[Railroad Proposal]

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Proposal for a new railroad from Comanche, Texas to Temple, Texas. The documents included contain information on the cost of construction, route, possibilities for extensions, projected revenue, and Texas laws pertaining to railroads.

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18 p. ; 28 cm. + 1 backing (36 cm.)

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Holman, J. R. December 27, 1906.

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Proposal for a new railroad from Comanche, Texas to Temple, Texas. The documents included contain information on the cost of construction, route, possibilities for extensions, projected revenue, and Texas laws pertaining to railroads.

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18 p. ; 28 cm. + 1 backing (36 cm.)

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First-hand records of land transactions, early ranching, oil and gas exploration, and shortline railroad development in Abilene, Texas, and the surrounding West Texas region at the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century.

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Holman, J. R. [Railroad Proposal], report, December 27, 1906; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1155604/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.

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