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Railroads and Settlers Open Vast Western Lands Drive
The piece details how railroads like Rock Island Frisco and Santa Fe promote settlement in the West by offering cheap fares and information campaigns. It highlights immigrant flows, land sales, and the railroads’ role in developing irrigation, sugar beets, alfalfa, and fruit regions, while noting economic strains and regulatory hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island- Frisco
Rock Island
Panhandle
Texas
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Arkansas
Nebraska
Harriman
Imperial Valley
Southwest
California
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Florida
Chicago
Mr. White
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Great Southwest
Rock Island-Frisco
Virgin Plains
James J. Hill
The
Great Northern