Famous Authority Sees Texas As Center of Unusual Interest
Texas and portions of neighboring states are likely to increase as centers of unusual interest. Agriculture is playing a part with a variety of smaller crops including garden fruit coming in with good success. The Eastern and Southern sections show growth, Gulf shipping and resort activity, and mineral deposits in the North and West suggest broad opportunities. landowners should investigate potential gains and marketers should consider these fields as campaigns progress.
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Texas
Gulf
Marshall County and Marshall Firms Lead Regional Industry
DARCO CORPORATION, Atlas Powder subsidiary, Wilmington DE, runs lignite carbon decolorizing plant employing 110. POWER PLANT EAST TEXAS PUBLIC SERVICE CO. powers 41 East Texas cities. MARSHALL BRICK CO. one of state's largest brick plants, 30 million bricks annually, 90 employees. MARSHALL COTTON OIL CO. handles cottonseed products and fertilizer, 15 000 tons seed and 6 000 tons fertilizer, 50 employees. Agriculture and Dairy notes Harrison County Marshall wins first prize in Louisiana competition.
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Darco Corporation
Atlas Powder Company
Wilmington
Delaware
East Texas Public Service Co.— Central Power Plant
East Texas
Marshall Brick CO
State
Marshall Cotton Oil CO
Texas
Harrison County
South
East Texas Agriculture and Timber Boom in 1926
East Texas showed massive timber reserves with seventeen billion feet of virgin pine and vast lignite and iron ore deposits in Cass Cherokee and Harrison counties. The 1926 harvest included 3 million bales of cotton, 6.5 million bushels of rice, 4.64 million bushels of sweet potatoes, 1.8 million bushels of peaches, 900000 crates of tomatoes worth 2 million, and rose culture rising. Lumber production reached 1.5 billion feet valued at over 51 million, supporting 23 thousand jobs and 23.6 million in wages.
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Texas
East Texas
East
Cass
Cherokee
Harrison
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Marshall Manufacturing CO
East Texas Gum Timber
Marshall Mill & Elevator CO
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Fort Worth
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