CHAPTER SEVEN THE WEST TEXAS OIL INDUSTRY COMES OF AGE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. CONTENTS ix
5. CHAPTER ONE THE CATTLE INDUSTRY 1
6. CHAPTER TWO THE FIRST SETTLEMENTS 16
7. CHAPTER THREE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 1880 - 1900 35
8. CHAPTER FOUR WEST TEXAS AGRICULTURE, 1900-1930 50
9. CHAPTER FIVE URBAN GROWTH, 1900-1930 73
10. CHAPTER SIX THE OIL INDUSTRY IN WEST TEXAS BEFORE 1930 96
11. CHAPTER SEVEN THE WEST TEXAS OIL INDUSTRY COMES OF AGE 109
12. CHAPTER EIGHT INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS IN WEST TEXAS 125
13. CHAPTER NINE THE CITIES: Past, Present, and Future 147
14. APPENDIX I Political Climate of Central West Texas 165
15. Appendix II: A. Data on Farming, 1900-1930 168
16. Appendix II: B. Agricultural Production, 1900-1930 169
17. APPENDIX III Permian Basin Oil and Gas, 1963 Statistics 170
18. SOURCES CONSULTED 171
19. INDEX 179