Wool industry grows in north Texas as wool market expands
An Abilene driven wool boom highlights thriving northern Texas sheep farming with growing flocks, improved grades from California and Mexico stock, and vast regional potential. The piece notes Abilene as a key wool market, rising exports, and strong increases in sheep and wool production amid favorable lands and fencing costs.
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Abiline
Cross Timbers
Callahan County
Colorado River
Colorado
Clear Fork
Brazos
Elm Fork
Texas
Australia
France
England
Gordon
Nelson Gordon
Brady Creek
Mexico
California
Missouri
Taylor County
Abilene
Taylor
Tom Green
Ramele Concho
Jones, Nolan, Fisher
Stonewall
Hackell
Callahan
Coleman
McCulloch
Mitchell
Shackelford
Abilene Reporter
America
Abilene Wool Growers Hope for Rail Tariff Boost
The Texas and Pacific railway cuts wool tariffs from Abilene to eastern markets, placing Abilene among the lowest interior charges. The line highlights its receiving, storing, and shipping facilities as a lure for west and northwest Texas wool growers seeking a strong market for their staple.
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Texas & Pacific Railway
Abilene
West
Northwest
Texas
Fortunes Shift as Temptation Tested in Boston Bulletin
A reflection on how temptation and restraint shape choices within the Boston Bulletin era. The piece weighs personal resolve against flashy opportunities, framing self discipline as a guiding principle amid a bustling media landscape.
Cotton production and Russian mills drive global textile growth
The article notes rising raw cotton demand supporting expanded textile production. It cites Edward Atkinson on profitable prices, and details Russia’s cotton milling progress from 1867 to 1879, including increases in mills, workers, and output, with major activity in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Katiech. It also mentions American cotton trade routes and a Madison Square bay horse performing lawn shaving.
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Siberia
Edward Atkinson
Americotton
Sia
Board of Trade of
Manchester Guardian
Poland
Russia
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Katiech
Galveston
Ruperts
Madison Square
New York
Texas Jack
Jack
Jack McDermott
McDermott
Western Society
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West Side Public Square
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Johnson
Young
H. Glasgow
Attorney At Law
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E. Finlay
Braham
Chapam
Young, Palo Pinto
Stephone
Adjicing Counties
Ton F. Brim
Orr
Law & Real Estate Agt
Throckmorton, Texas
R Hollingsworth
Graham, Texas
Phyician
St Ryus’ Drug Store
Arnold
Attorneys At Law
Ryus
Yous Muisterhans
Boot & Shoe Maker
Sikes
Weatherford
Mammy Sikes
weFiger
New Orleans Pacific
New Orleans
Texas & St. Louis Railway Company
Mt. Pleasant
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Laredo
Rio Grande
International & Great Northern
Dallas
St. Louis
Paramore
Texas & St. Louis Narrow Gauge
Henrietta Shield
Jim Sanders
Jim
Cooper Wright
Sanders
Rockport
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Mansfield
Eaton
South
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Virginia
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