History of Texas e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Circumstances alone have postponed to these latter days the development of the vast resources of Texas. Galveston, her principal harbor - situated about four hundred miles from New Orleans, seven hundred from Vera Cruz, and eight hun dred from Cuba - affords her a commercial outlet sufficient for her growing purposes. When her interior shall be sup plied with railroad facilities - and in no country can they be more cheaply built she will have nothing further to desire.