The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-06-22
An Echo of the Press Association.

VIZ were vi lOI Cuu AngelO III
charge of Mr.. 5. A. Kendig, spe-
cial passenger agent of the Santa
Fe, the road having provided a
special train for the accommoda-
tion of the newspaper folks. To
us San Angelo was always repres-
ented the boundary line of the
outer post of civilization, the
edge of nowhere, hence the great
er was our surprise to find town
of such beauty, such hospitality
and Il country 50 magnificent.
En- route to San Angelo we pass a
number of good towns, towns that
have enjoyed the bealthiest sort
of growth the past few years be-
cause people have been attracted
there and with Texas pluck and
energy are building homes on the
vast prairie. Santa Anna is Il
splendid place and at Miles the
brass band, q splendid band by
the way, dressed i'll their red uni
forms, was out to meet us and we
took them on board and carried
them with us to make merry for
the day. Many members will re-
member Miles for long time be-
cause of that band. We pass
Ballinger but we are coming back
for stop there We make San
Angelo on scheo ule time and
waiting at the depot are buggies
and carriages of all descriptions
ready to carry the party for a
drive. Unfortunately the time at
all these places was too limited to
allow us to see as much of the
country as we would like but we
were taken two miles out and saw
as fine farming land as the eye
ever beheld. Certainly the stock
industry is still the main thing
here but like the other places
they want to impress upon you
the fact that the big pastures are
being cut up into small farms
and the stockmen will have to
seek pastures new. Going out W e
CIOsS DOlu InC uOI VII anu SOulII
/ Concho rivers, both streams OF
living water which furnish water
. for irrigation. Here, too, cotton
' culture is being taken up. This
! season san Angelo shipped five
4 thousand bales of cotton, whereas
4 few years ago no cotton at all
!, was shipped from there. We ARE
stopped at the North Concho as
! we came back. Here the river is
y damned and furnishes a beauti'
1 full lake with pretty falls, and
\ from this lake the city's water
|; supply is drawn. Boats and q
' gasoline launch are at our dlspos
al and at the hour of II mar
leaps from the top of the high
bridge into the water for our en-
: tertainment. Then comes some
= real broncho busting. Between
6 the bridge and town is the old
& fort and army reservation where
I in the early days Uncle Sam kept
4 a detachment of soldiers to pro,
s tect the struggling settlers from
\ the red men. But we are headed
9 for the court house where dinner
{ is to be served by the ladies OF
Z the town. John Mcconnell, who
Z all Wills Pointers remember, has
4 us in charge. John il now sheriff
b and tax collector of Tom Greer
y county and it goes without saying
s that he makes a good one. 1t wal
: among the most pleasant feature
< of the visit to meet Mr., McCon
z nell and family. Dan Thames
y another Van Zandter who is doinl
y we'll there, was ont of town 70
& the day and we did not get to SCI
& him. Mr.. Burns, who movet
K from Wills Point there year o
a 80 ago, made many inquire
= about Van Xandt. Surrounding
. the handsome court house in Sal
8 Angelo, is one of the pretties
g yards we have ever seen. Set Il
& Bermuda grass and great man,
a beautiful shade trees growing
= it is the most inviting templ
= of Justice one could imagine. A
g the court house the ladies hat
& prepared one of the finest dinner
= it has ever been our pleasure t.
o partake of and when all had eater
q some after dinner speaking wa
Z INDUCED IN that did credit to all
Z So many things were crowded
Y into so short space OF time tina
z we did not get to see as much o
3 San Angelo as we would like bu
4 we saw enough TO convince u
z that it was a great town with
3 greater future before it. The tw,
4 splendid newspapers at San Ange
q 10 would illustrate the enterpris
3 If there was nothing else. Tn
2 climate is superb and certainl,
: health germs Turk in every pass
4, ing breeze. One thing certain
: the entire party will long remem