The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-03-16
WEST TEXAS FACTS
a Correspondent Concern
ing the Advantages and Oppor-
tunities Existing Here.

Mrs. +. G. Fitzgerald, Of this
city, is III receipt of letter from
lady in Nashville, Tenn, who is
deeply interested in San Angelo
and West Texas. Mrs. Fitzgerald
has requested that the ady's
questions be answered through
the columnslof The Press. The
questions are those of the cores.
pendent. The answers are made
by this paper.
1. Do you consider San Ange-
10 and the surrounding country
healthy?
Mrs Fitzgerald requests that
this question be answered in her
name and in pronounced affirm
atIve. San Angelo is situated
1900 #. above sea level and is
known all over the United States
as Il health resort. Sufferers
with tuberculosis come here from
II score of states, some finding re-
stored health, others prolonga-
ton Of life while Others 60 back
to die or are carried Gin the bag
gage coach ahead" Very few
who come before the disease has
reached too late II stage fail to
improve.
.. Is there malaria and chills?
Usually one who comes from
lower altitude has what ever ma
laria there may be in the system
drawn out during the first spring
or summer. After that none
3 What kind OF water do you
use?
Water of the Concho river fed
by the clearest of springs which
exist all along its course.
/. Do you think it a good
farming country?
For the past three years farm
productions have steadily increas-
ed. Now number of large
ranches have been cut up into
farms and as good crops on the
average are raised in this section
as can be found in any state.
> Is there rain in summer and
the streams afford water for stock?
Some summers there cry of
"drouth." In other years one
frequently feels the need of n
shower. The streams are ever.
lasting
6. Is the school system good?
San Angeles schools are firmly
established and are affiliated with
the University of Texas. No bet.
ter schools exist in the state.
I. What protestant churches
do you have?
Methodist Episcopal, Method
ist Protestant, Baptist, Episco-
pulian, Presbyterian, Cumberland
Presbyterian, Christian (Discip-
les of CHRISTI Christian (Firm
Foundatlon.)
S. How about society? Is the
Sabbath observed?
San Angelo society ranks with
that of any city on earth. The
Sunday law is observed and the
people are good, Las good as hui
man nature is capable of being.
San Angelo people are human.
None of them have wings so far
as known but better nor more
hospitable people exists on the
globe.
8. Do you think one can do
better by moving from the old
states to Texas.
There are many examples.
Some improve their circumstan-
ces, Others do the opposite. 1t is
largely within the power of one
self. The opportunities are here
by the thousand if one is ready to
take advantage of them.
10. Is the soil of the school
land which can be bought from
the state rich and is it forest or
prairie?
Referred to the real estate deal
, ers of San Angelo.
II. What about those hot
, winds that burn up crops and veg
etables?
: The editor of this paper has
lived in San Angelo four summers
and in that time has seen one hot
wind which did but little damage
! to crops. 1t would not be to the
interest of The Press or to any
real estate man to give mlsin-
formation concerning this city
and section. brief facts con.
corning San Angelo and the Con,
cho Country" are complied by
those who would not knowingly
exaggerate. If the Nashville lady
] will come to San Angelo she will
4 remain. There's not another
toun on aortb tie oiya no oooI