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Rise of the Canning Industry and Houston's Prospects
S. Lian argues in the Houston Post that canning has grown from a niche to a major global industry. He cites 1890 census figures, urges local investors to build a Houston-based cannery, and envisions a city of 200,000 with ships at the docks exporting canned goods, cotton, grain, and manufactured products through an Isthmian canal.
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