Author: Metropolitan 5 to 50c Stores, Inc
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Category : Variety stores
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The Metropolitan V to L
Author: Metropolitan 5 to 50c Stores, Inc
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Variety stores
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Variety stores
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 924
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 924
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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1994
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1994
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America's Historic Stockyards
Author: J'Nell L. Pate
Publisher: TCU Press
ISBN: 9780875653044
Category : Livestock
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Livestock markets for the sale and distribution of meat developed as early as the days of colonial America. In the mid-nineteenth century, as westward expansion increased and railroads developed, stockyard companies formed in order to meet the demand of a growing nation. Contrary to markets, these companies were centrally organized and managed by a select few principal partners. America's Historic Stockyards: Livestock Hotels is an examination of such stockyards, from their early beginnings to their eventual decline. Stockyards helped to establish some of America's greatest cities. Early on the scene were stockyards in cities such as Cincinnati, otherwise known as "Porkopolis," and meat stockyards and packing powerhouse Chicago, which was considered the number one livestock market in the nation. Markets soon opened in the Midwest and eventually expanded further westward to California and Oregon. Other smaller markets made large contributions to the industry. The cow towns of Fort Worth and Wichita never reached the status of Chicago but did have large livestock receipts. Fort Worth, for instance, became the largest horse and mule market in 1915, as World War I produced an increased demand for these animals. Meatpacking moguls known as the Big Four--Phillip Armour, Gustavus Swift, Nelson Morris, and Edward Cudahy--usually financed these growing markets, controlled the meatpacking business and, in turn, the stockyards companies. Although the members changed, this oligopoly remained intact for much of the duration of the stockyards industry. However, as railways gave way to highways, the markets declined and so too did these moguls. By the end of the twentieth century, almost every major market closed, bringing an end to the stockyard era. J'Nell Pate's examination of this era, the people, and the markets themselves recounts a significant part of the history of America's meat industry.
Publisher: TCU Press
ISBN: 9780875653044
Category : Livestock
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Livestock markets for the sale and distribution of meat developed as early as the days of colonial America. In the mid-nineteenth century, as westward expansion increased and railroads developed, stockyard companies formed in order to meet the demand of a growing nation. Contrary to markets, these companies were centrally organized and managed by a select few principal partners. America's Historic Stockyards: Livestock Hotels is an examination of such stockyards, from their early beginnings to their eventual decline. Stockyards helped to establish some of America's greatest cities. Early on the scene were stockyards in cities such as Cincinnati, otherwise known as "Porkopolis," and meat stockyards and packing powerhouse Chicago, which was considered the number one livestock market in the nation. Markets soon opened in the Midwest and eventually expanded further westward to California and Oregon. Other smaller markets made large contributions to the industry. The cow towns of Fort Worth and Wichita never reached the status of Chicago but did have large livestock receipts. Fort Worth, for instance, became the largest horse and mule market in 1915, as World War I produced an increased demand for these animals. Meatpacking moguls known as the Big Four--Phillip Armour, Gustavus Swift, Nelson Morris, and Edward Cudahy--usually financed these growing markets, controlled the meatpacking business and, in turn, the stockyards companies. Although the members changed, this oligopoly remained intact for much of the duration of the stockyards industry. However, as railways gave way to highways, the markets declined and so too did these moguls. By the end of the twentieth century, almost every major market closed, bringing an end to the stockyard era. J'Nell Pate's examination of this era, the people, and the markets themselves recounts a significant part of the history of America's meat industry.
All-channel Radio Receivers
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications
Publisher:
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Category : Radio
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Radio
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Cities on the Plains
Author: James R. Shortridge
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
"Drawing on rich historical research filtered through cultural geography, Shortridge looks at the 118 communities that ever achieved a population of 2,500 and unravels the many factors that influenced the growth of urban Kansas. He tells how mercantilism dominated urban thinking in territorial days until after statehood, when cities competed for the capital, prisons, universities, and other institutions. He also shows how geography and size were employed by entrepreneurs and government officials to prepare strategies for economic development. And he describes how the railroads especially promoted the founding of cities in the nineteenth century - and how this system has fared since 1950 in the face of globalization and the growth of interstate highways."--BOOK JACKET.
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
"Drawing on rich historical research filtered through cultural geography, Shortridge looks at the 118 communities that ever achieved a population of 2,500 and unravels the many factors that influenced the growth of urban Kansas. He tells how mercantilism dominated urban thinking in territorial days until after statehood, when cities competed for the capital, prisons, universities, and other institutions. He also shows how geography and size were employed by entrepreneurs and government officials to prepare strategies for economic development. And he describes how the railroads especially promoted the founding of cities in the nineteenth century - and how this system has fared since 1950 in the face of globalization and the growth of interstate highways."--BOOK JACKET.
Food Stamp Program and Commodity Distribution
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Publisher:
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Category : Food relief
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Food relief
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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Food Stamp Program and Commodity Distribution
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Agriculture and Forestry Committee
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Extension of Public Law 480; 83d Congress
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
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Category : Counterpart funds
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Publisher:
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Category : Counterpart funds
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
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Category : Agricultural laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
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Publisher:
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Category : Agricultural laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
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