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Texas brand heritage and cotton roofing bid noted
The article surveys romantic Texas brand designs from the open range era and highlights Wacoan W. Swope’s bid for 10,000 to develop a new cotton based roofing material. It details historic brands tied to early Texas cattle and mentions Swope’s patent backed roofing using Texas materials and experimental uses for cotton in construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chisholm
Texas
Juan
Jim Mie Neigh
Dan Juan
Joseph Flores
San Fernando de Bexar
Don Angel de
Martox Y Navarrete
Province of
University of Texas
Jeouree
Hf. T. Collier
Blowryn
St. J
Whitewright Sun
Wacoan
W. Swope
Waco
Pai
O'Daniel
V. Swope
Canada
Swope
Federal Bureau of Soils and Chemistry
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Otters
Wernsted
Swope Aid