On Apr. 7, 1890, the proud governor gave a guided tour of the new capitol to Jay Gould, who just happened to be in town at the same time Texans were considering regulation of the railroads.The infamous visitor was the same unscrupulous speculator that made a fortune by cornering the gold market in 1869. After that notorious coup, he added western rail systems to his East Coast holdings a...
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