. Texas ... an illustrated description of present conditions in the Lone Star state, with comparative tables showing the marvelous growth and exceptional advantages offered to the prospective investor or homeseeker . ted from $12 to $20 per acre; unimprovedfrom $6 to $10 per acre. Banks. The two banks have deposits amounting to $125,000. Railway Facilities. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway, with two other lines,serve the county with good transportation facilities. The Principal Towns in the County are: MINEOLA with a population of 1,725; Winsboro 1,000, and Quit-man, the county seat, 300;
. Texas ... an illustrated description of present conditions in the Lone Star state, with comparative tables showing the marvelous growth and exceptional advantages offered to the prospective investor or homeseeker . ted from $12 to $20 per acre; unimprovedfrom $6 to $10 per acre. Banks. The two banks have deposits amounting to $125,000. Railway Facilities. The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway, with two other lines,serve the county with good transportation facilities. The Principal Towns in the County are: MINEOLA with a population of 1,725; Winsboro 1,000, and Quit-man, the county seat, 300; all are live, progressive towns, with everyline of business well represented. Goods schools and churches. In-dustries, such as lumber andshingle mills, cotton seed oilmills, cotton compresses, andcreameries. EL BERTA, a new town, lo-cated 16 miles southeast ofWinsboro, on the TexasSouthern Railway, is beingLumber Yard, Winsboro. colonized principally by people from the North, and bids fair to soon be a prosperous, thriv-ing community. Orchards are being planted, and with the splendidfacilities for maiketing products, it promises to be one of the mostimportant fruit and vegetable centers of East Texas. 133. CAMP COUNTY. Area and Population. In the timbered district of the State is Camp County, with anarea of 128,640 acres, of which 52,000 acres are in cultivation. Or-ganized in 1874, the population now is 9,146. The products arecotton and corn, fruits and vegetables. There are a number of largepeach orchards in the county, and the fruit and truck farming hasproven very profitable. Schools and Churches. The county has good public schools, employing 52 teachers,receiving for their support the sum of $12,690. There is also a finecollege and several private schools. The churches number 40, ofthe leading denominations. Cost of Lands. Improved lands are for sale at from $12 to $25 per acre; unim-proved lands from $6 to $10 per acre. Banks. There are two banks, with deposits of $150,00
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