Houston as a world market hub and growing factory center
The article extols Houston as a natural manufacturing center with first class advantages. It highlights a vast five state market domain, a seaport city position, and a land area of 644 422 square miles. Projections show population support and rising factory output from about 30 million dollars annually toward 50 to 60 million by 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Globe
Ohio
Massachusetts
Houston
United States
Houston as a center of Texas manufacturing potential
Analyzed to show Houston’s strategic industrial advantages realigned to natural resources and transportation. Notes include abundant raw materials, three key requisites for growth, and the city’s unmatched railroad terminal status enabling large scale production and shipping. The piece argues Houston’s industrial zone is rapidly expanding due to favorable conditions.
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Wichita Falls
Brownsville
State of
Texas
Houiston
Perle
Huey
Houton
Homston
Horaton
Houston
South
Ur Focal Industries
Thriving Trade Center and Houston Ship Channel Impact
A historical piece notes Houston’s ship channel as a growing commercial force linking to the Gulf Coast and eastern United States. Water rates between New York, seaboard cities, and Houston undercut rail costs, driving freight competition and encouraging warehousing, jobbing firms, and distribution hubs in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houson
Houston
Gulf Coast
Unite States
Mississippi River
New York
Seaboard
York
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Houston Packing Company
Ale Erare
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