. The street railway review . *mi- a^l^^:-^^^^^ iSn^ssnjfife^r, r ^ ^ ^ ^■^ f>^<i^. CAR IHlfsE UNDtK (. ON s T K L t T ION -NOlNL NC In judging a state, we usually look to the cities asthermometers of its enterprise, intelligence, commercialimportance and probable wealth. Here are gathered ofnecessity, the combined efforts of educational facilities,thrift, charity, and thegreat question of trans-port?.on and exchangeare herein solved. As a gauge of thegrowing independenceof the great southwest,as a sample of what is,and as a promise ofwhat will come ere manyyears, we beg the privi-lege o
. The street railway review . *mi- a^l^^:-^^^^^ iSn^ssnjfife^r, r ^ ^ ^ ^■^ f>^<i^. CAR IHlfsE UNDtK (. ON s T K L t T ION -NOlNL NC In judging a state, we usually look to the cities asthermometers of its enterprise, intelligence, commercialimportance and probable wealth. Here are gathered ofnecessity, the combined efforts of educational facilities,thrift, charity, and thegreat question of trans-port?.on and exchangeare herein solved. As a gauge of thegrowing independenceof the great southwest,as a sample of what is,and as a promise ofwhat will come ere manyyears, we beg the privi-lege of introducing toour rapid transit worlda city that is makingrapid transit towardsbeing a great center,Houston, Texas. Hous-ton, besides bearing thename of a great-heartedand loyal Texan, is calledby her proud inhabit-ants, the Magnolia City, the Hub City, or the Bayou City, as is most appropriateand descriptive of its beautiful shade trees, its centralimportance, or its location on the Buffalo River and Buf-falo Bayou. Here in easj^ reach of the gulf and its port of entry,and in touch
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