. The California Expositions Opening on Time . portance is added to its hygienicand sanitary values. LIBERTY—New Orleans, 321 Miles: Altitude, 41 Feet: Population, 2,000 At Liberty the historic Trinity is crossed. It rises in northern Texas and emptiesinto an eastern arm of Galveston Bay called Trinity Bay. On its banks the chivalrousSieur de la Salle was treacherously murdered by his companions in 1687. He was leaderof a movement by France to wrest this Texas region from Spain. The party came inseveral vessels, direct from France, but, by navigating mischance or treachery, failed tofind the m
. The California Expositions Opening on Time . portance is added to its hygienicand sanitary values. LIBERTY—New Orleans, 321 Miles: Altitude, 41 Feet: Population, 2,000 At Liberty the historic Trinity is crossed. It rises in northern Texas and emptiesinto an eastern arm of Galveston Bay called Trinity Bay. On its banks the chivalrousSieur de la Salle was treacherously murdered by his companions in 1687. He was leaderof a movement by France to wrest this Texas region from Spain. The party came inseveral vessels, direct from France, but, by navigating mischance or treachery, failed tofind the mouth of the Mississippi and was wrecked on the coast of Texas. HOUSTON—New Orleans, 362 Miles; Altitude, 64 Feet: Population, 120,000,is the commercial and railway metropolis of Texas made so by the energy of its mer-chants and manufacturers and the enterprise of railway construction, relying upon thefuture for reward. The most ambitious wishes of its business men have been met byrailway lines extending to every possible mart of value. 39. STREET SCENE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS It is at the head of tide-water navigation, and is connected with the seaport ofGalveston by a ship canal built by the United States Government. Houston, has adeep-water harbor of its own. The center of the railway system of Texas, it controlsthe trade of the rich surrounding agricultural and grazing country. It is the tide-waterpoint for miles of railroad, exclusive of Mexican lines. Seventeen railroadsmeet the sea here. The city is opulent, well built, progressive, and has an assured future, the reward ofindustry and enterprise. From Houston runs a branch line to Galveston, fifty milesaway. GALVESTON—New Orleans, 420 Miles; Population-. Galveston is an island at the mouth of Galveston Bay, once the headquarters of Lafitte,the patriotic pirate. Here the General Government lias appropriated Si,000,000 for adeep-water harbor that will fill the dreams of the Middle West for a deep-sea harbor on
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