corrals to shelter stock.
After the usual speeches were
over, the postals mailed to those
at home and the farewells spoken
we again climbed into our Pull
mans and back tracked to BALM,
ger.
A few of his statistics and his
torical facts are little "otr" but
such advertisement as this Is cal
culNted to do san Angelo anC
1.-THE great Concho Country" /
vast deal of good. Wen neve,
live to see the day when we vii
regret the money spent and tn,