. The Street railway journal . ssettlers. All these conditions should be understood toobtain a correct idea of the state and its cities, and whythey furnish such an excellent field for the growth anddevelopment of the street railway industry. Galveston. Galveston, now a city of about 50,000 inhabitants, islocated on the extreme eastern end of Galveston Island,and contains in its area about six square miles. five feet wide on the top, with a railway track running theentire distance. Galveston Harbor is from thirty to fiftyfeet deep, and of ample area to float the fleets of theworld. Along the b
. The Street railway journal . ssettlers. All these conditions should be understood toobtain a correct idea of the state and its cities, and whythey furnish such an excellent field for the growth anddevelopment of the street railway industry. Galveston. Galveston, now a city of about 50,000 inhabitants, islocated on the extreme eastern end of Galveston Island,and contains in its area about six square miles. five feet wide on the top, with a railway track running theentire distance. Galveston Harbor is from thirty to fiftyfeet deep, and of ample area to float the fleets of theworld. Along the bay front of the city there are exten-sive wharves, all first class and equipped with all modernconveniences for loading and unloading vessels, includinga grain elevator with convenience for unloading 200 carsof grain per day, and of loading four ships at one time atthe rate of 80,000 bhls. per hour. Should the thirtyfoot channel be obtained on the completion of the jetties,Galveston will doubtless become the principal shipping. FIG. 10.—VIEW OF THE WHARVES—GALVESTON, TEX. Galveston Island, which is composed of sea sand, isabout thirty miles long and has an average width of twoand one-half miles, with an elevation, where the city islocated, above mean low water of from three to nine feet,but at a distance the city seems to rest on the water. Thebusiness portion of the city is only about one mile island is situated in the Gulf of Mexico off the south-eastern border of the state, from which it is separated byGalveston Bay, which is about two and one-half miles inwidth. Access is had to the island from the main land bymeans of two railway bridges and a wagon bridge, whichare located near together somedistance west of the city. Therailway bridges are supportedon piles, while the wagon bridgeis of steel with substantial stonepiers, and is said to be the long-est wagon bridge in the of the bridges is providedwith draws for the passage ofvessels. The bay is boun
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