Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1918 — Cautious Galveston. [ARTICLE]

Cautious Galveston.

Many persons remember the destruction of Galveston by a West Indian hurricane which blew so hard it forced the sea up into streets of the city and thousands of lives were lost. As a protection against a similar disaster, the city built a great sea wall. This year it has begun nearly two miles more of sea wall which will take near? ly two vears to complete and which will cost $2,000,00. After the great storm of 1900, the citizens raised the site of the city feet by pumping millions of tons of sand from the gulf. Galveston has taxed itself for all these (Colossal improvements. —Exchange.