Identifier: reviewofreviewsw33newy (find matches)
Title: Review of reviews and world's work
Year: 1890 (1890s)
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Publisher: New York Review of Reviews Corp
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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JACKSON SQUARE. NEW ORLEANS,—THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL AND THE TWO CABILDOS IN THE DISTANCE.
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THE DEl^ELOPMENT OF OUR GULF PORTS. 199 the formidable riprap of liugc red granite blocksat its base. This wall is built of stone and con-crete, is sixteen feet wide at the base and fivefeet wide at the top, and is seventeen feet abovemean low tide. One liears no talk of graft in connection withthese stupendous undertakings. Shortly after theflood, the State legislature passed a special actturning over the city of Galveston to four com-missioners, one of whom was to be elected presi-dent and perform the duties of mayor. So well hasthe system worked that San Antonio and Hous-ton have adopted it. Galvestons commissionersare higli-minded citizens who are entirely inde-pendent of the salaries they receive, and whosesole idea is to make of her all that the chief portof the Empire State of Texas ought to be. Several cities and towns tried to profit byGalvestons misfortune, but they accomplishedlittle. Port Arthur, on Lake Sabine, is thesouthern terminus of one railroad, and is touchedby ano

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