In turn, the farmers bought their necessities at the company stores: clothing, dry goods, groceries and an occasional bottle of liquor. The company then began hiring miners on its own terms, excluding union activists. As the mines prospered, Thurber grew, reaching a population of about 4,000 in 1910.
seems so nice! I’m a follower and I hope you’ll stop by again soon! Convinced that West Texas held oil, Gordon used his knowledge of both geology and the local terrain to continue his search.

In response to the diminished market the company continued to mine limited quantities of coal until the company closed the mines permanently in 1926. One of the only other remaining buildings, the Company Store, has been converted into a homestyle restaurant where they serve typical Texas diner fare and the quite possibly the best French fries ever made. Johnson's mines closed in 1888 when the company could not meet its payroll obligations. Thurber, Texas was completely owned by Texas and Pacific Coal Company, making it the  first town to be completely company owned. Looks like it was a great time! Thanks so much for dropping by the Be-Bop-A Blog Hop! Initially workers excavated shale from a hill adjacent to the kilns. liz, we are going to Texas in two weeks for the Oregon LSU game – would be cool to see some of this stuff!!

The Texas and Pacific Railroad, running westward from Fort Worth, required coal to operate its trains. With the adoption of Prohibition in 1919, the Italians in Thurber imported grapes from California to make wine. Miners were even paid in Thurber dollars, money that was only usable inside the city limits of Thurber. Only company employees and their families, schoolteachers and members of the clergy could live there. As a fellow Texan, I had no idea about this! Tract Houses were brightly colored and sold for $300 dollars. Unfortunately, the Knights of Labor union moved with them. Two work trains transported miners each day to the shafts. They made several varieties of brick, but specialized in road paving brick. In 1923 the company relocated its headquarters from New York to Thurber to be closer to physical operations. Employees from the mines at nearby Coalville, which had been shut down in a labor dispute, moved en masse to the new mines. Ken Jones, Ph.D. Mining for coal at the town of Thurber began in 1886 under the direction of brothers William and Harvey Johnson. The Italians even segregated themselves within their own community according to their place of origin in Italy. What great pictures and what an amazing story! By 1900, the town had over 200 houses, more than 30 stores and shops, a waterworks, churches, schools, offices, stables, an opera house seating more than 650, a dairy, a meat market, a 200-room hotel and an ice plant.

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