Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface ix
3. CONTENTS xiii
4. 1. The Plainview Area before 1912 3
5. 2. Organization of the Company 17
6. 3. Sales and Advertising, 1912-1919 42
7. 4. Development of Company Property 61
8. 5. Reorganization of 1919 92
9. 6. Consolidation under the Reorganization Agreement 109
10. 7. The Depression Years 132
11. 8. Retiring the Debt 153
12. 9. Appraisal 169
13. Appendix I. Biographies 181
14. Appendix II. Officers of the Texas Land and Development Company 202
15. Appendix III. Investors before 1919 206
16. Appendix IV. The Land and Its People 211
17. Bibliography 231
18. Index 239