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they could ship meat to the east in refrigerated cars
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How did the growth of the railroad help with cattle industry?
Before railroads were built in Texas, cattle had to be herded on cattle drives to the nearest railroad. The first railroads in the United States ran from east to west. After the railroads were built that ran north and south, the Texas cattle ranchers had less distance to cover to reach a railroad for transport.
How did the growth of the railroad help the cattle industry?
Refrigerated railroad cars could take the processed meat to the East. Actually the railroads enabled ranchers to drive their cattle shorter distances to the trains that came to their most local cow-town. The railroads allowed cattle to be transported long distances, quickly and efficiently to distant markets. This meant that herding of cattle on foot over long distances, using much man power, would eventually be consigned to the western cowboy movies.
How did railroads help the coal industry?
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How did the steel industry help railroads?
railroads helped transport steel to other places
How did railroads help the US grow?
Railroads help people get where they needed to be quickly. This facilitated businesses and transactions that led to growth in the US.
How did cattle trails help make ranching an important industry in Texas?
It helps the cattle industry because since texas had alot of plains the cattle were able to survive in texas.
Which industries help the growth of railroads?
coal, steel, and lumber industries
How did canals help New Jersey's manufacturing?
Canals and railroads helped New Jersey's manufactering by industry growing.
How did Joseph McCoy help the development of the cattle industry?
Joseph McCoy had promised the Texan ranchers that if they brought their cattle to Kansas, where they could be shipped by rail, that he would pay them well for the cattle. The ranchers received three times what they could locally for their cattle, which greatly increased the profitability of ranching.
How did the railroads help the growth of standard oil?
Railroads helped the growth of Standard Oil by allowing for rapid transport of stored petroleum. They could get their products to market much faster and efficiently.
How did new railroads help to create a cattle boom?
The railroads helped to create cattle kingdoms in the southwest because cattle could be shipped all over the country. Raising cattle in the southwest provided the ranchers with lots of land and grass to feed the cattle.
Why did the chisholm trail help the cattle industry?
That way cattle could be moved from one side of the country to the other end.
