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fossil fuels a nonrenewable resource of energy underground.
company town these grew up around factories; practically every job was related to the factory.
Orange an important sawmill center.
labor union association of workers formed to gain better wages and working conditions.
quarry an open pit from which stone is obtained by digging, cutting, or blasting.
wage earner a person who is regularly paid for his or her labor services.
by-product esomething produced in addition to the main product.
strip mining a method of mining that strips away all layers of earth and rock.
strike employees stopping work until demands are met.
petroleum one of Texas' most important minerals.
Big Thicket National Preserve an area set aside in 1974 to protect thousands of acres of forest in East Texas.
Texas Federation of Labor a union formed exclusively in Texas to establish better working conditions and a limit to the hours in a work day.
Fort Worth city that became know as "Cowtown" because of the cattle industry.
Jay Gould owner of Texas and Pacific Railway.
John Henry Kirby helped make lumber one of the leading industries in Texas.
scrip money created by companies used as pay or their employees, but worthless outside the company town.
Knoght of Labor largest labor union i ths U.S. in the early 1900's and very powerful in Texas.
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