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Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide for 1904
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Statistics of Texas Counties. The following table shows the population of each of the counties of Texas according to the United States census of 1900, the vote to which each is entitled in the Democratic State conventions in 1904, and the
total assessed valuation of property in each in 1903:
County.     Pop.     Vote.   Valuation.
Delta      15,249       5        3,423,545
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Agricultural
Swine Breeder's Association — President, Tom Frazier, Morgan; Secretary, George B. Simmons, Ben Franklin.

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Towns and Cities of Texas.
Following are the towns and cities of Texas which, according to the United States Census, had 100 or more inhabitants in 1900:
Town and County — Pop.
Ben Franklin, Delta . . . . . 343
Charleston, Delta . . . . . . .183
Cooper, Delta . . . . . . . . . .1,518

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Delta Co.
     The territory which comprises Delta County formerly belonged to Lamar and Hopkins Counties, but in 1870 it was cut off and organized as Delta. Its easternmost point is at the confluence of the North and South Sulphur rivers, which point is about 60 miles west of the Arkansas line and about 30 miles south of Red river. It extends in a westerly direction, spreading wedge shape about 33 miles. Cooper, the county seat, is 23 miles south of Paris.
     Population in 1900, 15,249. Property assessment 1903, $3,423,545. The land generally has a high undulating surface, except in the creek valleys, and is well drained by North and South Sulphur rivers, and by Lake, Brush, Big Johns, Doctors, Jernigan, Camp and other creeks, in which stock water is plentiful. Good drinking water may be had at 12 to 20 feet. There is a plentiful supply of timber, consisting of bois d' arc, post oak, red oak, elm, hickory, ash and hackberry. Seventy-five per cent of the surface of the land is a black loam or gumbo land, the remainder being what is known as gray land, all being underlain with a clay foundation. The black land is exceedingly fertile, ranking with the best of its kind in the South. The average yield per acre on this land is from 1/2 to 1 1/2 bales of cotton per acre; corn, 25 to 50 bushels' oats, 35 to 60; alfalfa and hay, from 3 to 5 tons. Sorghum, potatoes, onions, pumpkins, plums, peaches, grapes and blackberries are also cultivated. The gray land is not as fertile as the black, but still it is very productive, being better for fruits, vegetables and small grains, and is susceptible to fertilization. Former large pastures are being cut up and sold, leaving few large holdings in the county. Most of the farms range in size from 40 to 200 acres. The black lands sell at $25 to $65 per acre, and the gray at $10 to $40, according to improvements and locations. The Texas Midland railroad traverse the county in a southwesterly direction, with 22 miles. The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe railway traverses the northwestern part of the county for a distance of 8 miles. There are 40 public schools in the county. In addition to the State apportionment, the districts of Cooper, Enloe, Klondike, Ben Franklin and Pecan Gap have levied special taxes for support of the system. The Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist and Christian denominations have churches in the county. Cooper, the county seat, has a population of 2500, has two national banks, a brick plant, three fins, cotton seed oil mill and a handle factory. Other towns are Ben Franklin, Pecan Gap, Enloe and Klondike. Gough, Lake Creek, Prattville and Charleston are inland towns.
— JOHN L. RATLIFF, Cooper.