. The geography of Texas, physical and political. re four national banks,one private bank, and a number of savings and loan com-panies. The general offices of the Texas and Pacific Kail-way and of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway ofTexas are also located here. The public schools occupy thirteen large buildings repre-senting an investment of nearly #500,000. In additionthere are many private schools, among which are SaintMarys College (Protestant Episcopal) and the UrsulineAcademy (Roman Catholic) for the education of youngwomen. There are also three medical colleges and a largesanitarium
. The geography of Texas, physical and political. re four national banks,one private bank, and a number of savings and loan com-panies. The general offices of the Texas and Pacific Kail-way and of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway ofTexas are also located here. The public schools occupy thirteen large buildings repre-senting an investment of nearly #500,000. In additionthere are many private schools, among which are SaintMarys College (Protestant Episcopal) and the UrsulineAcademy (Roman Catholic) for the education of youngwomen. There are also three medical colleges and a largesanitarium, Saint Pauls, under the care of the Sisters ofSaint Vincent de Paul. Dallas is also an important railroad center, seven rail-roads radiating in twelve directions: the Houston andTexas Central to the north and to the south; the Texasand Pacific to the east and to the west ; the Missouri,Kansas and Texas to the northeast, south, and northwest;the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe to the northeast andsouthwest; the Saint Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt). 271 a 3 Fig. 111. Map of the Dallas-Fort Worth Regiox, showingTHE Various Railroads which converge at Dallas ani>Fort Worth (Diameter of the circle, 150 miles) Missouri, Kansas and Texas. 2. International and Great Saint Louis Southwestern. 4. Houston and Texas Central. 5. SaintLouis Southwestern. G. Texas and New Orleans. 7. Texas and , 9. Lines of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas. 10,11. Saint Louis South-western and Texas Midland. 12. Saint Louis Southwestern. 13. Gulf,Colorado and Santa Fe. 14. Texas and Pacific. 15. Missouri, Kansasand Texas. 16. Missouri, Kansas and Texas; Houston and Texas Cen-tral; and Texas and Pacific. 17. Missouri, Kansas and Texas. 18. Gulf,Colorado and Santa Fe. 19. , Kansas and Texas. 20. FortWorth and Denver City and (, Rock Island and Gulf. 21. Chicaijo,Rock Island and Gulf. 22. Weatherford, Mineral Wells and North-western. 23. Texas and Pacific. 24. Fort Worth and
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