On February 3, 1887, the Taylor, Bastop and Austin Railway bought a 100 foot right-of-way from Major Coupland to extend the rail line from Taylor to Boggy Creek toward Houston. Since the railroad cut right through his ranch, Coupland became inspired with a grandiose idea to build a city. So Coupland got together with two men from Taylor to form a corporation. it's name was The Coupland City Company and it's purpose, according to it's charter, was "to purchase, subdivide and sell land in the town