... jobs. The railroads also made a less visible, but still major, impact. They were granted large sums of land from the Federal Government. They sold much of this land to the banks who in turn loaned it out to farmers. This was a double edged sword in that it gave people land, but also created a vicious cycle of debt with the cash cropping ... the troubles. The region was in need of some serious reconcile. And the industry that came to the rescue was the cattle industry. The cattle industry became the answer, and Joseph McCoy the proverbial savior. He discovered how profitable it could be ...

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