. City of Houston . eld of San Jz THE CITY OF HOUSTON. 11 where the Texans finally achieved theirdeliverance from the galling Mexican yoke. The story of its rise and progress isrelated in the Census Report of Cities asfollows: The site of the City of Houston waschosen by John K. Allen in the year 1836,a short time after the decisive battle ofSan Jacinto had established the independ-ence of Texas; and its name was given itin honor of the man to whom, more thanany other. Texas owed her freedom, SamHouston, the victor of San Jacinto. Railroad Street, and predicted thatalong it would run one of th
. City of Houston . eld of San Jz THE CITY OF HOUSTON. 11 where the Texans finally achieved theirdeliverance from the galling Mexican yoke. The story of its rise and progress isrelated in the Census Report of Cities asfollows: The site of the City of Houston waschosen by John K. Allen in the year 1836,a short time after the decisive battle ofSan Jacinto had established the independ-ence of Texas; and its name was given itin honor of the man to whom, more thanany other. Texas owed her freedom, SamHouston, the victor of San Jacinto. Railroad Street, and predicted thatalong it would run one of the great rail-. ways of Texas. His prediction has come true: thatstreet is still called Railroad Street, andthrough it the trains of the Houston &Texas Central Railroad regularly pass. In May, 1837, the Congress of theRepublic of Texas met in Houston. Itssessions were held in a Capitol which hadbeen erected by the city for it, ata cost of$36,000. The Capitol Hotel has sincebeen built on the site of this JUDGE MASTERSONS RESIDENCE. The town site chosen by Allen was laidout in streets and lots, and in August thelots were offered for sale. The advan-tages of the site were, even then, readilyapparent. The city was at the head ofnavigation on Buffalo Bayou, and was anexcellent point from which to ship theproductions of the central part of theState, which could easily be gatheredthere. Allen foresaw that at this point thefuture railroad system of the State wouldcenter. It is said that he pointed to onestreet to which he had given the name of But in a few years the new City ofAustin was made the capital of theRepublic, and Houston was thus deprivedof some of its importance. Upon theannexation of Texas to the United States,however, its growth was measurablyaccelerated. Capital was attracted to itand immigrants came in considerablenumbers. In 1849 or 1850, the design of a railroadfrom Harrisburg, a settlement near by, toAustin was conceived, and the projectorof this enterprise
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