How might the growth of railroads have had an
impact on the cotton industry?

Because railroads enabled farmers and ranchers to transport their products more efficiently, by the turn of the century Texas had become a leading producer of both cattle & cotton .

Because railroads enabled farmers and ranchers to transporttheir products more efficiently, by the turn of the century Texas had become a leading producer of both cattle and cotton. ... Many would think that Texas cotton production would be in decline after the Civil War with the loss of slave labor.

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