. The people's illustrated almanac, Texas hand-book and immigrants' guide, for 1880, being an index to Texas, her people, laws, state and local governments, schools, churches, railroads, and other improvements and institutions .. . *S9I!W 9-!nbg ■ t, 3; -f o o o o 3i C5 ix CO C5 CO o cT ^ C5 ic c-i CI I--- ts o 2J 2 ^i:;1- 3i -f o o o M i^ --H o I—I r^ -»< -r X » ct o ^ t- c; P 2 o o oicr. ^ o C5 CI ct -+ ic o t- C2 o in IX X -* :i i!t — ^ t- ~-1- ^ ci •^JUnOQ JO 8Ul«X •jaqainx. -f -t -f -f -t o in ir: in >C5 EFFECT OF RAILROADS. 69^ THE EFFECTS OF RAILROADS UPON OUR COM-MERCE.
. The people's illustrated almanac, Texas hand-book and immigrants' guide, for 1880, being an index to Texas, her people, laws, state and local governments, schools, churches, railroads, and other improvements and institutions .. . *S9I!W 9-!nbg ■ t, 3; -f o o o o 3i C5 ix CO C5 CO o cT ^ C5 ic c-i CI I--- ts o 2J 2 ^i:;1- 3i -f o o o M i^ --H o I—I r^ -»< -r X » ct o ^ t- c; P 2 o o oicr. ^ o C5 CI ct -+ ic o t- C2 o in IX X -* :i i!t — ^ t- ~-1- ^ ci •^JUnOQ JO 8Ul«X •jaqainx. -f -t -f -f -t o in ir: in >C5 EFFECT OF RAILROADS. 69^ THE EFFECTS OF RAILROADS UPON OUR COM-MERCE. Before railroads were put in operation in Texas it was estimatedthat about one-third of our cotton crop was exported to New Orleansvia Red River. No little speculation was indulged as to what effectthe opening of railroad communication with the north would have^upon this trade. Would cotton from Northern Texas be exported toSt. Louis and Chicago, or would the cotton raised in Northern Louisi-ana, Arkansas and the Indian Territory seek water transportation at thenearer ports of Texas? This cotton must reach a northern or a Euro-pean market, and as water transportation is so much cheaper than by-rail it was not unreasonable to suppose that so heavy an article wouldnaturally flow to our seaports. It is now six years since Texas has beenconnected with St. Louis by rail, and how have the railroads affectedour commerce? Apparently, it is still in an unsettled state, vibratinglike a needle
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