. The geography of Texas, physical and political. Fig. 122. Post Office, Fort Worth |i ^--^-J ^ i^^^S BV Fig. 123. C\vKNE(iiE Ti J^iiiitAuv, Four Worth. Fig. 124. City Hall, Fort Worth 182 THE FKINCIPAL CITIES OF TEXAS 183 The city has many churches, a fine system of publicschools, a university under the auspices of the MethodistEpiscopal Church, a polytechnic college under the auspicesof the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and many pri-vate institutions. There are electric street railways, includ-ing an interurban line to Dallas, waterworks, electric lightand gas plants, paved and gra
. The geography of Texas, physical and political. Fig. 122. Post Office, Fort Worth |i ^--^-J ^ i^^^S BV Fig. 123. C\vKNE(iiE Ti J^iiiitAuv, Four Worth. Fig. 124. City Hall, Fort Worth 182 THE FKINCIPAL CITIES OF TEXAS 183 The city has many churches, a fine system of publicschools, a university under the auspices of the MethodistEpiscopal Church, a polytechnic college under the auspicesof the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and many pri-vate institutions. There are electric street railways, includ-ing an interurban line to Dallas, waterworks, electric lightand gas plants, paved and graded streets, all of whichindicate energy and thrift on the part of its inhabitants. 137. (G) Austin (22,258), the county seat of Traviscounty and since 1839 the capital of Texas, is beautifullylocated on the Colorado river, eighty-one miles northeastof San Antonio. It is situated at the foot of the Balconesscarp, just below the canyon portion of the Colorado site is somewhat irregular, being traversed by Shoalcreek on the west and Waller creek on the east. Theoriginal limits of the city have long since been outgrown,and it has now spread to
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