Texas Attraction and Developments Highlight Frontier Prospects
Reports describe Texas as rich in resources with coal iron and metals under its soil and a vast agricultural belt. Emigration urged by Bishop Garrett emphasizes climate health and education, while railways and cattle exports bolster growth prospects for workers and professionals.
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A. C. Garrett
Texas
United States of America
Young Men's Christian Association
Peter Street
Colonel Shaw
United States
Manchester
Apis
Manchester Courier
Southern Cotton Mills Show Strong Profits and Growth
The article notes rapid expansion of southern cotton manufacturing with substantial capital investment and high dividend returns. Mills in Augusta Georgia like Langley and Graniteville are cited with large spindle and loom counts, substantial surplus, and stock values, indicating strong profitability and expansion into the 1880s. It also mentions broader industry advantages such as lower freight and operating costs for southern mills relative to eastern competitors.
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South
Baltimore Journal of Commerce
The
Journal
Augusta
Langley 1Ill
Graniteville
Vaucluse Mis
Southern coal fields in Kentucky Tennessee Georgia and Alabama
The article details vast southern coal regions: Kentucky Tennessee Georgia and Alabama span about 15 000 square miles with thick bituminous seams far larger than Pennsylvania and New England fields. Tennessee leads with about 5100 square miles. Alabama is divided into Warrior Coosa Cahaba fields with Montevallo as a major mine, and Coosa and Cahaba beds noted for quality.
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Union
Senaterimal Outfit
Delaware
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
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Ohio
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Rhode Island
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Tennessee
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Jones
Sewell
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Fair
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Miller
Lapham
Teller
Hill
Conger
van Wyck
McPherson
Angus Cameron
Pendleton
Sherman
Allison
McDill
Dan Voorhees
Harrison
Phunb
Windom
Buckeye
Williams
Call
Walker
Jonas
West
Saunders
Maxey
Darwil Davie
Thine
N. G. Davis
Morgan
Garland
Tennesse
Farley
Coke
Hawley
North Carolina
Brown
Ingalls
Pugh
Kellogg
Sawyer
McMillan
Pensylvania
Grover
Maine
Stater
Hllineis
Didiana
Pennsylvania
Ireland
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England
Illinois
Oval
New Yorrk
Germany
Canada
Congress
New England
Sewanee
Warrior
Coosa
Cahaba
Montevallo
Selma & Nashville
Coal Creek
East
Lost Cabin Gold Rush Tale Ends in Death and Flight
A Montana Territory mystery of 1863 gold near the Montana Wyoming line sparked a doomed expedition. Thompson led three men to Alder Gulch then vanished, later dying in the Big Horn country. A friend recounts the hunt and the doomed search for a famed quartz vein and hidden treasure.
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M. T
Montana
Wyoming
Indiana
Bnr
Thomson
Alder Gulch
Thompson
Big Horn Country
Miner
California
State Lunatic Asylum
Sifter
Dillon
Virginia City
National Park
Big Horm Mountains
Bie Hom
Additio
Miles City
The Future of Corn in a Changing Economy
A historical overview notes corn's evolving uses from feed and local supply to starch, glucose, alcohol, whiskey, and malt. It highlights growing demand for fancy beef and mutton, export growth to Europe, and limited expansion in new regions though dairy districts increasingly use corn.
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Western States
Europe
Russia
Denmark
Great Britain
France
Puget Sound
Gulf of Califor
Dakota
Montana
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Heal Estate & Collecting Agent
Graham, Texas
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RNOLD
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