Which of the following statements is FALSE?
a.
Train freight rates to transport bales of cotton were half the price of wagon freight weights.
b.
The average price of a 500 pound bale of cotton in 1876 was $35.00.
c.
The railroad only crossed the 98th meridian in Texas at one location, near Austin.
d.
The railroad encouraged settlements in Texas west of the 98th meridian.
