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Texas Capitol Saga of Stone and Land Deals Revealed
Amarillo News recounts the Texas Capitol Building’s cost and history. It notes the Capitol Syndicate financed construction with land claims, the shift from Indiana limestone to granite, key figures like John Ireland and F R Lubbock, and the effort to finish within appropriations.
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Austin
Texas
New Mexico
Capitol
The
Capital Commission
Capitol Syndicate
Chicago
John V. Farwell
Charles Farwell
Abner Taylor
Colonel Babcock
United States
M. H. McLavrin
Capitol Commission
George Gould
Russell Sage
New York
Albany
Oatmanville Limestime
Capitol Board
Indiana
Capital Board
John Ireland
F. R. Lubbock
Swain
Walsh
Templeton