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Lynn Slate, early mercantile and farm implement dealer, discusses his business career and farming activities in the Sudan area.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Lynn Slate
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' May 14, 1974
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Sudan, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Jeff Townsend
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 1 hour 30 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Family background, early life,
 
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Moved to Texas from Iowa (1914),
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Reasons for moving to Sudan (1919),
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Mercantile business in Sudan established,
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P. E. Bosen, Sudan land promoter, recalled,
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Reasons for decline of population in Sudan,
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Bank opposition to tractor cited,
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Review of farm implement business,
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Competing companies discussed,
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Fernow family farms recalled,
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Mercantile credit policy examined,
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Anecdote on poor credit risk,
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Business practices reviewed,
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Storage business noted.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Barter, trade with farmers mentioned,
 
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Use of postmaster’s position for profit in egg sales told,
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Fear of farmer cooperative expressed,
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Attitude toward Lubbock’s claim to underground water supply given,
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Terms of land purchases in 1924 and 1940 given,
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Recollection of water drilling (1950),
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Early cotton buying, production remembered,
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Farmers’ modification of store-bought implements examined,
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Use of manure for fertilizer noted,
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Dependence of farmer on banker cited,
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Discussion of cloud seeding and hail insurance,
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Myths concerning tractors explained,
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Tractor servicing recalled.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1914-1950s
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1919-1950
  
  

Revision as of 19:49, 31 August 2015

Lynn Slate, early mercantile and farm implement dealer, discusses his business career and farming activities in the Sudan area.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Lynn Slate

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: May 14, 1974

Location: Sudan, Texas

Interviewer: Jeff Townsend

Length: 1 hour 30 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Family background, early life, Moved to Texas from Iowa (1914), Reasons for moving to Sudan (1919), Mercantile business in Sudan established, P. E. Bosen, Sudan land promoter, recalled, Reasons for decline of population in Sudan, Bank opposition to tractor cited, Review of farm implement business, Competing companies discussed, Fernow family farms recalled, Mercantile credit policy examined, Anecdote on poor credit risk, Business practices reviewed, Storage business noted.

Tape 1, Side 2: Barter, trade with farmers mentioned, Use of postmaster’s position for profit in egg sales told, Fear of farmer cooperative expressed, Attitude toward Lubbock’s claim to underground water supply given, Terms of land purchases in 1924 and 1940 given, Recollection of water drilling (1950), Early cotton buying, production remembered, Farmers’ modification of store-bought implements examined, Use of manure for fertilizer noted, Dependence of farmer on banker cited, Discussion of cloud seeding and hail insurance, Myths concerning tractors explained, Tractor servicing recalled.

Range Dates: 1914-1950s

Bulk Dates: 1919-1950


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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