Southern and Western Texas Guide

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. In presenting the Southern and Western Texas Guide to the public, the publisher recognizes the wide-spread demand throughout this country, and, indeed, in large sections of Europe, for a more comprehensive and reliable description of that great State than has yet been issued from the press. This work does not include a history of Texas, its heroes or statesmen, excepting incidentally, for that has many times been written. The primal object has been to obtain correct information relative to the topography, climate, soil, productions, rain-fall, temperature water supply, amount of timbered and prairie lands, educational advantages and prospects, religious privileges, character of the people, and other valuable and interesting facts connected with that State, such as the moving millions of the race are making earnest inquiry for. In a condensed and readable form this material and important information is now presented to the public. In addition, the subject of railroads and transportation will be found an interesting feature.